SYDNEY, August 19, 2004 – Asia Netcom today announced that it has completed the rollout of a Frame Relay network for global cosmetics-giant Revlon. The new network connects the company’s offices in Australia with other regional locations in the Asia Pacific, including Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Shanghai.
The network, which serves as a core platform for Revlon’s information management and security requirements, consists of Asia Netcom’s managed Frame Relay services and managed CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) solution, as well as ISDN links for back up. The solution enables Revlon to run its business-critical applications with both network performance and availability assurances.
“Asia Netcom’s Frame Relay services enable us to tie our islands of local area networks together while providing end-to-end management capabilities for our business,” said John Dimitriadis, Revlon’s Regional IT Director. “Asia Netcom’s ability to support region-wide billing with country-specific accounts also allows us to share IT costs across the different countries.”
Increasing sales and a focus on achieving excellence in its supply chain meant Revlon needed a telecommunication infrastructure that can guarantee fast transaction times to an ever expanding list of business centres throughout the region. The new Frame Relay network will serve as a fast, reliable and secure infrastructure to support Revlon’s Enterprise Resource Planning application from Australia and across to its branch offices and facilities in China and Hong Kong.
“The consolidation of the network with Asia Netcom gives Revlon unified billing thus reducing the complexity of managing a multi-vendor, multi-technology environment. In addition, our solution includes disaster recovery capabilities that ensures protection against network failure,” said Deborah Homewood, Asia Netcom’s Vice President / Head of Sales, South Pacific Region and Strategic Markets.
“The bottom line is economics. Using Frame Relay technology, we can increase the effective throughput of our network by a factor of two or three to one. In simple terms, this means a reduction in the capacity of network bandwidth, which in turn reduces costs,” Dimitriadis added. “Asia Netcom has met all our key performance indicators. We now have a tailor-made, failsafe system where data can be shared seamlessly across Asia. Our original criterion for selecting Asia Netcom was based on its network manageability, technical capability and Asia Pacific-wide support. All have exceeded our expectations.”
Asia Netcom’s Frame Relay offering is built on top of a state-of-the-art platform featuring multiple layers of fault protection and backed by a wholly-owned pan-Asia subsea fibre network. The network offers coverage to all key markets in Asia and the rest of the world through Asia Netcom’s own infrastructure and through NNIs with strategic partners.
About Asia Netcom
Asia Netcom provides city-to-city connectivity and data communications solutions to pan-Asian and multinational enterprises, ISPs and carriers. Asia Netcom operates its own pan-Asian submarine and terrestrial fibre network and the region’s leading MPLS platform powering advanced IP-based transport and networking services. Asia Netcom is wholly-owned by Chinese incumbent telecommunications operator, China Netcom. Combining China Netcom’s vast mainland capabilities and Asia Netcom’s region-wide reach, Asia Netcom is positioned to be the premier provider of comprehensive broadband network services for the Asia Pacific and to major business centres worldwide. For more information on Asia Netcom, please visit www.asianetcom.com.
About Revlon
Revlon is a worldwide cosmetics, fragrance and personal care products company. The Company’s vision is to deliver the promise of beauty through creating and developing the most consumer preferred brands. Websites featuring current product and promotional information can be reached at www.revlon.com and www.almay.com. Corporate investor relations information can be accessed at www.revloninc.com. The Company’s brands, which are sold worldwide, include Revlonฎ, Almayฎ, Ultimaฎ, Charlieฎ, Flexฎ and Mitchumฎ.