BT launches iVPN services for global business customers

New Delhi: BT today announced the global launch of its intelligent virtual private network (iVPN), including in the Asia Pacific region, allowing public and private sector organisations to better manage and improve the performance of business applications and reduce running costs.

The iVPN service is the next generation of BT's iVPN services, based on its award winning multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) service.

The network is enabled by BT's investment in its 21st Century Network (21CN) global platform and is the first 21CN service launched for global enterprise customers.

 iVPN enables businesses to manage and prioritise traffic over their IT network, for example it ensures that email, voice, video and other business applications are run more efficiently.

Operational efficiencies are not the only benefits, says BT, the secure service also offers multi-national businesses with higher service availability guarantees, shorter problem resolution times and decreased implementation times. In addition this next generation service offers global customers multi-language service support.

Following trials with customers in the industrial and financial services industries, BT is now combining iVPN with other services such as internet based access, application optimisation, voice management, video conferencing, unified communications, data centres, call centres, security and mobility.

Amongst the first customers using iVPN are Byblos Bank, one of the top three banks in Lebanon, and Duni, Europe's leading operator for table-setting and take-away packaging.