AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, July 13, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Wolters Kluwer, a leading multinational publisher and information services company, announced today the signing of a five-year network contract with KPN, which will support Wolters Kluwer in its drive to reduce costs and forge stronger operational bonds. KPN, the leading Dutch telecommunications company, will be connecting 45 Wolters Kluwer sites in 15 different European countries with EuroRings MPLS VPN. With this network up-and-running, Wolters Kluwer will be able to launch applications for its various business units from a central location.EuroRings MPLS VPN connects international sites, creating one end-to-end managed service. This network solution based on Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) offers a secure, reliable and future proof communication infrastructure, enabling convergence of other networks, such as the voice network. Different types of traffic (data, voice and video) and applications (such as SAP) can be transported separately via EuroRings MPLS VPN, ensuring that business critical information always has priority. Wolters Kluwer will use EuroRings MPLS VPN to roll out key applications, the first of which is SAP Finance.
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"We chose EuroRings MPLS VPN because KPN came with a solid offer that was also attractive when viewed in a commercial light," said Ilhan Aksoycan, Chief Technology Officer with Wolters Kluwer. "Quality and a future proof solution were other appealing factors. We also admire the drive that KPN puts into its work. For example, the first sites are already linked up to the European network. In addition to a five-year contract for the European MPLS VPN network, we also chose KPN as `preferred vendor' for mobile and fixed telephony. Another part of the contract is the re-dimensioning and extension of the Wolters Kluwer WAN in the Netherlands for another five years.'
A flexible and future proof solution Joris van Oers, KPN's Director of Corporate Sales, comments: 'We are looking forward to strengthening our present collaboration with Wolters Kluwer, a leading multinational publisher and information services company. With EuroRings MPLS VPN, Wolters Kluwer has a state-of-the-art, future proof network solution, which is also very flexible. In the future, for example, new sites can easily be added. This solution also supports Wolters Kluwer's strategy of reducing costs. As the network will be managed from one central location, costs related to licenses and software updates can be reduced. This makes EuroRings MPLS VPN a cost-effective solution. Our solution furthermore assures Wolters Kluwer of a secure European network, separated from the public Internet."
About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer (Euronext Amsterdam: WKL) is a leading multinational publisher and information services company. The Company's core markets are in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. As of 2003, Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues of EUR 3.4 billion, employs approximately 19,500 people worldwide, and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its depositary receipts are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.
About KPN
KPN's international network is a state-of-the-art data/IP backbone with a seamless footprint extending across major business and financial centers in Europe. KPN's EuroRings portfolio delivers a full range of carrier and corporate networking solutions over a high-capacity fiber-optic network.
KPN is a telecommunications company offering a wide range of high quality and innovative telecommunications services for both the private and business markets. Its core business activities are mobile communications, fixed networks, Internet services and IP/Data services. More information about KPN can be found at www.kpn.com.
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