Election Systems Casts Its Vote for AT&T

Election Systems Casts Its Vote for AT&T OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T has won a $1.4 million, two-year contract renewal to provide networking services for Election Systems & Software Inc. (ES&S), the world's largest provider of total election management software. ES&S is an industry leader in providing integrated election management systems and services -- supporting every phase of the election process. The company develops and delivers hardware, software and service solutions used by U.S. election authorities as well as clients around the world. Over the past decade ES&S systems has handled more than 40,000 elections worldwide. In the 2004 U.S. general election, ES&S supported elections in 47 states, representing more than 42 percent of all registered voters. AT&T provides ES&S with data and voice services integrated through its industry leading AT&T Business Network (ABN) offer, which consolidates communications needs into a single contract, with a single bill. In addition, through the secure AT&T BusinessDirect(R) portal, ES&S gains online access to tools that provide near real-time reports on network performance and direct access to trouble management systems. "This relationship with AT&T allows us to leverage the expertise and exceptional products of one of the world's leading technology providers. It is a win-win for us and our customers." said Dick Jablonski, Vice President of ES&S. "AT&T's ability to deliver an enterprise solution and bring additional value to the table were the deciding factors in choosing to continue our relationship." About Election Systems & Software Election Systems & Software Inc. (ES&S) is the world's largest provider of total election management software. ES&S develops and delivers hardware, software, and service solutions to support all phases of the election process for local, state, and national election authorities. It is the largest provider of total election management solutions with over 74,000 systems installed worldwide. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, the company has a customer base of over 1,700 jurisdictions in 46 states, Canada, and several international locations. ES&S systems have counted approximately 56 percent of the U.S. national vote in each of the last four presidential and congressional elections, amounting to more than 100 million ballots cast in each election. About AT&T For more than 125 years, AT&T (NYSE "T") has been known for unparalleled quality and reliability in communications. Backed by the research and development capabilities of AT&T Labs, the company is a global leader in local, long distance, Internet and transaction-based voice and data services. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991018/ATT) Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991018/ATT Source: AT&T CONTACT: Denise Workcuff of AT&T, +1-612-376-5371, dworkcuff@att.com Web site: http://www.att.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment