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Apr, 2001 : Cisco to provide hardware for Australian Net Centers
📅 - Networking hardware manufacturer Cisco Systems Inc. (cisco.com) and systems integrator Sundata have been chosen by Australian business services company b2m to provide Internet technology for a planned network of new NetCenters being developed in regional Australia.
According to b2m, based in Mackay, Queensland, the plan is projected to cost $70 million Australian, the equivalent of about $34.5 million US. The 13 NetCenters will be IP based and include conventional call center technology, as well as voice over IP technology and e-buisiness applications such as Web hosting data center operations and e-commerce services. The company says that it plans to market the NetCenters? services in rural Australia to small-to-medium sized enterprises and government departments.
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