Hmv Group Regulatory News (HMV)

24 Sep 2007 07:01

AT Communications Group Plc24 September 2007 AIM: ATCG AT Communications Group PLC ("ATC" or "the Group") ATC is an award winning supplier of comprehensive Information and Communication Technology ("ICT") solutions to UK businesses servicing over 30,000 customers nationwide www.atcommunications.co.uk New Client Contract Wins With HMV And Relate The Board of ATC is pleased to announce that the Group, via its ATC solutions division, has won a new client contract with HMV Group, one of the UK's leading music retailers and book sellers with outlets including Waterstones and Ottakars. ATC will provide all voice (outbound calls, lines and inbound) services across over 600 stores and head office sites in the UK and the management of c3000 lines. The initial 24 month contract will generate revenues of £1.8m over the period and follows on HMV's strategy of rationalising service providers in favour of those who provide value for money and ensure cost efficiencies. In addition, ATC Solutions has won another new client contract with Relate, theUK's largest provider of relationship counselling, to provide it with a fullymanaged voice (IP Telephony) and data (MPLS WAN) service with desktop managementacross all 80 sites, including a recently opened interactive contact centre inDoncaster. The initial 36 month contract will generate revenues of over £1m during this period and it is anticipated that additional services will be provided, such asvoice minutes and line rental. Alex Tupman, ATC's CEO, commented: "I am delighted that ATC has secured two new significant client wins. The HMVGroup contract demonstrates the strength of our best of breed telecom solutionsand services and highlights our capability to provide UK businesses with anationwide service. Similarly, our ICT solutions enable Relate to facilitate its changing businessmodel as it moves to provide a single point of contact to clients - from initialcontact and consultation through to the appropriate Relate service. Oursolutions will enable this business to be more efficient and cost effective asit moves towards being an accredited provider of services to Governmentagencies. Both of these new client wins again are testimony to the strength of our telecomsolutions and I look forward to updating shareholders with further progress indue course". For more information: AT Communications Group plc 08700 55 80 80Alex Tupman, Chief Executivewww.atcommunications.co.uk Cenkos Securities plcStephen Keys 020 7397 8924 BiddicksShane Dolan 020 7448 1000www.biddicks.co.uk About AT Communications Group plc ATC is one of the UK's largest independent business communications groups and islisted on the London Stock Exchange (AIM). The Group offers a comprehensiveportfolio of voice, data, mobile and video solutions, specialising in IPtechnology, alongside managed services, ecommerce, design consultancy,installation and maintenance. ATC operates under three divisions to ensure totalmarket coverage. Each division operates independently but shares resources toensure best practice at divisional level without duplication of effort. Forfurther information see www.atcommunications.co.uk ATC Solutions:A leading business systems integrator, ATC Solutions is accredited at the highest level with leading ICT manufacturers and continues to craft best-of-breed solutions, supported by in-house services capabilities to SME and corporate customers directly. ATC Solutions' base of customers now numbers over10,000 and includes the majority of the Times 500 companies. www.atc.co.uk Rocom:Rocom has over twenty years of experience in the communications market and focuses on resellers and dealers as well as retail channels for online services.It is the only UK distributor with the ability to distribute IP-based Customer Premises Equipment, Hosted IP Communications, and in-house Network Services toassist channels and their customers in managing the transition to IP-based solutions. www.rocom.co.uk Servassure:A fully independent third party service provider to channel partners in the UK ICT market - including ATC Solutions and Rocom, Servassure was formed in January2007 to provide traditional and IP-based carrier and engineering services with a 100% channel focus. Servassure targets and supplies large channels includingnetwork operators such as BT and Colt and systems integrators such as Siemens who require a more customised level of service and support than a traditional, smaller channel. www.servassure.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange