Global Crossing Signs Premier Sourcing Partners Deal

January 8, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Communications carrier Global Crossing (GlobalCrossing.com) announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with Premier Sourcing Parnters, (PSP), a division of Premier Inc., to deliver voice and data services to Premier members.

Premier, says Global Crossing, is a healthcare alliance of not-for-profit hospitals committed to improving healthcare quality, enhancing safety and reducing costs. Through the agreement, Premier will offer members a set of Global Crossing services, including broadband, Frame Relay and ATM, IP VPN, Dedicated Internet Access, conferencing and voice services.

"Healthcare is an extremely communications-intensive industry, which Global Crossing has long supported with its product suite running over a global, 200-city IP-based network," says Dave Carey, Global Crossing's executive vice-president of enterprise sales. "With this new agreement in place, top institutions around the country can avail themselves of our secure, resilient offering, and usher in the era of long-distance care, freeing doctors and patients from geographic constraints. The industry relies on the timely delivery of accurate, precise information, and Global Crossing fulfills those demands with our unmatched infrastructure, improving corporate stability, and flexible pricing. We look forward to expanding this relationship over the years."