Avis Europe to save €1.8 million a year on global WAN Global network service provider to implement and manage wide area network across 1000 sites in 14 countries

Avis Europe plc, the leading car rental company in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, is to install the latest internet technologies throughout it&8217;s European operation, saving the Group €1.8 million per annum, which is around 10% of the total annual data communications spend. The completed network will initially link 1,000 sites across 13 countries as well as linking in to data centres and disaster recovery sites in the US. Vanco, the global network service provider has been contracted to design, implement and manage its wide area network.

The existing technologies are being upgraded to take advantage of cutting edge Internet Protocol (IP) networks and generating economies of scale through a single global network. The new network also enables the Group to significantly improve the efficiency of the &8216;Wizard&8217; online reservation system to all of its locations, which is key to its competitive advantage, while setting the foundation for future services.

Mittu Sridhara, Vice President of IT, Avis Europe said, &8220;This contract is a good example of delivering significant cost savings while still being able to make leaps in service levels. We expect to increase our network capacity by a factor of ten across our network, while bringing our rental stations into the 21st century.&8221;

&8220;To ensure that the success of the network implementation can be measured, we assisted Avis Europe in a due diligence exercise to assess its current network maintenance and management costs at site level,&8221; Allen Timpany, Chief Executive Officer, Vanco said, &8220;Many international businesses are struggling under the weight of their infrastructure in difficult market conditions and the result is less flexibility and a lower quality of service. Our asset light and infrastructure independent model means that we have the flexibility to meet the complex networking needs of the largest multinational organisations.&8221;

Avis Europe to save €1.8 million a year on global WAN Global network service provider to implement and manage wide area network across 1000 sites in 14 countries

Avis Europe plc, the leading car rental company in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, is to install the latest internet technologies throughout it&8217;s European operation, saving the Group €1.8 million per annum, which is around 10% of the total annual data communications spend. The completed network will initially link 1,000 sites across 13 countries as well as linking in to data centres and disaster recovery sites in the US. Vanco, the global network service provider has been contracted to design, implement and manage its wide area network.

The existing technologies are being upgraded to take advantage of cutting edge Internet Protocol (IP) networks and generating economies of scale through a single global network. The new network also enables the Group to significantly improve the efficiency of the &8216;Wizard&8217; online reservation system to all of its locations, which is key to its competitive advantage, while setting the foundation for future services.

Mittu Sridhara, Vice President of IT, Avis Europe said, &8220;This contract is a good example of delivering significant cost savings while still being able to make leaps in service levels. We expect to increase our network capacity by a factor of ten across our network, while bringing our rental stations into the 21st century.&8221;

&8220;To ensure that the success of the network implementation can be measured, we assisted Avis Europe in a due diligence exercise to assess its current network maintenance and management costs at site level,&8221; Allen Timpany, Chief Executive Officer, Vanco said, &8220;Many international businesses are struggling under the weight of their infrastructure in difficult market conditions and the result is less flexibility and a lower quality of service. Our asset light and infrastructure independent model means that we have the flexibility to meet the complex networking needs of the largest multinational organisations.&8221;