BASKING RIDGE, N.J. -- Verizon Business' managed localarea network (LAN) service is now available in Europe, the Middle East,Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, in addition to the United States.

Verizon Managed LAN services enable customers to fully or partiallyoutsource the management of their corporate networks. The managed serviceprovides a seamless environment between the corporate headquarters' networkand its extended network that connects partners, customers, remote employeesand suppliers.

Multinationals receive comprehensive network management experience,expertise, resources and capabilities -- locally and globally. The keybenefit for enterprises is a seamless view of WAN (wide area network) andLAN environments that can enhance performance and reliability, whilereducing overall network operations costs. It also reduces the risksinvolved with deploying converged networks and emerging IP-basedapplications such as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP).

Mike Marcellin, vice president, global product marketing for VerizonBusiness, said: "The LAN is becoming an increasingly business-critical andperformance-sensitive environment. Our global customers are increasinglylooking to bring the same high levels of performance and reliability theyhave come to expect in the extended enterprise to the corporateheadquarters. By outsourcing LAN management to a trusted third party, andtightly integrating it with the WAN, customers are able to enhance theiroverall network performance and availability and better support theiroverall business needs."

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