WARREN, Pa., March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T announced today it has won a
multimillion-dollar contract from Northwest Savings Bank for a wide-area
networking solution that integrates the bank's 152 full-service community
banking locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland and New York.
The three-year contract extends and expands an existing agreement. AT&T's
networking solution provides bank associates with secure, high-speed access to
online databases and applications that help provide more efficient teller
transactions, faster loan processing and approvals, and improved
branch-to-branch communications. AT&T will also integrate Northwest Savings
Bank's corporate headquarters with its new data center and provide business
continuity capabilities.
"To meet our customers' needs, we require a networking solution that
enables us to provide fast, accurate service," said Northwest Savings Bank
executive Steven G. Fisher, Senior Vice President, Operations. "AT&T will
provide us with network reliability and the flexibility to support our current
needs as well as our future plans to migrate to a next generation Internet
Protocol-enabled networking platform."
Through the secure AT&T BusinessDirect(R) portal, Northwest Savings Bank
gains around-the-clock online access to real-time reports on network
performance and direct connection to electronic billing and trouble management
systems.
About AT&T
For more than 125 years, AT&T (NYSE "T") has been known for unparalleled
quality and reliability in communications. Backed by the research and
development capabilities of AT&T Labs, the company is a global leader in
local, long distance, Internet and transaction-based voice and data services.
About Northwest Savings Bank
Northwest Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq "NWSB") is headquartered in Warren,
Pennsylvania and operates 132 banking locations in Pennsylvania, five banking
locations in Ohio and two banking locations in Maryland through its
subsidiary, Northwest Savings Bank. In addition, the Company operates ten
banking locations in New York through its subsidiary, Jamestown Savings Bank.
The Company also operates 47 consumer finances offices in Pennsylvania and two
consumer finance offices in New York through its subsidiary, Northwest
Consumer Discount Company. Additional information regarding Northwest Bancorp,
Inc. can be accessed on-line at http://www.northwestsavingsbank.com.
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