Cisco and Orange Business Services announced today that the two companies have embarked on a major network upgrade project to improve and extend Orange Business Services' international Internet Protocol virtual private network (IP VPN).

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced a two-year contract with ProAssurance Group for more than $1 million in network services. In addition to establishing Virtual Private Network (VPN) services for ProAssurance in order to enhance communications between 14 company sites across the country, AT&T will install required hardware for the network at ProAssurance's headquarters in Birmingham.