AT&T Wins $2 Million Networking Contract From Hanover Direct

AT&T Wins $2 Million Networking Contract From Hanover Direct



EDGEWATER, N.J, June 7  /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T announced today it has won a
two-year, $2 million dollar contract to provide Hanover Direct Inc. (AMEX:HNV)
an integrated networking solution linking 14 company locations across the
United States, including contact centers in Hanover, Pa., and La Crosse, Wis.

Hanover Direct's commerce operations include its catalog and web site portfolio
of home fashions, apparel and gift categories.  The company's
business-to-business services consist of its third party, end-to-end,
distribution, logistics, telemarketing and e-care fulfillment operations.

AT&T's wide-area networking (WAN) solution will help the company offer
customers a first class Internet shopping experience, enhance profitability and
reduce costs.  It provides a standardized communications platform, delivering
secure high-speed Internet connectivity and supporting applications including
order entry, fulfillment and customer service.

"AT&T's solution helps us realize our goal of migrating more business to the
Web," said Michael Contino, chief operating officer for Hanover Direct. "Our
customers increasingly want to do business online, and with AT&T we're able to
expand capabilities at the same time we aggressively control costs."

The AT&T solution also includes an extensive portfolio of data and voice
services, including local, long-distance, toll-free, teleconference and
Business Internet Access services. Additionally, to support its business
continuity plan, Hanover Direct has collocated servers for the portfolio of web
sites in its online retail sales channel -- http://www.hanoverdirect.com/ ,
http://www.thecompanystore.com/ , http://www.domestications.com/ ,
http://www.silhouettes.com/ , http://www.internationalmale.com/ ,
http://www.undergear.com/ and http://www.keystoneinternet.com/ -- at AT&T's
Internet Data Center (IDC) in Ashburn, Va., where information resident at the
company's data center is mirrored.

AT&T is integrating most of Hanover Direct's services through its
industry-leading AT&T Business Network (ABN) offer. ABN makes it possible to
consolidate communications needs into a single contract, with a single bill and
discounts across all services.  In addition, through the secure AT&T
BusinessDirect(R) portal, Hanover Direct gains online access to tools that
provide near-real-time reports on network performance and direct access to
AT&T's ordering, status, inventory and trouble management systems.

About Hanover Direct, Inc.

Hanover Direct, Inc. (AMEX:HNV) and its business units provide quality, branded
merchandise through a portfolio of catalogs and e-commerce platforms to
consumers, as well as a comprehensive range of Internet, e-commerce, and
fulfillment services to businesses.  The Company's catalog and Internet
portfolio of home fashions, apparel and gift brands include Domestications, The
Company Store, Company Kids, Silhouettes, International Male, Scandia Down, and
Gump's By Mail.  The Company owns Gump's, a retail store based in San
Francisco.  Each brand can be accessed on the Internet individually by name. 
Keystone Internet Services, LLC (http://www.keystoneinternet.com/), the
Company's third party fulfillment operation, also provides the logistical, IT
and fulfillment needs of the Company's catalogs and web sites.  Information on
Hanover Direct, including each of its subsidiaries, can be accessed on the
Internet at http://www.hanoverdirect.com/ .

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.

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CONTACT:  Bill McCue, [phone], , or Janis

Burenga, [phone], , both of AT&T



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http://www.thecompanystore.com/

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http://www.silhouettes.com/

http://www.internationalmale.com/

http://www.undergear.com/

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