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Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Selects CenturyLink & Collab9 For Secure Cloud Communications

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, January 31st, 2018

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Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Selects CenturyLink & Collab9 For Secure Cloud Communications

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) has tapped CenturyLink [CTL] and collab9 to secure its enterprise communication networks with their joint cloud communications service.Under the deal, announced Jan. 31, the two companies will deliver their Unified Communications as a Service (UCaas) platform to start DNFSB’s transition to cloud computing platforms.“CenturyLink is excited to work with collab9 to provide DNFSB with a modern unified communications system that helps the agency focus on its mission to ensure that America’s defense nuclear…

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