CASE STUDY: THE GOLDEN 1 CREDIT UNION The Golden 1 Credit Union is California's leading financial cooperative, and the sixth largest credit union in the U.S. with nearly $7 billion in assets and more than 600,000 members. The company has 84 offices, more than 270 ATMs and more than 28,000 network ATMs nationwide. Founded by a group of California state employees in 1933, The Golden 1 Credit Union is a membership financial cooperative which is owned by its members. In keeping with the credit union philosophy of "people helping people," The Golden 1 offers members a wide range of low-cost consumer financial products and high-quality service. CHALLENGES Looking to ensure they remained on the leading edge of technology while simultaneously guaranteeing valued members protection of sensitive information, The Golden 1 Credit Union partnered with LinkSource Technologies. Over the course of a few months, LinkSource collaborated with The Golden 1 team to create a networking infrastructure and telecommunications solution that met the following requirements: Deployment of highly-secure, next generation converged network Conversion to VoIP Competitive Pricing Single Point of Contact SOLUTIONS LinkSource experts delivered on a strategy that drew rave reviews from The Golden 1 Credit Union management team. CHALLENGE BUSINESS RESULT Improve current network to augment performance, remain flexible for future enhancements Upgraded domestic network, deployed at a fraction of the original cost Maintain relationship with current supplier yet secure more competitive pricing, improved service Carrier drastically reduced costs, secured better service through negotiations. All communication driven through LinkSource moving forward Manage RFP process Negotiated an additional 15% savings (5 year contract-$1.1 million in savings over term) Increase bandwidth Increased bandwidth up to five times with same supplier Validate potential providers Reviewed proposal and provided guidance regarding current and new providers CLIENT TESTIMONIAL “Because of your work, we have realized significant savings at Golden 1 within our IT Department,” said Tom Genessy, chief information officer, The Golden 1 Credit Union. “Of equal importance, your team has helped streamline our ordering process and ensured our services have received proper attention from the carriers. We look forward to another prosperous year working with your company in the future.” http://www.linksource.com Call now to learn more about LinkSource 855.546.5678
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