ATLANTA, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today an expanded contract with Worldspan, L.P. to help the global travel technology provider deliver faster, more reliable and more efficient online travel services to its customers. Globally, Worldspan is the largest transaction processor for online travel agencies, reporting a 58 percent share of the processing of all global distribution system online air transactions.

AT&T's solution combines a physically diverse infrastructure with intelligent route control technology to dynamically identify the optimal path for Worldspan's internet applications, improving the performance and reliability of Worldspan's online data services. As a result, Worldspan can better manage and direct its online traffic, enabling Worldspan's customers to access its services with increased speed and accuracy.

"Our AT&T network options give us the security and the high level of efficiency that we need in order to operate in the incredibly fast-paced and competitive online marketplace," said Kelly Higgins, vice president of Network and e-Commerce Systems for Worldspan. "By leveraging AT&T's scalable global network, we also have the reliability we need to keep Worldspan at the forefront of the e-commerce business."

Using its AT&T network, Worldspan will continue to provide the largest travel Web sites with superior access to the inventories, reservations and ticketing of travel suppliers worldwide.