Leading Global Law Firm Extends Contract with Equant to Ensure Seamless Service

Baker & McKenzie first selected Equant in July 2001 to manage its migration from frame relay, and renewed its contract in July 2003. In addition to IP VPN, Baker & McKenzie utilizes Equant’s professional services team for product and service management, extended fault management and VPN Lifecycle management.

"As a truly global firm, we are committed to a seamless, secure and reliable global infrastructure that ensures our attorneys worldwide are always connected with their clients and guarantees their needs are well-served," said Sue Hall, chief technology officer, Baker & McKenzie. "Equant continues to provide us with a managed solution that meets our goals in a cost-effective manner around the world."

Baker & McKenzie has achieved the following benefits since implementing the Equant IP VPN:

• Tap into Equant's unparalleled geographic footprint. Wherever Baker & McKenzie does business or expands its business, Equant is able to meet its needs, with the most extensive IP network available. Equant IP VPN is currently available in more than 145 countries and is used by Baker & McKenzie at their 69 offices in North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. And the any-to-any connectivity feature of Equant IP VPN ensures that new locations are easily added to the network.
• Audit their network on an ongoing basis to ensure quality of service. Equant's Professional Services experts prepared an extensive audit of Baker & McKenzie's network to guarantee optimization. Ongoing audit exercises and monitoring on a per site basis of circuit utilization and response times ensures that Baker & McKenzie continues to have the network best suited for their current applications.
• Ensure the highest level of security. Because Equant IP VPN runs on Equant's private network and not on the public Internet, Baker & McKenzie can feel confident in the security of its network and the information running over it.

"We're very pleased that Baker & McKenzie continues to recognize Equant as the provider with the highest quality IP VPN solution and the capability to optimize its network toward a fully converged environment," said Mack Treece, head of Americas at Equant. "Equant's ability to manage complexity in all corners of the globe, while providing unsurpassed quality of service, will enable Baker & McKenzie to fulfill its business goals cost effectively."

About Baker & McKenzie Global law firm Baker & McKenzie was established over 50 years ago and has 69 offices in 38 countries. The Firm established a truly global presence, with an office in each of the world's major money centers, more than 25 years ago. Worldwide, Baker & McKenzie has more than 3,300 qualified lawyers and a total of over 8,900 legal professionals. The Chairman of the Executive Committee is John Conroy. Global revenue for FY05 was US$1.352 billion. More information about Baker & McKenzie can be found at www.bakernet.com.

About Equant Equant is a recognized industry leader in global communications services for multinational businesses. Equant combines its network expertise with its expanded services capabilities to provide global, integrated and customized communication services to enable its customers - key business processes. Equant serves thousands of the world's top companies, with the industry's most extensive portfolio of communications services and network solutions, including the market-leading IP VPN used by more than 1,400 global businesses. Equant, a subsidiary of France Telecom, consistently leads industry surveys in corporate user satisfaction.

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