 | | | | Equant receives award for Vertical Market Penetration Leadership for its insight into the global manufacturing industry | Palo Alto, Calif. - November 15, 2005 - For achieving extraordinary and diversified vertical market penetration as a result of its rare insight into the global manufacturing industry, Frost & Sullivan is proud to present Equant with the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for Vertical Market Penetration Leadership. |
| "Manufacturing is the vertical that really distinguishes Equant. Over half of its vertical representation is concentrated in the global manufacturing market. Moreover, Equant's market presence is not limited to a narrow manufacturing sector or a few windfall accounts; it serves a broad spectrum of manufacturers from beverages and tobacco to pharmaceuticals and electronics, said Frost & Sullivan research analyst Loren Rudd. |
| According to Rudd, "The depth and breadth of Equant's penetration into the global manufacturing vertical not only distinguishes it from its competitors, it represents a shrewd strategic initiative". . In this particular sector, Equant's customers benefit from significant total cost of ownership reduction and better control of their security policy, which further fuels their patronage. |
| The network security portfolio that Equant offers covers the spectrum from technology services to consulting and messaging. Professional services include threat and risk analysis, business impact analysis, policies and governance and vulnerability assessment among others. Equant also offers a full suite of managed services including managing firewalls, proxies, anti-spam, anti-virus, intrusion detection and prevention, strong authentication and digital certificates. These collective offerings are distributed across several of the most crucial vertical markets, especially global manufacturing, financial services, transportation and utilities. |
| "Equant is a leading data and IP communications provider that serves the private sector with competitive offerings and an unsurpassed global presence," notes Rudd. The most recent step to strengthen this position has been the acquisition of the minority shares from Equant by its majority shareholder, France Telecom. Equant is now able to fully leverage the potential of France Telecom, the Global Integrated Operator, especially with its portfolio of mobile services and the direct access to the 4,200 researchers of FT R&D. |
| Since its inception, Equant arrayed an impressive number of high profile alliances and clients, serving its multinational constituents with one of the world's largest commercial networks across 220 countries and territories. Its strategic partners continue to strongly endorse the company. |
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 1,400 global businesses. Equant, a subsidiary of France Telecom, consistently leads industry surveys in corporate user satisfaction. |
About Frost & Sullivan | Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit www.frost.com. |
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