EQUANT WINS RIO TINTO CONTRACT FOR IP VPN AND MESSAGING SERVICE
Announcement posted by Equant 10 Dec 2003
Multi-million dollar agreement will link Rio Tinto employees in more than 40 countries via resilient, high-quality network
Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU), a recognized industry leader in global data and IP services for multinational businesses, has signed a multi-million dollar agreement to provide IP VPN and managed messaging services to Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) (LSE:RIO.L), one of the worlds largest mining groups.
The IP VPN network links Rio Tintos business units and provides global connectivity to employees in more than 40 countries.
The IP VPN technology, on which the Equant solution is based, offers Rio Tinto unique capabilities, including:
The provision of a single high-speed link to each connected site that can support data, voice and video applications;
The ability to prioritize applications and traffic types in accordance with business requirements; and
Flexibility and scalability in the network that allows rapid adaptation to the needs of a dynamic business environment.
As part of the messaging agreement, Equant will provide Equant Managed Microsoft Exchange utilizing two Equant hosted hub sites and 36 remote servers at Rio Tinto business units. The service offers Rio Tinto the necessary redundancy and speed to provide reliable e-mail services to its employees worldwide.
About Equant
Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) is a recognized industry leader in global data and IP network and integration services for multinational businesses. The Equant network has unmatched seamless reach, connecting key business centers in 220 countries and territories, with local support in more than 165 countries. Building on more than 50 years of experience in data communications, Equant serves thousands of the world's top companies with the industry's most extensive portfolio of managed network services, including the market-leading IP VPN used by 950 global businesses as of Oct. 1, 2003. Equant, a subsidiary of France Telecom, was named Best Global Carrier 2003 and Best Managed Service 2003 at the World Communication Awards and consistently leads industry surveys in corporate user satisfaction.
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a world leader in finding, mining and processing mineral resources. It is strongly represented in Australia and North America and has interests in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa. Its six global product groups are aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), industrial minerals and iron ore. It has 36,000 employees worldwide.
This release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements related to Equant that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future results or events. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Equant with the SEC, specifically the most recent filing on SEC Form 20-F, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things, risks relating to Equant's history of operating losses, the unpredictability of growth in Equant's markets, changing technology, uncertain and changing regulatory restrictions, Equant's international operations, dependence on suppliers, network security issues, competition, and volatility of Equant's stock price and risks relating to the combination with Global One. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Equant on the date hereof, and Equant assumes no obligation to update such statements.
The IP VPN network links Rio Tintos business units and provides global connectivity to employees in more than 40 countries.
The IP VPN technology, on which the Equant solution is based, offers Rio Tinto unique capabilities, including:
The provision of a single high-speed link to each connected site that can support data, voice and video applications;
The ability to prioritize applications and traffic types in accordance with business requirements; and
Flexibility and scalability in the network that allows rapid adaptation to the needs of a dynamic business environment.
As part of the messaging agreement, Equant will provide Equant Managed Microsoft Exchange utilizing two Equant hosted hub sites and 36 remote servers at Rio Tinto business units. The service offers Rio Tinto the necessary redundancy and speed to provide reliable e-mail services to its employees worldwide.
About Equant
Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) is a recognized industry leader in global data and IP network and integration services for multinational businesses. The Equant network has unmatched seamless reach, connecting key business centers in 220 countries and territories, with local support in more than 165 countries. Building on more than 50 years of experience in data communications, Equant serves thousands of the world's top companies with the industry's most extensive portfolio of managed network services, including the market-leading IP VPN used by 950 global businesses as of Oct. 1, 2003. Equant, a subsidiary of France Telecom, was named Best Global Carrier 2003 and Best Managed Service 2003 at the World Communication Awards and consistently leads industry surveys in corporate user satisfaction.
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a world leader in finding, mining and processing mineral resources. It is strongly represented in Australia and North America and has interests in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa. Its six global product groups are aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), industrial minerals and iron ore. It has 36,000 employees worldwide.
This release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements related to Equant that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future results or events. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Equant with the SEC, specifically the most recent filing on SEC Form 20-F, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things, risks relating to Equant's history of operating losses, the unpredictability of growth in Equant's markets, changing technology, uncertain and changing regulatory restrictions, Equant's international operations, dependence on suppliers, network security issues, competition, and volatility of Equant's stock price and risks relating to the combination with Global One. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Equant on the date hereof, and Equant assumes no obligation to update such statements.