Equant strengthens security focus with new Australasian appointment
Announcement posted by Equant 10 Aug 2004
Andrew Lee appointed Principal Security Solutions Consultant, Equant Australasia
Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) today announced the appointment of Andrew Lee as Principal Security Solutions Consultant at Equant Australasia to drive the expansion of the companys security practice.
Equant is the only global network provider to offer end-to-end security solutions, including security consulting. This appointment demonstrates Equants commitment to ensuring that it remains a leader in providing e-security services to businesses.
In his new role, Andrew will be responsible for Equants security practice, developing sophisticated network and IT infrastructure security solutions that are tailored to customers needs.
We are seeing that increasingly more complex solutions are needed to protect against unauthorised access while at the same time allowing authorised access to data by employees, partners, customers, prospects and suppliers, said Richard Knott, Managing Director, Equant Australasia.
We believe that Andrew will deliver the right combination of experience and technical skill, to leverage our industry-leading portfolio of security services to assist clients in staying ahead of the latest technology changes and protect their networks from intrusions, viruses and other attacks, he said.
Based at Equants Botany facility, Andrew Lee will lead an expert team of highly qualified security technicians. Equants portfolio of security services includes the following solutions:
Equant Security Consultancy - providing industry best practice, vendor neutral security advice to businesses to assist them in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their critical data while ensuring a balance of risk, usability and cost.
Equant Secure Gateway - for secure Internet access that safeguards e-business applications through managed firewalls, anti-virus protection, anti-spam and managed employee access.
Equant Secure Authentication - a fully managed service that offers user authentication processes beyond basic username and password methods.
Equant Intrusion Detection/Prevention - helping detect and prevent intrusions and unauthorised activity from hackers both from the outside and inside a business' own network.
Equant IP Sec - featuring robust encryption and tunneling techniques enabling businesses to connect remote users securely to corporate sites.
Equant Server Management - a global managed solution for Web-enabled IT infrastructure. Equant provisions, installs, configures, monitors and maintains server hardware, operating systems and application and database software, worldwide which relieves customers of the headache of patching and guarantees security and performance with global SLAs.
Equant offers unmatched seamless network reach in 220 countries and territories and the industry's most extensive portfolio of communications services and network solutions, including the market-leading MPLS-based IP VPN used by more than 1,300 multinationals today.
The attitude of many businesses towards security has shifted and security is now viewed as a business critical issue that must be factored into any decision, Mr Lee said. Equant is unique in its ability to offer its customers security solutions and services that are managed for the highest reliability and control.
Andrew has over 24 years of experience in security, management, business development, technical and risk management and consulting in Australia and the UK. Prior to joining Equant, Andrew was Security Practice Manager for Logicalis.
Previously, he was Associate Partner within the Security and Privacy Practice for IBM and has also held a number of senior IT security positions in the finance industry, including positions at Macquarie Bank, Westpac and Bankers Trust, where he gained a wealth of experience in the design and implementation of technical solutions as well as strategy development and project management.
About Equant
Equant (NYSE:ENT - News; Euronext Paris: EQU) is a recognized industry leader in global communications services for multinational businesses. Equant combines its network expertise -- including unmatched seamless network reach in 220 countries and territories and local support in approximately 165 countries -- 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 1,200 global businesses as of March 31, 2004. 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.
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 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 Equants history of operating losses, the unpredictability of growth in Equants markets, changing technology, uncertain and changing regulatory restrictions, Equants international operations, dependence on suppliers, network security issues, competition, and volatility of Equants 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.
Equant is the only global network provider to offer end-to-end security solutions, including security consulting. This appointment demonstrates Equants commitment to ensuring that it remains a leader in providing e-security services to businesses.
In his new role, Andrew will be responsible for Equants security practice, developing sophisticated network and IT infrastructure security solutions that are tailored to customers needs.
We are seeing that increasingly more complex solutions are needed to protect against unauthorised access while at the same time allowing authorised access to data by employees, partners, customers, prospects and suppliers, said Richard Knott, Managing Director, Equant Australasia.
We believe that Andrew will deliver the right combination of experience and technical skill, to leverage our industry-leading portfolio of security services to assist clients in staying ahead of the latest technology changes and protect their networks from intrusions, viruses and other attacks, he said.
Based at Equants Botany facility, Andrew Lee will lead an expert team of highly qualified security technicians. Equants portfolio of security services includes the following solutions:
Equant Security Consultancy - providing industry best practice, vendor neutral security advice to businesses to assist them in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their critical data while ensuring a balance of risk, usability and cost.
Equant Secure Gateway - for secure Internet access that safeguards e-business applications through managed firewalls, anti-virus protection, anti-spam and managed employee access.
Equant Secure Authentication - a fully managed service that offers user authentication processes beyond basic username and password methods.
Equant Intrusion Detection/Prevention - helping detect and prevent intrusions and unauthorised activity from hackers both from the outside and inside a business' own network.
Equant IP Sec - featuring robust encryption and tunneling techniques enabling businesses to connect remote users securely to corporate sites.
Equant Server Management - a global managed solution for Web-enabled IT infrastructure. Equant provisions, installs, configures, monitors and maintains server hardware, operating systems and application and database software, worldwide which relieves customers of the headache of patching and guarantees security and performance with global SLAs.
Equant offers unmatched seamless network reach in 220 countries and territories and the industry's most extensive portfolio of communications services and network solutions, including the market-leading MPLS-based IP VPN used by more than 1,300 multinationals today.
The attitude of many businesses towards security has shifted and security is now viewed as a business critical issue that must be factored into any decision, Mr Lee said. Equant is unique in its ability to offer its customers security solutions and services that are managed for the highest reliability and control.
Andrew has over 24 years of experience in security, management, business development, technical and risk management and consulting in Australia and the UK. Prior to joining Equant, Andrew was Security Practice Manager for Logicalis.
Previously, he was Associate Partner within the Security and Privacy Practice for IBM and has also held a number of senior IT security positions in the finance industry, including positions at Macquarie Bank, Westpac and Bankers Trust, where he gained a wealth of experience in the design and implementation of technical solutions as well as strategy development and project management.
About Equant
Equant (NYSE:ENT - News; Euronext Paris: EQU) is a recognized industry leader in global communications services for multinational businesses. Equant combines its network expertise -- including unmatched seamless network reach in 220 countries and territories and local support in approximately 165 countries -- 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 1,200 global businesses as of March 31, 2004. 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.
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 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 Equants history of operating losses, the unpredictability of growth in Equants markets, changing technology, uncertain and changing regulatory restrictions, Equants international operations, dependence on suppliers, network security issues, competition, and volatility of Equants 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.