BT in Europese 'Leader Quadrant' van Gartner

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Over BT
BT Nederland richt zich op ICT-dienstverlening en telecommunicatie voor de grootzakelijke markt. BT biedt een wereldwijd geharmoniseerd portfolio van diensten op het gebied van applicatiehosting- en beheer, bandbreedte, broadcasting, data-VPN's, internet, voice en consulting. Daarnaast verzorgt BT oplossingen op het gebied van e-business, e-CRM, mobility, desktopbeheer, security en connectivity. BT beschikt internationaal over tientallen datacenters en levert wereldwijd netwerktransport. BT Nederland is sinds 1989 actief en is onderdeel van BT Global Services.

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BT IN THE LEADER QUADRANT IN EUROPEAN DATA SERVICES PROVIDER

BT announced today that BT Global Services, its business services and solutions division serving customers worldwide, has been listed in the leader quadrant in Gartner's European Data services Magic Quadrant published on August 18. The quadrant is based on "ability to execute" and "completeness of vision".

Gartner's European Data Services Magic Quadrant covers all providers of corporate networking solutions, integrators as well as carriers, as long as their offer provides and manages WAN connectivity. Ratings take into account voice services, especially converged voice and data services.

Jean-Yves Charlier, chief of operations for BT Global Services, said "We believe this is a strong testimony to the positive impact we are having on the market place through our continued investments in our products, customer service and network infrastructure to deliver world-class managed services and solutions. This is driven by our objective to manage the complexities of the ICT requirements of our customers and it is encouraging that our investments and focus are recognised not only by our customers but also with leading external analysts "

About BT Global Services
BT Global Services is BT's business services and solutions division, serving customers worldwide. As an information and communications technology service provider, BT  provides integrated data and value-added services to meet the needs of multi-site organisations with European operations. Extensive global service capabilities and strong strategic partnerships also enable BT  to serve customers in all key commercial centres of Europe, North America and Asia. The BT Global Services portfolio ranges from desktop and network equipment and software, transport and connectivity, IP-based e-business solutions, managed network services and systems integration to consultancy for complex global requirements. With 18 years of experience in global account management, BT has over 8,000 people based outside the UK, serving our target customers around the world.

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