24 juni 2004 – Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU), een toonaangevende aanbieder van wereldwijde communicatiediensten voor multinationals, is door Gartner Inc geplaatst in het leader quadrant van haar Magic Quadrant van Europese aanbieders van enterprise netwerkdiensten.
Gartner's 'Magic Quadrant for European Data Services, 2004' is geschreven door Neil Rickard en Jean-Claude Delcroix, research directors bij Gartner. Dit Magic Quadrant omvat native en beheerde datadiensten in Europa voor grote ondernemingen.
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Press release
EQUANT POSITIONED IN LEADER QUADRANT
Equant’s position in European Data Services Magic Quadrant is based on its vision and ability to execute
June 24, 2004 – Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU), an industry leader in global communications services for multinational businesses, has been positioned in the leader quadrant in Gartner Inc’s Magic Quadrant for European enterprise network service providers.
The Gartner “Magic Quadrant for European Data Services, 2004” was written by Neil Rickard and Jean-Claude Delcroix, research directors of Gartner. This Magic Quadrant covers native and managed data services in Europe for large enterprises.
According to Gartner, vendors listed in the leader quadrant are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market.
Equant was evaluated on its “vision” and “ability to execute”, which reflect the following criteria :
- Vision: networking service leadership, networking marketing strategy, long-term funding, technological innovation in networking and regional “mind share” in networking.
- Ability to Execute: coverage (geographic and service portfolio), service quality, client interaction and presence, service pricing and financial viability.
“We are pleased with our latest placement in the leader quadrant in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for European Data Services, 2004,” said Axel Haentjens, Equant’s senior vice president of Strategic Marketing and Communication. “Our expansion in global, integrated and customized communications infrastructure solutions, including strong outsourcing capabilities, underlines our objective to satisfy the evolving needs of multinational corporations to enable their global business.”
About Equant
Equant (NYSE: ENT) (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.
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted June 2004 by Gartner Inc. and is reused with permission, which permission should not be deemed to be an endorsement of any company or product depicted in the quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is Gartner Inc.’s opinion and is an analytical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It measures vendors against Gartner defined criteria for a marketplace. The positioning of vendors within a Magic Quadrant is based on the complex interplay of many factors. Gartner does not advise enterprises to select only those firms in the “Leaders” quadrant. In some situations, firms in the Visionary, Challenger, or Niche Player quadrants may be the right matches for an enterprise’s requirements. Well-informed vendor selection decisions should rely on more than a Magic Quadrant. Gartner research is intended to be one of many information sources including other published information and direct analyst interaction. Gartner Inc. expressly disclaims all warranties, express or implied, of fitness of this research for a particular purpose.
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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.
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