Infonet Provides iVPN Solution for Crystal Decisions, Formerly Seagate Software's Sales Force
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2001-- Infonet Services Corp. (NYSE:IN - news; FSE:IN), a leading provider of global communications services for multinationals, today announced that it will provide an Internet Virtual Private Network (iVPN) for Crystal Decisions, a leading provider of reporting, analysis and information delivery solutions.
Operating from 20 global locations ranging from Vancouver to Denver and Sydney to Singapore, Crystal Decisions needed to deliver a variety of applications and services to its remote and mobile sales force. The iVPN will form the communications backbone that enables the company to address its worldwide connectivity needs and the globalization of processes critical to its sales force.
Starting with locations in Vancouver, Canada, and London, Infonet's managed Internet-based solution will allow the information infrastructure company to enhance its service access, providing sales personnel with a better view of their client requirements and activities.
``Our sales organization requires worldwide access to our customer relationship management (CRM) and sales force automation (SFA) applications,'' stated Henry Wilsenack, Worldwide Telecom Manager for Crystal Decisions. ``Infonet's iVPN gives our sales people the global view they need to operate more effectively in a competitive environment. Infonet makes it as easy to do business in Vancouver as in Frankfurt or Sydney,'' he remarked.
Prior to implementing its iVPN with Infonet, Crystal Decisions relied on a dozen different communications carriers, both domestic and international. Growing and scaling its communications infrastructure to meet evolving needs, through so many divergent carriers, was difficult.
``Working with Infonet we now have a single source for global communications and can also more effectively manage our costs. Since we are a global business it is nice to deal with a company that is also globally focused,'' added Wilsenack.
``This announcement demonstrates Infonet Canada's ability to address the needs of multinational corporations. We are pleased to assist Crystal Decisions by managing their Internet services and providing a global iVPN for the company,'' concluded Kevin Landry, Vice President and General Manager Latin America, Canada and Government Services for Infonet.
About Crystal Decisions
Crystal Decisions, formerly Seagate Software, is a privately held company and a part of the Seagate Technology family of companies. Crystal Decisions provides information infrastructure, along with award-winning reporting, analysis and information delivery solutions.
The company's world-class products are used by millions of customers in thousands of companies worldwide and include: Crystal Analysis, Crystal Enterprise, Crystal Reports and Holos. Crystal Decisions can be found on the Web at crystaldecisions.net.
About Infonet
Infonet Services Corp. is an innovative leader in providing value-added global communications services to multinational entities.
Powering the enterprise-wide communications initiatives of more than 2,600 multinationals, Infonet provides a comprehensive portfolio of network-based solutions including Broadband, Internet, Intranet, MultiMedia, Remote Access, Local Access and Application Services (Call Center, Collaboration, Messaging and Hosting).
Infonet is a pioneer in providing multinationals with The Intelligent Edge in Global Communications(TM) -- a unique service based on its patent-pending tools that models and optimizes the complex relationship between applications and the global network.
Winner of the World Communication Awards 2000 for ``Best Customer Care'' and ``Best Carrier,'' Infonet owns and operates The World Network®, accessible from more than 180 countries, and provides local service support in more than 60 countries and territories.
Founded in 1970, Infonet's stock is traded on the New York and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges under the symbol IN. Additional information about the company is available at infonet.com.
Safe Harbor Statement: Infonet may have made forward-looking statements in this release. These projections are based on information available to the company as of the date of this release and Infonet undertakes no duty to update the information to take account of later events. Risk factors investors should take into account that might affect results include: strength of the market for Infonet products and services, competition, the timely transitioning of new business opportunities to Infonet's network and the effect of currency fluctuation. Investors should refer to risk factors elaborated on in Infonet's 10K, 10-Qs and other recent filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These documents are available through the investor relations portion of Infonet's Web site at www.infonet.com.
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