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To: JakeStraw who wrote (148)	6/20/2001 8:28:14 AM
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Infonet First to Offer Inter-Provider MPLS to Advance Global IP VPN Capabilities biz.yahoo.com Inter-Provider MPLS Service Allows Infonet to Carry Class of Service Across Multiple MPLS Partner Networks EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001-- Infonet Services Corp. (NYSE:IN; FSE:IN), a leading provider of global communications services for multinationals, today announced its fully managed Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) service business will provide the first implementation of Inter-Provider capable Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS). Inter-Provider MPLS enables global Class of Service (CoS) data services across multiple IP VPN backbones to extend the reach and service capabilities for multinational corporations. MPLS also offers the benefits of enhanced privacy and increased performance to multinational corporations' VPNs. Further, it provides benefits to corporations that are seeking solutions such as cost savings by using a secure single connection globally. Elf Trading SA, wholly owned by the TotalFina Elf group to coordinate the worldwide physical and ``paper'' derivative trading activities developed by its Trading Division, describes the benefits of being an Infonet IP Services client. According to Xavier Sanz y Prast, vice president of Information and Communication Systems for Elf, ``We have been a client of the Infonet IP VPN service since 1991, and are now moving over to MPLS to be best positioned in the near future to take advantage of the company's IP Class of Service.'' ``MPLS puts Infonet in the next generation of IP services by providing a platform that adapts to our clients' needs and applications in the most flexible way,'' said Jean-Noel Moneton, vice president of Internet Services for Infonet. ``Combined with Infonet's 10 years of experience in managing IP VPNs and our Tier-1 Internet backbone, MPLS allows Infonet to offer a world-class extranet service to support our clients' e-business requirements.'' In addition, Infonet's MPLS IP VPN service further provides benefits to corporate and network operators including: CoS/QoS to enable management of different kinds of data and voice streams based on priority and service plans, Flexibility to route traffic around link failures, congestion, and bottlenecks, Inter-Provider MPLS service, which provides multinational corporations the foundation for offering MPLS VPNs that extend beyond Infonet's The World Network® and their own national networks, The ability to create and support private addresses, and A Cisco Powered Network providing superior customer support and care. ``MPLS-enabled IVPNs are well positioned as the optimal, scalable and secure E-Business Network Infrastructure, providing QoS for mission-critical applications and supporting classes of service from e-mail to Voice-over-IP,'' said Berge Ayvazian, chief executive officer of The Yankee Group. ``Integrated national and international IP VPNs empower multinational corporations to deliver a measurable return on their e-business investments.'' Infonet's MPLS-enabled IP VPN capabilities are available in 48 countries. Infonet is currently integrating its Inter-Provider MPLS with other national and international networks, and will soon announce its first MPLS VPN interconnect partners.