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To: JakeStraw who wrote (152)	7/18/2001 8:30:35 AM
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Infonet Adds J.D. Edwards as Strategic Alliance Partner Infonet to Provide Global Network Service Solutions for J.D. Edwards' Clients Globally biz.yahoo.com EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2001--Infonet Services Corp. (NYSE:IN - news; FSE:IN), a leading provider of global communications services for multinational corporations, today announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with J.D. Edwards & Co., a leading provider of agile, collaborative enterprise software solutions for the Internet economy. Infonet joins the J.D. Edwards Strategic Alliance Program as an Extended Solution Partner, offering seamless global network services and advice to multinationals facing the challenges of implementing J.D. Edwards' OneWorld® suite on a global scale. J.D. Edwards has also joined Infonet's Alliance Program. Together, both companies can jointly market and promote their products and services to multinationals requiring complementary globally managed network services and collaborative commerce software solutions. As companies have progressed in the automation of enterprise processes, real-time communications between different parts of the organization across global networks has grown dramatically. The network has become one of the most critical but least understood enablers of the enterprise software ecosystem. By partnering with J.D. Edwards and other select participants in the Alliance Program, Infonet, which powers the networks of more than 2,600 multinational corporate clients and has 30-plus years of industry experience, is best equipped to deliver application optimized, globally managed network service solutions to multinational corporations. Utilizing Infonet's patent-pending Network Analysis Program methodology, Infonet's approach to networking is founded on a thorough understanding of the client's enterprise software architecture, application performance priorities, and critical data traffic flows. This information is combined with Infonet's knowledge of how enterprise software suites such as J.D. Edwards OneWorld® perform on Infonet's World Network® to yield a solution that enables the client to maximize their Return On Investment (ROI) in both their enterprise software and their global network. According to Cathie Frazzini, Director, Worldwide Strategic Alliances at J.D. Edwards, ``Our alliance with Infonet means J.D. Edwards can offer our clients a complete solution to implementing J.D. Edwards OneWorld collaborative applications in a multinational environment, thereby helping to accelerate time-to-benefit and increasing client ROI on its software investment.'' ``As J.D. Edwards continues to be a pioneer in enterprise software solutions,'' added Marc Sherman, Director of Infonet's Alliance Program, ``we are very pleased to collaborate broadly with them and provide our prospects, clients and partners with assistance in understanding the complex interplay of enterprise software systems and network services. Our combined solutions leverage existing investments and technologies, generating ROI advantages for multinationals, thus funding future expansion. We look forward to developing our alliance with J.D. Edwards to the mutual benefit of both companies and our clients.''