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To: JakeStraw who wrote (154)	9/27/2001 8:25:39 AM
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Infonet Joins Siebel Alliance Program as Premier Partner Infonet's Application Defined Networking Approach Complements Siebel eBusiness Applications biz.yahoo.com EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2001--Infonet Services Corporation (NYSE:IN, FSE:IN), a leading provider of global communications services for multinational corporations, today announced that it has joined the Siebel Alliance Program as a Premier Partner. Siebel Systems (Nasdaq:SEBL) is the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software. Infonet will offer seamless global network services and advice on optimizing the network for multinational corporations implementing Siebel eBusiness Applications on a global scale. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness applications software enabling multichannel sales, marketing, and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers, field, reseller channels, retail, and dealer networks. Infonet provides value-added global communications services to multinational entities, via its Application Defined Networking methodology (ADN), complemented by the provision of Infonet Consulting Services and its patent-pending Network Analysis Program (NAP) tool. This service methodology provides multinational corporations with scalable enterprise networks to maximize their return on investment while optimizing the performance of their Enterprise Applications. Infonet is partnering with Siebel Systems, the leader in eBusiness application software, to provide Global 2000 companies with managed networking services, which ensures an optimal network for the deployment of Siebel eBusiness Applications. Utilizing NAP, Infonet has developed a library of application profiles that details the interaction and behavior of enterprise software applications on the Infonet World Network®. This knowledge, combined with a thorough understanding of a client's enterprise software architecture and application performance priorities, enables Infonet to tune the client's network for optimal application performance and reliability. ``We are pleased to welcome Infonet to the Siebel Alliance Program as a Premier Partner,'' said Mercedes Ellison, Vice President of Alliances for Siebel Systems. ``Our ability to develop relationships with leading network service providers such as Infonet will provide companies access to a full range of Siebel eBusiness Applications and capabilities to meet their specific needs.'' ``We are very pleased to collaborate with Siebel Systems, the true world leader in eBusiness Application Software,'' added Marc Sherman, Director of Infonet's Alliance Program. ``Having worked with Siebel to understand the complex interaction between Siebel eBusiness Applications and the Infonet World Network®, will help us facilitate faster application implementations, resulting in accelerated time to benefit and improved software investment ROI for our mutual clients.''