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To: JakeStraw who wrote (166)	1/30/2002 8:22:14 AM
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Infonet Provides Enhanced Communications For Information Builders and Its International Subsidiaries Global Service, Support and Security Capabilities Key to Winning Internet VPN account biz.yahoo.com EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2002-- Infonet Services Corporation (NYSE:IN; FSE:IN), a leading provider of global communications services for multinational corporations, today announced it is providing secure Internet Virtual Private Network (IVPN) services for eight wholly-owned subsidiaries of Information Builders, the leader in business intelligence solutions for real-time information delivery over the Web. Infonet was selected to assist the subsidiaries in Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom with managed access to Information Builders' accounting, customer support and purchasing systems, as well as the Internet and the company's private intranet. Information Builders provides its customers with robust business intelligence solutions, specializing in real-time information delivery over the Web. Headquartered in New York, Information Builders helps companies and government organizations improve their mission-critical operations by transforming data into usable information and delivering it to employees, managers, partners, and customers through the Internet. With its award-winning WebFOCUS solution, Information Builders delivers information to more than 11,000 global customer sites, including most of the Fortune 100 and all U.S. federal government agencies. The company employs 2,000 professionals worldwide and generated revenues exceeding $300 million in 2000. In winning the business, Infonet responded to an extensive Request for Proposal and an evaluation that encompassed six months. Information Builders reviewed responses from four vendors for the international communications portion of its global business and evaluated both frame relay and ATM network designs. According to Ronald Iwersen, Director of Computer Services for Information Builders, ``Infonet provided the most unique architecture we reviewed, a centralized firewall, private network, localized Internet access and a very competitive price. In designing our IVPN, they provided us with the best features of a private network.'' For Iwersen, the challenge was to improve communications between corporate and its wholly-owned subsidiaries in order to enhance the business process and improve performance. In evaluating competitive proposals, Iwersen discerned that he wanted a partner with an established global presence that could manage the local PTTs, handle all provisioning and provide on-site, in-country and local language support. ``Infonet has earned its reputation for providing a secure network -- and is enabling us to double the network capacity we provide to our subsidiaries. They, in turn, are pleased with Infonet's service and support and appreciate not having to talk with the local providers,'' he remarked. According to Joseph Hold, President of Infonet USA, ``Our relationship with Information Builders is an example of how Infonet's global presence enables us to provide clients with a robust and reliable network, coupled with both in-country and 24/7 Help Desk support. We look forward to assisting Information Builders as they continue their global expansion.''