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Technology Stocks : Infonet - Leader of Managed Data Communicaton Services -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JakeStraw who wrote (173)	3/5/2002 8:26:51 AM
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Infonet Signs New Three-Year Contract With Allergan Infonet Provides Secure, Global Communications Throughout Asia-Pacific and Europe biz.yahoo.com EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2002--Infonet Services Corporation (NYSE:IN; FSE:IN), a leading provider of global communications services for multinational corporations, today announced that it has signed a new three-year contract with Allergan (NYSE:AGN - news), a technology-driven, global healthcare innovator and leader. In continuing its contract through 2005, Allergan will further expand its network infrastructure and position itself to more effectively address future global business requirements. Marketing its products in more than 100 countries worldwide and with manufacturing facilities in Ireland, Puerto Rico, Brazil, China and the United States, Allergan relies on Infonet's secure high speed network and backup services to support its enterprise resource planning (ERP), groupware, electronic document management and enterprise decision support applications throughout 25 countries. The company also leverages Infonet's communications infrastructure for connectivity to its disaster recovery hot site, in addition to deploying global R&D teams in Irvine, California, the United Kingdom, France, and Japan focused on accelerating time to market for new products that can treat and/or prevent disease. Communicating effectively across The World Network® from Infonet enables Allergan to optimize the management of information, saving significant time and money from the overall costs of drug development. Allergan, Inc., with headquarters in Irvine, California, is a technology-driven, global healthcare company providing eye care and specialty pharmaceutical products worldwide. Allergan develops and commercializes products in the eye care pharmaceutical, ophthalmic surgical device, over-the-counter contact lens care, movement disorder, and dermatological markets that deliver value to our customers, satisfy unmet medical needs, and improve patients' lives. ``As an industry innovator, Allergan continually seeks to improve its processes and take advantage of the benefits a global communications infrastructure offers,'' stated Jeff Winston, Allergan's Vice President, I.S. Technology and Engineering. ``In 2001, as a result of Infonet's services, we doubled our capacity at corporate headquarters and in Ireland, added seven sites in Japan and increased bandwidth to three locations in China. These moves help Allergan to achieve a competitive advantage in both our research and manufacturing operations,'' he remarked. Furthermore, according to Winston, ``Infonet continues to provide high quality services and is always willing to step up to any challenges we send their way. They never lose focus on doing what's best for their customers.'' According to Joseph Hold, President of Infonet USA, ``Infonet is pleased to address Allergan's need for scalability and secure global communications. Infonet's infrastructure and our in-country support will assist Allergan in continuing its growth and market penetration,'' he concluded.