To: JakeStraw who wrote (182 ) 6/19/2002 8:13:58 AM From: JakeStraw Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 241 Infonet Voted Best Corporate Telecom Provider by Network & Telecom Readers' Choice Award Earned for Integrated, Client-Driven Approachbiz.yahoo.com BRUSSELS, Belgium & EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2002--Infonet Services Corporation (NYSE:IN; FSE:IN), a leading provider of global communications services for multinationals, today announced that the company was honored as a first-time recipient of the Network & Telecom 2002 Annual Enterprise Award. Infonet earned this readers' choice award in the category of Best Corporate Telecom Provider for its integrated approach toward solving telecommunications challenges by approaching applications and network issues from a client's business perspective. The award was granted to Infonet at Telecom City, a major Pan-European telecommunications industry trade show in Brussels, Belgium. Employing a unique consultative approach, Infonet offers integrated communications solutions by optimizing the complex relationship in enterprise-class application performance, and by prioritizing the global network to deliver a maximum return on investment for a client's business objectives. Extensive project management capabilities are the foundation for Infonet's services and solution offerings, positioning the organization as an optimum single-source partner for multinationals. Now in its third year, the Network & Telecom enterprise award recognizes the best products, most innovative enterprises and most promising technologies, in the field of networking and telecom. Selected by the jury of readers and editors, the awards are presented at a global level by Network & Telecom as well as its sister publications, including Network World in the U.S. "With its motto `Insight Matters' and its integrated approach to telecommunications issues, Infonet, as a first-time award recipient, perfectly adapts the evolution from a technology-driven approach to a client-driven focus," said Jean-Paul De Clerck, publisher of Network & Telecom. Network & Telecom focuses on decision makers and specialists in the information technology sector. The publication is solely dedicated to the convergence between telecom and the Internet. Due to an exclusive partnership with Network World, part of the worldwide IDG-network, Network & Telecom has access to the most recent, in-depth industry information. "We are extremely proud to be recognized for our integrated approach of delivering global communications solutions through a balance of technology and people. Especially in today's challenging global economy, we are pleased to continue to provide our multinational clients with a long-standing heritage of communications services that allow their business to run securely and efficiently," said Michel Vervoort, General Manager, Infonet Belgium.