EUMETSAT Chooses Equant IP VPN Solution to Connect Meteorlogical Satellite Stations.Business Editors WASHINGTON & FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2003 Pan-European Organization Needed Higher Quality Data Transport for Its New Satellite Service Equant (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ENT ENT ears, nose, and throat (otorhinolaryngology). ENT abbr. ear, nose, and throat ENT ear, nose and throat. ENT Ears, nose & throat; formally, otorhinolaryngology ) (Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. : EQU EQU Equipment EQU Equilibrium EQU Equate (assembly language directive) EqU Equivalent Unit EQU Extremely Qualified User EQU Estimated Quarterly Usage EQU Equal to EQU Equation ), a recognized industry leader in global data and IP services for multinational businesses, will implement an IP VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. for EUMETSAT EUMETSAT European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites EUMETSAT European Meteorological Satellite to process crucial weather data gathered from international meteorological satellites. Based in Darmstadt, Germany, EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental organization that establishes and maintains meteorological satellites in 18 European countries for weather forecasts and global climate observation. EUMETSAT launched its ATOVS ATOVS Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder ATOVS Advanced TOVS Retransmission Retransmission might refer to:
"We are confident that the Equant IP VPN solution will add value and flexibility to our new ATOVS services," said Anders Meier Sorensen, EARS project manager at EUMETSAT. "We chose Equant because network performance and availability are key issues for EUMETSAT users." "EUMETSAT will benefit from Equant IP VPN by maximizing productivity and efficiency enabled by secure, cost-effective communications and collaboration between its locations to deliver faster, more accurate weather forecasting weather forecasting Prediction of the weather through application of the principles of physics and meteorology. Weather forecasting predicts atmospheric phenomena and changes on the Earth's surface caused by atmospheric conditions (snow and ice cover, storm tides, floods, ," said Michel Picaud, Equant's senior vice president, Markets and Sales, Central and Eastern Europe The term "Central and Eastern Europe" came into wide spread use, replacing "Eastern bloc", to describe former Communist countries in Europe, after the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989/90. , Middle East and Africa. EUMETSAT joins more than 750 other major multinational companies that have opted for the cost and performance advantages of Equant IP VPN. Specifically: -- EUMETSAT will have a single, global IP VPN providing secure, high performance connectivity to swiftly and efficiently transfer data to users. -- Any-to-any connectivity will allow new users to be added quickly with "plug-and-play" capabilities. -- With prioritization capabilities on the Equant IP VPN, EUMETSAT can maximize bandwidth utilization and optimize performance of business-critical applications, delivering more meteorological data Meteorological facts pertaining to the atmosphere, such as wind, temperature, air density, and other phenomena that affect military operations. faster from polar orbiting satellites to more users and help weather forecasters predict rapidly changing phenomena such as thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. . -- Equant will monitor the fully managed solution 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and EUMETSAT executives will have access to service level and near-real time reports on network performance via WebVision, Equant's Web-based customer service portal. EUMETSAT has chosen to have a dedicated Customer Support Center from Equant in Germany, with a designated Customer Service manager who will be a one-stop operational support for the IP VPN service, globally. About Equant Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) is a recognized industry leader in global data and IP network and integration services for multinational businesses. The Equant network has unmatched seamless reach, connecting key business centers in 220 countries and territories, with local support in 191 countries. Building on more than 50 years of experience in data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , Equant serves thousands of the world's top companies with the industry's most extensive portfolio of managed network services, including the market-leading IP VPN used by more than 750 global businesses as of March 10, 2003. Equant, a member of the France Telecom Group, was named Best Global Carrier 2002 at the World Communication Awards and consistently leads industry surveys in corporate user satisfaction. About EUMETSAT EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental organization that establishes and maintains operational meteorological satellites for 18 European States (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom). EUMETSAT also has four Cooperating States (The Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland and Croatia). Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro (sûr`bēə, mŏn'tənē`grō), Serbian Srbija i Crna Gora, former country of SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, a short-lived union (2003–6) of the republics of Serbia and the much , Slovenia and Romania will become Cooperative States in the near future. The images and the data from Meteosat make a significant contribution to weather forecasting and to the monitoring of the global climate. This release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements related to Equant that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future results or events. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Equant with the SEC, specifically the most recent filing on Form 20-F, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things, risks relating to Equant's history of operating losses, the unpredictability of growth in Equant's markets, Equant's rapid growth, changing technology, uncertain and changing regulatory restrictions, Equant's international operations, dependence on suppliers, network security issues, competition, and volatility of Equant's stock price and risks relating to the combination with Global One. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Equant on the date hereof, and Equant assumes no obligation to update such statements. |
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