Equant Ends 2004 with Top Recognitions; Five Awards Close Out Year Focused on Improving Customer Satisfaction.WASHINGTON & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- 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 ) ends 2004 with recognitions from four leading organizations. EVUA EVUA Enterprise Vpn Users Association : Equant benefits from the highest ranking in the suppliers positioning issued in the annual EVUA members survey, showing Equant's strengths in terms of communications capabilities and possibility for future contract renewals. This survey is based on 40-plus interviews with CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. from multinational companies about their current and future networking plans. Frost & Sullivan: Equant is the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan 2004 Customer Service Innovation Award for the European 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. services market. Also, Frost & Sullivan has named Equant winner of the 2004 Customer Service Leadership Award for the European IP VPN services market. Telemark Telemark (tĕ`ləmärk), county (1995 pop. 163,143), 5,915 sq mi (15,320 sq km), SE Norway, bordering on the Skagerrak in the east. Skien (the capital), Porsgrunn, Kragerø, and Notodden are the chief towns. : Equant was named "Best in Class" in Overall Satisfaction by Telemark Services Ltd, compared to six competing operators who provide global communications services to multinational corporations
Russian Federation Russian Federation: see Russia. Ministry of Communications: In Russia, Equant is the winner of the quality contest run by the Center of Research and Evaluation in the Communications Sphere and awarded by the Russian Federation Ministry of Communications for efficient quality management and outstanding quality. "We are very delighted that Equant has been recognized by these prestigious organizations," said Stephane Rougeot, senior vice president, Business Development, Marketing & Communication, Equant. "Our customers are among our most important assets for our business transformation and their satisfaction is a key success factor for our strategy. Our company wide commitment is to provide them superior service and help them to meet their business goals." About Equant Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) is a recognized industry leader in global communications infrastructure services for multinational businesses. Equant combines its network expertise - including unmatched seamless network reach in 220 countries and territories and local support in approximately 165 countries - with its expanded services capabilities to provide global, integrated and customized communication services to enable its customers key business processes. Equant serves thousands of the world's top companies, with the industry's most extensive portfolio of communications services and network solutions, including the market-leading IP VPN used by nearly 1,300 global businesses. Equant, a subsidiary of France Telecom, consistently leads industry surveys in corporate user satisfaction. 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 SEC Form 20-F, which identifies 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 our history of operating losses, the unpredictability of growth in our industry, the fact that the interests of France Telecom, our largest shareholder, may differ from the interests of our other shareholders, changing technology, uncertain and changing regulatory restrictions, currency fluctuations, dependence on suppliers, network security issues, intense competition, in our industry, and volatility of our stock price. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Equant on the date hereof, and Equant assumes no obligation to update such statements. Editor's Note Separate press releases providing more information on each award have been issued today. |
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