Teleglobe and Ikimbo Launch Strategic Partnership to Provide Real-Time Communication Solutions to Enterprise Customers.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2002 Teleglobe Communications Corporation (BCE BCE abbr. 1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 2. Bachelor of Civil Engineering BCE Abbreviation for before the Common Era. Teleglobe) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange , TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :BCE), a leading provider of global communications and e-Business services, and Ikimbo, a leader in real-time communication solutions for the enterprise, today announced a strategic partnership to jointly market and promote Ikimbo's real-time communication software platform and BCE Teleglobe's global network infrastructure and advanced services to enterprise customers. A BCE Teleglobe 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. customer, for example, could utilize the Ikimbo platform to initiate and conduct real-time communications with colleagues around the world, right from the desktop or from a hand-held mobile device. Ikimbo is a software solutions company, accelerating communication across the enterprise and through the extended enterprise of suppliers, partners, and customers. The Ikimbo messaging platform is scalable and flexible, and combines advanced real-time communication services with an extensible array of applications and information sources. BCE Teleglobe is a global service provider whose GlobeSystem network is one of the world's most extensive Internet and data networks of fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power and satellite links. It currently delivers advanced global broadband services to 240 countries and territories. The partnership reflects the close linkage between today's enterprise customers' communications infrastructure and the complex software applications that support the sharing of information between the enterprise, its customers, suppliers and partners. "Today's companies have already spent billions of dollars on complex application systems and are now looking to leverage that investment," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Ikimbo President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Edwin Miller. "BCE Teleglobe's state-of-the-art IP network with advanced services complements Ikimbo's real-time communications of all kinds -- person-to-person, group-to-group and person-to-machine - and enables an organization to gather, manage and evaluate its information and make effective and timely decisions that improve performance." "We see Ikimbo's value-added applications and services as a great resource for helping our global base of customers realize the potential of their existing network and software infrastructure investments," said BCE Teleglobe's Gregory Ewert, vice president of data services. "Together, we bring a much greater capability for enterprise customers to solve business problems by increasing their operational efficiency, improving responsiveness to customers, strengthening collaboration among employees or partners and more closely integrating their value chain." Ikimbo is a leader in real-time communication software for the enterprise. The company provides any-to-any real-time communication -- between individuals, groups, and applications -- across the enterprise and beyond, bringing together the extended supply chain in an accelerated communication network. Its products integrate with the existing enterprise information technology infrastructure, accelerating and managing the flow of communication that surrounds the supply chain. Ikimbo solutions expedite communication between the enterprise and its partners, suppliers, and customers - no matter where they are, or what kind of communication is available. For more information, visit www.ikimbo.com. BCE Teleglobe, a leading provider of global communications and Internet services, enables its customers to maximize the potential of the Internet through its delivery of hosting services, content distribution and global connectivity. The company is deploying a network utilizing state-of-the-art transmission equipment capable of up to 1.6 Terabits capacity per fiber when fully deployed and providing a robust platform for a portfolio of Internet and data services. With 160 POPS serving more than 110 cities, BCE Teleglobe operates one of the world's largest international Internet backbones serving a broad base of enterprise, Internet content provider See content provider. (ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. ), Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) and carrier customers. BCE Teleglobe is owned by BCE Inc., based in Montreal, Canada. For more information, visit www.bceteleglobe.com This release contains information about management's view of BCE Teleglobe's future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, competitive developments, risks associated with BCE Teleglobe's growth, the development of the Internet market, regulatory risks and other factors that are discussed in BCE Teleglobe's Annual Information Form and other documents periodically filed with SEC. |
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