Equant Selected to Deploy New Messaging Solution

September 16, 2004 - (HostReview.com) - Equant has signed a three-year contract with SGS, the leading company in the verification, testing and certification industry, to implement, host and manage a worldwide messaging system.

This messaging contract, signed in partnership with Microsoft, demonstrates Equant's strategy to develop global, customized and integrated communications services. Equant currently delivers managed messaging solutions to more than 800,000 worldwide corporate users, leveraging the skills of its 500 IT specialists available all over the world.

"SGS will see the benefits of this migration through better end users satisfaction and effectiveness," said Stefan Schnydrig, SGS CIO. "After having analyzed the market through a formal RFP, SGS identified Equant as the preferred global messaging services provider. Their strong technical expertise combined with a very industrialized solution was key to convince SGS to outsource its Messaging infrastructure to Equant."

Before turning to Equant, SGS, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, had a legacy messaging system based on servers deployed worldwide. Equant responded to SGS' request to review their messaging system with a consultative approach where Equant recommended alternative options based on the future business needs of SGS.

SGS, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is the global leader in the inspection, verification, testing and certification industry. SGS operates globally under the SGS brand. SGS operates a network comprised of more than 1,000 offices and laboratories and 37,000 employees with a presence in well over 120 countries. The core services offered by SGS can be divided into three categories

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.