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Equant, Swiss Re Celebrate 10 Years

April 12, 2006 — Telecommunications service provider Equant announced on Tuesday it is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its partnership with reinsurance company Swiss Re.

France Telecom to Acquire Equant

February 10, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Communications services provider Equant (equant.com) announced on Thursday that its largest shareholder, France Telecom, will acquire Equant. The two companies have signed an agreement that will provide France Telecom with all of Equant’s assets in exchange for all of its liabilities (other than certain retained liabilities relating to the Agreement) and approximately 1.26 billion euro in cash.

France Telecom, Equant Talk Acquisition

January 28, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — France Telecom, Equant’s (equant.com) controlling shareholder, proposed last week to acquire the full ownership of Equant’s business, including all assets and liabilities of Equant N.V., followed by a distribution of the purchase price to Equant’s shareholders and the liquidation of those shareholders.

Equant Offers Outsourcing Survey Data

November 29, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Communications service provider Equant (equant.com) said this week that it revealed the findings of IDC research, commissioned by Equant, on IT outsourcing trends during its “Strategic Sourcing for Communications” seminar held last Wednesday in Geneva and attended by senior executives from top multinational companies.

Zeus Appoints New Chief Executive

October 12, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Zeus Technology (zeus.com), a developer of Internet infrastructure solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has appointed Paul Di Leo as chief executive officer. Di Leo will lead the company’s refocusing on application infrastructure management through its new Zeus Extensible Traffic Manager product.

SGS Deploys Equant Messaging

September 16, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Communications infrastructure company Equant (equant.com) announced on Thursday that it has signed a three-year contract with SGS, a verification, testing and certification provider, to implement, host and manage a worldwide messaging system.

Equant Names Chief Financial Officer

September 8, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Equant (equant.com), a provider of global communications infrastructure services for multinational businesses, announced on Wednesday that it had appointmed Benoit Merel to the position of chief financial officer. Starting September 10, 2004, Merel will replace Jacques Kerrest who is leaving Equant to pursue other opportunities.

Lexington Acquires IDC for $20.8M

April 23, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Lexington Corporate Properties Trust (lxp.com), a real estate investment trust, announced on Thursday that it has acquired a two-story office and data center facility in Herndon, Virginia for $20.8 million.

Equant Secures $400 Million Network Deal

February 4, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — France Telecom (francetelecom.com) and its subsidiary Equant (equant.com) announced today that it has added the AXA Group, a provider of financial protection and wealth management services, to its client roster.

Equant Unveils Strategy, Executive Appointments

January 8, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Equant (equant.com), a data and IP network provider, said today that it is unveiling a new expansion strategy and strengthening its international management team.