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Siemens and Global Crossing UK Extend Agreement for Next Generation Communications
London - June 20, 2006 -- Siemens Communications and Global Crossing (UK) have today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop and market a range of managed services hosted on Siemens' award-winning HiPath 8000 Softswitch platform. These hosted services will be targeted at both public sector and commercial organisations in the UK, and will enable cost effective customer access to the clear benefits of converged IP-based next generation communications.
This agreement builds on the successful partnership between Siemens and Global Crossing in the UK, focusing on providing innovative communication solutions for Government departments since 1996. In 2004 Siemens and Global Crossing successfully partnered to supply and deliver the IP-enabled telephony solution which enables flexible working for more than 110,000 users in HM Government departments. This deployment resulted in Siemens Communications' being awarded the UK's highest profile award for business, the 2006 Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation.
"This agreement is further evidence of Siemens' and Global Crossing's commitment to further strengthening a partnership committed to delivering innovative business solutions," explains David Leighton, Marketing Director, Siemens Communications. "Fully open standard IP telephony will allow organisations to enhance their business capabilities and move to an efficient cost structure. The HiPath 8000 is the world leader in delivering secure, managed communications and is a core component of LifeWorks, Siemens' vision of creating a highly collaborative communications environment based on true open standards."
Phil Metcalf, managing director of Global Crossing UK, said: "This next phase of our 10-year relationship with Siemens clearly underlines our joint commitment to evolve the services we provide to our extensive base of managed service customers. This agreements taps into our vast experience in meeting the government sector's evolving need for converged, IP-based communications to bring a hosted VoIP solution to a wider set of customers, including local government and corporate users."
ABOUT SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS
The Siemens Communications Group is one of the largest players in the global telecommunications industry. The company offers a full-line portfolio of innovative solutions for voice and data communication. Its comprehensive offerings range from devices right through to complex network infrastructures and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. It is the largest Group within the Siemens organization and operates in more than 160 countries around the world. In fiscal 2005 (September 30), its 54,500-strong workforce posted sales of over 13 billion euros.
ABOUT LIFEWORKS
LifeWorks is Siemens' award-winning strategic vision for communications. Siemens has created LifeWorks to address today's fragmented communications landscape by delivering a uniform user experience based on secure open standards. By integrating communications across multiple protocols, networks and devices, LifeWorks creates a unified domain which enables seamless collaboration and access to critical information, irrespective of geographical location.
Siemens is delivering on the LifeWorks vision today and has combined its extensive knowledge and experience as a leading ICT solutions provider to satisfy the current and future communication requirements of carriers, enterprises and end users.
ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING
Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC) provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects more than 300 cities in 28 countries worldwide, and delivers services to more than 600 cities in 60 countries and 6 continents around the globe. The company's global sales and support model matches the network footprint and, like the network, delivers a consistent customer experience worldwide.
Global Crossing IP services are global in scale, linking the world's enterprises, governments and carriers with customers, employees and partners worldwide in a secure environment that is ideally suited for IP-based business applications, allowing e-commerce to thrive. The company offers a full range of managed data and voice products including Global Crossing IP VPN Service, Global Crossing Managed Services and Global Crossing VoIP services, to 36 percent of the Fortune 500, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs.
Please visit www.globalcrossing.com for more information about Global Crossing.
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Statements in this press release about expected future events and financial results are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially, including risks referenced from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Global Crossing undertakes no duty to update information contained in this press release or in other public disclosures at any time.
CONTACT GLOBAL CROSSING:
Press Contact
Mish Desmidt
Europe
+ 44 (0) 1256 732 866
EuropePR@globalcrossing.com
Analysts/Investors Contact
Laurinda Pang
+ 1 800 836 0342
glbc@globalcrossing.com
CONTACT SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS:
Press Contact
Neil Jessiman or Paul Nolan
Companycare Communications
0118 9395900
siemens@companycare.com
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