Boardwatch Insider Profiles The Leading Players in One of the Hottest Sectors In Communications Services - International IP VPNs NEW YORK, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Boardwatch Insider (http://www.boardwatch.com/insider), a subscription research service of Boardwatch (http://www.boardwatch.com/), the leading site for the analysis of telecom software, services, and strategy, today announced this month's research report, "International IP VPNs: Goodbye Hype, Hello Reality," which profiles the leading players in the growing cross-border IP virtual private network (VPN) services market. "Goodbye Hype, Hello Reality" explains why the market has shifted from hyperbole to signed contracts and increasingly rapid enterprise uptake, with some service providers finding that more than 80 percent of customer tenders incorporate an IP VPN service. Thousands of enterprise users are already experiencing the benefits that technologies such as multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), broadband access, and voice over IP (VOIP) can deliver. So which service providers stand to gain from this sea change? And why has the tide turned in favor of these IP networks? These questions, and many more, are answered in this 17-page report. The public companies profiled in the report are: AT&T Corp. (NYSE:T); BT Group plc (NYSE:BTY) (LONDON: BTA) ; Cable & Wireless plc (NYSE:CWP); Equant NV (NYSE: ENT; Paris: EQU); Infonet Services Corp. (NYSE:IN); NTT Group (NYSE:NTT); and Vanco Group Ltd. (LSE:VAN). Companies currently under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection that feature in this report are: WorldCom Inc., currently conducting its business under the name MCI; and Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. The new report is available as part of an annual subscription to the monthly Boardwatch Insider, which is priced at $950. The annual subscription includes 12 monthly issues and access to all archived reports. To subscribe or to get more information, go to: http://www.boardwatch.com/insider. About Light Reading Light Reading launched in February 2000. Its Website, http://www.lightreading.com/, delivers free, timely, and entertaining in-depth analysis of optical networking developments and now has more than 850,000 monthly unique users. Profitable from its inception, Light Reading has rapidly gained a reputation as required reading for anybody associated with next- generation Internet technology. About Boardwatch Insider Boardwatch Insider is an electronic research service of Light Reading. It provides supplemental and time-sensitive analysis to investors and service provider leaders, through an independent, opinionated look at industry trends. An annual subscription is available for $950. For more information, or to subscribe, go to http://www.boardwatch.com/insider. Contact: Blythe Teed Light Reading 212-925-0020 x106 DATASOURCE: Boardwatch Insider CONTACT: Blythe Teed of Light Reading, +1-212-925-0020 ext. 106, Web site: http://www.lightreading.com/ http://www.boardwatch.com/insider http://www.boardwatch.com/

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