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Smiths Group expects savings following agreement with AT&T

Telecomworldwire, Sept 18, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-18 September 2008-Smiths Group expects savings following agreement with AT&T(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) and Smiths Group plc (LSE:SMIN) announced today that the technology group has selected AT&T as its world-wide communications provider in a deal that Smiths expect to generate savings of USD5m per year over the five year agreement.

Connectivity will be provided by AT&T to approximately 400 Smiths locations in 50 countries as well as support for communications services and applications to 22,000 Smiths employees worldwide. Services from AT&T will include mobility, managed security, hosting, video conferencing, consulting, voice services and remote access for travelling users.

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Work to migrate Smiths Group on to the AT&T network is now underway and is expected to be completed by January 2009. No financial details of the agreement were disclosed.

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