Infonet Expands Cisco Powered Network Service Portfolio in the European Region

Business Wire, March 13, 2001

Business Editors

BRUSSELS, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2001

Expanded Portfolio of Intranet and Internet Services

Offers Infonet's Clients High Levels of

Performance, Quality, Security and Reliability

Infonet Services Corporation (NYSE:IN)(FSE:IN), a leading provider of global communications services for multinationals, has added four new Internet Protocol (IP) services to its portfolio of Cisco Powered Network services delivered in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

These latest Cisco Powered Network designations include Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Internet connection services for multinational enterprises, as well as Web hosting and Internet wholesale services.

The Cisco Powered Network designation recognizes the company's expanded range of end-to-end managed network services built using Cisco's networking equipment, adding to the existing Cisco Powered Network status of Infonet's global IP intranet service.

"The Cisco Powered Network designation signals to clients that Infonet has created an opportunity to deliver four additional IP services over high-performance, secure and reliable Cisco networking equipment," said Larry Lang, Cisco's Vice President of Service Provider Marketing.

Infonet's expanding range of IP services allows globalizing businesses to deploy increasingly sophisticated enterprise systems while also expanding and simplifying their access to international clients and suppliers.

Infonet has been building global IP networks using Cisco technology since 1991. Infonet will work to extend Cisco Powered Network status to its IP services in data, Application Service Provision and voice.

"Cisco's industry-leading technology helps us deliver an increasingly sophisticated range of high-quality, secure e-business solutions to our multinational clients -- the importance of which intensifies as private and public networking becomes fundamental to enterprise computing systems," says Tom Whidden, Vice President Marketing for Infonet.

Use of the Cisco Powered Network mark is approved on an individual basis for each service. Cisco Systems' range of routers is a global standard for Infonet's IP services in customer premises and for connection to Infonet's global backbone, delivering globally managed networks for over 2,600 multinational clients worldwide.

As a Cisco Powered Network, Infonet will be able to participate in joint marketing and technology-sharing activities with Cisco.

About Infonet

Infonet Services Corporation is an innovative leader in providing value-added global communications services to multinational corporations.

Powering the enterprise-wide communications initiatives of more than 2,600 multinationals, Infonet provides a comprehensive portfolio of network-based solutions including Managed Access (Wireless/Remote, Satellite); Intranet (Frame Relay, IP); Broadband (ATM, MultiMedia); Internet (Transit, iVPNs); and Application Services (Call Centre, Messaging, Collaboration, Wireless, and Web Hosting).

Infonet is a pioneer in providing multinationals with The Intelligent Edge in Global Communications(TM) -- a unique service solution based on its patent-pending process that models and optimizes the complex relationship between application and network performance.

Winner of the World Communication Awards 2000 for "Best Customer Care" and "Best Carrier," Infonet owns and operates The World Network(R), accessible from more than 180 countries, and provides local service support in more than 60 countries and territories.

Founded in 1970, Infonet's stock is traded on the New York and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges under the symbol IN. Additional information about the company is available at www.infonet.com.

Safe Harbor Statement: Infonet may have made forward-looking statements in this release. These projections are based on information available to the company as of the date of this release and Infonet undertakes no duty to update the information to take account of later events. Risk factors investors should take into account that might affect results include: strength of the market for Infonet products and services, competition, the timely transitioning of new business opportunities to Infonet's network and the effect of currency fluctuation. Investors should refer to risk factors elaborated on in Infonet's 10K, 10-Qs and other recent filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These documents are available through the investor relations portion of Infonet's Web site at www.infonet.com.