Orange Business Services Launches Network Boost, an Integrated Application Performance...

Orange Business Services Launches Network Boost, an Integrated Application Performance Management Solution

Customers Benefit from Network-Based Application SLAs and
Proactive Performance Monitoring
PARIS--(Business Wire)--
To help enterprises further optimize their business applications,
Orange Business Services is launching Network Boost, a network-based
application performance management solution, fully integrated with the
Orange IP VPN. Network Boost prioritizes, accelerates and optimizes
customers' applications and guarantees uptime through stringent
network-based application service level agreements and proactive
performance monitoring.

Network Boost gives businesses a clear understanding of how their
networks are used - by application, site and user group. The solution
allows businesses, regardless of their size or number of worldwide
locations, to manage and prioritize in real time the applications
running on their networks. With Network Boost, businesses can maintain
intelligent networks that continuously adapt to data transmission
volumes and performance demands from new business applications. Orange
proposes multiple options depending on customer need, including:

-- acceleration that compresses data and minimizes network
delays,

-- application monitoring that anticipates network performance
degradation, and

-- self management that allows customers to change their own
application service quality.

With an integrated application performance management solution,
customers benefit from:

-- productivity gain with comprehensive optimization, visibility
and management of its business critical applications

-- worldwide deployment with a single service desk,

-- better control and allocation of network resources with
end-to-end incident management and aligned Guaranteed Time To
Repair service level agreements,

-- better productivity with global evolution planning, and

-- user satisfaction with better quality of service and
homogeneous customer experience, as well as a single bill.

Business Acceleration enhancement

Available in 220 countries and territories, Network Boost is a new
addition to the "Manage" phase of the Business Acceleration suite of
services. Launched in March 2007, Business Acceleration improves
visibility, management and performance of applications through an
optimized global communications infrastructure. The threefold approach
includes:

-- analyze, supplies Business Intelligence, gaining end-to-end
visibility on business-critical applications,

-- manage, ensures efficient and harmonized operation of the
infrastructure and applications, including application
performance optimization, service management and
reporting/SLAs, and

-- optimize, maximizes benefits from the customer's
infrastructure and improves its business applications'
performance.

About Orange

Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's
leading telecommunications operators. France Telecom serves close to
174 million customers in five continents as of June 30, 2008, of which
two thirds are Orange customers. The Group had consolidated sales of
52.9 billion euros in 2007 (26.3 billion euros for the first half
2008). As of June 30, 2008, the Group had 113.8 million mobile
customers and 12.2 million broadband Internet (ADSL) customers.

Launched in June 2005, the NExT program (New Experience in
Telecommunications) will enable the Group to pursue its transformation
as an integrated operator and make France Telecom the benchmark for
new telecommunications services in Europe. In 2006, Orange became the
Group's single brand for Internet, television and mobile services in
the majority of countries where the company operates, and Orange
Business Services the banner for services offered to businesses
worldwide. France Telecom is the number three mobile operator and the
number one provider of broadband Internet services in Europe and one
of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to
multinational companies.

France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris
(compartiment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.

For more information: www.orange.com, www.francetelecom.com,
www.orange-business.com

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in
this material are trade marks of Orange Personal Communications
Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.

Orange Business Services -
Global, Europe and Asia Pacific
Press contacts
Frederic Gielec
+33 1 46 46 2189
frederic.gielec@orange-ftgroup.com
or
Orange Business Services - Americas
Elizabeth Mayeri
+1 212 251 2086
elizabeth.mayeri@orange-ftgroup.com
or
Orange
Bertrand Deronchaine
+33 1 44 44 93 93
bertrand.deronchaine@orange-ftgroup.com
or
Georgina Hart
+44 77 309 896 93
georgina.hart@orange-ftgroup.com
or
Erika Gelinard
+33 1 44 44 93 93
erika.gelinard@orange-ftgroup.com

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