AT&T Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Managed Security...

AT&T Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Managed
Security Services

DALLAS, April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T* today announced that leading
industry analyst firm Gartner, Inc. has positioned AT&T in the leaders
quadrant of its "Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America" report.(1)

The Magic Quadrant measures vendors on their ability to execute and their
completeness of vision and was developed as a guide for enterprises evaluating
Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs). According to the Gartner report,
the service providers in the Leaders quadrant have significant mind share
among enterprises looking to buy a MSS from pure-play security services
vendors, and they generally receive positive reports on service and
performance from Gartner clients. Vendors in the Leaders quadrant are
typically appropriate options for enterprises requiring frequent interaction
with the MSSP for analyst expertise and advice, portal-based correlation and
workflow support, and flexible reporting options.

For the purposes of this report, Gartner defines "managed security services"
as the "remote management or monitoring of IT security information, assets and
processes where the delivery of those services is via remote security
operations centers, not through on-site personnel."

"We are honored that Gartner has positioned AT&T in the Leaders quadrant for
managed security service providers," said Roman Pacewicz, senior vice
president, strategy and application services, AT&T Business Solutions. "Our
portfolio of managed security offerings is important in fulfilling
AT&T's goal of providing business customers of all sizes around the world with
sophisticated tools to protect their vital network infrastructure."

AT&T's portfolio of Security and Business Continuity Services helps customers
assess vulnerabilities, protect infrastructure, detect attacks and respond to
suspicious activities and events. Visit www.att.com/security for more
information on AT&T security offerings.

To view current recognition from Gartner including the Gartner Magic Quadrant
for MSSPs report, visit http://www.corp.att.com/awards/analysts/gartner.html.

* AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and
affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with
permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace
at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how
certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by
Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in
the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those
vendors placed in the Leaders quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely
as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner
disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research,
including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose.

(1) Gartner Research "Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America" by Kelly M.
Kavanagh, John Pescatore, 16 April, 2009

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings
are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services, the
nation's fastest 3G network and the best wireless coverage worldwide, and the
nation's leading high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic
markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales
leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T
brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As
part of their three-screen integration strategy, AT&T operating companies are
expanding their TV entertainment offerings. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1
in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE(R) magazine's list of the
World's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the
products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is
available at http://www.att.com.

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SOURCE AT&T Inc.

Vijoy Rao, +1-314-982-7745, vrao@attnews.us, or Melissa Mirabile,
+1-212-453-2327, mmirabile@attnews.us, both for AT&T Inc.