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AT&T Business Solutions Positioned in Analyst Firm's Leaders Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers

Posted on: Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 08:30 CST

DALLAS, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Business Solutions today announced that leading industry analyst firm Gartner, Inc. has positioned it in the Leaders Quadrant in their latest report for global network service providers(1).

The Gartner Magic Quadrant report offers a visual snapshot of a market's direction, maturity and participants. In the report, Gartner evaluates vendors of global network service providers on the basis of completeness of vision and ability to execute.

AT&T Business Solutions was also positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in the recently published reports for Pan European(2) and U.S. based(3) network service providers.

"We are delighted with our position in the Leaders Quadrant in the Global, Pan European and U.S. based Network Service Providers reports. We believe this reaffirms our continued investment in and commitment to the global marketplace. AT&T Business Solutions provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that harnesses our IP leadership and mobility capabilities to deliver compelling business solutions to our customers around the globe," said Ron Spears, CEO, AT&T Business Solutions.

"Our drive to seamlessly deliver high-quality managed application services across wired and wireless networks, with the quality, security and professional services our customers expect from AT&T Business Solutions, will continue to drive future enhancements to our core portfolio."

In the United States and around the world AT&T Business Solutions delivers to the business marketplace innovative services designed to help customers manage the complexity of their applications across their enterprises and provide them to employees anywhere, any time.

To view current recognition from Gartner including this Gartner report, visit http://www.corp.att.com/awards/analysts/gartner.html

(1) Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers" by Neil Rickard, Robert F. Mason January 23, 2009

(2) Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Pan-European Network Service Providers" by Neil Rickard, Katja Ruud, December 9, 2008

(3) Gartner "Magic Quadrant for U.S. Network Service Providers, 1H08 " by T. Chamberlin, R. Mason, J. Pultz, April 2, 2008

About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrants are copyrighted 2008 and 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and are 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.

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 2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE(R) magazine's lists of the World's Most Admired Companies and America'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.

(C) 2009 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE AT&T Inc.

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