Infonet Services Corp. IN (FSE:IN), a leading provider of global communications services for multinationals, today announced the global expansion of its newest business unit, Infonet Consulting.

Through the addition of skilled professionals in key markets, Infonet Consulting will now offer enhanced network-based consulting solutions for multinational enterprises in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, in addition to its existing presence in North America.

This month, Infonet Consulting is opening its doors in Newbury, Berkshire, England, with a staff of seasoned executives with years of network consulting experience. This office will support multinational enterprises located throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Another office, strategically located in Sydney, Australia, will support the Asia-Pacific region, completing a worldwide network of consulting professionals uniquely equipped to meet the growing needs of new and existing multinationals.

Besides North America, these offices are among the first centralized operations for regions where Infonet handles consulting engagements. As the new consulting unit continues to expand, company officials expect to add professional resources and local offices to support the anticipated growth.

The global expansion of Infonet Consulting corresponds to market conditions where more than ever, multinationals seek maximum value from their IT investments. In response, Infonet has managed to strategically leverage its global network and customer demand to enhance service capabilities and expand its consulting offerings.

In addition, with the company's patent-pending Network Analysis Program (NAP), Infonet Consulting can provide predictable and measurable application to network performance to ensure optimum user access of data among employees, business partners, vendors and customers.

"Infonet Consulting is in a unique position to offer independent global value-added services," said Jim Timmons, vice president and general manager, Infonet Consulting. "We believe that a company's IT strategy should be linked to its strategic goals and objectives in order to achieve business success. Our consulting professionals utilize this approach to deliver the highest level of service and expertise needed to guarantee the best network performance."

Infonet Consulting leverages the company's unique and patent-pending methodology to assess a multinational's IT investments and systems before significant financial outlay. In short, Infonet Consulting helps companies align their technological capabilities and strategic goals through a process that maximizes the return on investment (ROI) via its ROI Solution Builder. Through the company's Lifecycle approach, Infonet Consulting provides services that ensure efficiency and scalability over time.

Infonet Consulting's philosophy centers around Infonet's Application-Defined Networking (ADN), a revolutionary approach geared toward optimizing the performance of enterprise applications on the network. And in addition, the previously mentioned NAP and ROI Solution builder toolsets are just part of broader consulting service capabilities that include: network assessment, application to network modeling, network design and tuning, and security services.

With this combination of technology tools and professional expertise, Infonet Consulting provides true end-to-end solutions for multinationals delivering optimal application to network performance.