MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- WHEN: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 2:00 p.m. ET LOCATION: Register for this complimentary online event SPEAKERS: Lynda Stadtmueller, Senior Research Analyst, Business Communication Services, Stratecast, a division of Frost & Sullivan; John Landau, Senior Vice President, Global Managed Services, Tata Communications (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) Considering most economists predict that the 2008-2009 economic challenges will continue into 2010, building a better business case to justify IT budgets and spending has become more critical than ever. Key IT influencers and decision makers must pinpoint where ROI is bottoming out, establish a strategic mix of internal and external spending, and devise a strategy to transform their business. By leveraging smart decisions in a new environment fueled by collaborative applications and virtualized data, IT departments can turn the corner on growth. This high-level briefing will enable you to: -- Leverage technology-enabled solutions and learn how to fund new tools by streamlining and cutting costs elsewhere -- Improve performance through managed network and managed WAN optimization services -- Understand how external data center providers can reduce upfront capital costs without sacrificing performance or security -- Reorient business architecture to capitalize on the next phase of growth This briefing will be especially beneficial to: -- C-level executives who are making strategic plans to drive higher technology ROI in 2010 -- Strategic planning teams - IT, operations and network personnel Supporting Quote "The enterprise IT department is struggling to do the impossible: to grow in scope, by supporting new applications and extended networks, while reducing or holding costs. Where mission-critical goals are at stake, IT does not have the luxury to say, 'No.' To meet the challenge, IT has to rethink the old 'truths' about its role - including the use of outsourced and managed services - and step up to a strategic role in shaping the company's future," observes Stadtmueller. Supporting Resources For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Communications Services practice, please visit: http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/svcg.pag/ITTL Registration -- Click here to register for this briefing. -- Receive a recorded version of the briefing anytime by submitting the aforementioned contact details. This is a briefing via web/teleconferencing. Login details will be provided upon successful registration. About Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best in class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company's Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO's Growth Team with disciplined research and best practice models to drive the generation, evaluation and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 35 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com/. About Tata Communications Tata Communications is a leading global provider of a new world of communications. With a leadership position in emerging markets, Tata Communications leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and domain expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver managed solutions to multi-national enterprises, service providers and Indian consumers. The Tata Global Network includes one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than 200 countries across 400 PoPs, and nearly 1 million square feet of data center and collocation space worldwide. Tata Communications' depth and breadth of reach in emerging markets includes leadership in Indian enterprise data services, leadership in global international voice, and strategic investments in operators in South Africa (Neotel), Sri Lanka (Tata Communications Lanka Limited), Nepal (United Telecom Limited), and subject to approval by the Chinese government, China (China Enterprise Communications). Tata Communications Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India and its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. (NYSE:TCL) www.tatacommunications.com Contact: Jake Wengroff Frost & Sullivan +1.210.247.3806 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Frost & Sullivan CONTACT: Jake Wengroff of Frost & Sullivan, +1-210-247-3806, Web Site: http://www.frost.com/

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