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Tata Communications becomes first Asian service provider to launch this Unique, life-like virtual meeting solution

New Delhi, India (BUSINESS WIRE) - Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, announced today the launch of its global TelePresence network service, which has achieved Cisco Certified TelePresence Connection status. Cisco TelePresence is an innovative, realistic virtual meeting solution that creates unique, "in-person" experiences allowing real-time, face-to-face communication over a converged IP network. It delivers life-size images, ultra-high-definition video (1080 p), spatial audio and a specially designed environment to create a "room within a room" meeting space.

Cisco TelePresence is transforming the way organizations conduct business. Companies can utilize the TelePresence solution to enhance collaboration, make decisions faster, improve cross-cultural communications, scale scarce resources and move products to market faster. Tata Communications is the first Asian service provider to achieve Cisco Certified TelePresence Connection status enabling the delivery of the Cisco TelePresence solution.

The Cisco certification program for TelePresence services provides businesses with an added level of confidence, which providers such as Tata Communications can deliver the capabilities needed for an optimal TelePresence experience. The Cisco TelePresence certification process goes beyond static service measurement of network performance. It adds leading practices based on current industry standards for network architecture, management and performance including measurement, staff, processes and tools. These are audited regularly to help ensure that service providers are committed and able to offer an optimal Telepresence experience providing customers with robust, end-to-end communication solutions that meet their business needs today and into the future.

"With our unparalleled global reach into India, the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific regions as well as our strength on key international routes, Tata Communications is uniquely poised to serve the needs of customers who wish to use TelePresence to facilitate richer communications." said Vinod Kumar, President, Global Data and Mobility Solutions.

"We are pleased to have reached this significant milestone in our growing relationship with Tata Communications," said Rajesh Chainani, Vice President ? Service Provider, Cisco. "The Cisco Telepresence solution is best delivered over a Cisco Certified TelePresence Connection taking advantage of Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture and innovative technology to deliver a highly scalable and secure solution."

John Landau, Senior Vice President, Global Managed Services, Tata Communications commenting on the company's newest achievement said, "This is a testament to the performance of our global MPLS capability, and is the first step to a rich range of TelePresence Managed Services which Tata Communications will be rolling out in the coming months."
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About Tata Communications

Tata Communications Limited along with its global subsidiaries (Tata Communications) is a leading global provider of the new world of communications. The company leverages its Tata Global Network, vertical intelligence and leadership in emerging markets, to deliver value-driven, globally managed solutions to the Fortune 1000 and mid-sized enterprises, service providers and consumers.

The Tata Communications portfolio includes transmission, IP, converged voice, mobility, managed network connectivity, hosted data center, communications solutions and business transformation services to global and Indian enterprises & service providers as well as, broadband and content services to Indian consumers. The Tata Global Network encompasses one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, connectivity to more than 200 countries across 300 PoPs and more than one million square feet data center space.

Tata Communications serves its customers from its offices in 80 cities in 40 countries worldwide. Tata Communications has a strategic investment in South African operator Neotel, providing the company with a strong anchor to build an African footprint.

The number one global international wholesale voice operator and number one provider of International Long Distance, Enterprise Data and Internet Services in India, the company was named "Best Wholesale Carrier" at the World Communications Awards in 2006 and was named the "Best Pan-Asian Wholesale Provider" at the 2007 Capacity Magazine Global Wholesale
Telecommunications Awards for the second consecutive year.

Becoming the leading integrated provider to drive and deliver a new world of communications, Tata Communications became the unified global brand for VSNL, VSNL International, Teleglobe, Tata Indicom Enterprise Business Unit and CIPRIS on February 13, 2008.

Tata Communications Ltd. is a part of the $29 billion Tata Group; it 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).
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Forward-looking and cautionary statementsCertain words and statements in this release concerning Tata Communications and its prospects, and other statements including those relating to Tata Communications' expected financial position, business strategy, the future development of Tata Communications' operations and the general economy in India, are forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including financial, regulatory and environmental, as well as those relating to industry growth and trend projections, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Tata Communications, or industry results, to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, among others, failure to increase the volume of traffic on Tata Communications' network, failure to develop new products and services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins, failure to successfully complete commercial testing of new technology and information systems to support new products and services, including voice transmission services, failure to stabilize or reduce the rate of price compression on certain of the company's communications services, failure to integrate strategic acquisitions and changes in government policies or regulations of India and, in particular, changes relating to the administration of Tata Communications' industry, and, in general, the economic, business and credit conditions in India. Additional factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, many of which are not in Tata Communications' control, include, but are not limited to, those risk factors discussed in Tata Communications' various filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Tata Communications is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements.

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University of Adelaide gains nearly 100 % network visibility

Complete Visibility from StealthWatch Improves Network Availability and Security

Atlanta, GA. (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Lancope(R), Inc., the provider of the StealthWatch(TM) System, the most widely used network behavior analysis (NBA) and response solution, today announced that the University of Adelaide is using StealthWatch to gain 100 percent insight into routed network traffic in order to identify anomalies such as worms and interface congestion.

The University network is comprised of approximately 1,000 infrastructure devices with nearly 10,000 hosts active on the network at any given time. The StealthWatch System analyzes NetFlow traffic information from the University's 25 Cisco routers to provide a detailed view of activity. With StealthWatch, the University is able to quickly and easily investigate potential issues related to security, network operations and applications.

"A NetFlow analysis tool of some sort is a 'must have' for any network and security operations team, and StealthWatch is the product to consider if you demand the best technology available," said Lindsay Whitbread, network operation and information security team leader for the University of Adelaide. "Like using a mobile phone, once you've seen StealthWatch in action, you'll wonder how you possibly lived without it."

Currently, the University is relying on StealthWatch in the following capacities:
-- Information Security - The University's information security specialists use StealthWatch to detect network traffic anomalies and/or intrusion attempts. StealthWatch has enabled security staff to block hosts scanning the University network for vulnerabilities- preventing security breaches before damage can occur.
-- Network Operations - Through NetFlow collection and SNMP polling, StealthWatch provides a single view of every network port on critical devices. The University's network operations staff can detect interface congestion immediately and easily
investigate the root causes behind network events.
-- Application Administration - StealthWatch helps the University's application administrators quickly investigate the network connections associated with a server, which is performing unexpectedly. Via StealthWatch, administrators use NetFlow data to fully understand the network behavior of a server before, during and after an incident.

"Before StealthWatch, we invested significant time and resources developing scripts to create NetFlow reports and to identify important network events," said Whitbread. "Only one staff member could drive the system, which often meant missing important network incidents until some time after an event occurred. With StealthWatch in place, several people can effectively analyze NetFlow information in real time without requiring specialized training."

The University imports Cisco PIX firewall logs into the StealthWatch Management Console to give operations staff additional network behavior data. It also uses the StealthWatch IDentity-1000 (ID-1000) appliance to associate users with corresponding IP addresses to help network operations staff quickly identify individuals responsible for suspect network activity.

"StealthWatch has dramatically increased our network visibility," said Whitbread. "We've gone from analyzing 10 percent of network connections to 95 percent or higher. Tasks which we used to avoid because of the effort required, are now performed quickly and efficiently using StealthWatch."

User interface was a key consideration in the University's search for an NBA solution. "The tabbed layout in the StealthWatch GUI gives us an intuitive way to run several reports in parallel, so we can quickly and easily verify all aspects of a network incident, including the behavior of key hosts, historical incidents of a similar nature and other trends," said Whitbread. "The StealthWatch GUI will always be a clear advantage over the competition."

"The University of Adelaide already recognized the value ofNetFlow data for improving security, network and application performance," said David Schwickerath, VP International Field Operations for Lancope. "As a sophisticated user, the University has harnessed the power of the StealthWatch System to achieve real bottom-line benefits like decreased user downtime, better data security and greater IT staff
efficiency."

About Lancope

Lancope(R), Inc. is the provider of the StealthWatch(TM) System, the most widely used network behavior analysis (NBA)and response solution that unifies behavior-based anomaly detection and network optimization capabilities to protect critical information assets and ensure network performance by preventing costly downtime, repair and loss of reputation.

StealthWatch streamlines security and network operations into one process, reduces time and resources, and eliminates the costs and complexity associated with non-integrated point products. Both OPSEC and Common Criteria-certified, StealthWatch received the 2008 and 2007 Global Excellence Award in NBA and was named Best of Show at Interop2006.

Defending the networks of Global 2000 organizations, academic institutions and government entities, StealthWatch protects hundreds of enterprise customers worldwide, more than all direct competitors combined. A contributing member of the Trusted Computing Group, Lancope also partners with fellow best-of-breed solution providers through its Technology Alliance Program, which includes Cisco Systems, Foundry Networks, IBM Tivoli, Check Point, TippingPoint, ArcSight andA10 Networks. Lancope is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
For more information, call 888-419-1462 or visit www.lancope.com

(C) 2008 Lancope, Inc. All rights reserved. Lancope(R), StealthWatch(TM) and other trademarks are registered or unregistered trademarks of Lancope, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. StealthWatch is covered by U.S. Patent Nos. 7,290,283 and 7,185,368 and other U.S. and foreign patents pending.

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