GC, Albanet Partner

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC - News) announced today a channel partner agreement with the Albanet Group, one of Scotland's leading IT services companies with a Europe-wide reputation for providing clients with high quality network management systems and solutions, together with a range of professional business applications, software and ICT support services. Global Crossing's Channel Partner Program is a key part of Global Crossing's indirect strategy, providing a virtual sales force capable of attracting significant numbers of customers.

A common dedication to providing high-end customer support and advanced IP solutions to their customers makes for a strong partnership between the two companies. The Albanet Group and Global Crossing will work collaboratively on providing solutions to customers who need both IT services and network connectivity. The Albanet Group has clients in a variety of industry sectors including government, manufacturing, retail, financial services, education, tourism and SME market places.

"This partnership with Global Crossing enables us to offer our customers high-performance, secure, converged IP services backed by a state-of-the-art network over which we can provide the IT solutions and our NetQuest network management solutions to meet their business needs," said Iain Clark, managing director of the Albanet Group. "Global Crossing's worldwide IP-based network also makes it possible for us to expand our business into Europe."

Enterprises are increasingly transitioning to converged IP environments as advanced features, greater flexibility and lower total cost of ownership become the new buying imperatives. This partnership enables the Albanet Group's customers to leverage Global Crossing's fully interoperable service portfolio, running over a global IP network, and backed by industry-leading customer satisfaction scores and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

"Channel partnerships are a key part of our go-to-market strategy, enabling us to serve, both directly and indirectly, enterprises requiring IP services on a global scale," said Phil Metcalf, managing director of Global Crossing UK. "Joining forces with the Albanet Group allows us to bring our vision of committed service, advanced technology and the ability to solve business problems to a greater range of customers. We're delighted to have entered into this relationship."

Global Crossing Holdings Ltd.