ATDI and Devoteam have signed a partnership agreement
ATDI announce the signing of a partnership agreement with Devoteam, a telecom and Internet technology consultancy firm for meeting the growing demand for European fixed and mobile telecommunications engineering services.

Paris, July 2001

This partnership focuses on the train-ing and certification of Devoteam consultants in the use of ATDI's key software, ICS Telecom, a reference tool dedicated to the planning and optimization of analog or digital terrestrial radio networks.

This cooperation is based on:

• commitment to quality,
• the development of expertise.

Devoteam intends to develop its expertise in consultancy regarding radio commu- nications network planning on the reference software, chiefly in the field of wireless local loop (WLL). This expertise will be able to be offered by Devoteam and ATDI, to their clients and partners.

ATDI is embarking on a program of training in the use of ICS Telecom for network planning, and more specifically of the WLL and microwave type. This program will be accompanied by a certification of skills at the conclusion of the training and will give rise to the issue of a yearly renewable certificate.

«The partnership signed between our two companies will enable the users of ICS Telecom to rely on a fund of additional skilled resources capable of effectively ensuring planning assignments with our tool» David Missud, the Deputy Managing Director of ATDI was delighted to say.>

«This agreement forms part of Devoteam's strategy of developing its expertise in the carrier segments of the market. We plan on the first certified Devoteam consultants being operational as of next September», declared Godefroy de Bentzmann, Co-CEO of Devoteam.