Cable&Wireless Worldwide Selects Cisco's Unified Computing System for its Enterprise Cloud Computing Platform

UK Enterprise Cloud Computing Platform Hosted Within the Wide Area Network

LONDON, September 29, 2010 - Cable&Wireless Worldwide has selected Cisco's Unified Computing System
(UCS) as its next-generation data centre platform to deliver an enterprise
cloud computing solution held within the Wide Area Network (WAN). Accessed
through C&W Worldwide's next-generation network, it is specifically designed
to facilitate the security, compliance, control and availability requirements
of enterprises. Initially available for customer pilots, the full solution
will be launched later this year.

Tom Stockwell, Business Manager at C&W Worldwide comments; "Cloud
computing is arguably the most significant change happening in the operating
and cost model for IT infrastructures and so far enterprises have been unable
to take advantage of the agility it can provide. This collaboration with
Cisco will help large organisations and multinational companies evolve and
virtualise while addressing concerns around service levels, security,
management and compliance."

By combining dedicated virtualised environments with enterprise cloud
computing, C&W Worldwide's customers will be able to make the most out of the
cost and performance benefits it will offer for day-to-day operations and on
a project-by-project basis. Cloud computing can also help enterprise clients
looking to extend or rationalise their IT infrastructure over time. Overall
the platform will enable IT departments to:

    - Facilitate a secure cloud computing platform
    - Cut hardware costs
    - Improve power and cooling efficiency
    - Enable better server management and flexibility
    - Create a shared IT infrastructure
    - Enhance disaster recovery and business continuity

C&W Worldwide's cloud computing solution is an extension of its data
centre management and virtualised hosting services portfolio that is used by
many enterprise and public sector customers. Delivered on a virtualised
platform across multiple UK data centres, it offers customers flexibility and
control to create virtual computing systems for everyday operations and
quickly scale up as and when they are needed to meet demanding timescales for
new projects.

Wendy Mars, Director of Data Centre and Virtualisation, European Markets
at Cisco concludes; "We are working very closely with C&W Worldwide to offer
'on-demand' services for enterprises with Cisco's UCS platform as an integral
part of the architecture. This strategic relationship enables enterprise
customers to benefit from Cisco's UCS technology with its optimised
performance for running virtual environments and C&W Worldwide's extensive
experience at managing data centres and delivering managed hosting services."

About Cable&Wireless Worldwide

Cable&Wireless Worldwide (LSE: CW.) aims to be the first-choice provider
of mission critical communications. The Company is one of the world's leading
critical communication providers delivering a range of high-quality managed
voice, data and IP-based services and applications to large corporates,
multinational companies, governments, carrier customers and resellers across
the UK, Asia Pacific, India, Middle East & Africa, Continental Europe and
North America.

In the UK, Cable&Wireless Worldwide owns the country's largest fibre
network dedicated to business users of telecoms reaching 20,500km in length,
and providing ubiquitous UK access through a combination of fibre, digital,
microwave, radio and leased circuits. The network has presence in more than
400 towns and cities in the UK, with 802 unbundled exchanges covering 55% of
the population.

On an international scale, Cable&Wireless Worldwide's global
next-generation network (NGN) stretches to more than 500,000km, including
interests in 69 global cable systems, and provides connectivity to 153
countries. The Company's Multi-Service Platform, an IP-based next-generation
platform that operates across the NGN, offers a single environment on which
voice and data applications can be converged to drive business efficiencies.
The network is uniquely designed with inbuilt resilience and the capability
to re-route traffic across diverse paths in the event of failure of one or
more paths, particularly at the international level.

With more than 6,300 colleagues globally, Cable&Wireless Worldwide is
committed to delivering exceptional customer service and developing long term
partnerships with its customers.

    To find out more, please visit www.cw.com

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