Recent tariff reductions will further increase penetration
rates, which although low, have shown significant rates of growth. GXS powers more GS1-certified data pools than any
other service provider worldwide. In addition to the nine countries in
the Middle East and Mediterranean region, GXS supports data pools for
GS1 organizations in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand,
Russia, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.

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Celtel provides services to
6 million subscribers in 13 countries."
"The development of the MEMA Data Pool addresses a pressing need
to make GDS more accessible in the Middle East and Mediterranean
regions , important constituencies of the world trading community,"
said Gene Alvarez, vice president for META Group.
Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md.

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Changes that are taking place include:
Two mobile operators, MTC-Vodafone and Etisalat have made significant
moves in expanding outside of Middle East markets. These factors include technological developments,
customer demand, trading partner participation and network
availability.

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DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http: //www. As a result,
more than 6,000 manufacturers, distributors and retailers across
Egypt, Jordan , Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia
and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be able to synchronize their
product data with trading partners anywhere in the world.

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New providers include Israel's three GSM
operators, Turkcell and two new iDEN operators in Jordan and Saudi Arabia;
This report on the "Middle East" provides information on Bahrain, Iran,
Iraq, Israel, Jordan , Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria,
Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

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"We 've supported the development of data pools for GS1
organizations throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas,
and, as a result, we appreciate how important the management and
distribution of quality data is to the global supply chain," said Ross
Curtis, GXS senior vice president of worldwide field operations.

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The data pool will put the region's retail community on
a level playing field with their counterparts around the world. "The
benefits that synchronized data bring to a business, especially in
such a globally competitive landscape, are immeasurable. For more information visit
our Web site at www.

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newscom. Organizations worldwide, including over
half of the Fortune 500 , leverage the GXS Trading Grid(SM) to achieve
the perfect balance of supply and demand., GXS provides sales and support
to businesses and their partners worldwide.

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MTC-Vodafone acquired
pan-African mobile operator Celtel in March 2005.
Push-to-Talk takes (PTT) off -- There will be a total of seven operators
providing PTT services by mid-2005.

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Research and Markets: More Competition Among Telecom Market in Middle Eastern Countries

Each country is represented by its own
chapter, comprehensively covering the key areas of interest including:

-- Key trends
-- Market overview
-- Regulatory environment
-- Major fixed network operators
-- Telecommunications infrastructure
-- Public data communications services
-- Internet
-- Broadband networks and services
-- Content and e-Services
-- Wireless communications
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For more information visit
http://www. Actual
results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes
in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and
regulatory factors.

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"GXS has provided our organizations the opportunity to ensure our
collective members have access to the industry's leading GDS
standards-based technology," said David Calleja -Urry, chairman of GS1
Malta.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
Middle Eastern countries are beginning to move towards less government
involvement and greater competition in their telecoms markets, often
encouraged by World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership requirements. UAE's Etisalat entered into a strategic
partnership with West African mobile operator Atlantique Telecom and acquired
a 50% stake in the group in April 2005.com
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Deploying a GS1-certified data pool will help guarantee that our
markets are attractive to global retail operators , and that our local
retailers can quickly implement industry-best practices to remain
competitive . Never before
has a group of countries pooled resources together to deliver a single
data pool .gxs.

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About GXS

GXS (Global eXchange Services) is a leading worldwide provider of
B2B e-commerce solutions that simplify and enhance business process
integration and collaboration.

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Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
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Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia
and United Arab Emirates to Benefit from
Global Data Synchronization (GDS)

GXS, a leading provider of B2B e-commerce solutions, today
announced it has signed an agreement with nine GS1 member
organizations in the Middle East and Mediterranean (MEMA) region to
develop and manage the world's first shared data pool. An
agreement was reached with GXS to deploy a shared regional data pool
based upon GXS Data Pool Manager. "Our unique partnership with GXS will quickly and efficiently
provide our combined organizations with a working regional data pool. Now thanks to this new cooperative attitude , we are one
step further to developing a true GDSN, where no country will be too
small to participate . "The creation of
regional data pool solutions is vital to enabling manufacturers,
distributors and retailers to seamlessly trade information with
partners worldwide, bringing the B2B information exchange market one
step closer to achieving a truly global supply chain."

About GS1

GS1 develops global supply chain standards and solutions used by
over one million companies for bar coding , electronic business
messaging, data synchronization and through the EPCglobal Network,
radio frequency identification.

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GXS to Develop Industry's First Regional Data Pool across Middle East and Mediterranean Region

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(Logo: http://www.
In a unique arrangement, the MEMA group of nine countries decided
to share the benefits of building a regional GS1-certified data pool,
leveraging economies of scale to benefit their member communities.com

All products and services mentioned are trademarks of their
respective companies.
These statements are based on management's current expectations and
are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.

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Broadband is becoming more prevalent and is now available in most Middle
East countries. GXS will work with each country to
ensure the application supports unique individual country
requirements.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes certain "forward-looking statements " within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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"
The certified Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) data pool
will allow item information from international suppliers , using other
approved data pools, to be synchronized with the region's retailers,
making worldwide trade easier and more efficient.

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com/reports/c18848) has announced the addition
of 2005 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in the Middle East to their offering.

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Business Editors /Software Writers

MALTA + GAITHERSBURG, Md.

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GS1 organizations in
the MEMA region are taking advantage of GXS' Data Pool Manager, the
leading platform for regional and national standards organizations
seeking to offer GDS services. GXS Data Pool Manager is designed to
lower barriers to implementation of GDS by providing a GS1-certified
data pool as a managed service configured to the needs of specific
geographic markets. Active in the global
standards arena, GXS solutions enable customers both large and small,
to connect with global partners, synchronize product information,
optimize inventory levels and demand forecasts, and accelerate the
execution of supply chains.

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