Released on: October 6, 2008, 6:40 am

Press Release Author: Hemisphere Expo Services

Industry: Environment

Press Release Summary: Orange Business Services Joins Sustainability Summit ‘09 as
Global Event Sponsor; Barbara Dalibard, President and CEO of Orange Business
Systems, to keynote event


Press Release Body: Steamboat Springs, CO: October 6, 2008 - Orange Business
Services, a global telecommunications provider present in 220 countries and
territories, has joined Sustainability Summit '09 as the conference's inaugural
Global Event Sponsor. Sustainability Summit '09, which will be held July 14 - 15,
2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in the heart of Silicon Valley,
California, will bring together corporate visionaries, policy makers, environmental
advocacy groups and leading experts to discuss financially viable strategies that
address and mitigate corporate impact on the long-term health of the earth. A
significant aspect of this leading-edge conference will be its use of telepresence
and collaborative conferencing technologies to facilitate carbon-efficient
interaction among live presenters and delegates from around the globe. As a Global
Event Sponsor, Orange Business Services will support the Santa Clara event, as well
as future Sustainability Summits in Paris (Nov 9-10, 2009) and Shanghai (Spring
2010).

Orange Business Services has a long history of corporate and environmental
responsibility and is a major supporter of the "Factor 4 Objective," a set of
environmental strategies formulated by France's Working Group on "Achieving a
fourfold reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in France by 2050." In December of
2007, Orange Business Services launched its "Green IT" campaign designed to "raise
corporate awareness about communications solutions that will reduce the
environmental impact of their activities and contribute to our collective
well-being."

Barbara Dalibard, President and CEO of Orange Business Services, will deliver the
keynote address on Day 2 of Sustainability Summit '09, July 15, 2009.

According to Axel Haentjens, Vice President Marketing, Brand & External
Communications of Orange Business Services, "Sustainable development is a long term
commitment. As a global telecommunications provider, we have a key role to play in
helping our customers meet the challenge of environmental responsibility. Orange's
global sponsorship of the Sustainability Summit Conference series is an opportunity
for us to help other businesses, both large and small, develop ecologically sound
strategies for themselves and their clients."

Mark Barounos, President of conference organizer Hemisphere Expo Services, said, "We
are very excited to welcome Orange Business Services and Barbara Dalibard as Global
Event Sponsors of Sustainability Summit '09. Orange is a major force in the
telecommunications industry around the world. Their participation in the
Sustainability Summit series sets a great example for other multinational companies
to get involved in issues that affect the entire planet."

Sustainability Summit '09 will be a telepresence and collaborative
conferencing-enabled event. Carbon efficiency will be achieved through use of these
technologies, as well as carbon offsets. Network sponsor Masergy, the World
Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), CSRwire, the Carbon Free
Meeting Coalition, Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GESI), the Green Computing
Impact Organization (GCIO), the Institute for Market Transformation to
Sustainability, the Interactive Multimedia Collaborative Communications Alliance
(IMCCA), the International Society of Sustainability Professionals,
TelepresenceWorld.net, and Terrapass are among the initial supporting organizations
of the conference. For more details on how you can get involved, please contact us
at Info@HemisphereInc.com.

For more information on Sustainability Summit '09, please visit our Conference
website: http://sustainabilitysummit2009.com/

About Orange Business Services

Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading
telecommunications operators. France Telecom serves close to 174 million customers
in five continents as of June 30, 2008, of which two thirds are Orange customers.
The Group had consolidated sales of 52.9 billion euros in 2007 (26.3 billion euros
for the first half 2008). As of June 30, 2008, the Group had 113.8 million mobile
customers and 12.2 million broadband Internet (ADSL) customers.

Launched in June 2005, the NExT program (New Experience in Telecommunications) will
enable the Group to pursue its transformation as an integrated operator and make
France Telecom the benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. In 2006,
Orange became the Group's single brand for Internet, television and mobile services
in the majority of countries where the company operates, and Orange Business
Services the banner for services offered to businesses worldwide. France Telecom is
the number three mobile operator and the number one provider of broadband Internet
services in Europe and one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication
services to multinational companies.

France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartiment A) and on the
New York Stock Exchange.

For more information: www.orange.com, www.francetelecom.com, www.orange-business.com

Orange, and any other Orange product or service names included in this material, are
trade marks of Orange Personal Communications Services Limited, Orange France or
France Telecom.

About Hemisphere Expo Services, Inc.

Established in 1990, The Hemisphere Group has produced events throughout Asia,
India, and the Americas. Their events portfolio includes conferences, seminars, and
tradeshows on topics ranging from aerospace to finance. Known today as Hemisphere
Expo Services, Inc., they provide expertise in the production and management of
events relating to high-technology advancements. (http://www.HemisphereInc.com).


Web Site: http://sustainabilitysummit2009.com/

Contact Details: Mark Barounos, President
Hemisphere Expo Services, Inc.

E: barounos@hemisphereinc.com
T: + 1 (970) 879-8140 F: + 1 (781) 394-7982