BT Security 'Dream Team' Debuts at Gartner IT Security Summit

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2007 - GARTNER IT Security Summit - BT announced today that members of its IT security solutions team will participate in a number of panels at the Gartner IT Security Summit. BT has completed key acquisitions in the U.S. during the past two years, even further enhancing its comprehensive global security practice. Top security experts and capabilities from the acquired companies (BT Infonet, BT Counterpane and BT INS) have been integrated, establishing BT as a clear leader in the security space, providing vital security solutions for enterprises worldwide.

Jean Foster, vice president of marketing at BT, said, "BT has assembled the industry's leading security professionals and forged a team that raises the level of play to world-class standards. We refer to them as our dream team. With the integration of this team and the combined capabilities of their organizations into the significant security practice BT already had in place, we have even further strengthened our ability to help customers stay ahead of the game with best-in-class security services."

BT's Security Dream Team members include:

• Paul Stich -- President and CEO, BT Counterpane
• Bruce Schneier -- Chief Technology Officer, BT Counterpane
• Jim Tiller -- Chief Security Officer and Managing VP, BT INS
• Jill Knesek -- Chief Security Officer, BT Americas

BT Counterpane's Managed Security Services and Enterprise Security Consulting professionals assure global customers with business continuity, risk resilience, improved compliance, and protection from financial loss with state-of-the-art security solutions.

BT INS offers consulting and IT solutions to help enterprise customers worldwide strengthen security and compliance, reduce costs, increase flexibility, and improve efficiency.

Today, BT's security team includes more than 1,200 client-facing security and services professionals who provide IT consulting and solutions to enterprises in the U.S. and around the globe.

BT security experts will be presenting at the following sessions during the security summit event:

Monday, June 4:

• Luncheon speaker -- "Next Generation Security" -- Bruce Schneier -- security technologist, author of eight books, including Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World; inventor of outsourced security monitoring and authority on effective mitigation of emerging IT threats.
• Book signing at BT Booth -- Bruce Schneier
• Solution Provider Session -- "BT: The Architecture Behind the Next Generation of Security Services -- Bringing it Together" -- including Toby Weir-Jones (Director of Product Management, BT Counterpane), Doug Howard (COO, BT Counterpane), Jim Tiller, Robert Booker (Vice President, Security Solutions, BT)

Tuesday, June 5:

• Book signing at BT Booth -- Jim Tiller

(please check Gartner IT Security Summit agenda for times and locations of the events detailed above)

About the Gartner IT Security Summit

The Gartner IT Security Summit hits the critical spot between strategic planning and tactical advice. Gartner analysts, industry experts and IT security practitioners deliver unbiased, realistic analysis on the current state of IT security, as well as an independent overview of the market over the next 12-18 months. Covering the depth and breadth of topics comprising IT security today, the Gartner IT Security Summit has a single objective: to bring to light the repeatable, manageable security processes needed to address today's and tomorrow's threats. Additional information is available at http://www.gartner.com/us/itsecurity

About BT

BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services; local, national and international telecommunications services; higher-value broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.

In the year ended 31 March 2007, BT Group plc's revenue was 20,223 million pounds Sterling with profit before taxation of 2,484 million pounds.

British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.

For more information, visit http://www.bt.com/aboutbt

Website: http://www.btplc.com/
Website: http://www.gartner.com/us/itsecurity