International Network Services Inc. (INS) was a network architecture services provider based in Mountain View, California. Previously closely associated with Cisco, it was acquired by the former Lucent in 1999 for $3.7bn. Following the collapse of the dot-com bubble, Lucent sold the unit back to employees and investors for an undisclosed sum. Then in 2007, INS was acquired by BT Group for £133 MM (now part of BT Advise Professional Services of BT (global services) based out of the US.[1]

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  1. ^ "BT Annual Report (2007) > Report of the directors > Financial review > Acquisitions". BT Group. 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2013-07-17.