(Telecompaper) Orange has issued a short statement reacting to comments made by the CFE-CGC trade union about the possible acquisition of France-based ICT company Atos by the telecom group. CFE-CGC and employee shareholders, with a 5.5 percent holding in Orange's share capital, would back the integration of Atos to create a strong leader in cloud and cyber security. In response, Orange has denied working on the acquisition, adding that it had no plans to discuss the project at the next meeting of its board of directors.