Infonet Services Corp. (NYSE: IN), a California-based provider of managed network communications services, has announced the preliminary settlement of the securities class action pending against the company in the C.D. of Cal. The case, originally filed in December 2001, alleges that the company made misrepresentations as part of an initial public offering of Class B common stock. The settlement is for $18 million ($13 million from insurance coverage and $5 million from the company).