Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 Wins Top Product Awards from Leading Communications Magazines for Second...

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CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2002

Announcement Comes as Alcatel is Named One of the Three Top IP PBX

Vendors in the Medium to Large Enterprise Market

Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) today announced that the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 has won Product

Alcatel has secured a total of 10 industry awards for the OmniPCX 4400 since this revolutionary IP PBX was launched in North America two years ago.

"These Product of the Year awards testify to the success of Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 in North America," said Tom Wilburn, senior vice president, Alcatel North American enterprise business. "According to a recent IP-PBX market share report (1), Alcatel is one of the top three IP PBX vendors dominating the medium and large enterprise market. Continued product developments and key partnerships in the coming months will further strengthen Alcatel's leading position as an IP Communications vendor."

"Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 is a clear leader in the IP PBX system sector of the IP telephony industry. We're proud to recognize their hard work and innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2001," said Rich Tehrani, president of TMC and group editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY(R).

According to INTERNET TELEPHONY editorial director Greg Galitzine, Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 was selected because it demonstrates true innovation which is the hallmark of Product of the Year winners.

"The Product of the Year award is meant not only to honor the outstanding teams who developed and manufactured the products and services on our winning list, but also to educate our readers on the vast array of offerings in this market. Choosing the winners was a difficult process, and the editorial team spent many hours studying the applications we received from vendors, as well as looking through materials we collected on our own over the past year," said Galitzine.

Alcatel OmniPCX 4400

The Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 is the world's most advanced IP-based voice communications system. Based on a client/server UNIX architecture, the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 includes scalability from 50 to 50,000 users, a wide range of telephone handset options - IP, digital, analog, wireless or softphones, integrated applications such as mobility, messaging and contact center, voice-over IP support with quality of service management, extensive networking capabilities and comprehensive network management.

About Alcatel

Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With sales of $25 billion (EURO 27 billion) in 2000 and 110,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com

(1) InfoTech "InfoTrack for Enterprise Communications", Third-quarter 2001.