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To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (1410)	3/7/2000 11:31:00 PM
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Alcatel's Internet Screenphone Wins the Innovations Award At CES '99 Business/High Tech Writers ÿÿÿ CES99 businesswire.com ÿÿÿ NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on ÿÿÿ Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com businesswire.com ÿÿÿ PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1999-- Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) is proud to announce that the company won the Innovations Award for its Internet screenphone at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show '99, one of the world's largest information technology events (January 7-10). ÿÿÿ The Internet screenphone has been selected as the very best in design and engineering. The CESÿ Innovations Award '99 honors outstanding achievement in consumer technologies. The selection panel,ÿ formed of industry experts, has judged the entries based on value to users, aesthetics, contributions to the quality of life and innovations. ÿÿÿ The 1999 CES Innovations Award is co-sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association and the Industrial Designers Society of America. ÿÿÿ "Alcatel's Internet screenphone heralds a revolution in mass-market access to Internet based information, communications and e-commerce services," declared Paul-Henri Ferrand, General Manager Alcatel Internet Terminals Business Unit. "This award confirms the tremendous interest in Alcatel's Internet device which reflects the needs and expectations of consumers. With one touch of a button, we open up the Internet and provide fast, easy and affordable Internet access for everyone." ÿÿÿ Alcatel's Internet screenphone has also received the prestigious CeBIT Oscar '98 as the best and most innovative new communications product and also won the "Industry Forum Design" (IF) design award. It is a compact telephone with built-in Internet access, which combines a keypad, a color VGA screen, a touch screen and a smart card reader. It provides easy and affordable access to the Internet, as well as advanced telephone services. It facilitates short transactions and frequent consultations of Internet content, as well as e-mail and voice communications. ÿÿÿ As a worldwide premiere, Alcatel's Internet screenphone, which is the first JavaOS(TM) for Consumers(TM) Internet appliance, will be demonstrated live at CES'99. The first commercial units will be available during the first quarter 2000, with high volume availability scheduled for the fourth quarter. ÿÿÿ A world leader in telecommunications systems and equipment, as well as related cables and components, Alcatel operates in 130 countries. In the United States, Alcatel employs over 10,000, and generates over $3 billion in sales. The company provides complete network systems solutions, including access, switching, data, transport, and consumer products, to more than 200 long distance and local telephone companies and other carriers in North America, as well as private companies, government, and public service agencies. Alcatel is the U.S. leader in SONET, as well as high-speed Internet access, with its ADSL technology. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet at alcatel.com or http: //www.usa.alcatel.com.