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To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (2512)	10/3/2000 12:17:35 PM
From: Chuck	Respond to of 3891

Alcatel and Excel Telecom team to offer Quebec enterprises the world?s most advanced IP-based voice and data solutions Agreement further expands Alcatel?s channel strategies in the North American convergence market Quebec and Calabasas, Calif. - Oct. 3, 2000 - Alcatel (NYSE: ALA) and Excel Telecom, a leading provider of telecom business solutions in Quebec, today announced an agreement whereby Excel Telecom will sell Alcatel?s OmniPCX 4400 IP-based PBX and its complete line of enterprise convergence technologies to business customers nationwide. The agreement allows Excel Telecom, one of the largest value-added reseller (VAR) of telecommunication technologies in the Province of Quebec and Ottawa, to significantly expand its portfolio of products for the enterprise using IP-based networked communication solutions developed by a worldwide leader in enterprise convergence technologies. In addition to the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 - Alcatel?s next generation IP-based voice PBX, Excel Telecom will sell and support Alcatel?s entire line of Omni products for the enterprise. The Omni product line is designed to support the rapidly converging worlds of voice and data while allowing enterprises to migrate to an IP-based voice and data network at their own pace. Excel Telecom?s engineering division is committed to providing the best technical support and consulting services for Alcatel?s Omni family of products and is currently certifying eight technicians to install and service Alcatel equipment. Excel Telecom has established partnerships with thousands of customers in the Quebec territory and beyond. Focusing on its mission to supply the ?total telecommunications solution,? Excel Telecom provides technology solutions for traditional and IP telephony, wireless/mobility systems, CTI applications and networks, the Internet and enterprise contact centers. ?We did our homework as we moved to expand our enterprise product line,? said Christian Hamel, president of Excel Telecom. ?Unlike any other enterprise communication system we researched, the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 product line allows us to offer our customers the networking technology they need to easily migrate to an IP-based infrastructure and fully benefit from the era of enterprise convergence.? Excel Telecom is an Alcatel North American Premier Convergence Partner. Designed to increase North American market share in convergence technologies, the Premier Convergence Partner Program is ensuring that Alcatel expands its worldwide lead in convergence technologies to North American markets. ?Before we launched the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 in North America we established aggressive plans to develop a world class channel program,? said Sergio Gemo, Alcatel vice president, channel sales. ?Excel Telecom has a history of industry leadership and a strong commitment to offering customers the best product and services available. They are an outstanding addition to our North American channel program and we look forward to working together to provide intelligent infrastructures to customers building e-business foundations.? The 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 Omni PCX4400 includes scalability from 50 to 50,000 users, innovative Reflexes telephone handsets, 99.999 percent reliability, one-number mobility, unified messaging, voice-over IP networking with quality of service management, and comprehensive network management. About Excel Telecom From the very beginning, Excel Telecom established itself as a telecommunications company where customer satisfaction is a priority. Focussing on customer satisfaction, Excel Telecom went beyond the standard services available on the market to allow businesses to benefit from the leading products and services. Today, Excel Telecom is recognized as an undisputed leader in telecommunications in the Province of Quebec. Winner of several awards for its outstanding sales, services and support, Excel Telecom develops and maintains the required expertise to elaborate and deliver customized state-of-the-art integrated solutions. Thousands of companies now rely on Excel Telecom to receive the very best service available. 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 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http//www.alcatel.com