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To: Steve Fancy who wrote (2664)	10/27/2000 2:52:00 PM
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Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 Wins Best of Show Honors at Internet Telephony Expo 2000 BusinessWire, N/A CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2000--Alcatel (NYSE:ALA), the leader in delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data solutions, today announced that the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400, an advanced IP-based voice communications system, was selected as a Best of Show Award winner at Internet Telephony Expo 2000. The Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 was selected from more than 100 entries at the show in San Diego this month. Editors and engineers from the conference organizer, Technology Marketing Corporation, judged all nominations based on technological innovation. The emphasis was placed on a product's feature set, its ability to work with existing standards and the degree to which it contributes to the development of future Internet telephony products and services. "We are delighted that Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 has been selected as a Best of Show award winner at Internet Telephony Expo," said Patrick Liot, president of Alcatel's e-Business Networking Division. "The award reflects the tremendous interest that the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 has been receiving from media and enterprise customers since its launch in North America this January." Alcatel demonstrated a live enterprise voice over IP solution using the award-winning Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 as well as Alcatel Reflexes, a range of digital/IP desktop phones. Alcatel also showcased in-building wireless communication handsets that integrate with the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 to offer the same user-friendly features as the Reflex phones such as dial-by-name, multi-line, groupware and voice guidance. Visitors to the Alcatel booth also had a chance to view the unified messaging application on the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400. With unified messaging, Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 users can listen to e-mails and fax headlines as well as retrieve written documents (like e-mail) on any fax machine. 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 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 $26 billion (EURO $23 billion) in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: alcatel.com CONTACT: Alcatel Monica Li, 818/878-5389 monica.li@ind.alcatel.com Ed Essa, 818/878-5472