Charleston, SC & Calabasas, Calif., Feb. 05, 2001 - Alcatel (NYSE: ALA) and
Fuentez Systems Concepts, Inc. (FSC), a high-tech Defense Contractor with a long
history of providing innovative engineering solutions, announced today FSC will sell,
install and service the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 and Omni family of data products to
federal, state and local Governments.
FSC has delivered quality systems and cradle-to-grave engineering services to the
government since 1983 and has a strong background as a Value Added Reseller to
Federal and commercial customers. FSC also has a robust history of preparing or
"hardening" commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) IT products for use in computer
unfriendly environments such as navy ships at sea where shock and vibration can be
devastating to onboard computing systems.
As an Alcatel Business Partner, FSC is authorized to sell and provide technical support
for Alcatel's entire line of voice and data convergence products to government
agencies at all levels. The award-winning Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 and Omni family of
data products are designed to support the rapidly converging worlds of voice and data
while allowing federal, state and local agencies the ability to migrate to an IP-based
voice and data network at a budgetary pace.
"This is the best strategic opportunity that I have seen in years," said Brian Alderson,
President and CEO of FSC. "We're extremely pleased to establish this relationship with
Alcatel. With this agreement, we are capable of fielding a leading edge convergence
system today. The Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 is the most capable voice/data convergence
product available in the world and will significantly enhance operations and
effectiveness for any government agency or commercial enterprise. Alcatel's
OmniPCX 4400 and strong line of data products is a perfect match with FSC's Quality
Policy and our continued resolve to provide innovative engineering solutions."
"FSC's background in enterprise networking, information security, CTI, software
engineering, and their impeccable record of on-time delivery and customer support, is
a win-win situation for Alcatel, FSC, the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400, and most importantly,
our customers," said Sergio Gemo, Alcatel vice president, North American sales. "FSC
has been a significant force in the design and integration of Navy Command, Control,
Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) systems for many years. Their
success in the federal market has been superb, and with this partnership, Alcatel and
FSC can now provide our federal, state and local governments with the best possible
voice and data convergence solution on the market today."
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, 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 FSC
FSC is an ISO-9001 registered, SEI Level 2 Employee Owned high technology systems
engineering and systems integration company with over 17 years experience
providing a wide array of IT products and services to the federal government as well
as to the commercial sector. FSC is headquartered in Charleston, SC with facilities in
Springfield, VA, Charlottesville, VA, Norfolk, VA, Martinsburg, WV, and San Diego, CA.
For more information, visit FSC on the Internet: fsc-solutions.com.
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 130,000 employees and sales of $29 billion (EURO $31
billion) in 2000, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries.
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