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To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (3247)	4/30/2001 10:54:55 AM
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Alcatel and TOTLCOM in Alliance to Provide VoIP Offering for Enterprise Users West Coast interconnect to add award-winning Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 to portfolio Watsonville, Calif. and Calabasas, Calif., Apr. 30, 2001 - Alcatel (NYSE: ALA) and TOTLCOM Inc. today announced TOTLCOM will market, install and maintain the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 and Omni family of data products for enterprise networks. TOTLCOM has six offices throughout California, from Modesto to San Jose. "We make data networks 'talk'. To do that, we need proven, reliable products that will deliver toll quality voice. Alcatel stands out from its competition with a complete range of voice/data convergence solutions," said Sam Bishop, founder and president, TOTLCOM. "Alcatel, to our knowledge, is the only established PBX manufacturer that made the decision early to develop their voice communications platform, the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400, around packet switching, specifically, IP." "Being in the business for more than twenty years, TOTLCOM has built up a strong reputation for their customer service and expertise in voice installations," said Jack Sorci, Alcatel vice president, North American channel sales. "We are proud that TOTLCOM has chosen Alcatel as a voice and data solution provider for their accounts." As an Alcatel Business Partner, TOTLCOM is authorized to sell and provide technical support for Alcatel's entire line of voice and data convergence products to medium and large enterprises. The Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 and Omni family of data products are designed to support the rapidly converging worlds of voice and data while enabling enterprise users to migrate to an IP-based voice and data network at their own pace. One of the regional players listed in the Teleconnect Magazine's Top Interconnects Survey for 2000, TOTLCOM has been in the telephone system business since 1982. The company offers voice and data products to customers that need 25 - 1,000 lines and/or have multiple locations in Northern California. About the Omni family of convergence-ready network solutions Alcatel's award-winning Omni family of networking solutions meets the needs of enterprises converging voice and data networks. Based on a client/server UNIX architecture, the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 is a hybrid IP-PBX that supports scalability from 50 to 50,000 users, innovative Reflexes telephone handsets, 99.999 percent reliability, one-number mobility, unified messaging and voice-over IP networking. Alcatel's Omni-family of data switches and Secure VPN solutions provide the network foundation that supports the quality of service, security, and management requirements of converged networks. About TOTLCOM Founded over 30 years ago, TOTLCOM is a full-service business communications supplier with six offices throughout Northern and Central California. TOTLCOM designs, sells, installs and maintains telephone and voice mail systems, data networks, and structured cabling systems. For more information about TOTLCOM, please visit totlcom.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. Contact press@www.alcatel.com