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To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (3732)	1/11/2002 6:32:23 AM
From: larry pollock	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3891

zo, your statement "if you look 12 months from now ALA will significantly outperform SI," are you talking about stock price change? Percentage growth of stock price? Be specific! The date of your posting is 1/10/2002, and closing prices are as follows: ALA-$17.24 SI -$68.25

To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (3732)	1/11/2002 6:32:35 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 3891

ALA will have to merge with someone before the end of the year.

To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (3732)	1/16/2002 10:18:18 PM
From: Ian@SI	Respond to of 3891

Portugal`s NetRail Selects Alcatel`s TeraLight Metro Optical Fiber; Alcatel to supply 40,000 km of optical fiber to upgrade NetRail`s network infrastructure bwire Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2002--Alcatel (NYSE: ALA), a world leader in intelligent optical networking, today announced a supply agreement with NetRail, a telecom service provider wholly owned by REFER, Portugal's Rail Infrastructure Manager. In the course of the Portuguese telecommunications market's liberalization, NetRail is rapidly enhancing and upgrading its existing network infrastructure. As NetRail's sole supplier, Alcatel will supply more than 40,000 kilometers of cabled optical fiber, including both Alcatel's TeraLight Metro and standard singlemode fibers. [snip]

To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (3732)	1/24/2002 7:21:57 PM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3891

Alcatel Enhances Its Optical Transmission Product Portfolio with New Capabilities Cutting edge matrix chip adds the flexibility and efficiency to surpass current bandwidth limits Paris, January 18, 2002 - Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA), world leader in intelligent optical networking, today announced it has added new capabilities to its leading-edge optical systems portfolio. A brand-new digital matrix-chip will enhance the features of Alcatel's backbone and metro optical systems - whether they are based on Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) or Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technologies - as well as provide increased efficiency and flexibility. This matrix-chip further advances Alcatel systems' cross connect capabilities by independently "crossing" and "connecting" different traffic flows from any of the systems' input ports to any of their output ports. Its adoption extends the existing limitation of bandwidth in the optical domain where cross connects with relatively low-capacity electrical matrixes have been employed until now. Alcatel's new generation transport systems will fill the gap between current standard solutions (based on 155Mbit/s switching) and the all-optical high-capacity solutions of tomorrow. Thanks to its 33 input and 33 output of totally independent ports and its capability of supporting up to 12.5 Gbit/s per port (without breaking them into 155Mbit/s wavelengths), the chip provides total capacity of more than 410Gbit/s. Different devices can be combined to build larger matrixes for a variety of optical networking systems with throughput in the multiple Terabit/s range. Additionally, its very compact size - 13x13 mm2 - will enable Alcatel's solutions to impart significant capital and operational costs savings by reducing equipment footprint and power consumption. Alcatel's systems will also leverage the chip's on board features for control, testing and supervision to give operators superior network quality and reliability. Furthermore, increased protection and restoration mechanisms will help carriers' networks to efficiently accommodate proper traffic transmission flow. These capabilities will provide a carrier-grade level of security against failures and will further lower the time needed to restore a service or a downed network. "As increased data traffic in the network has created demand for DWDM and optical cross connect equipment, demand for sub-systems has also grown significantly, " stated Bernard Le Mouël, Chief Technology Officer of Alcatel's Optics Group. "Alcatel's transmission systems continuously evolve to carry bit-information faster, while maximizing optical networks' cost efficiency and the quality of the services offered." About cross-connect Cross connecting is an essential feature of today's telecommunication platforms, enabling operators to monitor their networks and meet stringent Quality of Service (QoS) targets. Cross-connects manages the interconnection of transmission links, automatically allocating the traffic from one link to the other. Additionally, they ensure that transmission links are used to their maximum potential by matching traffic demands with network resources. Their configuration is based on several input/output ports. As the name itself says, cross-connects have to "connect" input and output signals in both the space and wavelength dimensions: this is the simplest cross connecting function needed in every network. About Alcatel Alcatel is the only vendor to master all optical network elements, from optical components, optical fibers, DWDM systems and microwave radio links to core routers and network intelligence, and from terrestrial to submarine solutions. Alcatel is also the only company to provide both terrestrial and marine services for the installation and maintenance of global, seamless optical networks. According to RHK's 2000 study, Alcatel holds the number two position in global optical transport market with 20% market share, distancing itself from other competitors. RHK also reported that Alcatel reaffirms its number one position in submarine networks with 41% worldwide market share. Moreover, Alcatel claims to be the world leader in total terrestrial and submarine DWDM systems, in digital cross-connects, which contain the enabling technology for operators to offer high bandwidth services, in SDH networks and in microwave radio links. Alcatel's optics business comprises terrestrial and submarine transmission systems, fiber optics, optical components and microwave radio links. Alcatel has launched a new class of Alcatel stock, which is intended to track the performance of Alcatel Optronics, the Company's optical component business. 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 sales of EURO 27 billion in 2000 and 110,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. Contact press@www.alcatel.com