To: Diamond Jim who wrote (6791 ) 3/25/1999 9:43:00 PM From: Diamond Jim Respond to of 21876
News March 25, 14:51 Eastern Time MAR 25, 1999, M2 Communications - HONG KONG -- Lucent Technologies today announced that the company has received three new prestigious product citations for its SYSTIMAX Structured Cabling Systems (SCS); WaveLAN Wireless Connectivity Solution and Computer Telephony Solution in the 1998 Annual PCWeek Asia Readers' Choice Networking Survey. "We are delighted to receive these awards from a prestigious information technology publication in Asia. It only proves that Lucent Technologies' products are the preferred choice of leading organisations in the region to help them manage and increase productivity in their operations," said David Poon, managing director, Global Commercial Markets, Greater China, Lucent Technologies. The annual survey was incorporated in PCWeek Asia and was also distributed at the 1998 ATM Forum held in Singapore. The magazine's subscribers comprise more than 23,000 computer-literate decision-makers in Asia who are responsible for volume purchasing, implementation and management of computing products and services within their organisations. Readers selected Lucent as one of three preferred networking manufacturers in the Structured Cabling Systems, Wireless Connectivity solution and Computer Telephony categories of the survey. The company ranked high in five qualitative segments including features and technology, product quality and reliability, technical and customer support, price performance and brand awareness. Lucent's SYSTIMAX Structured Connectivity Solution, the company's premier structured connectivity system for commercial applications, is available worldwide through authorized distributors and resellers. A single SYSTIMAX cable is capable of carrying data, voice, video and intelligent building management applications simultaneously. The SYSTIMAX family of products, including the SYSTIMAX GIgaSPEED and SYSTIMAX OptiSPEED Solutions are backed by an industry-leading product warranty and applications assurance guarantee. Lucent's high-speed SYSTIMAX SCS installations were the communications backbone of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and the 1997 China's 8th National Games. Lucent Technologies is a global leader in wireless LANs, with installations in more than 50 countries. Through its Bell Labs research and development arm, Lucent holds a total of 25 patents on high-speed WLAN technology. Lucent Technologies also plays a leading role in WLAN standards development by virtue of its chairmanships of the IEEE 802.11 and ETSI BRAN (Broadband Radio Access Network) committees. The WaveLAN family of products is sold worldwide through OEMs and through a network of value-added resellers (VARs) and distributors. For more WaveLAN product information, please visit wavelan.com on the Web or contact your local Global Commercial Markets representatives. Lucent's Computer Telephony Solution is a combination of Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) software, systems, services, and its support for business applications is unmatched in the industry. It provides the crucial link that brings together your communications and the computing infrastructure - for everything from linking business telephones and desktop PCs, to integrating the call center automatic call center distributor (ACD) with customer database. This plus the range of experience, skills, and services that Lucent provides enable customers to take advantage of leading-edge call center applications that work to maximum competitive advantage.