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To: Sector Investor who wrote (12607)	4/6/1999 11:04:00 AM
From: signist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

(COMTEX) B: Alcatel Delivers Cost Competitive Metro DWDM to Accelerate Wavelength Services Deployment PLANO, TEXAS (April 6) BUSINESS WIRE -April 6, 1999--Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) today announced one of the industry's most cost-competitive dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) products to accelerate metro and enterprise DWDM deployment among local and competitive exchange carriers. Alcatel's 1690 OADM delivers high bandwidth supporting data and Internet services for under-served metro and enterprise markets. Most metro DWDM products remain too costly for carriers to justify deployment, however Alcatel designed its 1690 OADM specifically for the metro and enterprise environments and did not modify its long-haul product. Alcatel's 1690 OADM hits the economic trigger point LECs and CLECs need to deliver data and Internet services that are independent of the protocols used by its customers. "Alcatel designed the 1690 OADM with the carriers' cost objectives in mind. We hope this will encourage them to consider metro and enterprise DWDM deployment," said Paul Harrison, Vice President and General Manager of Optical Backbone Networks, Alcatel. "Metro DWDM has the potential to unlock fiber congestion and release capacity for greater wavelength services, but is still an expensive technology. Alcatel believes its price point, footprint, and support capabilities are its competitive advantage for instigating a change." Adding the 1690 OADM to Alcatel's optical networking portfolio gives it a complete end-to-end wavelength services solution for carriers requiring more data capacity for enterprise, metro and long-haul backbone networks. The 1690 OADM offers seamless integration into the carrier's optical network, relieving fiber congestion and enabling fast provisioning of end-to-end wavelength services. "With the introduction of the 1690 Alcatel has taken steps to address the emerging metro DWDM market," said Mat Steinberg, Director Optical Networking at RHK, a South San Francisco, Calif., Research Firm and Consultancy. "Low first cost and expandability are key items for ILECs and CLECs in this market segment." The 1690 OADM is a 16-channel DWDM device tailored for the metro market. It provides transponders for interfaces ranging from 100 Mb/s to 2.5 Gb/s. It will initially be introduced for linear applications, but will migrate to support optical UPSR rings. The 1690 OADM is designed to facilitate continued Internet growth by supporting 32 wavelengths in the future. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data communications solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120, 000 employees and sales of EURO 21.3 billion ($25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel at alcatel.com or the US Web site at www.usa.alcatel.com. Contact for Alcatel Investor Relations, (US) Michael Haase, 972/519-6855, michael.a.haase@usa.alcatel.com. -0- RH/da* CONTACT: Alcatel, Plano Amy Morenz, 972/519-5123 214/537-4099 amy_p_morenz@aud.alcatel.com KEYWORD: TEXAS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story *

To: Sector Investor who wrote (12607)	4/6/1999 11:21:00 AM
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(REUTERS) Dell throws it support to Windows rival Linux Dell throws it support to Windows rival Linux ROUND ROCK, Texas, April 6 (Reuters) - Dell Computer Corp. <DELL.O>, the top supplier of corporate personal computers, on Tuesday became the latest computer maker to throw its support to Linux, an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s <MSFT.O> Windows software. In a series of announcements, Dell said it had taken an equity stake in Red Hat, a leading supplier of Linux software, and was now offering to install Linux on a number of its computers. Dell is the world's No. 1 direct supplier of personal computers. MORE * end of story *