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Paris, November 24, 2008 � Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced a suite of enhancements for its portfolio of products for large enterprises designed to help these businesses generate more revenue while lowering their costs with communications technology that helps employees enhance their productivity while improving customer service.Alcatel-Lucent�s Corporate Communications offer includes voice, data, unified communications and contact center solutions whose enhancements enable large business customers to employ data virtualization, increased scalability and strategic centralization in the network to better address the challenges of globalization. Businesses are able to step up the productivity of their employees with always-on unified communication solutions while improving the integration of applications with business processes to attain the dynamic enterprise vision of aligning network, people, process and knowledge for better customer experience.�Enterprises need to balance better cost control with more effective business communications,� commented Steve Blood, Research Vice President at Gartner. �To be successful in today�s highly competitive environment, large enterprises should favor standards-based platforms that enable more cost-effective integration with business process and that connect customers with knowledge experts for a better experience.� With the help of Alcatel-Lucent and its business partner, Telephonie Centrale, the administration offices of Conseil G�n�ral du Morbihan, located in the Brittany region of France, have transformed their communications environment with this new offer.�The new IP network has changed the way we do business. It gives our more than 2,300 employees unified communications tools that help them be more productive. It cuts our costs and provides flexibility through the new voice-over-wireless LAN capabilities. All remote city offices, public libraries and other facilities now have communication capabilities that previously were only available at the main administration building, further reducing our costs,� said Richard Moro, Director of Information Systems at Conseil G�n�ral du Morbihan. �In addition, we�ve deployed a contact center that we are using now as a help desk for our employees and are considering to extended it to better serve our citizens in their relations with the administration.��Alcatel-Lucent has added more than 5,000 new enterprise customers since the initial launch of the Corporate Communications Solutions offering nearly two years ago,� said Tom Burns, head of Alcatel-Lucent enterprise activities. �The company continues to provide innovative, open standards solutions with SIP enhancements that help dynamic enterprises of all sizes save money as IP centralization becomes a reality.�Corporate Communication Solutions Highlights The new Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise 9.0 release provides a secure, scalable, centralized architecture capable of serving 100,000 users. The system�s Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) controller and expanded standards-based SIP trunking allows easy, cost-effective adoption of new applications and SIP device management.The new OmniSwitch 9000E has been designed for deployments requiring high capacity, scalability and virtualization with multi-virtual routing and forwarding, which delivers cost reductions through hardware consolidation and lower power consumption.Alcatel-Lucent enhances productivity by equipping employees with the personalized tools and secure mobility capabilities with the Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch Unified Communication Solution Release 5.1 and OmniTouch 8600 My Instant Communicator. These solutions offer multimedia, multi-session collaboration, mobile device integration, and support for third-party applications such as Microsoft Office Communicator and IBM Sametime and Lotus Notes.The Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch Contact Center Premium and Standard Release 9.0 and the latest CC Teamer application help enterprises provide superior customer service. These solutions provide flexibility and cost savings while improving resolution of first-time calls by letting agents quickly access back-office expertise.Alcatel-Lucent solutions also encourage more effective knowledge sharing internally and with customers, partners and suppliers through open APIs and third-party integration, enabling improved productivity and cost reduction.More information about Alcatel-Lucent solutions for enterprises is available online http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/corporate-offer.

Paris and Santa Clara, CA � October 20, 2008 � Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced a joint solution with McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) that integrates the Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian (NLG) with McAfee� Endpoint Encryption software, delivering a powerful mobile security solution for lost and stolen laptops. Alcatel-Lucent has joined the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance� to enable smart card pre-boot authentication and �remote kill� capabilities for laptops, thereby assuring data protection and compliance.The Alcatel-Lucent and McAfee solution, available today, offers extensive auditing and reporting capabilities to meet industry and government compliance requirements. Alcatel-Lucent�s OmniAccess 3500 NLG has the ability to integrate with encryption vendors like McAfee, enhancing the existing solution by enabling enterprises to oversee the security on their mobile laptops and the data they contain 24x7, regardless of the power state of the laptop. The Nonstop Laptop Guardian leverages 3G wireless networks - CDMA, HSPA - allowing enterprises to manage and secure mobile laptops to the same degree as desktop computers are managed and secured today. IT staff can deliver patches or software updates, track location and secure and control data to a laptop at anytime, even when the laptop is turned off. The Nonstop Laptop Guardian solution provides enterprises with improved visibility, reduced risk and increased policy compliance.�With tens of thousands of laptops lost or stolen each year, it is important that customers have the most advanced solution available to protect their data,� said Tom Burns,head of Alcatel-Lucent enterprise activities. �The combination of the Alcatel-Lucent always on OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian, along with McAfee Endpoint Encryption software, will allow enterprise IT managers to protect lost and stolen laptops because of its strong encryption with remote capabilities and GPS location for laptop recovery.�The McAfee Endpoint Encryption software (formerly SafeBoot Encryption) uses powerful encryption and access control to prevent unauthorized access to data. A key feature of the Endpoint Encryption is its full-disk encryption, which ensures that information remains secure on mobile devices. This solution offers a number of additional features, including file and folder encryption, synchronized password changes and centralized management. Endpoint Encryption also includes reporting and auditing capabilities to meet industry and government compliance requirements, helping to reduce the risks associated with a highly mobile workforce. This solution can seamlessly integrate with the existing infrastructure allowing a user-friendly solution for customer security.�The OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian provides a new dimension to enhancing the user authentication of McAfee Data Protection products,� said Frank Jorissen, Vice President international business development with McAfee�s Data Protection Business Unit. �While McAfee already supports the widest range and variety of authentication devices available on the market, this card has truly unique features. The NLG behaves as a remotely controlled �ignition key� for laptops. When lost or stolen, a remote administrator can wipe critical user keys and force the laptop to reboot to the pre-boot logon screen, keeping all data totally beyond compromise.� Hitachi Simple Modular Storage 100, a simple and reliable solution for SMBs, offers enterprise-class storage features with complete data protection solutions. Simple Modular Storage 100 is ideal for businesses looking for storage systems that are easy to manage, easy to grow, and easy to integrate with applications such as Microsoft� Windows and others common to the SMB marketplace.The solution can be installed in minutes. No storage expertise is required. The platform enables simple installation and includes configuration wizards, easy to use graphical user interface (GUI) storage management software and powerful�yet simple�snapshot copy software deployment. Optional remote copy software is also available.With Simple Modular Storage 100, Hitachi Data Systems delivers market leading availability, performance and uncompromised reputation for reliability. Advanced self-healing features, coupled with a RAID-6 (dual parity) configuration, protect your most important information assets. Simple Modular Storage 100 is engineered to run nondisruptively for several years without onsite maintenance.It is also ideal for workgroup or departmental storage needs. Unlike the competition, this cost effective platform offers enterprise-class features designed for simplicity, ease of management, and storage growth.Simple Modular Storage 100: High-availability storage has never been so affordable .FeaturesFlexible connectivity options:iSCSI controller model with single or dual controllers (two or four 1Gb/sec Ethernet ports) Fibre Channel controller model with dual controllers (four 4Gb/sec Fibre Channel ports) High Availability:Simple Modular Storage offers storage with no single point of failure using RAID-6 configuration for non-disruptive operation. RAID-6 configuration ensures data will not be lost even in the unlikely event that two drives can fail at the same time. Simple Maintenance and Recovery:Should a disk drive fail, Hitachi Simple Modular Storage will continue to operate as if nothing happened. The easy-to-use Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2 will notify you that a drive has malfunctioned and direct you to contact the support center, which will send a replacement. Built-in Data Protection: Data protection tasks are simplified with a point-and-click, graphical user interface or GUI-based Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot software. This software quickly replicates volume changes via point-in-time snapshots without impacting host server performance. Hitachi ShadowImage� Replication:Optional software is available to create multiple copies of any accessible data within a Simple Modular Storage model. Hitachi Simple Data Recovery1 software is also available, as an option, for asynchronous remote replication between Simple Modular Storage devices at separate locations. Simple Upgrades1: Upgrading to higher capacity or performance is straightforward with a simple and secure auto-migration feature. Unsurpassed Interoperability: HP-UX, IBM� AIX�, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows 2008, Microsoft Vista, Microsoft XP, Novell Netware, Red Hat Linux, Red Flag Linux, Suse Linux, Sun Solaris, VMware and MAC OS2 platforms support. 146GB 15,000 RPM SAS, 300GB 15,000 RPM SAS, 400GB 10,000 RPM, 500GB SATA II, 750GB SATA II or 1TB SATA II Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Green, Eco-friendly:Cost-efficient, power-efficient, and fully compliant with Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations, which limit the use of hazardous materials in electronic equipment. Note: 1 Not released, product/feature not available2 MAC OS is supported with Fibre Channel controllers option, not on iSCSI model BenefitsEliminate storage complexity and reduce management costs while avoiding interruption and downtime. Deploy enterprise-class storage features that are cost effective, simple to install, and easy to manage, back up, and restore. Consolidate data into a single management environment instead of being distributed across multiple servers. Customer-installable�in less than one hour using a simple graphical user interface management tool. No training or storage expertise required. Integrates easily with the Microsoft environments and technologies you already know. Press and Analyst Coverage"An affordable and unique SMB iSCSI appliance that requires minimal support intervention, is easy to install and delivers for speed."�PC Pro Full Review"Targeting the small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and distributed enterprises, Hitachi introduced the Simple Modular Storage 100 (SMS 100). This low-cost, entry-level storage system is a solution that is easy to use, manage and simple to install, and provides non-disruptive operations for up to five years or more, with virtually no maintenance or service required. In addition, a unique user-friendly auto-migration capability is available for upgrades, eliminating future data migration service requirements."�Ovum Full Report"Simple Modular Storage's design fuses enterprise-class data storage software and hardware with the ease-of-use of consumer electronics such as plasma TVs and DVD players. In building Simple Modular Storage, Hitachi draws on its experience in both fields."�Illuminata Full Report"There are two very important aspects of HDS� strategy that make this more than just another storage system targeted towards the SMB market. First, they provide transparent data migration from internal and DAS storage to the HDS SMS. Storage vendors want you to implement a storage network, and enabling you to move from a non-networked environment should be a no-brainer consideration. However, very few actually provide you the tools to make this happen simply. Big points to HDS for supporting DAS-to-SAN migration."�Enterprise Strategy Group Full ReportIBM BladeCenter E ChassisIBM BladeCenter E Chassis delivers a broad range of networking options integrated into the chassis to simplify infrastructure complexity and manageability, while helping to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO).Robust space-saving 7U chassis Up to 14 2-processor and up to 7 4-processor blade bays Up to four traditional hot-swap and redundant switch modules supporting Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, 1x Infiniband or Myrinet fabrics Up to 4 power supply modules (hot-swap and redundant 2000W with load-balancing and failover capabilities) Two hot-swap, redundant blower modules High-availability midplane helps enable maximum uptime and provides investment protection for future technologiesIBM BladeCenter HT Chassis IBM BladeCenter HT Chassis is a new telecommunications optimised version of IBM BladeCenter H, delivering outstanding core telecom network performance and high speed connectivity (more than 1.2 Terabytes per second (Tbps) of aggregate throughput.It is uniquely designed to support end-to-end, next generation network applications, spanning Control, Transport and Services planes, for Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturers and Service Providers.12U rack-optimised chassisUp to 12 blade server bays for extreme performance density Supports high-performance dual-core and quad-core Intel, AMD Opteron and POWER processor blades Up to four new high-speed capable switch module bays supported by 10 Gbps fabrics Up to four hot-swap and redundant load-balancing power supply modules, DC or AC power Delivers increased network infrastructure performance ideal for telecommunications Service, Control and Transport plane applicationsIBM BladeCenter H ChassisIBM BladeCenter H delivers high performance and manageability thanks to an effectively managed infrastructure that helps to maximise resource productivity and minimise IT and network administration costs.BladeCenter H gives control back to IT and network managers. 9U rack-optimised chassis Up to 14 blade server bays for extreme performance density Up to four traditional hot-swap and redundant switch modules supporting Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, 1x Infiniband or Myrinet fabrics Up to four new high-speed capable switch module bays based on high-performance, low-latency 4x Infiniband Up to four hot-swap and redundant load-balancing power supply modules Two hot-swap, redundant blower modules High-availability midplane helps enable maximum uptime and provides investment protection for future technologiesIBM BladeCenter T Chassis IBM BladeCenter T is NEBs-3-/ETSI compliant and is optimally designed with rich functionality to satisfy the most stringent telecommunications industry standards and testing. It is particularly suitable for applications such as Telecommunications service and control plane applications including VoIP, IPTV, and IMS.8U rack-optimised chassis Up to 8 blade server bays for significant performance density Up to four integrated and hot-swappable Gigabit Ethernet switch modules or two Gigabit Ethernet and two Fibre Channel switch modules Designed to meet the rigorous NEBS-3-ETSI standards Up to four hot-swap and redundant 1300W power supply modules with load-balancing and failover capabilities AMD Opteron LS20 for IBM BladeCenterAMD Opteron LS20 for IBM BladeCenter is a high density blade server that features high performance AMD Opteron processors. The LS20 provides a smooth transition to 64-bit applications without sacrificing the price/performance of the existing environment, while two processor scalability enables scaling up to meet computer requirements.Features up to two high-performance AMD Opteron processors 1MB L2 per processor core 1GB standard/16GB max memory per blade Two Gigabit Ethernet controllers standard, with load balancing and failover features Up to 2 Ultra320 SCSI HDDs with 146GB maximum internal storage Expansion capabilities for Fibre Channel, Ethernet, Myrinet and InfinibandAMD Opteron LS21 for IBM BladeCenterAMD Opteron LS21 for IBM BladeCenter is a high density blade server that features high performance AMD Opteron processors. The LS20 provides a smooth transition to 64-bit applications without sacrificing the price/performance of the existing environment, while two dual processors with plenty of memory allows the handling of demanding workloads.Features up to two high-performance dual-core AMD Opteron processors 1MB level 2 (L2) per processor core 1GB standard/32GB max memory per blade Two TCP/IP Offload Engine-enabled (TOE) Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controllers standard, with load balancing and failover features One SAS HDD with 73.4GB internally; up to 293.6GB with SIO Expansion blade installed Expansion capabilities for Fibre Channel, Ethernet, Myrinet and InfinibandAMD Opteron LS41 for IBM BladeCenterAMD Opteron LS41 for IBM BladeCenter is a high density blade server that features high performance AMD Opteron processors. The LS41 provides a smooth transition to 64-bit applications without sacrificing the price/performance of the existing environment, while four dual processors with plenty of memory allows for the handling of demanding workloads.Features up to four high-performance, AMD Dual-Core Opteron processors 1 MB level 2 ( L2) per processor core 2 GB standard/64 GB maximum memory per blade Two TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE)-enabled Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controllers standard, with load-balancing and failover features Two SAS HDD with up to 146 GB internally; up to 367 GB with SIO installed Expansion capabilities for Fibre Channel, Ethernet, Myrinet and InfinibandIBM BladeCenter HC10 ServerIBM BladeCenter HC10 Server provides revolutionary server-based computer technology for workstation applications by offering high security and manageability, while delivering outstanding graphics performance and full USB capability. Built in features, make the HC10 Server ideal for engineering design applications (CAD), trading floor and other financial applications, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications.Dual-Core Intel Core 2 Duo up to 2.66 GHzUp to 8 GB maximum memory per blade Up to 60 GB 5400rpm SATA hard disk drive Provides 64-bit addressability while supporting both 64- and 32-bit applications, allowing for a smooth transition to 64-bit enabled applicationsChoice of NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M providing professional high-performance 2D graphics or NVIDIA Quadro FX1600M providing advanced 3D graphics performanceI/O and Graphics Transmission Adapter automatically compresses, encrypts and transmits images, while performing dynamic image refinement to maximize graphics qualityIBM BladeCenter HS20 ServerThe IBM HS20 Blade Server is a high density server featuring high performance Xeon Processors.Ideal applications include Collaboration, Citrix, Linux clusters and computer centric applications Up to two Intel Xeon processors at up to 3.2GHz with 533MHz front-side bus speed1GB standard/16GB maximum memory per bladeSupports two IDE and/or two hot swap SCSI hard disk drives for 80GB IDE and/or 146.8GB U160 or U320 SCSI maximum internal storageTwo GB Ethernet controllers standard with load balancing and failover featuresIntegrated System Management processor, Light Path Diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis and IBM DirectorIBM BladeCenter HS21The IBM BladeCenter HS21 is a high density blade server supported in all IBM BladeCenter chassis that features high-performance Dual-Core and Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors. Packed with high-performance and high availability features, the IBM HS21 blade delivers density without sacrificing processor performance or availability.Dual-Core Intel Xeon up to 3.0 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus or Quad-Core Intel Xeon up to 2.66 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus 1GB standard/32GB maximum memory per blade 4 MB L2) shared (dual-core) or 2x4 MB L2 (quad-core) Up to two Small Form Factor (2.5") 10,000 rpm SAS HDDs installed on each blade with maximum internal storage of 734GB Two Gigabit Ethernet controllers standard, with load balancing and failover features, up to eight Ethernet ports per blade optionalIntegrated System Management processor, Light Path Diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis and IBM DirectorIBM BladeCenter JS20The IBM BladeCenter JS20 combines AIX and BladeCenter into a single, highly reliable, high performance blade server. With 64-bit PowerPC 970FX processors delivering two-core performance at 2.2Ghz, the JS20 is perfect for WebSphere on AIX or AltiVec technology optimised HPC workloads on Linux.Up to two single-core, 64-bit IBM PowerPC 970FX processors up to 2.2 GHz 1GB standard/8GB max PC2700 ECC DDR memory Up to two IDE hard disk drives for 120GB maximum internal storageDual integrated Intel GB Ethernet ports with load balancing and failover featuresSupports an optional 2-port (2Gbps port) Fibre Channel Expansion Card to deliver a high performance, highly manageable Storage Area NetworkIntegrated System Management processor, Light Path Diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis and IBM Director and Cluster Systems Management(CSM)IBM BladeCenter JS21The IBM BladeCenter JS21 combines support for IBM AIX 5L, Linux, IBM Advanced Power Virtualisation (APV) and AltiVec Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) acceleration in a single, highly reliable, high performance blade server.2-socket single-core (2.7GHz) or 2-socket dual-core (2.3GHz or 2.5GHz) 64-bit IBM PowerPC 970MP with AltiVec SIMD accelerator 1GB (2-core) or 2GB (4-core); up to 16GB maximum per blade; 400 or 533MHz ECC Chipkill DDR2 SDRAM; four DIMM slots Up to two 2.5" 10K SAS hard drives supporting up to 146GB maximum internal storage Integrated Broadcom 5780 controller supporting 17X PCI-Express connector and Dual Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)Integrated System Management processor, Light Path Diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis and IBM Director and Cluster Systems Management(CSM)