PARIS, February 20 /PRNewswire/ --     Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that 
T-Systems, the business customer unit of Deutsche Telekom, has selected its 
Business integrated Communications Solution (BiCS) server as one of the 
platforms for its mid-market managed voice services. Alcatel-Lucent is a 
strategic partner of T-Systems. This is the second innovative voice solution 
agreement between the two companies, providing integration of communications 
applications, mobile-telephony and fixed networks for seamless 
communications.

According to leading analyst, Chris Barnard, Research Director
at IDC, the mid-market managed services arena is poised for growth. "Managed
services are quickly becoming a way for medium-sized enterprises to adopt new
technologies and capabilities that are fast-changing or may have been out of
reach of the budget and skills of their IT team. We see this market growing
at a double-digit rate as more carriers start to promote their services,
making companies aware of these offerings."

With this agreement, T-Systems will be focusing on integrating
services and BiCS for German enterprises with between 100-500 employees
initially, expanding to enterprises with 1,000 employees in the last quarter
of 2008. T-Systems will offer the BiCS platform as part of its Octopus EP
product line. Customers can purchase and own the system, or use the equipment
as part of a managed service that combines phone system, maintenance and
system upgrades for a fixed monthly price per user. At CeBIT 2008, T-Systems
will present Octopus EP at the T-Systems partner exhibition with
Alcatel-Lucent.

"Through this agreement, our customers can reap the benefits
of advanced communications applications and services that help them deliver
better service and be more competitive," said Helmut Binder, Chief Marketing
& Product Management Officer of T-Systems. "We chose the BiCS because its
integrated suite of communications software offers our customers an advanced
solution. It also provides the flexibility with a 'pay as you grow' model
which caters to budgetary constraints."

"We are pleased that we are able to provide T-Systems with a
platform that creates unique value for the customer," said Tom Burns, Chief
Operating Officer of Alcatel-Lucent's Enterprise activities. "The BiCS is an
ideal solution for this application because it gives the carrier a
predictable cost for managed services deployments and it gives customers an
easy way to get access to advanced applications like mobility and
collaboration, delivered the way they want it."

The Alcatel-Lucent Business integrated Communication Solution
is a multi-service, single-server communication solution for enterprises with
up to 500 users. With pre-integrated applications, BiCS enables users to
deploy key communication services at their own pace, enabling
"pay-as-you-grow" expansion and keeping costs under control. Specifically, it
features:

- Communication server: OmniPCX Enterprise IP telephony &
Alcatel-Lucent 4645 voice mail

- Management: OmniVista 4760 Network Management System

- Contact Center: OmniTouch Contact Center Standard Edition

- Communication: My Instant Communicator

- Openness to third party application: XML APIs for simplified
third party application integration

- High reliability: hard disk mirroring

- " Try before Buying," five free licences of key
communication applications (e.g. UC, contact center agents)

About T-Systems

T-Systems combines high-quality services for information and
communications technology (ICT). This far-reaching expertise from these two
worlds makes the business customer unit of Deutsche Telekom a preferred
partner of multinational companies, small and medium-sized businesses as well
as the public sector. More than 160,000 customers from all industries all
over the world benefit from T-Systems' special expertise in providing
integrated ICT solutions from one source. T-Systems is the only company to
offer its own complete ICT portfolio and to combine IT and communications
technology to create new solutions.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides
solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments
worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to
end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking,
IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the
end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for
people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130
countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company
has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the
largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the
telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8
billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located
in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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