PARIS, September 19 /PRNewswire/ --     Industry analyst firm Gartner has positioned Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext
Paris and NYSE: ALU) in the leaders quadrant in its recently released
assessment Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications, 2007 (20 August 2007,
B. Elliott). Inclusion in the quadrant requires evaluations in two sets of
criteria - completeness of vision and ability to execute - considering such
factors as products and services, overall viability, understanding of the
market, and product/solution strategy.

Unified communications (UC) solutions coordinate and simplify management
and control of a wide variety of communication methods, including IP
telephony, integrated voice and email, conferencing technologies and instant
messaging. UC enhances the productivity of individuals, groups and
businesses, providing an opportunity for enterprises to improve both customer
and employee satisfaction.

"Alcatel-Lucent is pleased to be placed by Gartner in the Leaders
Quadrant," said Tom Burns, president of Alcatel-Lucent's enterprise solutions
activities. "Products such as the OmniPCX and OmniTouch Unified Communication
applications suite are fundamental to transforming services within a business
and creating secure, real-time communications between employees, partners and
customers."

According to the published Gartner report, "Another key capability of UC
is that it offers a method to integrate communication functions directly with
business applications; Gartner calls this capability 'communications-enabled
business processes."

Burns added, "Alcatel-Lucent is addressing the need to bridge
communications functions and business applications by incorporating 'user
profiling' into its customized planning and ordering processes, which matches
the needs of employees and their jobs with technology options. Alcatel-Lucent
user profiles allow businesses of every size to fully realize the benefits of
UC when building or upgrading their networks."

(x) The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2007 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused
with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a
marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis
of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as
defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service
depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to
select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic
Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a
specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or
implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that
enable service providers, enterprises 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 adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in
2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris.
(All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales). For more
information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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