Released on: April 30, 2008, 11:20 am

Press Release Author: Alcatel-Lucent

Industry: Telecommunications

Press Release Summary: Dubai, April 30, 2008 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris et
NYSE: ALU) today introduced My Teamwork Office Edition, a software-based multiparty
conferencing and collaboration solution tailored to the small-medium business (SMB)
market in the Middle East. Implemented in combination with the best-in-class small
business call server, Alcatel-Lucent Omni PCX Office, My Teamwork Office Edition
enables businesses to run cost-effective, premises-based audio and web conferencing
events for dramatic costs savings and productivity gains over service provider
solutions and other proprietary hardware-based applications.

Press Release Body: Dubai, April 30, 2008 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris et NYSE:
ALU) today introduced My Teamwork Office Edition, a software-based multiparty
conferencing and collaboration solution tailored to the small-medium business (SMB)
market in the Middle East. Implemented in combination with the best-in-class small
business call server, Alcatel-Lucent Omni PCX Office, My Teamwork Office Edition
enables businesses to run cost-effective, premises-based audio and web conferencing
events for dramatic costs savings and productivity gains over service provider
solutions and other proprietary hardware-based applications.

Available in a single, software-based server, the My Teamwork Office Edition
features advanced audio and web conferencing capabilities, a browser based client
accessible from any location or browser for support to any telephony device, and
presence-driven IM with single-click access to chat or call contacts, initiate
application and desktop sharing, record calls, or managing documents to facilitate
critical employee collaboration for results-driven communications.

The software-based solution easily scales up or down to accommodate businesses of
all sizes and offers a range of packaging options and pricing designed specifically
for the small-medium business segment. The collaboration tools promote streamlined
communications while the conferencing enables growth thru telecommuting and also
reduces long distance travel for valuable cost and time savings, allowing smaller
organizations to maximize their human resources and support green technologies.

My Teamwork Office Edition is now part of the Alcatel-Lucent Office Communication
Solutions set that allows small and medium businesses to enhance their performance
on an everyday basis with simple, flexible, affordable solutions and services. The
Office Communication Solutions form a comprehensive portfolio of products and
services that brings together enterprise-quality business telephony, applications,
cost-effective Voice over IP (VoIP), and a secured LAN and WiFi infrastructure.

"Alcatel-Lucent has vast experience and knowledge in developing and selling
solutions tailored to the small-medium business market segment," says Matthieu
Destot, director, Small-Medium Business Solutions for Alcatel-Lucent's Enterprise
activities. "We are leveraging this experience by bringing to market an easy to use,
plug and play conferencing and collaboration application, enabling the business
owner to realize immediate cost savings and productivity gains. We understand that
time, resources, and budgets are limited, and My Teamwork Office Edition allows
small businesses to do more with less at an attractive and competitive price point,"
adds Destot.


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 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

Web Site: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

Contact Details: Rasha Adel
Alcatel-Lucent
Regional Communications Manager
Middle East & East Africa
Building 144, Smart Village, Cairo-Alex Road
PO Box 5, 12577 GIZA - EGYPT
rasha.adel@alcatel-lucent.com.eg
Phone: +202 3539 55 46
Fax: +202 3539 23 44