Lucent Technologies Software Awarded 2003 'Product of the Year' By Technology Marketing Corporation's Communications Solutions Magazine

Business Wire,  April 27, 2004  

Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., software, Technology Marketing Corp.

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MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2004

VitalSuite(R) Network and Application Performance Management

Software Singled Out For Its Technological Excellence and Vision

Lucent Technologies announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R))'s Communications Solutions(R) magazine, named VitalSuite(R) Network and Application Performance Management Software as a Product of the Year winner for 2003. Communications Solutions(R) is the premier Web publication and newsletter in the communications industry.

"We are honored that Communications Solutions magazine has selected our VitalSuite(R) software as a Product of the Year winner for 2003," said Ken Packert, VP and General Manager, Network Operations Software, Lucent Technologies. "In today's complex multi-vendor, converged network environment, it is essential to be able to proactively ensure service quality while maximizing operations and IT efficiency. VitalSuite(R) software is highly-scalable to allow both enterprises and service providers to cost-effectively streamline network management to realize a significant return-on-investment."

"Lucent Technologies is clearly deserving of leadership status in the network management sector of the telecommunications industry. We're proud to reward their hard work and innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2003," said Rich Tehrani, president of TMC and group editor-in-chief of Communications Solutions(R).

Tehrani added, "The Product of the Year awards exemplify the best that this industry has to offer. Lucent Technologies has demonstrated a commitment to quality, and a commitment to the further development of the communications industry through its VitalSuite(R) Performance Management Software. Lucent Technologies deserves this great honor, and I look forward to seeing other innovative solutions from them as they continue to contribute to the future of communications."

A full list of Product of the Year winners is available online at http://www.comsolmag.com/03poty.

The Lucent Vital network management platform serves 75 percent of the fortune 100 companies, including all 14 in the financial services industry. The award winning Lucent VitalSuite(R) software is part of the Lucent OSS software portfolio of open, standards-based solutions providing service creation, provisioning, monitoring, and service quality management of current and next-generation services over multi-vendor, converged networks. For more information visit: http://www.lucent.com/vital.

About Lucent Technologies

Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks. Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide. For more information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit www.lucent.com.

About TMC(TM)

Celebrating more than 30 years as a leading technology publisher, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R)) publishes two magazines: Customer Inter@ction Solutions, and Internet Telephony(R), and the online publications, TMCnet.com(R), Communications Solutions, Planet PDA Magazine, Alternative Power(TM) and BiometriTechTM. TMC(R) is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC(R) Labs. TMC(R) also produces The Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 online newsletters. For more information, visit www.tmcnet.com.

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