DALLAS, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel (NYSE: ALA; Paris: CGEP.PA) today announced Motor City Electric Technologies as the newest member of its North American Business Partner Program. Motor City Electric Technologies is an ISO 9001 registered Quality Management Company, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan that specializes in assisting customers with the design, integration and maintenance of flexible voice, video, data and security infrastructure solutions. "Aligning with Alcatel provides Motor City Electric Technologies broader end-to-end solutions from a single manufacturer, which ultimately will serve our customers well," Mike Savel, group manager of Network & Systems, Motor City Electric Technologies Inc. "Alcatel has a full suite of solution offerings, ensuring successful integration of customers' networks, regardless of whether the project includes voice, data, video or wireless." The wide range of products and industries served by Alcatel provides its North American business partners with a wealth of opportunities and addressable markets, which include both traditional service providers and enterprise customers. "Motor City Electric Technologies will help further expand Alcatel's reach and presence in North America," said Don Trace, vice president of Sales for Alcatel's North American Channels. "Alcatel's proven success in such verticals as healthcare, utilities, education and state and local government are well aligned and further strengthened with partners such as Motor City Electric Technologies. They can now offer the broadest range of solutions, detailed training and opportunities, through Alcatel, to better serve their strategic enterprise and carrier customers. We are excited about this new member of our community and we look forward to working with Motor City Electric Technologies as they deliver and support Alcatel's proven end-to-end solutions." "With each new member of Alcatel's Business Partner Program, Alcatel reinforces its commitment and execution strategy in North America," said Ken Presti, channel strategy analyst and founder of Presti Research and Consulting, Inc. "With its broad range of solutions and technologies, Alcatel continues to attract a community of resellers who are committed to offering customers real-world communications solutions that help them to enhance the way they do business." About Alcatel Enterprise Solutions With more than 500,000 customers, Alcatel is a leading provider of communication solutions to small, medium, and large enterprises, as well as to public sector institutions worldwide. Alcatel's enterprise portfolio provides business communication applications, including Unified Communications and Contact Centers, an advanced IP Telephony offering, and IP Networking products. Alcatel's enterprise solutions deliver an enhanced competitive edge to businesses of all sizes by increasing customer satisfaction, employee productivity, and operational efficiencies. About Alcatel Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services, to help its partners and customers build a user-centric broadband world. With sales of EURO 13.1 billion and 58,000 employees in 2005, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com/ DATASOURCE: Alcatel CONTACT: media, Tracy Dupree - NA, +1-818-878-4408, or , or Regine Coqueran, +33-0-1-40-76-49-24, or , or Stephane Lapeyrade, +33-0-1-40-76-12-74, or , or investors, Pascal Bantegnie, +33-0-1-40-76-52-20, or , or Nicolas Leyssieux, +33-0-1-40-76-37-32, or , or Maria Alcon, +33-0-1-40-76-15-17, or , or Charlotte Laurent- Ottomane, +1-703-668-7016, or , all of Alcatel Web site: http://www.alcatel.com/

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