[July 02, 2008]

Alcatel-Lucent: Alcatel-Lucent and Securicom align to deliver managed firewall service in East Africa region

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:02072008

Johannesburg -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and
Securicom, a South Africa-based IT security consulting and management
company, have announced a partnership that will see Securicom provide
innovative managed firewall services to Alcatel-Lucent's re-seller
network in the East Africa region.

This partnership acknowledges Securicom as a leader in providing fully
managed services for the best-of-breed Alcatel-Lucent VPN firewall
Brick. Securicom has provided a range of fully-managed, outsourced
solutions to meet the IT security requirements of small, medium and
large businesses in Africa for over five years and is the first and
only company in Africa to offer a managed service around the
Alcatel-Lucent VPN firewall Brick.

Commenting on the partnership, Alcatel-Lucent solutions architect Craig
Taylor said, "Network, asset and application level security are all
vital to the successful protection of enterprises worldwide, and the
Alcatel-Lucent security portfolio is best in class. We look forward to
partnering with Securicom to implement our security solutions in the
growing African market. "

Securicom's Managing Director, Dries Morris commented, "We value our
partnership with Alcatel-Lucent. Not only is it a major achievement for
Securicom to be associated with one of the world's leading
telecommunications companies, but being recognized as a value-adding
security partner to Alcatel-Lucent also confirms that companies are
recognizing the benefits and value of outsourcing IT security
management to specialists as well as our commitment to providing
solutions rather than just software.

A firewall is an important line of defense against a range of
internet-based threats and plays a vital role in assisting companies to
ward off attacks on their networks. However, managing a firewall is
labour-intensive and requires specialized resources. Morris added, "The
cost of a firewall is generally gauged by the purchase price, with
little regard for the associated running costs such as configuration,
training and on-going management. Yet these are critical aspects in the
successful deployment of a firewall and, if ignored, will result in
security breaches."

Securicom Managed Firewall Services supply businesses with
state-of-the-art Alcatel-Lucent firewall technology coupled with access
to security experts. It is an end-to-end service consisting of
pre-implementation consultancy, design of a connectivity security

policy, deployment of a firewall device, management and 24x7 monitoring
and support.

Following each installation, Securicom, through the use of its 24-hour
Network Operations Centre, implements active monitoring of the
Alcatel-Lucent firewalls. Clients are also added to a security mailing
list and receive e-mail notification on new viruses, worms, Trojans and
other vulnerabilities.

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.

CONTACT: Alcatel-Lucent Press Office
e-mail: press@alcatel-lucent.com
WWW: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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