"This conference will provide valuable information to anyone who uses a PDA or Smartphone device for business," said Maitland Muse, regional director- Verizon Wireless' Data Solutions. "All too often, employees are given devices by their companies without any instruction on their capabilities. By teaming up with leading application providers, we can help change the way New York Metro area companies do business and show them how leveraging mobile applications can help increase productivity, lower management costs and simplify sales."

Keynote speakers include Johna Till Johnson, president and founding partner of Numerates Research, an independent research firm that specializes in quantifying the business impact of technology, and Indranil Chatterjee, executive director-wireless strategy and business development for Alcatel- Lucent.

Space is limited and seats are filling quickly. For more information and to register visit http://www.vzwtechnologies.com/mobileconvergence .

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 65.7 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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. For more information, visit Alcatel- Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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Bill DeMuth, senior vice president and chief technology officer of SureWest Communications, said: "As we deploy our VoIP service offerings across our network, with IMS we can grow our services to include blended voice, video, data and multimedia applications. We believe our VoIP service delivers the highest quality of customer benefits and reliability in our Northern California market."

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As Belgacom's primary network integrator, Alcatel-Lucent will use its global network of IP Transformation Centers - including one in Antwerp - to provide network design and integration, testing and validation between the IMS Core, third-party applications and communications devices.

"Belgacom is implementing its customer-focused business transformation program with convergence as a clear focal point in our 'Move to all-IP' strategy for fixed and mobile networks," said Scott Alcott, executive vice president of Belgacom's Service Delivery Engine. "Alcatel-Lucent has proven to be reliable supplier of next generation intelligent network and IMS solutions, as well as a strong IP transformation partner."

"Belgacom's choice of an IMS service delivery system is the logical next step in its all-IP network transformation," said Michel Rahier, President of Alcatel-Lucent's carrier business. "Our experience in IP network transformation projects with customers worldwide, and with Belgacom in particular, will help ensure that the IMS solution can be integrated with minimal effort in Belgacom's network with a safe and predictable rollout plan."

With this contract Alcatel-Lucent underlines its leading position in IMS solutions, and its capabilities in multi-vendor deployments and network integration.

About Belgacom

Belgacom Group [Euronext Brussels: BELG] is the benchmark Belgian provider in the field of integrated telecommunications services. Underpinned by its experience as the country's national operator, matched by a capacity to innovate, the Belgacom Group, through the strong brands of its subsidiaries (Belgacom, Proximus and Telindus), provides a full range of offers, solutions and expertise in fixed and mobile networks. The Belgacom Group proposes a complete quadruple-play solution comprising fixed and mobile telephony, the Internet and television. It is committed to meeting the demands of its business and residential customers, and innovates in order to anticipate their future needs, drawing from the latest technological developments.

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. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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"We are extremely pleased to have Nuance, a market leader in speech solutions, engaged in iCFD," said Brian Bischoff, vice president, Genesys. "Enterprises looking to provide an optimal caller experience for their customers can gain significant benefits with implementing Genesys' iCFD with Nuance Call Steering. It has the power to change how customers experience their initial contact with a business."

Nuance Call Steering is based on proven natural language capabilities and provides accurate and high- value routing via a single point of access. Companies and customers alike enjoy the benefit of not having to support and remember a myriad of 800 numbers. And unlike touchtone systems, whose complex menus can lead to misrouted and abandoned calls and in general a poor customer experience, the Nuance Call Steering solution allows customers to simply describe their needs in their own words for routing to a desired destination, be that a live agent or automated system. In addition to improved customer satisfaction, companies realize cost savings through higher automation of both the "front door" and destination solutions.

The iCFD solution facilitates advanced self-service applications in business call centers, including the ability to:

-- Discern the identity and intent of a caller in just a few steps

-- Gather relevant information from data or workflow to understand the context of a call

-- Determine how to treat callers based on established business rules

-- Match the most relevant and available resources, including self-service, proactive notification, automatic callback or live service to deliver the best customer service experience

"Nuance is pleased to extend its partnership with Genesys in delivering a comprehensive set of solutions that improve customer care interactions, drive improved business efficiencies and add business value," said Lynda Kate Smith, vice president, Care Business, Nuance Enterprise Division. "Nuance is leading the way in developing, innovating and implementing speech recognition-based solutions that help organizations of all sizes improve how they support, communicate with and understand their customers."

The extended Nuance-Genesys partnership affords a flexible array of deployment choices that provide companies with an opportunity to leverage the partnership to meet their business operation needs and their customer experience objectives. The Nuance powered iCFD solution is available on premise, as a hosted service through Nuance's On Demand group and as a managed solution through Nuance's Enterprise Services team, formally Viecore, Inc.

For additional information regarding the Nuance Call Steering solution, please visit www.nuance.com

About Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc.

Genesys, an Alcatel-Lucent company, is the only company that focuses 100% on software to manage customer interactions over the phone, web and in e-mail. The Genesys software suite dynamically connects customers with the right resources - self-service or assisted-service - to fulfill customer requests, optimize customer care goals and efficiently use resources. Genesys software directs more than 100 million customer interactions every day for 4,000 companies and government agencies in 80 countries. These companies and agencies can leverage their entire organization, from the contact center to the back office, to improve the overall customer experience. As a result, Genesys helps stop customer frustration, drive efficiency, and accelerate business innovation. For more information, go to http://www.genesyslab.com or visit the industry blog at http://www.betterinteractions.com.

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. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com.

About Nuance Communications, Inc.

Nuance is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit: www.nuance.com.

Nuance, Nuance Call Steering and the Nuance logo are registered trademarks or brands of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States of America and other countries. All other companies or product names are the property of the respective owners.

The statements in this press release, relating to future plans or future events or services, are forward-looking statements which are subject to specific risks and uncertainties. These could involve particular market trends, competition factors and other risks described in the documents submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The actual results, events and services may vary significantly from the forecasts. The reader is warned not to rely on these forward-looking statements without reservation, since these are simply reflections of the current situation.

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