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JUNE 20, 2006, COMMUNICASIA, SINGAPORE EXPO, BOOTH #5B2-07 -- Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) and ASSA ABLOY Asia Pacific, a division within ASSA ABLOY, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of locking solutions, today announced that they are working together to create end-to-end, integrated physical and network security solutions targeted at governments, large corporations, airports, hotels and universities, with a market focus initially in the Asian region.

As a part of a joint-marketing approach, Lucent and ASSA ABLOY Asia Pacific will offer a complete security solution that incorporates high physical security with state-of-the art electronic security in a tightly integrated, secured network environment.

The Lucent-ASSA ABLOY solution combines the physical security solution offered by ASSA ABLOY including identification technology, automatic doors and electric door locking systems, with network integration and security services offered by Lucent. Lucent combines its communications technology solutions in home networking and broadband WI-FI with security solutions including network assessments and Security Network Operations centers. The joint-solution delivers true end-to-end security that protects both access to a customer’s physical structure as well as access to its network infrastructure.

“This relationship will offer customers in Asia and potentially around the world a powerful choice for end-to-end security,” said Christer Peterson, vice president, ASSA ABLOY Asia Pacific. “We look forward to working with Lucent, a leading global multi-vendor network integrator to deliver innovative and complete security solutions to institutions.”

According to a Jan. 17, 2006 report by Credit Suisse, the global security market represents some US $120 billion in annual sales. The United States and Europe account for 65 percent of this market, with other parts of the world, including Asia, accounting for 35 percent.

“ASSA ABLOY is a world leader in providing sophisticated physical security technology, ” said Paul Higgs, president of Lucent Services in Asia Pacific and China. “When you join that capability with Lucent’s ability to plan, deploy and maintain secure networks, we are able to deliver powerful, full-integrated security solutions, initially to companies in Asia.”

Through its lifecycle approach to security, Lucent Services delivers a full-spectrum of offerings including: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Network Security Assessments, Managed Security Solutions and personalized Security Consulting Services. With its four Global Network Operations Centers (GNOC) equipped with Security Operations Centers (SOC), LWS provides industry leading, real-time security monitoring, management, and support of a customer’s network on a 24 x 7 x 365 basis. For more information on Lucent’s security offering visit http://www.lucent.com/security.

Lucent Services is one of the industry’s most experienced network services organizations, based on its strength and capabilities in network integration, managed and hosted services and multi-vendor expertise. With more than 10,000 technicians, network engineers and consultants, Lucent serves the largest service providers, enterprises and government institutions in 49 countries and five continents.

About ASSA ABLOY
ASSA ABLOY is the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of locking solutions, meeting tough end-user demands for safety, security and user friendliness. The Group has some 30,000 employees and annual sales of about EUR 3 billion. For more information, visit http://www.assaabloy.com.

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 http://www.lucent.com.



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