Lucent Technologies VitalSuite® Performance Management Software Wins ‘World Class Award’ From Network Testing Labs

OCTOBER 05, 2006 - MURRAY HILL, N.J. - Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced its VitalSuite® Performance Management Software has won Network Testing Labs’ ‘World Class’ award for the best performance management and monitoring software.

Lucent’s VitalSuite® 10.0 Performance Management Software outperformed Concord Communications’ EHealth® Suite 5.7, Hewlett Packard’s OpenView Performance Insight 5.1, and InfoVista’s VistaInsight™ for Networks 2.0 based on its unique capabilities for pinpointing the causes of network problems and overburdened network devices, links and computers; ease-of-use; and the robustness and scalability of the product, according to Barry Nance, author of the network test for Network Testing Labs, a Network World Lab Alliance Partner.

“Lucent’s VitalSuite® Performance Management Software is an eminently scalable, robust, quick and easy to use approach to finding and fixing network performance problems,” said Nance. “VitalSuite® also gave the testers a ‘hands-off’ Service Level Agreement monitoring capability that they could rely on”, said Nance.

“We are extremely pleased that VitalSuite® was chosen by Network Testing Labs as the winner in the network performance management and monitoring test,” said Jamie Kistler, Business and Service Optimization Software Global Practice Leader, Lucent Worldwide Services. “This independent, head-to-head comparison validates that our VitalSuite® solution is the most scalable, robust and easiest-to-use network and application management software in the industry.”

Lucent’s VitalSuite® Performance Management and VitalQIP® IP Address Management products have been recognized around the world as market-leading software products by business partners and top trade publications including Network World, Communications Solutions, SC Magazine, and Network Computing. VitalSuite® software has more than 1,600 service provider, government, and enterprise customers worldwide.

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 Network Testing Labs
Network Testing Labs performs independent technology research and product evaluations. Its network laboratory connects myriads of types of computers and virtually every kind of network device in an ever-changing variety of ways. Its authors are networking experts who write clearly and plainly about complex technologies and products.

Network Testing Labs’ experts have written hardware and software product reviews, state-of-the-art analyses, feature articles, in-depth technology workshops, cover stories, buyer’s guides and in-depth technology outlooks. Our experts have spoken on a number of topics at Comdex, PC Expo and other venues. In addition, they’ve created industry standard network benchmark software, database benchmark software and network diagnostic utilities.

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