Ariantec Inks Deal as Value Added Master Distributor for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Solutions

Kuala Lumpur : ICT-based company, Ariantec Sdn Bhd (A member of Metronic Global Berhad) is confident of more than 100% jump in turnover to RM 55mil for its financial year ending December 31, 2008, boosted by the master distributorship of Alcatel-Lucent’s enterprise communication solutions.

Ariantec Sdn Bhd (A member of Metronic Global Berhad) – an ICT-based value-added distributor providing customized network infrastructure and managed security solutions to enterprises from Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan and Singapore, announced today its official appointment as Value-Added Master Distributor and signing of memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Alcatel-Lucent.

“ We have decided to partner with Alcatel-Lucent because of its vision and leadership in the competitive transformation of enterprise and government customers by delivering secure, end-to-end, business-critical communications solutions that enable new business generation” said Mr. Vincent Loy (Ariantec Executive Director).

Alcatel-Lucent has a complete portfolio of mission-critical communication solutions and services that addresses the needs of today's enterprises, enabling them to turn their communication network into a competitive weapon, while creating profitable and long lasting customer relationships, and boosting employee productivity.

Universal broadband access is a key enabler of economic growth and community development. To compete economically and serve socially, city and regional governments must implement next-generation technologies and policies that broaden access to high-speed Internet.

Alcatel-Lucent’s mission-critical communication solutions enable enterprises and governments of all sizes to turn their communication infrastructure into new business generator. When network becomes a strategic weapon, a large enterprise is as nimble and responsive as a small enterprise. Likewise, a small enterprise can extend its reach to that of a multinational enterprise.

Alcatel-Lucent’s proven expertise in industry-specific communication requirements enables Enterprises and Governments to make the best use of every interaction with their customers, suppliers and partners by:
- Transforming network to deliver combined voice, video and data communications across a single secure all-IP network.
- Transforming services to increase employee productivity and reduce business latency with unified communications, real-time collaboration tools and mobility that spans enterprise and carrier networks.
- Transforming business to optimize customer relationships through personalized and consistent interactions and communication-enabled business processes.

Ariantec has a well-established local presence, intimate market knowledge and extensive technical skills. Leveraging on Alcatel-Lucent’s range of advanced and open communication solutions, for enterprises, Ariantec can help customers in Malaysia optimize business processes by delivering high-performance voice, data and video solutions that reduce cost and improve efficiency productivity.

Ariantec is a reputable company with world class technology with a wide network of channel partners able to meet local market requirements of specific sectors such as Education, Telecom, Government, Utilities and SME.

For further media information, please contact:

Vincent Loy
Executive Director
Ariantec Sdn Bhd
Tel: 03-7968 3300 | Fax: 03-7956 1226
Email: vincent.loy@ariantec.com

CT Lim
Country Manager
Enterprise Business Group
Alcatel Lucent
Tel: 03- 2053 0200 \ Fax: 03-2053 0221
Email: ct.lim@alcatel-lucent.com.my

About Ariantec Sdn. Bhd.

Ariantec Sdn Bhd was founded in 2000 to serve the growing demand in the field of data communication infrastructure, managed security, hardware, software solutions, e-business strategy and e-business consulting. Ariantec has moved towards being a value-added distributor of network infrastructure and managed security that includes Alcatel-Lucent, ATTO Technology, BlueCoat, Exinda, Equallogic, IPTran, Dascom, Veraz, Oracle and SpammerSpy.
For more information, visit www.ariantec.com

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises 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 adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales].
For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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