CALABASAS, Calif. -- Alcatel (NYSE: ALA - News) today announced that it is the second leading vendor in the North American medium to large IP-PBX market (400 plus lines), based on the second-quarter 2002 IP-PBX market share results published in InfoTech's InfoTrack for Enterprise Communications. Alcatel has increased its overall IP telephone line shipment by 30 percent from the previous quarter and 73 percent from the same quarter in 2001. "As the IP-PBX market gains momentum, market share results show that Alcatel has been successful in targeting large enterprise users with its OmniPCX 4400," said Frank Stinson, program director, InfoTrack Programs, InfoTech. "Alcatel's competitive advantage lies in its ability to offer a rich and consistent feature set in multi-site, multi-vendor environments." InfoTrack for Enterprise Communications tracks the sales of IP-based PBXs that InfoTech predicts will exceed those of conventional PBXs and key/hybrid equipment in 2005. This allows the industry to view Alcatel alongside vendors with IP-based products, rather than against the install base of traditional PBXs that will be abandoned in the future for full IP capabilities. Alcatel's #2 position in the IP-PBX segment demonstrates that medium to large enterprises are choosing Alcatel over incumbents and over data vendors who have developed voice solutions that are tied to their switches. Alcatel SA