Technology - Telcobuy Wins Multi-Year Supply Chain Management Contract with Alcatel-Lucent

Telcobuy, a subsidiary of World Wide Technology Holding Company, and a leading provider of supply chain solutions, today announced it has won a multi-year, national-scale, order-fulfillment and professional services contract with Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU). The five-year supply chain management contract includes end-to-end order fulfillment from warehousing to freight logistics. Telcobuy is one of the country?s leading minority-owned businesses.

Under the terms of the agreement, Telcobuy will perform order fulfillment and deployment of Alcatel-Lucent?s installation-related materials, and manage its North American supply chain for finished goods. The company will support all Alcatel-Lucent product lines and consolidate existing logistics service centers throughout the U.S. into a single state-of-the-art, 480,000 square foot distribution center in Lewisville, Texas. Telcobuy will provide services through its renowned supply chain planning capabilities, which include the world?s most-advanced suite of e-commerce and supply chain optimization applications.

?The pedigree and reputation of our customers counts far more than any claims that we may make about our capabilities,? said, Mark Catalano, President of Telcobuy. ?So, in many ways, our new customer ? Alcatel-Lucent ? speaks volumes about where Telcobuy is today, in terms of its ability to deliver national-scale supply chain solutions to the largest customers in the world. We couldn?t be happier to be associated with such a world-class organization.?

About Telcobuy

Telcobuy.com LLC (a subsidiary of the $2.5 Billion World Wide Technology Holding Company ) provides technology and supply chain solutions to customers and suppliers around the world. Telcobuy understands that today's advanced technologies, when properly planned, procured, and deployed, are business solutions that reduce costs, increase profitability, and ultimately improve a company's ability to effectively serve their customers. Learn more at www.telcobuy.com/about/.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 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 WWT

World Wide Technology, Inc. is a systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to the commercial, government and telecom sectors. The company brings to market a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its customers manage the planning, procurement and deployment of IT products and solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT employs over 1,000 people and operates more than 1.7 million square-feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in 20 facilities throughout the world. For more information on World Wide Technology, visit www.wwt.com.