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Siemens Selected by BellSouth to Deliver IP Applications and Services to Business Customers Siemens' Solution Helps BellSouth Enhance Its Comprehensive Voice Over IP Portfolio BOCA RATON, Fla., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc., a subsidiary of Siemens AG (NYSE:SI), announces that BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) has signed an agreement to deploy the IP-based Siemens SURPASS(R) Business Connection(TM) next-generation network solution. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021029/SILOGO ) Designed to provide BellSouth's business customers greater control and flexibility in customizing and managing their communications needs, the Siemens solution gives businesses the means to connect calling groups spanning large geographic distances. Dispersed enterprises can create virtual groupings of fixed, mobile or remote employees, each with consistent access to the same information, applications, and services. "BellSouth's business customers are seeking comprehensive voice over IP solutions and the company is responding by adding a network-hosted solution to complement its equipment-based and Centrex IP services already in place," said Bill Smith, BellSouth's chief technology officer. "By enhancing BellSouth's network capabilities with next generation technology, the company is able to continually deliver the innovative services that our customers desire." Harald Braun, president of the Carrier Networks division of Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc., said: "BellSouth is forward- looking in its aim to bring converged, IP-based business services to customers who must take their productivity to ever-higher levels in order to succeed. Siemens has harnessed its global development resources to go beyond simple IP transport of traditional services, so that BellSouth and others can build top- line revenues by providing compelling IP-based services." "BellSouth's decision to invest in delivering second-generation IP services will give them the flexibility needed to quickly create and deploy new services in a highly competitive market," said Teresa Mastrangelo, program director of Broadband Access at RHK, a leading telecommunications research and consulting firm. "Going forward, offering those services will become a competitive imperative." The SURPASS Business Connection solution is part of Siemens SURPASS portfolio of next-generation, standards-based IP solutions for carriers and service providers. Elements of the portfolio include the SURPASS hiQ softswitch and the SURPASS hiG media gateway. Siemens' worldwide center of competency for next-generation switching and applications is Siemens Network Convergence LLC, located in Chelmsford, Mass. About BellSouth BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and a parent company of Cingular Wireless, the nation's second largest wireless voice and data provider. Backed by award winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available in the market. Through BellSouth Answers(SM), residential and small business customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial up and high speed DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also offers online and directory advertising through BellSouth(R) RealPages.com(SM) and The Real Yellow Pages(R). More information about BellSouth can be found at http://www.bellsouth.com/. About Siemens Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the world's largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $80.5 billion in fiscal 2003. Founded more than 150 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Information and Communications, Automation and Control, Power, Transportation, Medical, and Lighting. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $16.6 billion and employs 65,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Ten of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 417,000 people in 192 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: http://www.usa.siemens.com/. About Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group is a leading provider of network and applications technology for enterprises, carriers and service providers. ICN's product strategy is focused on next-generation switching, next-generation access, and next-generation optics. ICN's flagship brands are HiPath for enterprises, SURPASS for carriers, and SpeedStream voice, data and video broadband solutions for business and residential customers. NOTE: SURPASS and Business Connection are trademarks of Siemens AG. All other company, brand, product, and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. This release contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs of Siemens management. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "forecast," "expect," "intend," "plan," "should," and "project" are used to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the company's current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results to be materially different, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance of new products or services and changes in business strategy. Actual results may vary materially from those projected here. Siemens does not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021029/SILOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc. CONTACT: Suzanne Crow of Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc., +1-703-262-2689, Web site: http://www.usa.siemens.com/ http://www.bellsouth.com/

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