AT&T in Europe designs and manufactures new digital office phones for European tastes.

BRUSSELS, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 1995--After AT&T's announced restructuring, the company strengthened the future of its systems and technology business in Europe today by introducing to the region its new 9400 Series voice terminals, featuring both advanced digital technology and European aesthetics.

Developed by AT&T Bell Laboratories and designed and manufactured in Saumur, France, each of the three models in the 9400 Series brings all the call-control functions of the DEFINITY(R) Communications System to one stylish set.

"The 9400 Series terminals are the first DEFINITY phones designed and made in Europe for Europe," said Robert Egan, vice president, AT&T Multimedia Products Group, Europe, Middle East and Africa. "AT&T answers the call for sound clarity, caller control and ease of use with the 9400 Series, and caters to the European sense of style. These terminals represent yet another example of AT&T's global capacity to address the local needs of the marketplace."

With the DEFINITY system behind the series -- models 9403, 9410 and 9434 -- customers have total control of calls at their desktop, allowing employees to work faster and more efficiently. The multiple call appearance feature, for example, displays details of an incoming call while one is engaged on the line and allows the individual to send the second call to the DEFINITY AUDIX(R) voice mail system or to a secretary.

Other features include one-touch access to conference, hold, mute and transfer buttons; a red message waiting light; and a "rocker-type" volume control for the speaker, handset, and ring. A function key also allows one to customize the phone to an office's acoustics.

The sets, with buttons in English, French or German, are available now in Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Sets with buttons in Italian and Spanish also will be available next year in Italy and Spain, respectively.

All models of the 9400 Series work in buildings wired for two-wire systems, eliminating the cost of rewiring the premises. The 9403 and 9434 voice terminals work in buildings wired for four-wire communications systems as well. All sets in the 9400 Series conform to the latest European EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) requirements.

The DEFINITY Communications System provides businesses with 20 to 25,000 telephones communications solutions, such as complex call center applications, computer-telephone integration, and the use of multimedia.

AT&T, one of the world's leading communications and computing companies, presently has 304,000 employees with 50,000 outside the United States. AT&T Bell Laboratories, with a facility in Saumur, France, engages in basic research as well as product and service development. The AT&T Multimedia Products Group offers a wide range of quality communications products, from telephones and modems to sophisticated phone systems, voice processing systems and call center solutions. Production processes for AT&T's products meet the stringent requirements of ISO 9000 certification, a globally recognized standard of quality.

Once AT&T completes its previously announced restructuring by the end of 1996, the Multimedia Products Group will be an important part of a new US$20 billion product and systems business along with AT&T Bell Laboratories, Network Systems Group and Microelectronics.

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