Nortel Makes Network Security Fundamental With New Global Services

Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Experience Offers Edge in Combating Threats to Network,
Information Integrity

Nortel(x) (NYSE/TSX: NT) has expanded its Global Services
portfolio with new offerings designed to help enterprises and service
providers make security fundamental to transforming their networks
with the latest converged IP, multimedia and wireless technologies.

Security is one of Nortel's five key focus areas for services.
Nortel's extensive networking expertise can provide an edge in
effectively combating threats to network and information integrity.

The newest Nortel Global Services for Security include Security
Compliance Services and Managed Security Services. Along with
Nortel's Security Consulting Services, these new offerings can make
business simpler for network managers by helping to minimise risk,
reduce costs and comply with regulations.

Montefiore Medical Center, located in the Bronx, New York, has
already relied on Nortel's Security Consulting Services as part of an
ongoing network expansion to include mobility and new applications.

"Working with a trusted partner like Nortel is paramount not only
to our patients' peace of mind but also to continuing our tradition
of excellence," said Brian Hoch, director of computing services for
Emerging Health Information Technology, a Montefiore subsidiary.
"Nortel's security audit has enabled us to move forward with
confidence in rolling out our wireless network and to secure
next-generation services for staff and patients."

Nortel has also continued its efforts to provide a breadth of
security services and expertise. This includes acquiring an equity
stake in SecureInfo, a recognised leader in information security
including managed security services, security compliance and policy
solutions, and professional security services. In addition, Nortel
continues to certify other select, trusted professionals with
regional and specialised security experience. This complements the
security and information assurance services that Nortel Government
Solutions, a US company wholly owned by Nortel, provides to the US
Federal Government market.

Compliance services help customers identify gaps in their
regulatory posture and implement and maintain security best
practices. Nortel's Security Compliance Services help businesses
adhere to key security-related regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley,
Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), and the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for companies doing business in the
United States; and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act (PIPEDA) in Canada. They also address global standards
like ISO 17799, and the PCI (Payment Card Industry) Data Security
Standard mandated by all major credit card issuers to protect
cardholder information and transactions.

"Compliance is critical for our customers, particularly in markets
like healthcare and finance," said Rod Wallace, director, Security
Services, Nortel. "We're helping to streamline compliance across
multiple regulations, standards and guidelines, and to measure the
effectiveness of security policies."

Nortel's Managed Security Services are designed to help reduce the
cost of managing security across multi-vendor networks. Nortel can
manage security for as few or as many elements as required, including
single point-of-contact responsibility for entire networks. This
allows customers to focus more efficiently on business objectives.

According to IDC, a premier global provider of IT and
telecommunications market intelligence, the worldwide market for
information security services is expected to approach US$17 billion
in 2006. IDC expects this figure to increase to approximately
US$32.59 billion by 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) of 17.7 per cent.

Nortel's Global Services include a full range of integrated
services for design, deployment, management and maintenance of
end-to-end multi-vendor network solutions, including seamless
migration to next generation technologies.

About Nortel

Nortel is a recognised leader in delivering communications
capabilities that enhance the human experience, ignite and power
global commerce, and secure and protect the world's most critical
information. Our next-generation technologies, for both service
providers and enterprises, span access and core networks, support
multimedia and business-critical applications, and help eliminate
today's barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying
networks and connecting people with information. Nortel does business
in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit Nortel on the
Web at www.nortel.com. For the latest Nortel news, visit
www.nortel.com/news.

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