VASCO to Release Q1 2008 on Thursday, April 24

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. and ZURICH, Switzerland, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VASCO Data Security International Inc. (http://www.vasco.com/), a leading software security company specializing in strong authentication products, announced today that it will release its Q1 2008 results on Thursday, April 24.

On April 24, at 10.00 am EDT/16.00 CET, VASCO will hold a conference call, which will be streamed on the VASCO website (http://www.vasco.com/).

The dial-in telephone numbers for the conference call will be communicated shortly.

Mr. T. Kendall Hunt, Chairman and CEO, Mr. Jan Valcke, President and COO and Mr. Cliff Bown, Executive Vice President and CFO of VASCO, will be available on April 24 to answer analyst, investor and media questions.

About VASCO: VASCO is a leading supplier of strong authentication and e-signature solutions and services specializing in Internet Security applications and transactions. VASCO has positioned itself as a global software company for Internet Security serving a customer base of close to 6,500 companies in more than 100 countries, including approximately 1000 international financial institutions. VASCO's prime markets are the financial sector, enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar words, is forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements.

Reference is made to the Company's public filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its operations.

For more information contact:

Jochem Binst, +32 2609 97 00, jbinst@vasco.com

VASCO Data Security International Inc.

CONTACT: Jochem Binst of VASCO Data Security International Inc.,
+32 2609 97 00, jbinst@vasco.com

Web site: http://www.vasco.com/

Alcatel-Lucent 9900 Wireless Network Guardian Receives Top Honors in CTIA Emerging Technology Award in Two Separate Categories

LAS VEGAS, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that its Alcatel-Lucent 9900 Wireless Network Guardian (WNG) was selected as the winner of CTIA WIRELESS 2008 Wireless Emerging Technologies (E-tech) Awards as best product in two separate categories -- "4G - Service Management" and "Network Infrastructure for Wide Area Networks." Award recipients were announced April 2 in a ceremony at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the CTIA WIRELESS trade show.

The Wireless E-tech Awards program is designed to give industry recognition and exposure to the best wireless products and services in the areas of Consumer, Enterprise and Network technology. Over 300 applications were submitted and reviewed by a panel of recognized members of the media, industry analysts and executives, as well as select show attendees. Products were judged on innovation, functionality, technological importance, implementation and overall "wow" factor.

Invented by Bell Labs and commercialized in its Alcatel-Lucent Ventures organization, the 9900 WNG is the industry's first mobile network management solution that addresses a critical emerging need by carriers for enhanced visibility in third-generation (3G) and emerging 4G networks. Unaddressed, this gap in network visibility could lead to network disruption as wireless network operators increasingly support new data services, devices, and applications.

"We are honored that the 9900 Wireless Network Guardian was honored by CTIA for two separate top awards. It is further validation of this product's impact on enabling and optimizing data services over the wireless networks of today and tomorrow," said Wim Sweldens, vice president, Alcatel-Lucent Ventures. "The 9900 WNG makes it possible for carriers to monitor and engineer their wireless data flow with the level of granularity needed to understand each flow's impact on every layer and choke point in the wireless network, specifically the radio access network. With this capacity carriers are now able to efficiently and optimally accommodate demanding data applications through traffic optimization and/or strategic network expansion."

"The CTIA Emerging Technology Awards recognize the best wireless products and services in the industry," said CTIA vice president and show director Robert Mesirow. "Congratulations to Alcatel-Lucent for winning first place in both the 4G service management and the Network Infrastructure/WAN categories."

Wireless behavioral research conducted by Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs over the last three years shows that transmitting IP packet data and IP applications place significantly different load types on wireless networks than voice traffic. As an example, when considering common applications such as VPN, e-mail, Web-surfing, and peer-to-peer, some use up to 1,000 times more wireless network resources (airtime, signaling, etc.) per byte of data than others -- potentially creating substantial network congestion if left unaddressed. This challenge is increasing with the growing adoption of more sophisticated, high-bandwidth services and the trend toward "open" wireless networks.

Until today, carriers did not have a single tool that could comprehensively track IP traffic across the many network layers and measure its consumption of wireless network resources -- a situation that could cause service-affecting network problems as new applications are transmitted on wireless networks. By connecting usage sessions to wireless network resource consumption, the Alcatel-Lucent 9900 Wireless Network Guardian provides critical network visibility that service providers will need in order to manage the effects that IP-based applications will have on their wireless networks.

For more information on this product, including videos, please visit: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/WNG

About Alcatel-Lucent Ventures

Alcatel-Lucent Ventures is a corporate incubator with a mission to identifying game changing ideas from Bell Labs research, incubating them into products, and bringing them to market either through an Alcatel-Lucent business group, or a spin out company. More information can be found at http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/ventures

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 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/

Alcatel-Lucent

CONTACT: Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Regine Coqueran,
+33-1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com, Stephane Lapeyrade,
+33-1-40-76-12-74, stephane.lapeyrade@alcatel-lucent.com, or Peter Benedict,
+1-908-582-7710, pbenedict@alcatel-lucent.com; Alcatel-Lucent Investor
Relations: Remi Thomas, +33-1-40-76-50-61, remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com, or
John DeBono, +1-908-582-7793, debono@alcatel-lucent.com, or Tony Lucido,
+33-1-40-76-49-80, alucido@alcatel-lucent.com, or Don Sweeney,
+1-908-582-6153, dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com

Web site: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/WNG
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/ventures

SCM Microsystems Presents New Dongle For Multiple NFC ApplicationsReader supports contactless transactions using NFC-enabled mobile devices

FREMONT, Calif., April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SCM Microsystems, Inc. , a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today announced its new SCL3710 NFC reader, which enables a variety of contactless applications using mobile electronic devices. The Company is showcasing the new USB dongle during Asia's largest smart card event, Cards Asia, taking place April 9-11 at the Suntec Singapore Convention Centre in Singapore. SCM will demonstrate the SCL3710 in booth # 4P09.

The SCL3710 is SCM's response to the growing demand for solutions supporting Near Field Communication (NFC) technology -- a new short-range wireless connectivity technology enabling contactless payment and information exchange using mobile phones and other handheld electronic devices. NFC technology enables consumers to purchase goods and services, download information, music and digital pictures or update address books with their mobile phones or PDAs.

"Near Field Communication is rapidly gaining acceptance among technologists and users alike as a secure and convenient contactless interface," said Felix Marx, chief executive officer of SCM Microsystems. "But to become firmly established in the market, there must be a sufficient number of compelling applications and solutions using NFC technology. Our new dongle enables such applications and fills a need in the market for reliable, secure contactless connectivity devices. SCM Microsystems is once again demonstrating its leading role in the development of innovative products and technologies."

The SCL3710 provides the link between NFC-enabled mobile devices such as mobile phones or PDAs and computer or web applications, while ensuring security for payment, banking and other financial applications. Information and data that have been stored on the mobile devices, such as vouchers, coupons, tickets and product details, can now conveniently be accessed and transferred to a PC or a notebook. In addition, the reader can be used for mobile smart-ticketing, data exchange and virtual connections, as well as ticketing and secure payment for public transportation, entertainment and other transactions.

The reader also can be used to enable contactless transactions for merchants. When inserted into a PC or notebook that is connected to a system such as a Point of Sale (PoS) terminal, vending machine, access terminal or parking meter payment device, the SCL3710 dongle communicates contactlessly with consumers' NFC-enabled devices to support contactless transactions.

SCM Microsystems' SCL3710

The high-performance SCL3710 uses Near Field Communication technology to enable wireless short-range communication between electronic devices. The USB device is based on the 13.56 MHz radio frequency (RFID) technology and supports ISO 14443 Type A cards, Sony developed FeliCa(R) tags, and NXP Semiconductors' NFC tags. The reader enables numerous new NFC applications and therefore supports the large-scale spread of this technology.

About SCM Microsystems

SCM Microsystems is a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World by enabling people to conveniently access digital content and services. The company develops, markets and sells the industry's broadest range of contact and contactless smart card reader technology for secure PC, payment systems, network and physical access, and digital media readers for transfer of digital content to OEM customers in the government, financial, enterprise, consumer electronics and photographic equipment markets worldwide. Global headquarters are in Ismaning, Germany. For additional information, visit the SCM Microsystems web site at http://www.scmmicro.com/.

Note: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SCM Microsystems, Inc.

CONTACT: Annika Oelsner, +49 89 9595-5220, aoelsner@scmmicro.de, or
Darby Dye, +1-510-249-4883, ddye@scmmicro.com, both of SCM Microsystems, Inc.

Web site: http://www.scmmicro.com/

Quantel : résultats annuels 2007

LES ULIS, France, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- L'année 2007 était pour Quantel une nouvelle année d'investissements lourds, pour renouveler la gamme de lasers médicaux et prendre des parts de marché sur les lasers à fibre. De ce fait, on pouvait s'attendre à ce que la rentabilité de l'exercice soit faible. Des difficultés imprévues rencontrées en fin d'année ont conduit à des résultats négatifs. Ces difficultés ont aujourd'hui été résolues, et Quantel aborde avec confiance les exercices 2008 et suivants.

(MEUR) 2006 2007 Chiffre d'affaires 41,4 42,1 Résultat opérationnel 2,9 (2,9) Résultat avant impôts 2,6 (3,4) Résultat net 2,1 (3,7)

Activité contrastée entre les deux pôles

Sur l'exercice, le chiffre d'affaires atteint 42,1MEUR en progression de 1,7% (+5,1% à dollar constant). A périmètre et taux de change constant, le chiffre d'affaires est en baisse de 6%.

La baisse de l'activité (2,4MEUR à périmètre et taux de change constants) provient essentiellement du pôle médical dont le chiffre d'affaires est passé de 21 MEUR en 2006 à 17,7MEUR (15,7MEUR à périmètre et taux de change constant).

Les facteurs à l'origine de cette baisse d'activité sont :

- des retards sur le lancement des nouveaux produits : Supra et Solutis en ophtalmo, Exelosquared et lampe 308 en dermato,

- un recul brutal des performances commerciales sur le marché américain, en ophtalmo comme en dermato. En particulier MedSurge, le partenaire historique distributeur de Quantel aux USA en dermato, a réalisé en 2007 un chiffre d'affaires, tous fabricants confondus, de 18 M US$ contre 35 M US$ en 2006.

A ce jour, tous les nouveaux produits sont disponibles, le réseau de distributeurs en ophtalmo a été repris en main et complété, et MedSurge a trouvé les ressources financières pour reprendre sa dynamique de croissance. Par ailleurs, l'acquisition de Wavelight Aesthetic est intervenue à point nommé pour rétablir durablement un développement dynamique sur ce segment d'activité.

A l'inverse, le pôle industriel et scientifique connaît une progression de toutes ses activités avec un chiffre d'affaires de 24,4 MEUR (+19,7%). A périmètre et taux de change constant, c'est-à-dire hors Quantel Laser Diodes (anciennement Nuvonyx, acquis en février), la progression est de 11,4%. Cette croissance est notamment liée à la bonne performance des produits historiques, aux livraisons de gros contrats militaires et satellites, et aux premières ventes de lasers à fibre.

Sur ce dernier marché, si les résultats commerciaux sont conformes aux anticipations, la rentabilité est en revanche affectée par des coûts de commercialisation et fabrication plus élevés que prévu sur les lasers à fibre de 1ere génération. La nouvelle génération de lasers, le Ylia, plus performant et moins coûteux, est sortie en décembre dernier et permettra de poursuivre le développement de ce marché dans des conditions de rentabilité optimales.

Résultat opérationnel : des facteurs de baisse non récurrents

L'impact sur le résultat opérationnel des différents facteurs évoqués ci-dessus est le suivant :

- coût de fabrication et de commercialisation des lasers à fibre de 1ere génération : environ 1 MEUR

- Médical : baisse de marge d'environ 3 MEUR

Auquel il faut ajouter :

- l'augmentation des amortissements : 1 MEUR

- l'effet dollar. La forte part de production localisée aux USA a limité l'impact de la baisse de la devise américaine, mais les produits fabriqués en Europe restent sensible à l'évolution du taux de change.

Alourdissement de la situation financière en fin d'année

Les investissements de l'exercice ont entraîné une augmentation de l'endettement financier net, qui passe de 12,4 MEUR à fin 2006 à 24,5 MEUR, comprenant 7,8 MEUR d'Oceanes émises en septembre pour racheter Wavelight. A fin décembre la trésorerie disponible s'élève à 7,9 MEUR, contre 8,1 MEUR à fin 2006.

Accélération de la croissance et retour de la rentabilité dès 2008

Les principaux problèmes rencontrés en 2007 ont été résolus, et les investissements techniques, financiers et commerciaux réalisés depuis deux ans vont commencer à porter leurs fruits avec un retour à la rentabilité attendu en 2008. Le groupe prévoit notamment :

- De nouveaux contrats militaires et scientifiques, avec par exemple un nouveau contrat militaire de 6 M US$. L'intégration de Quantel Laser Diodes, qui permet d'offrir à des clients stratégiques la parfaite maîtrise de tous les composants, aura pour effet de dynamiser et pérenniser cette activité.

- La montée en puissance du programme Mégajoule, dont le montant global devrait dépasser 40 MEUR.

- La poursuite des prises de parts de marché sur les lasers à fibre, avec le laser Ylia, appareil de nouvelle génération qui permettra d'assurer la rentabilité sur cette activité.

- L'atteinte de la taille critique en dermatologie, rendue possible grâce à l'acquisition récente de Wavelight Aesthetic. Quantel dispose désormais d'un pôle dermato puissant, avec une gamme de produits parmi les plus complète du marché, un réseau de distribution mondial, et des compétences techniques et cliniques reconnues.

- Le renforcement des positions en ophtalmologie, avec une gamme de produits entièrement renouvelée depuis 2005, et une nouvelle organisation permettant à la filiale Quantel Médical de se concentrer sur un seul métier.

A propos du Groupe QUANTEL

Fondé en 1970, le Groupe QUANTEL s'est imposé au cours des dix dernières années comme l'un des plus grands spécialistes mondiaux de la technologie laser à usages scientifiques (laboratoires de recherche, universités), industriels (micro-usinage, mesure, militaire) et médical (ophtalmologie, dermatologie).

Présent en France et aux USA, au travers de sa filiale Big Sky Laser, le Groupe QUANTEL a réalisé en 2007 un résultat chiffre d'affaires de 42,1 M EUR dont 78% à l'international réparti entre les applications scientifiques et industrielles (58%) et médicales (42%) du laser.

Les titres de Quantel sont cotés sur l'Eurolist (compartiment C) d'Euronext. FR0000038242 - QUA http://www.quantel.fr

QUANTEL: Alain de Salaberry, Président Directeur Général, T : +33-1-69-29-17-00, info@quantel.fr; Philippe Melikian, Directeur Financier, T : +33-1-69-29-17-00, info@quantel.fr; CALYPTUS: Mathieu Calleux, Relation Investisseurs, T : +33-1-53-65-37-91, mathieu.calleux@calyptus.net; Marie Ein, Relation Presse, T : +33-1-53-65-37-91, marie.ein@calyptus.net.

QUANTEL

QUANTEL: Alain de Salaberry, Président Directeur Général, T : +33-1-69-29-17-00, info@quantel.fr; Philippe Melikian, Directeur Financier, T : +33-1-69-29-17-00, info@quantel.fr; CALYPTUS: Mathieu Calleux, Relation Investisseurs, T : +33-1-53-65-37-91, mathieu.calleux@calyptus.net; Marie Ein, Relation Presse, T : +33-1-53-65-37-91, marie.ein@calyptus.net.

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