Corporate bribery: Ungreasing the wheels Nov 20, 2009
Last year, for example, Lucent paid a multimillion-dollar fine for training trips it had arranged for executives from state-owned telecommunications firms that involved visits to Las Vegas and Orlando, rather than factories. This year Control Components, a manufacturer of valves for power plants, and several of its employees entered guilty pleas related to bribes allegedly paid to employees at some of China s biggest companies. (The Economist)
GSM contracts to be awarded after HQ nod: BSNL Nov 14, 2009
BSNL had chosen the bids submitted by Ericsson and Huawei, while rejecting the offers made by three others Nokia Siemens, ZTE and Alcatel Lucent. Later, the Chinese manufacturer, Huawei, the highest bidder in west India and the second-highest bidder in North and East zones, was also rejected on security grounds. (India Times)
Hot Spot Hot Rod: The Internet Invades the Automobile Nov 7, 2009
A group of companies led by Alcatel-Lucent demonstrate the power of next-generation wireless broadband technologies by rolling out a Prius with 4G connectivity ... The (led by telecommunications provider Alcatel Lucent) presented its vision of the so-called "connected car" on Tuesday in New York City a white Toyota Prius hybrid tricked out with access to a 4G ("fourth generation") broadband wireless network ... Although Alcatel Lucent's connected car is a prototype, it is designed with a... (Scientific American)
Busy cell networks a bonanza for gear makers Oct 24, 2009
This will provide new areas of growth for network equipment makers such as Alcatel Lucent, Ciena, Nokia Siemens, a venture of Nokia and Siemens. The Supercomm telecom trade show in Chicago this week was buzzing with operators and gear makers talking up the new possibilities of backhaul. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Nokia Siemens Network Marriage May Be Unraveling as Asset Value Evaporates Oct 17, 2009
5 billion euros since Alcatel SA bought Lucent Technologies Inc. in 2006. The company cut more than 17,000 jobs in a bid to turn around operations. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Women: Get men to take you seriously at work Oct 9, 2009
Brown hailed from the corporate world, where she worked at companies like AT&T and Lucent Technologies, while Nelson is a veteran communication consultant. Their book proposes tools to help women bridge that communication gap, such as steps to respond to interruptions, with suggested phrases and body language. (MSNBC -- Business)
NCR chief financial officer to resign Oct 8, 2009
Avaya was spun off by Lucent Technologies in 2000 with 34,000 workers. It has slimmed down through repeated restructurings and now has about 18,000 employees. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
PK Pictures' constant evolution drives success Oct 7, 2009
Page says crisis was averted because big projects with Alcatel Lucent and HP fell from the sky to fill our plate. The recession also revealed one of the company s strengths long track records with core customers. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Navistar poised to bring 900 jobs to Ill. Sep 26, 2009
At a time when Illinois unemployment rate is hovering at its highest level since 1983, Navistar would employ about 4,000 people in Lisle on the sprawling former Alcatel-Lucent S.A. complex, which has been mostly vacant since 2007 ... A Navistar spokesman declines to comment on the size of the subsidies the company will seek, but says: Talking to officials about incentives is all part of the process of deciding if the (Lucent) property would be good for our business ... Navistars... (Crain's Chicago Business)
AT&T to unleash femtocell for 3G Sep 23, 2009
Vodafone's 'Access Gateway' mini basestation comes from Alcatel Lucent, with much of the silicon again supplied by PicoChip. ATurrently selling the device only in the Charlotte, North Carolina market; the price is $150. (EETimes)
Rs 10k-cr telecom deal up for grabs Sep 21, 2009
According to sources, for project companies such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Tech Mahindra and state-owned outfits like C-DAC, ECIL and BEL, along with telecom equipment majors such as Motorola, Ericsson, Alcatel Lucent and Nokia Siemens Networks, are likely to be among the bidders. An added incentive for successful bidders is that following the completion of this project, the Centre will then hand out an additional Rs 5,000-crore project to manage and maintain this network for the next 10... (India Times)
CIO's Guide to do More With Less in a Downturn - Megatrends in ICT Revealed Sep 10, 2009
Other thought leaders at the summit included representatives from CIO Connect, SingTel, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Citrix Systems, Internet Society, CIO Connect, Alcatel-Lucent, Hewlett-Packard, RBP Consultancy Services and Riverbed Technology ... The breakfast briefing sponsor is Alcatel Lucent; luncheon sponsor is SingTel and associate sponsors are Citrix Systems and Riverbed. (PR Newswire)
Telecom partnerships to ponder Sep 9, 2009
Recently Reliance and Alcatel Lucent joined hands to create a managed services company that would synergies expertise in network management, IT and technology. MTNL, which was given the 3G spectrum last December and is struggling with customer acquisition, is planning to enter into a franchise partnership model that could bring in technology expertise and funding for its 3G network and service deployment. (India Times)
Five Former Yale Student-Athletes, One Former Coach To Receive Bush ’48 Leadership Awards Sep 9, 2009
Schacht, a former chairman and CEO of Cummins Diesel (1973-1994) and CEO of Lucent Technologies, is currently the managing director and senior advisor of the venture capital firm Warburg Pincus. He also has been a director for the Johnson & Johnson Corporation, the New York Times Company and the Aluminum Company of America. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Make IT Work in Downturn: Megatrends in IT Unleashed Sep 8, 2009
Other thought leaders at the summit included representatives from Collexius Associates, Integrated Health Information Systems (IHiS), Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF), Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, YCH Group, Oracle Corporation, INS Indriya, Riverbed Technology, APC by Schneider Electric, Alcatel Lucent, Thomson Reuters and Hewlett-Packard ... The breakfast briefing sponsor for the summit was Alcatel Lucent; partner sponsor is Oracle; track sponsor was Juniper Networks;... (PR Newswire)
Former HP chief Fiorina steps toward US Senate bid Aug 20, 2009
Fiorina, 54, took the top job at Palo Alto-based HP in 1999 after spending nearly two decades at AT and its spun-off equipment-making arm, Lucent Technologies Inc.. She led HP's 24 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. despite bitter resistance from descendants of HP's founders. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Fiorina takes step toward Senate bid Aug 19, 2009
Fiorina, 54, took the top job at Palo Alto-based HP in 1999 after spending nearly two decades at AT&T Inc. and its spun-off equipment-making arm, Lucent Technologies Inc.. She led HP's $24 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. despite bitter resistance from descendants of HP's founders. (MSNBC -- Politics)
China Inc tapsseam of bribery Aug 18, 2009
In recent years, Germany-based engineering conglomerate Siemens, French supermarket chain Carrefour and Lucent Technologies, now part of French telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent, are just some of the multinationals whose staff have blended in with the local corruption culture - to the disappointment of some locals. "They cannot bring their clean operation and integrity from abroad," said He Jun, senior analyst on economic and public policies of Anbound Group, a Beijing-based information... (Asia Times Online)
Full Story » Aug 13, 2009
Data Networks International specializes in used, de-installed, refurbished surplus pre-owned network equipment: Cisco, Juniper, Foundry, Extreme, Lucent, Nortel-Routers, Switches, VOIP.. Video Conferencing services. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Building a Competitive Advantage With ICT in Uncertain Times Aug 13, 2009
Speakers include representatives from Oracle, IHiS, YCH Group, Riverbed Technology, Schneider Electric, Alcatel Lucent, Singtel, CSL Hong Kong, International SOS and ATOS Origin along with senior analysts from Frost & Sullivan ... For TechStrategies 2009 Singapore the breakfast briefing sponsor is Alcatel Lucent, partner sponsor is Oracle, track sponsor is Juniper Networks and associate sponsors are Riverbed and Sophos ... For TechStrategies 2009 Hong Kong, the breakfast briefing sponsor is... (PR Newswire)
Ex-Moto exec Zafirovski leaves Nortel Aug 11, 2009
By 1997, Nortel had become the world's second-largest telecommunications gear maker behind AToff Lucent Technologies. But Nortel grew too quickly, overpaying for acquisitions with its inflated stock. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Alcatel-Lucent Posts First Profit After 10 Quarters of Losses on Cost Cuts Jul 30, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent Posts First Profit in 11 Quarters (Update2) - Bloomberg ... Alcatel-Lucent Posts First Profit in 11 Quarters (Update2) ... 10 billion euros a year earlier, Alcatel-Lucent said in a statement. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Navistar mulls HQ move Jul 30, 2009
2-million-square-foot Alcatel-Lucent S.A. complex in Lisle, with the truck maker planning to move its headquarters about five miles from its current home in Warrenville ... Alcatel-Lucents former office complex in west suburban Lisle ... Representatives of Paris-based telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent and its real estate adviser, Chicago-based UGL Equis, declined to comment. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Anixter's shares crushed after 2Q loss Jul 29, 2009
(Reuters) - Cable and wireless products distributor slipped into a second-quarter loss on one-time charges and said it would exit its contract with Alcatel Lucent, sending its shares down more than 19 percent early ... The company, which expects to begin exiting a multi-year customer relationship with Alcatel Lucent starting in the fourth quarter, said the contract no longer met its profitability targets. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Will China's Bubble Burst? Jul 27, 2009
The answer to both questions is no. China's fortunes over the past decade are reminiscent of Lucent Technologies in the 1990s. Lucent sold computer equipment to dot-coms ... These dot-coms were able to buy Lucent's equipment only by raising money through private equity and equity markets, since their business models didn't factor in the necessity of cash-flow generation. (Slate)
Quigley's summer start-ups Jul 27, 2009
- He was sounded out as Ziggy Stardust's replacement at Telstra but declined as he was supposed to be a shoo-in to get the top job at Alcatel before its merger with Lucent got in the way ... - He is expected to have a lot to do with his former employer Alcatel-Lucent, which will be a key supplier to the network. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Ericsson Wins Auction for Nortel's Wireless Assets Jul 25, 2009
Rivals like Alcatel and Lucent consolidated as Nortel sat on the sidelines, while Asian competitors captured market share with their lower-cost offerings. 1. (ABC News -- Wire)
Software To Unlock The Power Of Grids Jul 21, 2009
The project was also supported by many of the big names in IT and telecoms, including IBM, Sun, Oracle, HP, NEC, Alcatel Lucent, top Chinese equipment maker Huawei, Nokia Siemens, British Telecom, France Telecom/Orange and Telefonica/O2. Field trials of the software were also conducted to develop different use cases. (Science Daily)
Modavox Completes Acquisition of Augme Mobile(tm) Jul 15, 2009
Previously, Mr. Russo was Founder and CEO of Freewire Networks, a broadband wireless venture launched out of Lucent Technologies that leveraged Bell Labs IP to deliver location specific multimedia content to wireless handheld devices in sports and entertainment venues. Before Freewire, Mr. Russo worked in Lucent's New Ventures Group, a corporate incubator driven by Bell Labs technology, where he developed new business concepts for wireless ventures built around Bell Labs intellectual property. (Primezone Releases)
Buy-and-hold stock strategy can be big loser in bear market Jun 29, 2009
The risk of believing too much in an individual stock was a lesson learned by Ken MacGarrigle, a government worker based in the Washington, D.C., area who lost nearly all his investment in Lucent. Lucent was one of the most widely held stocks in the early 2000s, and was considered a symbol of American ingenuity ... Lucent, though, crashed more than 98% and no longer trades in the U.S., so it doesn't count in the list of 25 stocks in the USA TODAY analysis. (USA Today -- Money)
Avaya looks to China for growth Jun 16, 2009
A former division of Lucent Technologies and its predecessor firm AT&T Inc, Avaya was taken private by private equity firm Silver Lake and TPG Capital for $8. 3 billion. (Xinhuanet, China)
Going digital May 30, 2009
He got curriculum material from trade organization CompTIA and companies with a vested interest in a skilled workforce, such as Cisco Systems, Lucent Technologies and Oracle. He also took an entrepreneurial leap that could have left him with nothing. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Madison investor up for key SBA post May 23, 2009
Prior to Aanetcom, he held senior engineering positions at Lucent, AT&T Bell Labs and IBM.. Sargeant serves as a director of the University of Wisconsin Foundation and is the vice chairman of the UW-Madison Astronomy Board of Visitors. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Sun may have broken bribery laws outside U.S. May 10, 2009
In 2007, networking provider Alcatel-Lucent agreed to pay $2. 5 million to settle charges that Lucent Technologies, before it was bought by Alcatel SA in 2006, illegally paid for hundreds of trips for Chinese officials to win contracts. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Swede indicted for hacking NASA, Cisco computers May 10, 2009
Cisco, Juniper, Foundry, Extreme, Lucent, Nortel-Routers, Switches, VOIP.. Russian pop-punk mix with enviable drive. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Half the world lives off $2 a day, students give it a shot May 5, 2009
"The ultimate goal of the program was to make it personal," said Selena Lucent, the president of the Politics and Society Club at UNH Manchester ... For Lucent, a $2 budget meant eating nothing but salted oatmeal, water and broth ... "I found it very difficult," said Lucent. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Laser With Controlled Polarization: Innovation Opens Door To Wide Range Of Applications In Photonics And Communications Apr 20, 2009
25, 1999) Scientists at Bell Labs, the research and development arm of Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU), have built the world's first bidirectional semiconductor laser, a single device that does the work of ... 1, 1998) Scientists at Bell Labs, the research and development arm of Lucent Technologies, have demonstrated the first semiconductor laser that can simultaneously emit light at multiple widely separated ... 8, 1998) Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs scientists Federico Capasso and Rudolf... (Science Daily)
Working On The Future Internet: Linking People, Devices, Telecoms And Data Networks Into One, Vast Network Of Networks Apr 16, 2009
15, 2009) European researchers have created a new software abstraction called Autonomic Communication Elements (ACEs) which will enable ecosystems for service networks, and make the future internet of things a reality, now. The internet is evolving in front of our eyes: Web 2. (Science Daily)
Caledonia, Mt. Pleasant to network telephones Apr 13, 2009
Mount Pleasant will spend $95,000 implementing the new service provided by Lucent Technologies; Caledonia will spend $66,000. The system will be in place within the next six weeks and will allow officials from either town to transfer callers freely between Caledonia or Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant treasurer Joanne Tuinstra said. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Quantum Computers Will Require Complex Software To Manage Errors Apr 10, 2009
(May 24, 1998) Lucent Technologies researcher Lov Grover is presenting research findings today that indicate quantum computers can theoretically outperform today's digital computers for more applications than. . (Science Daily)
'Telecom can create 25 mn jobs' Apr 4, 2009
In a letter dated March 27, the heads of ATle, Ericsson, Alcatel Lucent, Orascom, MTN Group and other leading global telcos have said the deployment of mobile broadband, financed by private capital could create 25 million jobs around the globe and boost global GDP by 3 to 4 per cent.. "As the G20 leaders prepare to meet in London, we the undersigned urge you to endorse an ambitious private sector initiative to build new infrastructure for the digital economy, which will bring measurable benefits... (India Times, India)
Nintendo, Microsoft Prevail in Joystick Patent Lawsuit Mar 17, 2009
The patent in question, U.S. patent 6,297,751, was granted in 2001 to Lucent Technologies for a "low-voltage joystick port interface" that converts analog signals from a joystick to digital signals that signify its position. At some point afterwards it was acquired by Fenner, which had previously pursued patent claims against companies including Alcatel, 3Com, Juniper Networks and Hewlett-Packard in the same court. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
* Business Quick Take Mar 15, 2009
Delta Networks, a maker of communications equipment for customers including Alcatel Lucent and Nortel Networks, has offered to pay HK$1. 83 a share for the 470. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Former HP leader Carly Fiorina diagnosed with cancer Mar 4, 2009
Fiorina was a star at AT&T and its spinoff Lucent Technologies companies at which she had worked for nearly two decades but she had a rocky six years at Palo Alto-based HP, where she took the top job in 1999. Fiorina was known as a divisive manager, with a marketing and branding bent that made her an odd fit inside HP's hardcore techie culture. (USA Today)
DivShare Acquired by 3Sixty Enterprises Feb 27, 2009
Fri Feb 27, 2:01 am ET. Company Led by Internet Veterans to Accelerate Site Enhancements and New Features. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
John Lynch Joins Carousel Industries from Avaya Feb 20, 2009
Prior to Abovenet, John held various sales and IT positions at AT&T, Lucent Technologies, and Metromedia Fiber Network. John holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Scranton and has completed post graduate studies at Stevens Institute of Technology and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. (PR Newswire)
New chief of Alcatel-Lucent shrugs off naysayers Feb 19, 2009
Ben Verwaayen, left, chief of Alcatel-Lucent, with Paul Tufano, the finance chief ... Just four months into the job, Ben Verwaayen, the chief executive of the struggling telephone equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent, said he had had enough of the naysayers ... Competitors have questioned Verwaayen's decision to remain in the wireless equipment business, the fastest-growing part of the industry, where Alcatel-Lucent, the fixed-line leader, trails Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Rich Communication Suite Initiative Gains Momentum Feb 16, 2009
Attending companies included Alcatel- Lucent, Comneon, Ecrio, Ericsson, Huawei, LG, Movial, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Orange, Samsung, SFR, SK Telecom and Sony Ericsson ... Importantly, this represented the first joint tests of RCS in an environment with two operators -- Orange and SFR -- and two infrastructure suppliers -- Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Siemens Networks. (PR Newswire)
The inventory factor: A key to retail health Feb 14, 2009
Ultimately, they crush their competition, as Cisco did to Lucent, Nortel and other rivals. Mr. McInerney's recent analysis of inventory levels maintained by several large retailers tells the tale. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Publicis Groupe: 2008 Annual Results Feb 11, 2009
Alcatel Lucent (United-Kingdom), ATP Tennis (United-Kingdom), AXA (France, New Zealand), Beam Global Spirits (United States), BNP (Belgium), British Council (United-Kingdom), Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (Germany), Carfax (Germany), Citi (United-Kingdom), Citibank (Brazil), COI EWDC EYPS (United-Kingdom), Comunidad de Madrid (Spain), Constellation Europe - Kumala (United-Kingdom), EasyJet (United-Kingdom), Elections Canada (Canada), Fortis (France, Belgium), General Mills (United... (PR Newswire)
Alcatel-Lucent posts €3.89 billion loss Feb 8, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent posts 3 ... Alcatel-Lucent posts 3 ... Alcatel-Lucent, the French-American telecommunications equipment maker, on Wednesday took a 3. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Ericsson cuts 5000 jobs Feb 8, 2009
Summarising recent development for Ericsson's rivals, he said: "Nortel has disappeared, Motorola is in a way over, Siemens didn't make it, Lucent didn't make it. Several are struggling. We are the one that has managed to stay in the lead," he said. "I think we have a huge responsibility to take every measure to defend our position and make sure Ericsson stays a grand company," he said. (Business Report, South Africa)
Bjarne Stroustrup on Educating Software Developers Feb 8, 2009
Bell Labs was broken up into Lucent Bell Labs and AT. The old Bell Labs (AT Labs) was indeed remarkably close to the ideal for practical research aimed at changing the world for the better and I m often homesick for it. Unfortunately, it no longer exists. (eSecurityPlanet)
