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Alcatel-Lucent scales down services routers
Oct. 28, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent unveiled scaled-down versions of its 7750 Services Router to address the requirements of smaller carriers and big carriers' remote points of presence.

Alcatel-Lucent, Equinix debut Ethernet 'exchange'
Oct. 06, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent and data services provider Equinix have developed a program aimed at helping Ethernet carriers interconnect their networks.

Alcatel claims optical speed record; Cisco launches data center blade switch - Network ...
Sep. 29, 2009
Alcatel claims optical speed record; Cisco launches data center blade switch

Net neutrality, Alcatel-Lucent style
Sep. 25, 2009
Network World interviews Wim Sweldens, VP of Alcatel-Lucent Ventures, about finding common ground between carriers and the newfangled application and content providers who are bringing P2P and other services onto the ...

Can you see John Chambers directing Cisco to buy Alcatel-Lucent? | NetworkWorld.com ...
Sep. 07, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent takeover talk heats up.

CDN market moves: Alcatel-Lucent snaps up Velocix
Aug. 06, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent is acquiring content delivery network (CDN) provider Velocix. Could Cisco be the next to open its pockets for a CDN player?

VoIP coming to Genesys' global call center
Jul. 17, 2009
CounterPath, a provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions, has announced that Genesys, an large contact center software supplier and Alcatel-Lucent company, will integrate CounterPath's Software ...

Mobile UC apps take off
Jul. 02, 2009
We've noticed substantial progress in the last six months on mobile unified communications: both telephony system and handset suppliers have added a wide range of features and we believe that infrastructure market has ...

Verizon spearheads LTE advances
Apr. 01, 2009
Verizon is hoping to spark innovation for 4G wireless products and applications by founding a new "innovation center" aimed at creating a wide range of devices and services for mobile broadband use.

Oracle, Alcatel-Lucent settle patent suit
Mar. 30, 2009
Oracle and telecom Alcatel-Lucent have settled a patent-related dispute, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Security needs to be 'baked in' say experts
Mar. 06, 2009
A panel of security experts agreed that security needs to thought of a lot earlier in the software development lifecycle, and that the IT industry needs to start shipping "hardened" products, especially with the advent ...

Alcatel-Lucent begins 4G wireless group; Smart phones shine at Mobile World Congress - ...
Feb. 17, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent begins 4G wireless group; Smart phones shine at Mobile World Congress

Alcatel-Lucent founds 4G industry group
Feb. 16, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent has founded an industry group aimed at promoting 4G wireless devices, applications and content.

Alcatel-Lucent broadens Carrier Ethernet lineup
Feb. 10, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent unveiled enhancements to its Carrier Ethernet lineup that include a customer premises switch for business VPNs.

Cisco's ASR 9000: All hat, no cattle?
Nov. 13, 2008
As Cisco remains tight-lipped on details of its new Carrier Ethernet router, competitors are highlighting what they perceive to be the product's deficiencies.

Unified communications: Hot technology for 2009
Jan. 05, 2009
Unified communications is one of those technologies that's seemingly forever been on the verge of exploding but has never really become hot.

Cisco targets data center; Alcatel-Lucent cuts jobs
Dec. 15, 2008
Cisco targets data center; Alcatel-Lucent cuts jobs

Alcatel-Lucent cuts jobs, focuses attention on three sectors
Dec. 12, 2008
Alcatel-Lucent is naming enterprises as one of three markets it will focus on as it lays off 1,000 more workers and makes cuts in other areas in an attempt to turn the company around.

Alcatel-Lucent will cut WiMAX investment to reduce costs
Dec. 12, 2008
Alcatel-Lucent will cut its investment in WiMAX as it tries to reduce costs. Instead, it will pin its fourth-generation mobile broadband hopes on the rival LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology aimed at ...

Alcatel updates OmniPCX Enterprise; AT&T offers security advice
Dec. 10, 2008
Alcatel-Lucent announced a suite of enhancements late last month for its large enterprise portfolio. The move furthers the company's enterprise strategy announced nearly two years ago. Tom Burns, head of Alcatel-Lucent ...

Symantec's cybercrime snapshot; Alcatel-Lucent's data center switch
Nov. 24, 2008
Symantec's cybercrime snapshot; Alcatel-Lucent's data center switch

Alcatel-Lucent unleashes on large enterprises
Nov. 24, 2008
Alcatel-Lucent is expected to unveil a range of enhancements to its large enterprise product portfolio, including an upgraded data center switch and IP telephony extensions.

Tikitag: RFID eval on the cheap
Nov. 20, 2008
RFID systems can be pricey but the Tikitag RFID system is a great place to start.

Cisco overhauls Ethernet edge routers
Nov. 11, 2008
Cisco as expected this week ushered in the new era of its Carrier Ethernet routers with an edge system designed to scale to 6.4Tbps.

Unleveling the Playing Field - Bad News for Cellular Customers | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 01, 2009

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Overview

2005 NW200 rank: 23
2004 NW200 rank: 23

Revenue

Total '05 revenue (in $M)   9153
'04-'05 revenue change   0%
'01-'05 CAGR revenue   -19%

Profit

Profit or loss (in $M)   907
Change from '04   -7
As percentage of revenue 10   10
CAGR, '01-'05   -

Employees

Number of employees   30500
'04 - '05 change   -4
Revenue per employee   300098

Misc.

Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M)   13680
Cash/investments ($M)  
Year inc.   1995
Fiscal year ends   Sept

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