LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES

Domain	Definition
Computing	Lucent Technologies (Formerly, "AT&T", "American Telephone and Telegraph, Inc.") One of the largest US telecommunications providers. Also noted for being the birthplace of the Unix operating system and the C and C++ programming languages. AT&T was incorporated in 1885, but traces its lineage to Alexander Graham Bell and his invention of the telephone in 1876. As parent company of the former Bell System, AT&T's primary mission was to provide telephone service to virtually everyone in the United States. In its first 50 years, AT&T established subsidiaries and allied companies in more than a dozen other countries. It sold these interests in 1925 and focused on achieving its mission in the United States. It did, however, continue to provide international long distance service. The Bell System was dissolved at the end of 1983 with AT&T's divestiture of the Bell telephone companies. AT&T later changed its name to "Lucent Technologies" [when?]. See also 3DO, Advanced RISC Machine, Berkeley System Distribution, Bell Laboratories, Concurrent C, Death Star, dinosaurs mating, InterNIC, System V, Nawk, Open Look, rc, S, Standard ML of New Jersey, Unix International, Unix conspiracy, USG Unix, Unix System Laboratories. Home (http://www.lucent.com/). (2001-07-12). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Specialty Definition: Lucent Technologies

In 1996, AT&T spun off its Systems and Technology units, along with the famous Bell Laboratories, to form a new company named Lucent Technologies.

One of the primary reasons for the spinoff was to allow AT&T's equipment manufacturing business to profit from sales to competing telecommunications providers; these customers had previously shown reluctance at purchasing from a direct competitor. Bell Labs brought prestige to the new company, as well as the revenue from thousands of patents.

Lucent is active in the areas of traditional telephone switching, optical, data and wireless networking. They have completed several acquisitions, including a $24 billion purchase of Ascend Communications.

Lucent's logo is widely rumored to be the accidental creation of a stray coffee mug. See former phone-company employee Scott Adams' "Dilbert" comic strip for more on this.

External links

Lucent website

Commercial Usage: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES

Domain	Title
Books	The Rumors Were True: CSG Systems to Buy Kenan Systems from Lucent Technologies [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Other main suppliers include Nokia, Lucent Technologies and Cisco. (references)
		American-based firms are Motorola and Lucent Technologies Argentina. (references)
		The two major American-based firms are Motorola and Lucent Technologies Argentina. (references)
Economic History	Kazakhstan	Motorola, Lucent Technologies, Ericsson, Siemens, Alcatel, Nokia, Daewoo, and Nortel are presently active in Kazakhstan. (references)
	Uae	Major customers for companies such as Nokia, Ericsson, Alcatel, Siemens, Motorola, and Lucent Technologies are Etisalat and the UAE Military. (references)
	Bulgaria	U.S. telecommunication equipment manufacturers represented in Bulgaria include Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Lucent Technologies, Nortel, 3Com and Bay Networks. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES

Anagrams: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES

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	Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-e-g-h-i-l-l-n-n-o-o-s-t-t-u"
	-5 letters: cocounselling, luncheonettes.
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