Lucent Technologies and NetCracker Technology Announce Joint Marketing and Technical Arrangement

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Lucent Technologies, a leading provider of network communications solutions, and NetCracker Technology, a developer of network design and simulation tools, have announced a joint marketing and technical arrangement. This partnership will enable businesses to design and deploy next-generation networks using Lucent's enterprise data networking products and NetCracker's industry-leading design and simulation tools. The collaboration will provide network managers with the ability to design, evaluate, and analyze networks consisting of Lucent's LAN and WAN devices, resulting in substantial savings in time and money.

Key Takeaways:

  • The joint marketing and technical arrangement between Lucent Technologies and NetCracker Technology will enable business customers to design and deploy next-generation networks using Lucent's enterprise data networking products and NetCracker's industry-leading network design and simulation tools.
  • NetCracker's Autodiscovery feature will identify network elements, and the company's AutoSimulation tool will enable IT managers to proactively design, plan, simulate, and present complex data, voice, video, and cable networks.
  • The Lucent-NetCracker combination will result in immediate resource savings for customers, as they will be able to implement more effective networks while containing operational expenses.
  • Menachem E. Abraham, president of Lucent's Enterprise InterNetworking Systems group, stated that the partnership will help customers design, map, simulate, and tune their next-generation networks more efficiently while containing operational expenses.
  • Lucent Technologies is a leading provider of network communications solutions, and NetCracker Technology is a developer of network design and simulation technologies and products.

Statistics:

  • The joint marketing and technical arrangement will support Lucent's comprehensive portfolio of Cajun Campus LAN offerings and the company's WAN access solutions.
  • NetCracker Technology is first in a series of third-party network management providers to support Lucent's comprehensive portfolio of Cajun Campus LAN offerings and the company's WAN access solutions.
  • The Lucent-NetCracker combination will result in immediate resource savings for customers, with estimated savings in time and money for network professionals looking to build next-generation networks.

Sources:

  • "Lucent and NetCracker Announce Joint Marketing and Technical Arrangement" (Business Wire, Dec. 6, 1999)
  • "NetCracker Technology" (www.netcracker.com)
  • "Lucent Technologies" (www.lucent.com)