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Lucent Technologies and Unisys Corporation announced a strategic alliance on December 1, 1998, to integrate and jointly resell their industry-leading speech technology products. The partnership aims to simplify the development of natural language speech telephony applications, making them more accessible to the broader market. The integrated software package combines Lucent&
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Lucent Technologies announced an OEM agreement with Copper Mountain Networks on December 2, 1998, to provide digital subscriber line (DSL) equipment for high-speed Internet and remote LAN access. This partnership enables Lucent to offer turnkey DSL solutions to competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), combining Copper Mountain's DSL equipment
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Lucent Technologies, a leading communications company, has formed a strategic marketing agreement with InfoSpace.com, a leading provider of Internet content services, to develop, market, and promote Inferno's Internet appliance solutions. The partnership aims to bring customized web content to consumers and businesses through Lucent's Inferno-embedded
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Bell Atlantic Mobile has announced the phased introduction of new high-speed wireless data capabilities over its existing cdmaOne network in 1999, based on cdma2000 third-generation (3G) enhancements provided by Lucent Technologies. This next-generation wireless service will allow for near-landline voice clarity and a "soft handoff" of mobile calls,
Telecommunications equipment industry
The integration of Lucent's elemedia(R) H.323 gatekeeper software and HP's OpenCall Intelligent Network (IN) platform is set to provide unprecedented value-added voice services to data networks, marking a significant milestone in the development of services that work seamlessly on both voice and data networks.
Telecommunications equipment industry
BellSouth has recently upgraded its ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) service by installing enhancements in many of its switches, developed by Lucent Technologies for its 5ESS(R) AnyMedia(TM) Switches. The ISDN service now offers increased flexibility, reliability, and functionality, simplifying installation and setup. According to Lornia Moseley, BellSouth director
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Viewlogic Systems, Inc., the leader of integrated e-product design software, announced two new OEM agreements for its Workview Office product line with Lattice Semiconductor Corp. and Lucent Technologies Inc. in November 1998. The agreements will enable the companies to resell the Workview Office 7.5 suite of design tools, featuring
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British Telecommunications PLC (BT) has entered into two joint ventures with electric utilities in Ireland and Singapore to offer voice, data, Internet, and multimedia services to businesses in those countries. The ventures, Ocean and StarHub, are expected to provide commercial services to businesses in early 1999 and 2000, respectively. BT
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Lucent Technologies Inc. has announced its plans to end its joint venture with Royal Philips Electronics, effectively regaining control of its 40 percent stake in the business. The joint venture, formed in 1997, markets leading corded and cordless phones and answering machines in the US. Analyst Richard J. Moroney, editor
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Lucent Technologies has expanded its position in the modem chip set market by signing up four additional desktop PC manufacturers for its Mars(TM)-2 chip set solution. The new customers, Legend Computer Systems, NEC Corp., Packard Bell NEC, and Samsung Electronics, will use Lucent's digital signal processor
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Lucent Technologies has been chosen by Telesp Celular, a Brazilian cellular company owned by Portugal Telecom, to construct wireless networks based on code division multiple access (CDMA) technology in the metropolitan area and interior of Sao Paulo state. This project follows Lucent's recent selection by Grupo Telefonica to
Telecommunications equipment industry
Edify Corporation, a global leader in enterprise self-service solutions, has reached a patent cross-license agreement with Lucent Technologies Inc. to settle a longstanding patent infringement dispute. The dispute, which originated in April 1996, has been resolved after two years of discussions. Under the agreement, Edify will pay Lucent a one-time
