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Lucent: Down But Not Out

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the changing-the-ground-rules dept.

Frisky070802 writes "Forbes has an article about the "new" Lucent. It discusses how Lucent is trying to follow in the path of IBM by transforming itself from an equipment provider to a provider of services, even to companies using equipment from competitors. Patricia Russo, the CEO, claims that Lucent has turned the corner and proven it can survive. The article quotes a few statistics on just what has survived: for instance, revenues down from $28.9B in FY2000 to an expected $8.9B in FY2004, and headcount dropping from 157K to 32.5K over that time." Lucent has fascinated me, simply because they were so well setup, but then floundered for *years*, but have a great amount of interesting technology at their core.

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wake up, americunts. this is too easy

  2. sp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i still rule

  3. How does this involve Iraqi prisoners? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ..do you tie them up or what?

    1. Re:How does this involve Iraqi prisoners? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I want Lynndie England pr0n

    2. Re:How does this involve Iraqi prisoners? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      There's some Jessica Lynch topless pics floating around the net. I'd do her over that monster any day.

    3. Re:How does this involve Iraqi prisoners? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Tee hee, got any URLs?

      And what about them doing each other?

  4. Can anyone please tell me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...where can I get some hot lovin' around here?

  5. Ep?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    lubrica7ioN. You