Bell Labs, the 81-year-old crown jewel of American technological innovation, is now part of a French company. 

After several months’ merge operations, “Alcatel and Lucent will operate under the new name of Alcatel-Lucent beginning Friday, trading under the ticker symbol “ALU.”

(source: http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3646576)

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