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Pittsburgh and Murray Hill, NJ, May 19, 2009 —
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is one of 10 companies being
honored by the  National
Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA). The list honors the large
corporations that do the most to reach and use the nation’s veteran-owned
businesses (VOB) in their supply chains.
“NaVOBA has been very successful in making sure corporate America
understands that doing business with veteran-owned businesses isn’t about doing
something good for those who’ve served this country,” said Chris Hale, NaVOBA
president. “We ensure that these companies understand that doing business
with VOBs makes good business sense. Military training – which engrains troops
with such qualities as leadership, teamwork, accountability, ambition and a
tireless work ethic – serves as the best business training in the world.
Veteran-owned businesses are well run; and large corporations that use them as
suppliers benefit as a result.”
Alcatel-Lucent joins AT&T, Booz Allen Hamilton, Comcast Corporation,
Deere & Company, DynCorp International, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation, Sprint Nextel, Volvo Trucks North America/Mack Trucks Inc. and UPS
in being selected by NaVOBA for this honor. Criteria for making the list
included veteran supplier diversity program specifics, assets allocated to
veteran outreach and overall results in usage of veteran suppliers. This
is Alcatel-Lucent’s second consecutive year on the NaVOBA list.
“We are seeing an increasing number of veteran-owned businesses compete in
the market today. By serving our country and fighting in the name of
freedom they have been trained on assessing situations and responding
accordingly,” said Nick DeTura, Sr. Vice President, Quality and Customer Care
for Alcatel-Lucent in North America. “We have a diverse supply base and
veterans are an important part of our diversity supply chain.”
About NaVOBA
NaVOBA unites current and future veteran-owned businesses by acting as the
national voice for the veteran business movement. There are currently
three million veteran-owned businesses in the United States. NaVOBA works to
convince corporate America and the government to consider using veteran-owned
businesses as preferred vendors. For more information, visit www.navoba.com.
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of
service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions
to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader
in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies,
applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical
and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation
powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130
countries and the most experienced global services organization in the
industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent
achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France,
with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit
Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
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