By Reading Eagle, Pa. Jun. 17--1947 : Technicians at Bell Telephone Research Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J., invent and patent the transistor. Aug. 22, 1952 : Western Electric Co.

By Tony Glover AMERICAN security fears may delay the $10.9bn (Pounds 5.8bn, E8.66bn) merger between Lucent Technologies and French telecom equipment maker Alcatel.

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46175) has announced the addition of Lucent Technologies Telecommunications Company Intelligence Report to their offering. Company Intelligence Reports provide essential information on network operators and equipment manufacturers.