• Nokia and the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology in Lausanne and Zurich established a joint long-term research program. Nokia Research Center will open a laboratory in Lausanne in June creating a community linking researchers from Nokia and the Institutes of Technology.
• Alcatel-Lucent selected Sierra Wirerless to supply embedded modules for its wireless laptop security, management and tracking system, the OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian (NLG). The NLG is currently available to enterprises through Sprint as the SprintSecure Laptop Guardian. Sierra Wireless also is working with Alcatel-Lucent on expansion and future generations of the NLG for 3G networks.