Lucent to grab INS for nearly $4bn

Lucent is to buy networking integrator International Network Services for $3.7 billion. According to the wires, INS is already in cahoots with the Great Satan of Routers, and if Lucent manages to pull it off, it will amount to a stinging slap in the face for Cisco. Lucent bought Ascend and Nexabit in June. ®