Alcatel-Lucent Trying to Find Lost Disk

May 19, 2007 By LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Alcatel-Lucent said Friday it is reviewing security procedures and has halted use of couriers for sending personnel information after a computer disk with financial and other data on employees and retirees went missing.

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