ALLENTOWN, Pa., Aug. 24 -- Agere Systems will align its products under two new market-focused groups, Infrastructure Systems and Client Systems, that target the network equipment and consumer communications markets respectively.
   The Infrastructure Systems group will combine Agere's expertise in optoelectronics components and integrated circuits to concentrate on high-speed communications systems. The Client Systems group will use Agere's expertise in wireless data, computer communications and storage solutions to address the dynamic end-user applications market.
   In addition, the company will combine the supply chain management and manufacturing activities of both optoelectronics components and integrated circuits devices under a new Operations group to bring a full-systems perspective to its manufacturing processes. This group will manage manufacturing and the full supply chain across both the Systems groups.