Invensys, Mitsubishi Electric, Motorola, and Philips formed the ZigBee Alliance to drive the creation and further the development of the ZigBee wireless connectivity standard

2002 Revenues flat on year. Fab 2 brought on line and 0.18-micron process technology transfer from Toshiba completed. 0.13-micron process technology from Motorola lined up. Macronix counts among Tower's major shareholders.

Move may indicate a change in strategy for the leading telecommunications equipment maker in China.

Fujitsu retains number two position in enterprise market; second consecutive quarter of mobile hard drive growth

O2, the German unit of U.K. mobile telecommunications company mmO2 , plans to set third-generation mobile phone prices below those of its competitors

Reports about Intel siting a fab plant in India emerged after CEO Craig Barrett said in Australia this week that "it should come as no surprise that we export our manufacturing operations to areas where there is a skills surplus, such as India."

A new report from SRI Consulting Business Intelligence (SRIC-BI) suggests that the center of gravity is shifting to Java as the platform to target

"Our first quarter results were disappointing," said Ned Barnholt, Agilent chairman, president and chief executive officer. Cost-cutting actions in response will include the cutting of 4,000 more jobs.

Measured by existing handset and Internet penetration, GDP per capita, IT spending, pop culture consumption, average commuter times, level of telecoms competition and regulatory environment.