Mobility

Commercial security printer and papermaker De La Rue is using technology from Ottawa-based vendor TrueContext Corp. to cut down on manual processes and mobilize its Canadian field service workers, the companies announced Tuesday.

North American shoppers are expected to take advantage of lower prices and scoop up the latest MP3 players, LCD (liquid crystal display) and plasma TVs, digital cameras and notebook computers as retailers enter the holiday season, which lasts until early January

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and IBM Corp. have added two new forms of strained silicon to their jointly developed 65-nanometer chip-making technology, which should improve the performance and reduce the power consumption of future processors, the companies are expected to announce.

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Intel Corp. announced Monday that it will invest over US$1 billion in India. The money includes $250 million it will invest in a venture capital fund, to help stimulate technological innovation in the country and drive the growth of the country's IT industry. The company is also investing $800 million over the next five years to expand its business in India, including its research and development center in Bangalore, marketing, education and community programs.

A consortium of investors is planning to set up a semiconductor fabrication plant in India in collaboration with the Indian government and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), the participants announced.

Sony Corp. is planning to work with Japanese oil company Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. on the development of luminous materials for future OLED displays, the two companies said.

Wyse Technology recently announced new versions of its thin-client operating system and device-management software, plus an application that the company says can stream software components to any thin client on demand.