Global vendor strategies - 16/12/07

Huawei is planning building a new factory in Brazil.

Genesys (ALU) acquires Informiam, a pioneer in real-time business performance management for customer service operations.

Avaya reached the pole position in Enterprise voice equipment European market, displacing ALU, according to Synergy Research and Current Analysis.

Nokia wins a long-running patent dispute with Qualcomm about GSM patent infringement. Qualcomm failed to bar Nokia from importing handsets into the US.

EU has cleared Motorola' s deal to buy 50% stake in UI Holding/ UIQ from rival Sony Ericsson.

Motorola has made a strategic investment into Intelliflex, a specialist in RFID.

Navteq shareholders voted in favor of Nokia acquisition (worth $8bn).