Global vendor strategies - 28/12/06

Alcatel-Lucent plans t invest some $200m in India annually over the next three years.

HP will purchase Bitfone to grow its mobile enterprise business. Bitfone develops mobile device management software, allowing to remotely update the software on users’ phones.

Nortel has received final approval for a $2.2bn global settlement with its shareholders in US federal court.

Motorola' s Netopia acquisition has been cleared by US antitrust authorities.