NVIDIA and GeoStar, a Chinese geophysical services provider, unveiled the launch of a new hardware and software solution that will transform seismic computation for oil and gas companies in China.

The ZigBee Alliance announced it will incorporate global IT standards from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) into its specification portfolio of low-power wireless networking standards.

AMD launched the ATI Radeon HD 4770 graphics processor, that harnesses the 40 nanometer manufacturing process for the desktop PC market, at anticipated launch prices as low as $991.

IBM announced an expansion of its capabilities around business analytics with plans to open a network of Analytics Solution Centers around the world, beginning with five in the second quarter of 2009.

NVIDIA announced that Sega has licensed both NVIDIA PhysX and APEX technologies to serve as the development platform for all Sega studios.

Alcatel-Lucent signed two framework agreements valued USD 1.7 billion in total with China Mobile and China Telecom, to provide network upgrades, integration and maintenance services in 2009.

IBM unveiled details of an advanced computing system that will be able to compete with humans on Jeopardy!, America’s favorite quiz show. Officials from Jeopardy! announced plans to produce a human vs. machine competition on the renowned show.

NEC Electronics and Renesas agreed to enter into negotiations to integrate business operations. The companies will establish the world’s third largest semiconductor company.

As part of their plans to further boost the adoption of advanced Mobile Internet services in the Middle East, Etisalat and Nokia announced a joint collaboration to provide convenient access to advanced mobile Internet based services. These services include maps, navigation and games on Nokia devices, based on the Ovi services platform provided by Nokia.

Fujitsu Services Oy will be participating in one of the most extensive data connections projects ever embarked upon in Finland. The project aims at bringing 100-megabits and faster connections to homes and desktops, making personal computers obsolete.

Nokia announced its third fully integrated Near Field Communication (NFC) device, the Nokia 6216 classic.

Cisco and the Mexican government announced three strategic memoranda of understanding to kick off cooperation to help the country advance in terms of global competitiveness and gross domestic product by 2025.

Alcatel-Lucent will provide T-Systems and Deutsche Telekom with convergent communications solutions from its enterprise portfolio.

Philips premiered the world’s first OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) -based interactive lighting concepts, created for both consumer as well as professional use, during the Euroluce International Lighting Fair in Milan.

Sun announced MySQL 5.4, a new version of the popular open source database, designed to deliver significant performance and scalability improvements to MySQL applications.

AMD introduced the 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron EE processor with AMD’s lowest x86 quad-core server power band.

The Bluetooth SIG formally adopted Bluetooth Core Specification Version 3.0 High Speed (HS), or Bluetooth 3.0.

As part of Earth Day, Cisco and the City and County of San Francisco announced Urban EcoMap, an Internet-based tool that enables cities around the world to provide smarter climate change information for their citizens.

The city of Reggio Emilia, Italy, has entered into a strategic initiative with IBM with the aim of creating a Smart City.

Infineon Technologies announced a collaboration with Nokia. The Infineon solution will allow Nokia to offer affordable mobile devices and enables easy access to the Internet.

VMware announced VMware vSphere 4, the first operating system for building the internal cloud, which brings cloud computing to enterprises in an evolutionary, non-disruptive way.

Mayor Manny Diaz joins with FPL, GE, Cisco Systems and Silver Spring Networks to launch ‘Energy Smart Miami’, a model electricity system for American cities and the cornerstone of a broader $700 million statewide investment.

Panasonic will start developing a professional 3D Full HD production system. The system, which will be the first of its kind in the industry, consists of a twin-lens P2 professional camera recorder and a 3D-compatible High Definition Plasma display.

Sun and Oracle announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun common stock for $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt.

Toshiba and IBM will demonstrate the High-Definition (HD) ON-AIR MAX Playout Server, Toshiba’s flash memory based video server, integrated with IBM’s Media Hub Framework, at the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual convention in Las Vegas.