DAYTON, OH -- NCR Corp. will outsource its ATM, payment solutions and self-checkout systems to Solectron Corp. The companies did not disclose the estimated value of the five-year contract. The deal covers NCR's ATMs and payment solutions in the Americas and its self-checkout systems globally. NCR will transfer its Americas manufacturing to Solectron's sites in Columbia, SC; Guadalajara, Mexico; and Jaguariuna, Brazil by the end of 2007.
SAN JOSE – Preliminary December bookings at North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 33% year-over-year and reversed a four months of decline.
Makers of semi gear posted
$1.52 billion in orders in December on a three-month average basis, up 7% sequentially, the trade group SEMI said.