OSLO, NORWAY -- ODM  World Wide Touch Technology (Holdings) Ltd. has acquired a 2.2% stake in IDEX for $5 million, the companies announced. The stake boosts WWTT's push into biometrics, an area that the contract assembler has an OEM product line.

STAMFORD, CT – In the second quarter, worldwide server shipments grew 4% year-over-year, while revenue declined 3.8% compared to the same quarter in 2012, says Gartner.

SON, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways Electronics International posted net revenue for the first half of 2013 was EUR 131.4 million, down 9% year-over-year.

NEW YORK – The global MEMS medical applications market was $1.8 billion in 2012 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 20.2% from 2013 to 2019, reaching an estimated $6.5 billion in 2019, says Transparency Market Research.