Four iMac models are now available with Intel's Core 2 Duo processor, Apple, which is based in Cupertino, Calif., said in a statement.
The transactions would make JBS, based in São Paulo, Brazil, the largest American beef processor, supplanting Tyson Foods, which is based in Springdale, Ark .Smithfield will receive $565 million in cash for its beef-producing units, including cattle feedlots, JBS said.
The company would have leading positions in producing and processing poultry and beef, and the No. 2 position as a pork processor after Smithfield, which is based in Smithfield, Va.
PLUG POWER INC., Latham, N.Y., a fuel cell maker, has agreed to buy fuel-processor technology from Gastec, which is based in the Netherlands, for about $20 million, to speed the introduction of a product.
Avanex, which is based in Fremont, Calif., makes processors for the communications industry.
McCain, which is based in Florenceville, New Brunswick, says it is the largest processor of French fries, turning out almost one-third of the world's supply, along with frozen juices, waffles, desserts and snacks.
Texas Instruments, which is based in Dallas, is primarily strong in digital signal processors, or D.S.P.'s, specialized chips often used in conjunction with analog circuits.
The company, which is based in Sunnyvale, Calif., has also introduced a range of 64-bit Opteron processors that can handle existing programs as well as newer and more-powerful software used in network servers.
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