03/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has cleared the creation of a joint venture between the two Japanese companies Sony and NEC for the development, design and marketing of optical data-storage disk drives (CD- and DVD-drives). The Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition on all the markets and that the joint venture will continue to face competition from players such as Hitachi LG, Toshiba Samsung, Pioneer, Panasonic and...