Hi Tomato Man
Here is why I am in Fntn
Siemens: A Major Force in the North American Marketplace.
Siemens is firmly established in the United States, with the strength to serve America's markets. Our single goal is to help customers find the best possible solutions to their business challenges. Siemens U.S.A. generates $9.5 billion in revenue, with 340 manufacturing, research and sales sites, and over 49,000 employees. In fact, Siemens is one of the ten largest foreign multinational employer in the U.S.
is shaping the meaning of innovation throughout the United States, as home to more than 30 domestic-based companies that draw on our global resources and expertise to deliver state-of-the-art solutions. We have more than twenty U.S.-based global centers responsible for key technologies such as advanced micro-programmable logic controllers, fuel injection, solar energy and ultrasound imaging. Many of our U.S.-based companies work together to produce breakthroughs in dozens of fields. In addition, our bold alliances with such companies as IBM and Toshiba have heralded major advancements in such areas as 256-megabit technology.
From automobiles and schools to hospitals and power plants, Siemens businesses have made their mark in the United States:
Siemens provides light rail systems all across the U.S....from the award-winning St. Louis MetroLink to others in Denver, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Portland and Boise.
Siemens is the leading U.S. manufacturer of advanced, FAA-approved airport lighting and control systems. Used at airports the world over, the system controls airfield lights, helping ensure safe movement of aircraft on the ground.
· Our OSRAM Sylvania division is world-famous for its lamps...including the New Year's Ball in New York City.
· Siemens' anti-theft technology, developed by , will soon be included in many automobiles. Siemens' integrated child seat and passenger presence detection system---the first on the market---will help prevent unsafe and unnecessary deployment of air bags.
· Siemens solar-powered panels help monitor vehicle speeds in school zones.
· John Deere & Company, the world's leading farm equipment manufacturer, incorporates Siemens' advanced micro-controllers, infrared opto-electronics and intelligent semiconductor switches in its tractors and harvesters.
· Siemens digital imaging systems--encompassing such technologies as MRIs and ultrasound---are found in hundreds of medical facilities across the country.
Siemens and Telecommunications
For Siemens on a global scale, telecommunications (public and private networks) represents more than 20 percent of total revenues, with Information Systems comprising yet another 15 percent of revenues. From handsets and switching systems to networks and the Internet, we provide advanced and integrated global communications solutions for public communication networks and private communications systems. Siemens introduced the world's first (and still leading) ISDN PBX to the European market, and in 1989 moved worldwide ISDN terminal development to the United States.
Siemens Private Communications Systems Group, part of Siemens AG, is the world leader in private telecommunications systems with annual sales of $5 billion, more than 500,000 customers and 1 million systems installed. Its North American counterpart, (formerly Siemens Rolm Communications), is the leading technology provider for call center operators in the United States. In 1996, it became the first U.S. telecommunications company to earn complete ISO 9001 certification.
Siemens has especially strong know-how in building wireless telephony applications, worldwide corporate networks, call centers and messaging applications
Rich |
