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Motorola Inc.
Type Public (NYSE: MOT)
Founded 1928
Headquarters Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
Key people Greg Brown, President and CEO
Industry Telecommunications
Products Embedded systems
Microprocessors
Mobile phones
Two-Way radios
Networking Systems
Revenue ▲$36. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Schaumburg is a village in Cook County. As of the 2000 census the village had a total population of 75386 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Greg Brown is the President and CEO of Motorola. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need An embedded system is a special-purpose Computer system designed to perform one or a few dedicated functions often with Real-time computing constraints A microprocessor incorporates most or all of the functions of a Central processing unit (CPU on a single Integrated two-way radio is a radio that can both transmit and receive (a Transceiver) unlike a broadcast receiver which only receives content A telecommunications network is a network of Telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 622 billion USD (2007)[1][2]
Operating income ▼ $553. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses 0 million USD (2007)[2]
Net income ▼ $49. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. 0 million USD (2007)[2]
Employees 66,000 (2007)
Website www.motorola.com

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History

Motorola started as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in 1928. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The name Motorola was adopted in 1930, and the word has been used as a trademark since the 1930s. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Founders Paul Galvin and Joseph Galvin came up with the name Motorola when the company started manufacturing car radios. Paul Galvin may refer to Paul Galvin (footballer, Kerry Gaelic footballer Paul Galvin (businessman, founder of Motorola Car audio/video (car AV is a term used to describe the sound or video system fitted in an Automobile. [4]

Many of Motorola's products have been radio-related, starting with a battery eliminator for radios, through the first walkie-talkie in the world, defense electronics, cellular infrastructure equipment, and mobile phone manufacturing. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. A battery eliminator is a device powered by an electrical source other than a battery, which then converts the source to a suitable DC Voltage A walkie-talkie (more formally known as a handheld transceiver) is a hand-held portable Two-way radio Transceiver. "The world " is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an Anthropocentric or Human Worldview, as a place Defence In September 1983, the firm made history when the FCC approved the DynaTAC 8000X telephone, the world's first-only commercial cellular device. The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the first Mobile phone to receive FCC acceptance in 1983. The company was also strong in semiconductor technology, including integrated circuits used in computers. A semiconductor' is a Solid material that has Electrical conductivity in between a conductor and an insulator; it can vary over that Microchipsjpg|right|thumb|200px|Microchips ( EPROM memory with a transparent window showing the integrated circuit inside A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Motorola has been the main supplier for the microprocessors used in Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Apple Macintosh and Power Macintosh personal computers. A microprocessor incorporates most or all of the functions of a Central processing unit (CPU on a single Integrated The Atari ST is a home / Personal computer that was commercially available from 1985 to the early 1990s The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc Power Macintosh, later Power Mac, is a line of Apple Macintosh Workstation -class Personal computers based on various models of PowerPC A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated The chip used in the latter computers, the PowerPC family, was developed with IBM and in a partnership with Apple (known as the AIM alliance). PowerPC is a RISC Instruction set architecture created by the 1991 Apple – IBM – Motorola alliance known as AIM International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology The AIM alliance was an alliance formed in September 1991 between Apple Computer, IBM and Motorola to create a new computing standard based Motorola also has a diverse line of communication products, including satellite systems, digital cable boxes and modems. This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. A digital system uses discrete (discontinuous values usually but not always Symbolized Numerically (hence called "digital" to represent information for Modem (from mo dulator- dem odulator is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode Digital information

On September 15, 1999, Motorola said it would buy General Instrument in an $11 billion stock swap. General Instrument (GI was an Electronics Manufacturer based in Chicago, IL specializing in Semiconductors and Cable television General Instrument had long been the No. 1 cable TV equipment provider, supplying cable operators with end-to-end hybrid fiber coax cable solutions. This meant that GI offers all cable TV transmission network components from the head-end to the fiber optic transmission nodes to the cable set-top boxes, now at the availability of Motorola.

Current crisis and corruption

Motorola continues to experience a major crisis with its handset division, which recorded a disastrous loss of $1. 2 billion in Q4 2007 and continues to make losses every quarter since then. [5] Along with a fatal corruption incident at the top management level,[6] it lost several key executives[7] and its products have shown no sign of improvement, still remaining repetitive and uninnovative. [8] Facing bankruptcy, the company has been put on offer for sale to several other major rivals such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson, yet all have rejected the offer. Samsung Electronics (SEC Hangul:삼성전자,,,) is the world's largest Consumer electronics company headquartered in Seocho Samsung Town in LG Electronics () is a South Korean Multinational corporation. Sony Ericsson is a Joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese Consumer electronics Company Sony Corporation and the [9]

Its global market share has been continuously on the decline; from 18. 4% of the market in 2007, it had a share of just 9. 7% by 2008. In contrast, Motorola's rivals flourished and by July 2007, its long chasing South Korean rival, Samsung Electronics, surpassed it as the new world's 2nd largest handset maker - with a surge in market share in Q1 2008, Samsung now commands a large share of 16. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Samsung Electronics (SEC Hangul:삼성전자,,,) is the world's largest Consumer electronics company headquartered in Seocho Samsung Town in 4% in the world. In the North American market, Motorola's home-ground, Samsung Electronics announced it was confident to overtake it by the end of this month. [10] Motorola is currently on the verge of losing its weak 3rd place position to the fast rising South Korean multinational LG Electronics, which overtook Sony Ericsson in Q1 2008 with a strong increase in market share to 8. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː LG Electronics () is a South Korean Multinational corporation. Sony Ericsson is a Joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese Consumer electronics Company Sony Corporation and the 6%, now aiming to overtake Motorola. [11]

Products

Motorola creates numerous products for use of the government, public safety officials, business installments, and the general public. These products include cell phones, laptops, computer processors, and radio communication devices. The Motorola RAZR line has sold over a 110 million units bringing the company to the number two mobile phone slot in 2005. Motorola RAZR V3 (pronounced " RA-zer " IPA/ɹeɪzɚ/ is a thin Clamshell mobile/cellular Camera phone designed and manufactured by Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Divisional Products:

See also: List of Motorola products (including Freescale's semiconductors)

Spin-offs

Motorola developed the first truly global communication network using a set of 66 satellites. This is a list of Motorola products. Motorola is a multinational company which manufactures Telecommunications and Electronics products This is a list of Motorola products. Motorola is a multinational company which manufactures Telecommunications and Electronics products The business ambitions behind this project and the need for raising venture capital to fund the project led to the creation of the Iridium company in the late 1990s. The Iridium Satellite constellation is a system of 66 active communication Satellites with spares in orbit and on the ground While the technology was proven to work, Iridium failed to attract sufficient customers and they filed for bankruptcy in 1999. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Obligations to Motorola and loss of expected revenue caused Motorola to spin off the ON Semiconductor (ONNN) business August 4, 1999, raising for Motorola of about $1. ON Semiconductor ( is a leading supplier of Semiconductor devices It was previously known as Motorola Inc Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 1 Billion.

Further declines in business during 2000 and 2001, caused Motorola to spin off its government and defense business to General Dynamics. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. General Dynamics Corporation ( is a defense conglomerate formed by Mergers and Divestitures and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest Defense contractor The business deal closed September 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Thus GD Decision Systems was formed (and later merged with General Dynamics C4 Systems) from Motorola's Integrated Information Systems Group.

On October 16, 2003, Motorola announced that it would spin off its semiconductor product sector into a separate company called Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A semiconductor' is a Solid material that has Electrical conductivity in between a conductor and an insulator; it can vary over that In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Freescale Semiconductor Inc is an American Semiconductor manufacturer The new company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 16th of the following year. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City.

On March 26, 2008, Motorola's board of directors approved a split into two different publicly traded companies. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This came after talk of selling the handset division to another corporation. These new companies are Motorola Mobile Devices and Motorola Broadband & Mobility Solutions. The Mobile Devices division is the largest division (based on revenue of communications corporation Motorola. It is expected that this action will be approved by regulatory bodies and will be complete by 2009.

Quality systems

The Six Sigma quality system was developed at Motorola even though it became best known through its use by General Electric. Six Sigma is a Business management strategy originally developed by Motorola, that today enjoys wide-spread application in many sectors of industry Quality Management System (QMS can be defined as a set of Policies, processes and procedures required for Planning and execution ( It was created by engineer Bill Smith, under the direction of Bob Galvin (son of founder Paul Galvin) when he was running the company. Bill Smith (1929 - 1993 is the " Father of Six Sigma " Robert (Bob W Galvin (born on October 9, 1922 in Marshfield Wisconsin) is the son of the founder of Motorola, Paul Galvin. Motorola University is one of many places that provide Six Sigma training. Motorola University began as an internal program available to Motorola employees which offered courses on a wide range of topics meant to continually improve their technical

Environmental record

The cell phone industry, and the fact that people are constantly upgrading their cellular phones, are contributing to electronic waste (e-waste)'s position as the fastest growing element of solid waste. Shipments of broken electronic devices have been reaching the harbors of Kenya, India, and China, despite international agreements that prohibit the import and export of hazardous waste. The Environmental Protection Agency attributed this problem to their estimation that exporting e-waste is as much as 10 times less expensive than disposing of it in the United States. Though there may be these financial reasons involved, the fact of the matter is that e-waste has been found to contain cadmium, lead, barium, and mercury. These and other elements found all add up to support one important detail: e-waste can be very toxic;[12] Lead has been linked with damaging affects on child development and on both the central and peripheral nervous system, and repetitive exposure to cadmium can lead to damage of the lungs, kidney, and liver. [13]

In order to recover these metals from the electronic waste, acid baths and open fires are often used, which create fumes and acid spillage that can lead to a not-so-safe workplace. The metals can also contaminate groundwater and accumulate in landfills. [14] Motorola, Inc. , along with the Arizona Water Co. has been identified as the sources of TCE contamination that took place in Scottsdale, Arizona. The malfunction led to a ban on the use of water that lasted three days and affected almost 5000 people in the area. Motorola was found to be the main source of the TCE, an industrial solvent that is though to cause cancer. The TCE contamination was caused by a faulty blower on an air stripping tower that was used to take TCE from the water, and Motorola has attributed the situation to operator error. [15]

Ratings from interest groups

Motorola received a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign in 2004,[16] 2005,[17] and 2006,[18] starting in the third year of the report. The Corporate Equality Index is a report published by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as a tool to rate American businesses on their treatment of Gay, Lesbian "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

References

  1. ^ Motorola Inc. (MOT): earnings estimates. BusinessWeek. McGraw-Hill (2008-05-02). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.  “Motorola Inc. had revenues for the full year 2007 of $36. 6B. This was -14. 6% below the prior year's results. ”
  2. ^ a b c Motorola, Inc. - income statement. Hoover's. Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.  “Revenue 36,622. 0 [million] [. . . ] Total Net Income (49. 0) [million]”
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  4. ^ Music in Motion: The First Motorola Brand Car Radio, Motorola Inc, <http://www.motorola.com/content.jsp?globalObjectId=8432-10811>. Retrieved on 2007-12-15  (see "Birth of the Motorola Brand")
  5. ^ Motorola profit slides on mobile woes; shares hit 5-year low - MarketWatch
  6. ^ Motorola insider tells all about the fall of a technology icon - Engadget
  7. ^ Motorola CTO Richard Nottenburg takes off - Engadget
  8. ^ Motorola Phones Sales Crash 38 Per Cent - TrustedReviews
  9. ^ Motorola insider tells all about the fall of a technology icon - Engadget
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  11. ^ Q1 post-Xmas lull reverses iPhone growth curve | Register Hardware
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