Siemens Ag

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{{Infobox_Company| company_name = Siemens AG| company_logo = | company_type = Public (Aktiengesellschaft) (, , )]| foundation = 1847 in Berlin, Germany, [Germany,
President & CEO| num_employees = 480,000 ([2007)]| products = Telephone and Telephone Systems
Electrical generator
Automation
Lighting
Ct scan
Transport
Water purification
Building Technologies
Domestic technology| services = IT Service Management
Financing
Construction 87.325 [1000000000 (number) (2006)] (, , ) is Europe's largest engineering Conglomerate (company). Siemens' international headquarters are located in Berlin and Munich, Germany. The company is a list of conglomerates of six major business divisions: Automation & Control, Power, Transportation, Medical, Information & Communication, and Lighting. Worldwide, Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 480,000 people in 190 countries and reported global sales of €87.325 billion in fiscal year 2006. Siemens AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since March 12, 2001.

History Siemens was founded by Ernst Werner von Siemens on October 1, 1847, based on the telegraph he had invented that used a Measuring instrument to point to the sequence of letters, instead of using Morse code. The company – then called Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske – opened its first workshop on October 12.

In 1848, the company built the first long-distance telegraph line in Europe; 500 km from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main. In 1850 the founder's younger brother, Sir William Siemens (born Carl Wilhelm Siemens), started to represent the company in London. In the 1850s, the company was involved in building long distance telegraph networks in Russia. In 1855, a company branch headed by another brother, Carl Heinrich von Siemens, opened in St Petersburg. In 1867, Siemens completed the monumental Indo-European (Calcutta to London) telegraph line .

In 1881, a Siemens Alternating current Alternator driven by a watermill was used to power the world's first electric street lighting in the town of Godalming, United Kingdom. The company continued to grow and diversified into electric trains and light bulbs. In 1890, the founder retired and left the company to his brother Carl and sons Arnold and Wilhelm. Siemens & Halske (S&H) was incorporated in 1897.

In 1919, S&H and two other companies jointly formed the Osram lightbulb company. A Japanese subsidiary was established in 1923.

During the 1920s and 1930s, S&H started to manufacture radios, television sets, and electron microscopes.

World War II Era Before World War II Siemens was involved in the secret rearmament of Germany. During the Second World War, like most big companies in Germany at the time, Siemens supported the Hitler regime, contributed to the war effort and participated in the "Nazification" of the economy. Siemens had many factories in and around famous extermination camps such as Auschwitz and used slave labor from concentration camps to build electric switches for military uses. In one example, almost 100,000 men and women from Auschwitz worked in a Siemens factory inside the extermination camp, supplying the electricity to the camp. The crematorium ovens at Buchenwald bear the Siemens label.

Post-war In the 1950s and from their new base in Bavaria, S&H started to manufacture computers, semiconductor devices, laundry machines, and cardiac pacemakers. Siemens AG was incorporated in 1966. The company's first digital telephone exchange was produced in 1980. In 1988 Siemens and GEC acquired the UK defense and technology company Plessey. Plessey's holdings were split, and Siemens took over the avionics, radar and traffic control businesses — as Siemens Plessey.

In 1991, Siemens acquired Nixdorf Computer AG and renamed it Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG. In 1997 Siemens introduced the first GSM cellular phone with colour display. Also in 1997 Siemens agreed to sell the defence arm of Siemens Plessey to British Aerospace (BAe) and a UK government agency, the Defence Analytical Services Agency (DASA). BAe and DASA acquired the British and German divisions of the operation respectively.

In 1999, Siemens' semiconductor operations were spun off into a new company known as Infineon Technologies. Also, Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG formed part of Fujitsu Siemens Computers AG in that year. The retail banking technology group became Wincor Nixdorf.

In February 2003, Siemens reopened its office in Kabul.

In 2004, Siemens took over the mantle of official Formula One timekeeper, replacing TAG Heuer.

In November, 2005, Siemens signed a 12 year agreement with the Walt Disney Company to sponsor attractions in its Florida and California parks.

In 2006, Siemens announced the purchase of Bayer Diagnostics, which was incorporated into the Medical Solutions Diagnostics division officially on 1 January 2007.

In March 2007 a Siemens board member was temporarily arrested and accused of illegally financing a business-friendly labour association which competes against the union IG Metall. He has been released on bail. Offices of the labour union and of Siemens have been searched. Siemens denies any wrongdoing.

In April 2007, the Fixed Networks, Mobile Networks and Carrier Services divisions of Siemens merged with Nokia’s Network Business Group in a 50/50 joint venture, creating a fixed and mobile network company called Nokia Siemens Networks. Nokia delayed the mergerAssociated Press quoted by Forbes: Nokia-Siemens Venture to Start in April, March 152007 due to bribery investigationsInternational Herald Tribune: Bribery trial deepens Siemens woes, March 132007 against Siemens.

Through an American sub-organisation known as the Siemens Foundation, Siemens also devotes funds to rewarding students and Advanced Placement teachers. One of its main programs is the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in mathematics, science, and technology, which annually grants scholarships up to US$100,000 to both individual and team entrants. According to the foundation website, Siemens awards a total of nearly US$2 million in scholarship money every year.

Chief Executives

Ernst Werner von Siemens (1847-1890)
Wilhelm von Siemens (1890-1919)
Carl Friedrich von Siemens (1919-1941)
Hermann von Siemens (1941-1956)
Ernst von Siemens (1956-1968)
Gerd Tacke (1968-1971)
Bernhard Plettner (1971-1981)
Karlheinz Kaske (1981-1992)
Heinrich von Pierer (1992-2005)
Klaus Kleinfeld (2005-2007)
Peter Löscher (2007)

Corporate affairs Management Peter Löscher (formerly of Merck) is the current president and the CEO as of July 1, 2007.http://www.cnbc.com/id/19498968. He succeeded Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld after the scandal charges of bribery against Siemens.Gerhard Cromme is the current chairman of the supervisory board of Siemens AG. He succeeded Dr. Heinrich v. Pierer on 4/26/2007.

Key business areas and subsidiary companies Siemens' six operational business areas are Automation & Control ( Automation & Drives, Industrial Solutions & Services, Siemens Building Technologies), Power ( Power Generation, Power Transmission), Transportation ( Transportation Systems, Siemens VDO), Medical (Siemens Medical Solutions), Information & Communication (Siemens COM, Siemens IT Solutions and Services), and Lighting (Osram, Osram Sylvania).

The company is also active in Financing (Siemens Financial Services), Real Estate (Siemens Real Estate), Home Appliances (BSH), Water Technologies (SWT), Computers (Fujitsu Siemens Computers), and Business Services.

Some of Siemens' recently acquired companies

Atecs Mannesmann AG (2001) including Mannesmann Dematic, Mannemann Sachs, Mannesmann VDO Automotive, Mannesmann Demag Krauss-Maffei
Danfoss Flow Division (2003)
Bonus Energy (2004) — now Siemens Wind Power A/S
IndX Software (2004)
Chrysler Group’s Huntsville Electronics Corporation (2004)
USFilter Corporation (2004) — now Siemens Water Technologies Corp.
Woodlands Technology (2004)
Photo-Scan (2004)
DASAN (South Korea - 2004)
Alstom Industrial Turbine Business (2005)
Jet Turbine Services (2005)
Transmitton (2005) — now Siemens Transportation Systems UK
Shaw Power (2005)
Chantry Networks (2005)
Myrio (company) (USA/Canada - 2005)
CTI Molecular Imaging (2005)
Evoline (2005)
VA Tech Group (Austria - 2005)
Power Technologies International (2005) — now Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution, Inc.
AN Windenergie GmbH (2005) — now Siemens Wind Power GmbH
Bayer AG -Diagnostic branch (2006)
Controlotron, USA (2004)
Diagnostic Products Corp. (2006) — now Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics
Bewator AB (Sweden - 2005) Security
Vai Ingdesi Automation (Argentine - 2007) Industrial Automation
Kadon Electro Mechanical Services Ltd. (2006)— now TurboCare Canada Ltd.
UGS Corp. (2007)
Dade Behring planned

Major clients

KCR
Novartis
Edmonton Transit System
Calgary Transit
Deutsche Bahn AG ( German rail transport company)
Deutsche Telecom/TCOM ( Germany's principal Telecom Carrier)
Telephonica
KPN
FORTHNET
CYTA
CHINA TELECOM
BT
PT Prime
TELMEX
RSA
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (Houston, Texas)
Sacramento Regional Transit District
Regional Transportation District TheRide (Denver, Colorado)
LACMTA (Los Angeles County, California)
Pittsburgh Light Rail
San Diego Trolley
MAX Light Rail (Portland, Oregon)
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (the Dutch railways) (The Netherlands)
Port of Rotterdam (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Balkim Muh. Elk. Ltd. Sti.
BBC
Indian Railways
Airtel
Powergrid Corporation of India

Products

Industrial Instrumentation (Sensors and Controls)
Telecommunication Service Platform, the TSP 7000
Combino, Ultra low floor, and Avanto (tram) trams
Siemens-Duwag U2 LRV

ER20 locomotive - MTR
LHB/Siemens M1/M2/M3 Metro Mar. Pair
Siemens-Adtranz LRV
Duewag/Siemens 1435 mm Combino Low Flr LRV
MX3000 Metro car for Oslo (SGP Wien works)
S4000 metro
Schindler/Siemens ABB Be 4/8 Low Floor LRV
Metro 5001
SWBSiemensr NGT 6D LRV
Eurosprinter locomotive
Desiro, InterCityExpress, and Transrapid trains
Gigaset, Home entertainment products, including Gigaset M740 AV, a set-top box to receive TDT and integrate it in a domestic network (using WLAN or cable), i.e. for home streaming media.
Hicom Trading E
Hicom 300
HiPath
HiQ 8000 Softswitch
HiE 9200 Softswitch
MSR32R
EWSD telephone exchanges
SPX 2000 small digital telephone exchange (rural)
Siemens Gigaset cordless telephones
Siemens cellular telephones - divested to BenQ in 2005
Siemens SPPA-T2000 Control System (formerly Teleperm XP)
Siemens SPPA-T3000 Control System (For Electrical Power Generation Control)
SIMATIC PCS 7 Process Automation System for Process and Hybrid industries
Radio and core products for 2G and 3G Mobile Networks (GSM, UMTS, ...)
Gas & Steam Turbines
Industrial programmable controls (including Simatic PLC, and Logo! microcontrollers)
The Siemens Servo life support ventilator line
MAGNETOM(TM) Espree
SOMATOM(R) Definition CT
SOMATOM(R) Sensation CT
SOMATOM(R) Emotion CT
AXIOM Artis
AXIOM Sensis
E.Cam Signature Series Gamma Camera
Symbia TruePoint SPECT-CT
Biograph TruePoint PET.CT
Magnetom C!, a low field open MRI
Magnetom Avanto, a Tim system MRI
Magnetom Espree, a Tim system, open bore MRI
Magnetom Trio, A Tim System, ultra high field MRI
Windturbines, 1.3 MW, 2.3 MW, 3.6 MW
Sinorix(TM)
Sistore(TM)
@ctiveFRIEND
The Siemens MOMO Siemens (train)
Siemens Soarian(TM) HIS

Competition Main competitors of Siemens are:

3Com Corporation
ABB Asea Brown Boveri
Alcatel-Lucent
Alstom
Automated Logic
Bombardier
Cisco Systems
Computrols
Eaton Corporation
Ericsson
General Electric
Honeywell
Johnson Controls
Lantronix
Nortel
Philips
Reliable Controls
Rockwell Automation
Samsung
Schneider Electric