Archive for the ‘SI’ Category

Philips’ Lightbulb Moment

December 7th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Energy, Europe, GE, GLYT, Green Business, International, PHG, SI, SKS, Science, UBS

Europe’s largest electronics company is redefining itself as a global lighting king by hawking energy-efficient LED bulbs

Subways: The New Urban Status Symbol

December 5th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in ALSO.PA, BBDB.TO, SI

Many cities are constructing new mass transit systems to cope with overcrowding and high energy costs. But some are just hoping to gain some big-city glamour

Girls Dominate the Siemens Competition

December 3rd, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Education, INTC, SI, Technology

For the first time in the prestigious national math and science contest’s nine-year history, girls were awarded both grand prizes

Siemens Braces for a Slap from Uncle Sam

November 15th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in ALU, GE, NYX, SI, STO

After paying huge fines in Germany for bribery, the multinational faces even stiffer penalties in the U.S.

Löscher Is Already Putting His Mark on Siemens

November 8th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in CONG.DE, Europe, GE, MRK, Management, Manufacturing, SI

Fiscal fourth-quarter profits, excluding extraordinaries, sent the stock soaring, but the new CEO says the bar must be set higher

What’s In a Name? Fatter Profits

November 1st, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in AAPL, BBY, CSCO, DELL, DT, GTW, HPQ, INTC, S, SI, T, branding

Largely unknown Taiwan contract manufacturers are trying to reposition themselves as consumer brands

Tough Times for Telecom Gearmakers

October 21st, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in AAPL, ALU, CLWR, COMS, Computers, Consumer Electronics, ERIC, FTE, IBM, Internet, MOT, MSFT, Mergers & Acquisitions, NOK, NT, S, SI, T, TMNG, Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless

The telecom-equipment sector has lost billions of dollars of market value as consolidation fails to offset a pullback in carrier spending

Alcatel Hit by Possible AT&T Loss

October 5th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in ALU, Company News, Computers, Consumer Electronics, ERIC, Europe, International, Internet, Investing, SI, T, Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless

Reports that the world’s largest telco might take business to rival Ericsson hurt recently merged Alcatel-Lucent’s share prices

Questions Dog Nokia-Siemens Networks

October 4th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in ALU, CEOs, Computers, Consumer Electronics, EQO1V.HE, ERIC, Europe, IT, International, Internet, NOK, SI, Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless

The nine-month-old telecom equipment joint venture is losing money. Scandal-plagued Siemens may bail out of its half

Wind Power’s a Breeze in Europe

September 19th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in ELE, EONGY, Energy, Europe, GE, IDRO.BE, RWEG.DE, SI, Science, Technology, VWS.CO

The EU’s renewable power sector, led by wind, is growing, and those who build wind farms are having trouble keeping up with demand