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Wi-Fi pricing models vary widely
Jun. 26, 2009
Recently I conducted some comparative research on how Wi-Fi vendors price their wireless LAN systems, and it was quite an eye-opener. There are notable variations among vendors, for example, as to what they include in ...

Motorola LANPlanner: Feature-rich hybrid tool
Jun. 22, 2009
LANPlanner is a direct descendent of one of the original WLAN predictive tools from RF modeling pioneer Wireless Valley, acquired by Motorola. This is a very robust product, and, like all planning tools, perhaps a bit ...

Motorola SiteScanner: Tuned for analytical measurement
Jun. 22, 2009
SiteScanner is a cousin of Motorola's LANPlanner, with a very similar layout and user interface, but designed just for analytical measurement and visualization. Like LANPlanner, however, work begins with importing a ...

New Apple iPhone 3G S will kill the Cisco Flip video camera | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 19, 2009
Can the Cisco Flip video camera coexist with the new Apple iPhone 3G S? I don't think so!

Dallas Cowboys team with Cisco; WLAN market slumps, but 802.11n hot
Jun. 18, 2009
Dallas Cowboys team with Cisco; WLAN market slumps, but 802.11n hot

Motorola introduces Passive Optical LAN
May. 21, 2009
Motorola this week introduced its Passive Optical LAN technology for enterprise networks. At the Interop trade show in Las Vegas, Motorola unveiled POL, which brings gigabit passive optical networking, or GPON, to ...

Nokia 6010 tops list of 'most recycled cell phones'
Nov. 20, 2008
According to ReCellular, a self-described "electronics-sustainability firm" based in Dexter, Mich., all of this year's ten most recycled handset models were released originally in 2004 or later.

Motorola exec dishes on LTE role
Apr. 02, 2009
An interview with Motorola senior vice president Fred Wright

Days may be numbered for standalone spectrum analyzers
Mar. 23, 2009
Spectral analysis can involve a significant investment in time and money, and the result is the availability of a tool that is carried from location to location as part of normal operations.

Chinese high-tech spy case inches closer to trial
Mar. 19, 2009
Did software engineer Hanjuan Jin steal thousands of confidential documents from Motorola to share with the People's Republic of China? The strange and complex case is expected to go to trial in Chicago.

WLAN market shriveled globally in Q4 2008
Mar. 12, 2009
The wireless LAN market shriveled at the end of 2008, according to new, if sketchy, data released by Infonetics.

Motorola semi-rugged mobile computer targets enterprise
Mar. 11, 2009
Motorola's new MC55 Enterprise Digital Assistant is intended as a semi-rugged, all-around smartphone/scanner/mobile computer that can stand up to hard use and demanding conditions.

'Outlaws and terrorists' amplify security challenges, Motorola security chief says - ...
Mar. 10, 2009
"I've never seen the world this unstable and dangerous," said Bill Boni, Motorola's corporate security officer, at the Infosec conference in Orlando.

Motorola cuts platform options to Android, Windows Mobile
Oct. 30, 2008
Motorola is limiting future handset launches to devices based on the Windows Mobile or Google Android platforms, the company said today.

Motorola sells Good Technology to Visto
Feb. 24, 2009
Motorola agreed to sell its Good Technology division for an undisclosed sum on Tuesday, bringing an end to the company's foray into push services.

Security issues plague retailers' WLANs; startup's quick NIC
Feb. 09, 2009
Security issues plague retailers' WLANs; startup's quick NIC

Taiwan revamps WiMAX plans
Feb. 09, 2009
The global economic crisis has taken a bite out of plans to roll out WiMAX, the speedy new wireless broadband technology. But despite setbacks, Taiwanese companies are forging ahead.

Security problems still plague retailers' wireless LANs
Feb. 06, 2009
A large-scale scan by Motorola's AirDefense group has found that wireless LAN vulnerabilities in retailer networks though much improved over last year, are still all too common, despite repeated, widely-publicized ...

Motorola reports $3.6B loss as phone sales fall by half
Feb. 03, 2009
Motorola reported a net loss of $3.6 billion, or $1.57 per share, for the fourth quarter, attributing much of it to tax charges and goodwill write-downs.

Motorola to rely on Android to revive phone sales
Feb. 03, 2009
Motorola Tuesday said its mobile phone revenues fell by 51% in the fourth quarter of 2008, and said it plans to improve phone sales in 2009 by developing fewer new handsets with a focus on smartphones that run the ...

WLAN sniffers pass the sniff test
Jan. 19, 2009
The value of capturing and analyzing network traffic is well-established. After all, the generic "sniffer" has been a fixture of networking since the days of "datascopes" on RS-232 connections. But wireless links ...

Motorola announces 4,000 more layoffs
Jan. 14, 2009
Motorola plans to lay off another 4,000 employees, mostly from its Mobile Device business, and to report revenue for the fourth quarter of 2008 that would fall short of analysts' current estimates.

CES 2009: Palm Pre leads gadget parade
Jan. 08, 2009
Palm captured much of the Consumer Electronics Show buzz last week with its "Pre" touch-screen smartphone, complete with a new operating system. Microsoft tried to make noise, too, with CEO Steve Ballmer taking over for ...

Motorola phone made from recycled plastic bottles
Jan. 06, 2009
Motorola is still in the midst of plans to spin off its mobile handset division in 2010, but will show off a new cell phone made from recycled plastic water bottles at the Consumer Electronics Show later this week.

New IT threat: lawsuits; Motorola digs white spaces
Aug. 08, 2008
At Black Hat this week, corporate IT executives were told to create internal task forces to deal with what can be an expensive threat - litigation. Also, Motorola is feeling hopeful that the FCC will soon give device ...

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Motorola profile


Overview

2003 NW200 rank: 9
2002 NW200 rank: 9

Revenue
Total '03 revenue (in $M)   36843
'02-'03 revenue change   18%
'99-'03 CAGR revenue   5%


Profit
Profit or loss (in $M)   4578
Change from '02   199
As percentage of revenue 12   12
CAGR, '99-'03   -


Employees
Number of employees   68000
'02 - '03 change   0
Revenue per employee   541809

Misc.
Mkt Cap as of 3/19/04 ($M)   55460
Cash/investments ($M)  
Year inc.   1928
Fiscal year ends   Dec

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