Siemens digitizes in-house production for ITV
Siemens IT Solutions and Services has successfully delivered a Digital Production system for ITV Productions, the program production arm of ITV plc, the biggest commercial television network in the UK. Brought into design, build and install the tapeless system, Siemens will now provide support and maintenance to ITV Productions for [...]

5 megapixel monochrome display for mammography diagnosis
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has developed a new 5 megapixel display for medical applications requiring outstanding picture quality. The new SMD 21510 D, a 21-inch monochrome display, is ideally suited for mammography diagnosis and PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) applications. The integrated “Fully Automated Stability” system ensures [...]

Siemens strikes OEM agreement to License OpenScape technology to IBM
Deal delivers open unified communications and collaboration to millions of users in mixed PBX/VoIP telephony environments
Siemens Enterprise Communications today announced an OEM agreement that will allow IBM to license elements of Siemens’ OpenScape open unified communications capabilities to enhance the IBM Lotus “Unified Telephony” offering [...]

First Shipment of Blades from Siemens’ New Wind Turbine Blade Factory in U.S.
New Factory Allows Siemens to Better Meet Strong U.S. Demand for Wind Power
The first wind turbine blades manufactured at the new Siemens blade factory in Fort Madison, Iowa, left the facility on Tuesday, August 14. The blades for the SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines [...]

Siemens to acquire Dade Behring
Medical Solutions Group becomes leader in the growing Diagnostics Market
Siemens has signed a merger agreement with US-based Dade Behring, Inc., a leading clinical laboratory diagnostics company. Siemens intends to acquire all outstanding shares of Dade Behring by submitting a cash offer to the Dade Behring shareholders of US$77 per [...]

Siemens Selected For Europe’s Largest Private Managed IP Network
Siemens Enterprise Communications announced today that it has been selected by Global Crossing to provide the open communications technology behind Europe’s largest private managed IP communications network.
OGCbuying.solutions has extended Global Crossing’s existing Managed Telephony Service (Mts) to 125,000 UK public servants across 600 locations until [...]

Exelon Generation awards Siemens the “2006 Operational Excellence Award” for consistent, seamless support of its Nuclear and Power business units
Exelon Power and Exelon Nuclear, two business units of Exelon Generation, have honored Siemens Power Generation with the 2006 Operational Excellence Award for Siemens’ dedication to safety, emergency response, quality and service implementation. The award recognizes [...]

Siemens Supervisory Board appoints Peter Löscher new CEO
Peter Löscher (49), currently President of Global Human Health, Merck & Co. Inc., headquartered in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey (U.S.), will be the new President and CEO of Siemens AG. The Supervisory Board of Siemens AG approved the proposal of its Chairman’s Committee to appoint Löscher a full [...]

Siemens launches Software Solution for Pharmaceutical Applications
With Sipat Siemens is launching a new software solution to support the application of Process Analytical Technology (PAT) in the pharmaceutical industry. Sipat is scalable and modular and allows a controlled quality growth as the PAT initiative expands. The new software solution serves as a common user-friendly interface for [...]

Siemens to appeal verdict in Darmstadt case
Siemens will appeal the decision of the Darmstadt regional court requiring it to pay €38 million. The company maintains that the court’s order to forfeit the profits from two orders placed by Enel with Siemens’ Power Generation Group for the supply of power plant equipment in 2000 and 2001 [...]