摩托罗拉获得了明基移动在丹麦奥尔堡的产品研发中心以及开发团队（英文）

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Motorola to Acquire BenQ Mobile’s Research and Development Centers and Product Development Team in Aalborg, Denmark

Munich, May 2, 2006 | Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and BenQ Mobile today announced that the companies have signed an agreement, under which Motorola will acquire from BenQ Mobile, a state-of-the-art research and development center, associated development and test equipment and a team of product development engineers in Aalborg, Denmark. The Aalborg facility and team will be integrated into Motorola’s Mobile Devices business and become a products development center for Motorola. These resources will enhance Motorola’s effort to deliver breakthrough product and service experiences that integrate the best internal and partner technologies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The closing is expected to take place in early June.
Located in the “Danish Silicon Valley,” the Aalborg facility features state-of-the-art measurement facilities, including antenna chambers, acoustical chambers, radio frequency chambers, environmental laboratories and measuring facilities related to mechanical development. The main facility in Aalborg is currently owned by a D anish Pension Fund and leased to Siemens Real Estate who leases it to BenQ Mobile. Motorola expects to enter into a lease directly with Siemens at closing.   

As part of the transaction, Motorola will acquire approximately 250 employees, the majority of whom are engineers.

"This transaction provides Motorola with another highly skilled R&D team and high-tech facility with a proven product track record and is further indication of Motorola’s continued interest and commitment to the European region,” said Ron Garriques, president of Motorola Mobile Devices.   

“This acquisition will enhance Motorola’s capabilities in mobile phone development, software application development and antenna technology,” Garriques said. “The Aalborg team will support Motorola’s development of innovative new mobile devices that increase our ability to deliver breakthrough products and services that integrate the technologies of both Motorola and our strategic partners. Though our partnerships with Kodak, Google and Yahoo!, among others, we are creating the next generation of ‘must have’ devices that make possible new user experiences, like seamless social networking, instant Internet and seamless media sharing.”

Through the sale of the R&D-Site to Motorola BenQ Mobile continues its restructuring strategy. Already in March BenQ Mobile announced to centralize its German development activities at the sites in Munich and Kamp-Lintfort/Northrhine-Westphalia and to relocate its R&D employees from Ulm to Munich until end of May. “One of our targets is to streamline operations and to simplify our fragmented product development assignments through the consolidation to major sites. By offloading complexity in R&D we will be able to develop faster new handsets and to launch products earlier in the competitive handset market.” said Clemens Joos , CEO of BenQ Mobile. Besides Munich and Kamp-Lintfort in Germany and Wroclav in Poland BenQ-Siemens handsets are also developed at Asian sites in China & Taiwan and in Brasil. “With the sale of the R&D-Site in Aalborg/Denmark we found an ideal solution for the employees and make a further important step to be in the black by the end of the year.” underlined Clemens Joos .  

This transaction does not include any business, products or other assets from BenQ Mobile, including any intellectual property, manufacturing or supply relationships, or sales and administrative capabilities. In addition, Motorola is not acquiring any of BenQ Mobile capital, liabilities or financial obligations.
  

About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply and seamlessly to the people, information and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola recorded sales of US $36.8 billion in 2005. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit www.motorola.com .  

About BenQ
BenQ Mobile is an industry leader in wireless communication devices with a high lifestyle appeal. Headquartered in Munich ( Germany ), the company is one of three business divisions of BenQ Corporation and a trademark licensee of Siemens AG.

With over 7,000 employees worldwide, its state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing facilities in Aalborg ( Denmark ), Beijing , Suzhou ( China ), Kamp-Lintfort, Munich , Ulm ( Germany ), Manaus ( Brazil ), Mexicali ( Mexico ), Taipei ( Taiwan ), and Wroclaw ( Poland ), and a strong sales, marketing and service network, BenQ Mobile benefits from its global footprint. BenQ Mobile will leverage complementary competencies and resources in product creation, developing elegant yet exciting devices that enable consumers to further explore mobility.  

Ref. # BenQ M 2006 05 02 e (BenQ – Motorola Joint Press Release)


Media contacts  
Jennifer Weyrauch
+1 847 435-5320
jennifer.weyrauch@motorola.com  


Stefan Mueller
+49 89 4111-5400
stefan.mueller@benq.com

[ 本帖最后由 qtazure 于 2006-5-3 10:26 编辑 ]

chiayanan

早就对BenQ没信心了，下半年收几个西门子，M75，S75，估计短期内不用换手机了，等几年再说

coolsemi

这也是明基迫不得已的选择。欧洲的福利制度使那里的研发成本要高出许多，但创造出来的东西却又不是很多。

mysea88

摩托罗拉公司日前宣称，摩托罗拉正式并购了明基移动公司位于丹麦的一家从事无线电通信业务的技术研发中心。

　　明基移动公司在丹麦的这一研发中心位于丹麦的奥尔堡市，从事无线电技术研发以及相关设备的测试工作。随着研发中心被摩托罗拉公司收购，这里大约拥有250名工程师团队将整体被摩托罗拉公司接管。




   



　　摩托罗拉公司称，并购明基移动奥尔堡研发中心后，将把这一基地业务整合到其移动装置商务部门，使其成为摩托罗拉产品开发中心的一部分。预计这一并购将在今年六月份早期结束，两家公司均没有透露该并购的财政细节。

　　摩托罗拉公司移动装置部门总裁Ron Garriques称，“这一并购交易，将增强摩托罗拉移动电话产品在技术研发、应用软件以及天线传输等多个领域内的综合能力。”

　　明基移动公司出售位于丹麦的研发中心，是其将业务核心转移到德国慕尼黑和Kamp- Lintfort/Northrhine-Westphalia以及将大量员工由乌尔姆转移到慕尼黑整个计划的一个部分。明基移动公司的首席执行官Clemens Joos表示，“就目前的情况来看，把一些非核心的业务出售，可以帮助明基集中精力专注于新手机产品的开发，确保了明基在较早时间内于竞争激烈的手机市场上推出新品。”

　　当前，除了在德国慕尼黑、Kamp-Lintfort以及波兰Wroclav建有手机研发中心外，明基-西门子还在中国的大陆、台湾省以及巴西等地设有技术研发中心。

　　Joos还称，“随着丹麦奥尔堡研发基地的整体出售，我们发现这不仅有利于解决员工安置问题，更重要的是帮助今年年底之前明基移动实现赢利迈出了关键一步

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