KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.

The company is engaged in the development and manufacture of electronic and electrical products as well as healthcare, consumer lifestyle, and lighting products. Its business was originally established in the year 1891 and was formerly known as Philips Electronics N.V. The company has its registered head office based in the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company is recognized as one of the world's largest electronics companies with active operations in the regions of Europe, Africa, North America, and the Asia Pacific. It offers screening, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and health management services in cardio-pulmonary, oncology, and women's health areas. The company operates in the medical systems, domestic appliances and personal care, consumer electronics, lighting, and semi-conductors business segments. The medical systems segment offers imaging systems consisting of X-ray machines, CT, MR, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine imaging equipment, including customer services which include consultancy, equipment financing, asset management, equipment maintenance and repair, and clinical solutions such as healthcare IT (information technology) systems, patient monitoring and cardiac devices. The domestic appliances and personal care segment provides beauty care, oral healthcare, home environment care, food and beverage, and consumer health and wellness products. The consumer electronics segment offers conventional CRT and flat screen televisions, DVD players and recorders, audio systems, mobile and cordless telephones, computer monitors, home theater systems, set top boxes, and accessories. The lighting segment provides lamps, luminaries, lighting electronics, as well as automotive, special lighting, and Ultra High Performance (UHP) lamps. The semiconductors segment supplies silicon system solutions for mobile communications, consumer electronics, digital displays, contactless payment and connectivity, as well as in-car entertainment and networking. The company has strategic alliances with Epic Systems Corporation, InBev, Sara Lee Corporation, Visa, and Yahoo.