Motorola is the second largest maker of wireless handsets after global leader Nokia. After its spin-off of its semiconductor unit, Motorola reorganized to focus on enterprise mobility, mobile devices, and home and networks mobility. It also supplies wireless infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations, amplifiers, and servers. In 2006, it had sales of $43 billion and profits of $3.6 billion.
In the wake of former CEO Dennis Kozlowski's downfall, the conglomerate that he had built through a binge of acquisitions was broken up into three three publicly held companies: Covidien (formerly Tyco Healthcare Group), Tyco Electronics, and Tyco International, which retained the manufacturing conglomerate's Fire and Security and its Engineered Products and Services businesses. Tyco Fire and Security was renamed ADT Worldwide. Tyco International remains a large manufacturer of water control devices, home and business security and construction steel frames, and other products.
The Samsung Group is South Korea's largest conglomerate and a global multinational corporation leading several major industries. It is composed of numerous businesses, including Samsung Electronics, the world's largest electronics company, Samsung Heavy Industries, one of the world's biggest shipbuilders and Samsung Engineering & Construction, a major global construction company. These three businesses form the core of Samsung Group and reflect its name — the meaning of the Korean word samsung is "tristar" or "three stars".
