Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. profile and history video Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is engaged in the manufacture and sale of automobile and transportation equipment. It markets motorcycles and marine engines. It operates in the following segments: Motorcycles, Marine Products, Specialized Equipment, and Others. The Motorcycles segment includes motorcycles and knockdown parts for overseas production. The Marine Products segment consists of outboard motors, personalwatercraft, pleasure-use boats, fiberglass-reinforced plastic pools, fishing boats, utility boats, and diesel engines. The Specialized Equipment segment comprises of all-terrain vehicles, side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, golf cars, generators, small-sized snow throwers, and multipurpose engines. The Others segment involves surface mounters,…
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Yahoo! Key Stats FoundedJanuary 1994 HeadquartersSunnyvale, California Nasdaq TickerYHOO (delisted 2017) Revenue (2016)$5.17 billion Acquired ByVerizon, 2017 ($4.83B) Yahoo! Inc. was one of the most visited websites on the internet through the 1990s and 2000s, operating a web portal, a widely used email service, and a portfolio of content properties covering news, sports, finance, and entertainment. At its peak in January 2000, the company’s stock closed at $118.75 per share and its market capitalisation exceeded $125 billion. Jerry Yang and David Filo created Yahoo in January 1994 as a directory of websites they found useful while studying electrical engineering at…
XL Group Plc history, profile and history video XL Group Plc is a global insurance and reinsurance company. It provides property, casualty and specialty products to industrial, commercial and professional firms, insurance companies and other enterprises throughout the world. The company operates through three operating segments: Insurance, Reinsurance and Life Operations. The Insurance segment operations markets and distributes coverage through a wide variety of local, national and international producers and provides customized insurance policies for complex corporate risks that may require large limits. It is reorganized into four business units: International Property & Casualty, North America Property & Casualty, Global Professional and…
Xerox Corp. history, profile and history video Xerox Corp. provides business process and information technology outsourcing, and document management services. It provides document technology, services, software and supplies for graphic communication and office printing environments of any size. The company operates through three segments: Services, Technology and Other. The Services segment is comprised of business process outsourcing, informationtechnology outsourcing and document outsourcing. Its Business process outsourcing services include government healthcare solutions, healthcare payer and pharma, healthcare provider solutions, human resources services, financial services, customer care, retail, travel and insurance, transportation solutions and government solutions. The Information technology outsourcing specializes in designing,…
X5 Retail Group NV history, profile and history video X5 Retail Group NV operates as a holding company that is engaged in the development and operation of retail stores. These include soft discounters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, and convenience stores. It operates under the Pyaterochka, Perekrestok, Karusel, Perekrestok Express, and Kopeyta brand names. The company was founded on August 13, 1975 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.” “X5 Retail Group History X5 Retail Group N.V.’s history is the history of the dynamic development of two leading Russian retail chains – Pyaterochka and Perekrestok. 1995 Perekrestok is founded by the Alfa Group consortium 1998 Perekrestok…
Syngenta AG history, profile and corporate video Syngenta AG is engaged in the manufacture, development, and distribution of crop protection products and seeds. It operates through the following geographical segments: Europe, Africa and Middle East; North America; Latin America; Asia Pacific; and Lawn and Garden. The four geographic regions comprise the integrated crop protection and seeds business. The Crop Protection business include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and seed treatments. The Seeds business operates in the high value commercial sector of field crops and vegetables. The Lawn and Garden business provides flowers, turf, and landscape products.The company was founded on November 12, 1999 and…
Symantec Corp. history, profile and corporate video Symantec Corp. provides security, storage, and systems management solutions that help businesses and consumers secure and manage their information and identities. The company operates in three primary markets: security, backup & recovery, and storage management. It operates through five reportable segments: Consumer, Security & Compliance, Storage & Server Management, Services and Other. The Consumersegment helps customers deal with increasingly complex threats, the proliferation of smart mobile devices, the need for identity protection, and the rapid increase in digital consumer data, such as photos, music, and video. It offers security suites and personalized memberships for…
Sydbank A/S history, profile and history video Sydbank A/S engages in the provision of commercial banking products and services. It operates through the following segments: Banking, Asset Management, Sydbank Markets, Treasury, and Other. The Banking segment serves all types of retail and corporate clients. The Asset Management segment provides advisory and management services to institutional clients on investment funds and hedge funds, funds, pooled pension plans, and portfolio management. The Sydbank Markets segment covers all activities in the financial markets which include trading in interest rate products, foreign exchange, and shares. The Treasury segment manages strategic interest rate, foreign exchange, and equity…
Swisscom AG history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Swisscom AG is engaged in the provision of telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Swisscom Switzerland, Fastweb, Other Operations, and Group Headquarters. The Swisscom Switzerland segment, which is a contract partner for telecoms and data services in Switzerland is subdivided into the residential, customers, small and medium enterprises, corporate business, wholesale, and network and information technology (IT) operations. The Fastweb segment provides products for voice, data, internet and television, as well as a full complement of virtual private network and mobile communication services in Italy. The Other Operating segment comprises…
Swiss Re AG history, profile and corporate video Swiss Re AG engages in the provision of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer. It operates through the following segments: Property and Casualty Reinsurance, Life and Health Reinsurance, Corporate Solutions, and Admin Re. The Property and Casualty segment comprises of the business lines property, casualty including motor, and specialty. The Life and Health segment includes life and health sub-segments. The Corporate Solutions segment offers innovative insurance capacity to mid-sized and large multinational corporations across the globe. The Admin Re segment acquires closed blocks of in-force life and health insurance business, either…