About Philips

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics companies, as well as the largest in Europe, with 159,709 employees in over 60 countries and sales in 2004 of Eur 30.3 billion.

Active in over 60 businesses, and with more than 115,000 registered patents, Philips is currently number 1 in the global markets for lighting, electric shavers and DVD recorders. And we're number 2 in medical diagnostic imaging worldwide. Within the cyclical goods market, Dow Jones recently ranked us the global leader in sustainability.

In a world in which technology increasingly touches every aspect of daily life, we want to bring 'Sense & Simplicity' to consumers with advanced, easy to use products that are designed specifically to meet their needs. We will do this by focusing on the areas of Healthcare, Lifestyle and Technology.

Healthcare

We combine our expertise in medical technology with the clinical know-how of our customers to produce innovative solutions that meet not just the needs of individual patients, but which also enable healthcare professionals to work faster, more easily and more cost-effectively. Our medical customers have ranked us number 1 in cardiovascular X-ray, digital X-ray and ultrasound, patient monitoring systems, nuclear medicine, cardiology systems and critical care systems.

Lifestyle

We believe that every moment you spend at home (or away from work) should be enjoyable and uncomplicated: time spent recharging your batteries or simply enjoying yourself. That's why we continue to develop products designed to help make your life simpler and more relaxing, whether you're watching TV, adjusting the lighting in your bedroom, cleaning your teeth, listening to music or simply making your coffee in the morning.

Technology

Technology is the driving force of our Healthcare and Lifestyle products. (Story: The way forward for Philips) And in today's world, in which increasingly more aspects of our lives are being enabled by technology, it is the continuing Philips tradition of innovation that will enable us to provide the solutions that realize the full potential of fast-evolving digital technologies.