Today, we are No. 1 or No. 2 in almost all the product-markets we serve. Our heritage is our understanding of how people experience technology- because people interact with technology practically every second, often without even realizing.
Philips brought the incandescent lamp to India over 70 years ago. Today it has wide range of products used in homes , whether in the remote reaches of India or penthouses in South Mumbai Philips or in commercial spaces like in hotels, offices, city streets, malls , anywhere and everywhere light enhances the quality of the ambience. It is also attempting to make a mark in automotive lighting. State of the art technology greatly enhances the quality of light and the energy efficiency in the usage.
Philips brought the radio to India when wireless opened up new horizons for information and entertainment. Valves and tubes were quickly replaced by transistors, and Philips has remained the innovator by being the first to bring the audio cassette, the CD, the VCD, the DVD, for richer and better listening experience. Richer viewing was also on the menu. With Digital Natural Motion, Pixel Plus, Plasma, 100 HZ Real Flat Philips brought visual delight as never seen before.
With technology and style playing a significant role in the final consumer choice, the focus is on creating technologies that are cutting edge and in sync with ever-changing lifestyles, and, introducing globally launched technologies simultaneously in India. Philips recently introduced its patented proprietary and state-of-the-art 'AMBILIGHTTM (Ambient Lighting) TECHNOLOGY' for its latest range of Plasma and LCD TVs. At the forefront of its sales and marketing strategy, has been the expansion of the Philips ARENA network, a chain of Exclusive Philips Retail Brand shops, which showcase the entire consumer electronics range, and provide an enhanced brand shopping experience to the Indian Consumers.
Philips' presence in Healthcare in India is all embracing. 50% of Cardiac examinations in India are done on Philips equipment. In the specialized area of surgical x-ray, Philips innovation in the mobile c-arm for intra operating imaging is unmatched. Philips Medical Division has been growing rapidly and has recorded more than 40% growth in 2005.
Philips in India enjoys No.1market share in High field MR, Cardiac CT, Cath Lab and Monitoring systems among many other areas. Philips (Medical Division) is present in areas of Imaging (MRI / CT / Cardio Vascular and Ultrasound), Measurement (Patient Monitoring systems and Cardiology equipment) and Electro Physiological Therapy Systems (Automatic External Defibrillators, Point of Care diagnostics). Philips, with its vast sales and service network, offers world-class support in India.
To the consumers' kitchen and home Philips brings convenience and high styling. For the kitchens a range of food processors: blenders, juicers and grinders, specially designed for Indian culinary preferences, a range of bread toasters and sandwich makers. For the body beautiful, hair styling and epilation products for the woman and shavers for men. Philips is revolutionizing garment care at home with over a million steam irons in perhaps as many homes.
All these lifestyle and healthcare consumer offerings get better and better with digitalisation and the intelligence that is embedded. Philips technology platforms are unsurpassed in these. Philips is the leader in inventing, innovating and creating the technologies that underpin the products that people experience every day.
Philips is today the leading lifestyle and healthcare company in India. It has fashioned itself to continue to be the leader in an India where people are increasingly becoming part of three revolutions: the convergence revolution, the digital revolution and the internet revolution. Philips is far more focused, leaner, even more consumer centered, more agile - all of which is reflected in its performance and in the excitement within the company.
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