What are some of Philips more exciting products?
Jack Haken: Philips started business as a light bulb company over one hundred years ago and, while we have expanded and shifted our business lines, we stick to our roots and are presently the world’s largest manufacturer of lighting products. Lighting remains an exciting and innovative field as we apply new technologies to save energy and protect the environment. We recently announced a major initiative to phase out incandescent lamps in the Americas and to replace them with more efficient light sources that provide the same illumination with only 20% of the energy input. Overall, we are shifting our business into areas where our proprietary technology and innovative efforts give us a competitive edge. For example we have sold most of our semiconductor, display and mobile telephone businesses and are concentrating more on medical systems, personal care appliances and lighting. What sort of innovations and contributions have you helped Philips bring to the world of technology? JH: My fi
