Siemens AG is a public German company. The company was founded in 1847 by Werner von Siemens in Berlin, Germany. Werner von Siemens invented a telegraph that used a needle to mark the sequence of letters. At the present time the company is headquartered in Munich, Germany. Siemens AG is the leading engineering conglomerate in Europe. The tagline of the company is: "Global network of innovation." Siemens AG has six business divisions that include Automation and Control, Power, Information and Communication, Transportation, Medical, and Lighting divisions.
At the present time, Siemens has completed its American initial public offering in 2001.
