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Apparently Two Motorolas Are Better Than One

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 4, 2011 at 3:53 pm PT

Shares of the cellphone-making unit rose in their first day of trading, while the remaining company, Motorola Solutions, held its own. The issuing of separate stock marks the end of a long process to divide the communications giant in half.

Motorola Split Set for Jan. 4

Ina Fried in Mobile on November 30, 2010 at 3:44 pm PT

Breaking up is, well, a lot of paperwork. Motorola filed the details Tuesday afternoon on its plan to split itself in two. The spinoff of the cellphone unit will take place Jan. 4, with holders getting one share of the mobile unit, known as Motorola Mobility, for every eight shares of Motorola they own.

Disney CEO Bob Iger at the Cable Show: “You Can’t Slow the Pace of Technology”

Peter Kafka in Media on April 2, 2009 at 6:55 am PT

At one point this month, there had been speculation that Disney CEO Bob Iger would use his speech at the cable industry’s annual convention to announce a deal with Hulu. Instead, Iger used the forum to try to placate his cable partners, who generate an enormous revenue stream for his company, while explaining that he was going to move full-steam ahead when it comes to putting his stuff online for free.

Guess We Forgot to Delete the “Out” From "Without" in Your Termination Letter

John Paczkowski in News on March 5, 2009 at 12:00 pm PT

Former Motorola CFO Paul Liska thought he’d been let go because the company was postponing the spinoff of its cellphone unit. Imagine his surprise when he read in Crain’s Chicago Business that he’d actually been fired for cause.

Guess We Forgot to Delete the “Out” From “Without” in Your Termination Letter

John Paczkowski in News on March 5, 2009 at 12:00 pm PT

Former Motorola CFO Paul Liska thought he’d been let go because the company was postponing the spinoff of its cellphone unit. Imagine his surprise when he read in Crain’s Chicago Business that he’d actually been fired for cause.

Motorola Announces Cost Morale Reduction Actions

John Paczkowski in News on December 17, 2008 at 9:00 am PT

Well this should do wonders for Motorola employee morale…. The handset maker this morning said it will cut compensation and benefits packages for its employees in order to “better align with industry norms”–industry norms in Motorola’s case being the ongoing collapse of its post-Razr phone business.

Former Qualcomm COO: HelloMoto

John Paczkowski in News on August 4, 2008 at 5:53 am PT

When Motorola CEO Greg Brown told investors last Thursday that the company was making progress in hiring a CEO for its mobile division, he wasn’t kidding. This morning the company named former Qualcomm COO Sanjay Jha to the position.