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06 | 2011 Emerson
the spirit of Emerson’s technology leadership. Our
customers have identified a need for a solution that
enables better visibility into and control of data
center technologies. The Trellis program is delivering
a new-to-the-world technology to solve critical
challenges for our data center customers.
Accelerating our technology and new product
development is essential as we compete in an
increasingly challenging global marketplace.
Achieving this will require strategic hiring of
application and development engineers, coupled
with specialized sales engineers, to help our
customers reduce costs and improve efficiencies
through the application of these technologies.
Speed and deployment of innovation will be vital
in order to continue to serve customers and deliver
superior returns to our shareholders. We do it
every day – solve problems through technological
innovation. It’s who we are.
Strengthen Business Platforms. Strong and second-
to-none business platforms help us accelerate
global growth and create value for our shareholders.
The strategic process through which we shape our
portfolio of businesses is vital to our competitive
longevity. We have and will continue to strategically
invest in businesses with high rates of return and
growth profiles to provide superior long-term returns
for our shareholders.
Craig W. Ashmore
Executive Vice President
Planning and Development