Across the world, funding requirements for investments in public infrastructure will increase over the next few years. Siemens Financial Services (SFS) calculated investment requirements of EUR 15 bn over the next 20 years drawing from Global Insight data on the healthcare, energy, transportation and water sectors. Heavy fiscal burdens make the search for appropriate financing solutions all the more important.

RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG will link up all of its facilities, currently numbering 46, using a web-based electronic health record.

Siemens Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG (NYSE:SI), announced today that the statutory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, applicable to its cash tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: DADE) has been terminated.

Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) is expanding its product range for ASIsafe with a new, safe compact module from the K45F series. With the K45F 2F-DI LS (light sensor) module, electronic safety sensors with testing semiconductor outputs can be integrated in AS-Interface networks.

Siemens IT Solutions and Services has received a major order from the Turkish Ministry of Finance Revenue Administration. Siemens will upgrade the existing IT infrastructure of more than 1,000 tax offices and property directorates and connect them via a countrywide IT system.

Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) adds Profibus PA interfaces to the Sitrans LR250 and Sitrans LR460 radar level transmitters. This allows for a more flexible approach to diagnostic management.

Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has developed a new gas analyzer for measuring small concentrations of oxygen in gases. The Oxymat 64 measures down to levels of 0 to 10 parts per million and is therefore especially suitable for use in air separation plants, technical gas production, welding applications in a protective atmosphere, hardening shops, the chemical industry and the food and beverage industry.

The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from Zakłady Usług Energetycznych i Komunikacyjnych grupa ZUE S.A. (Energy Services and Road Transport Services Company, ZUE Group, a public limited company), Krakow, to equip a tunnel for a high-speed tramcar with a control system and safety equipment. The system will be used to control and monitor the safety systems.

Under the motto "Innovation in Motion & Drives", Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) will present drive and automation solutions for the textile industry at the ITMA show from September 13 thru 20, 2007 in Munich, Germany. Products and systems for the entire production process will be presented.

The fall of 2007 will see the fifth "Technical Journalism Competition" held by the German ZVEI (Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association) and Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D).

The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order to supply two gearless drives for an ore-grinding plant for Minera Penasquito in Mexico. The project encompasses planning and manufacturing of the drive systems as well as supervision of the installation work and commissioning of the equipment.

Siemens announced that it has been awarded a $54.6 million contract modification from the United States Postal Service (USPS) for additional mail sorting equipment. The award encompasses an additional 110 Delivery Bar Code Sorter (DBCS 6) machines to expand USPS’ existing fleet of letter sorting equipment.