Motorola spins off business, mobility units

SCHAUMBURG and LIBERTYVILLE, IL – Motorola has officially split into two companies - one aimed at large businesses and government agencies, and the other geared towards consumer-oriented products like cellphones.Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility launched this week as independent companies, and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols MSI and MMI, respectively.Motorola Solutions delivers business- and mission-critical communications solutions like police radios and barcode scanners for commercial enterprises and government customers throughout the world. Motorola Mobility is comprised of two global technology businesses - mobile devices including smartphones, and home business which offers digital set-top boxes and end-to-end...