History and Development Tyco International Ltd. Tyco International Ltd. is a Company organized under the laws of Switzerland. The Company was created as a result of the July 1997 acquisition of Tyco International Ltd., a Massachusetts corporation, by ADT Limited, a public company organized under the laws of Bermuda, at which time ADT Limited changed its name to Tyco International Ltd. Effective March 17, 2009, following shareholder and Board of Director approval on March 12, 2009, the Company ceased to exist as a Bermuda corporation and continued its existence as a Swiss corporation under articles 620 et seq. of the Swiss Code of Obligations (the ‘‘Change of Domicile’’). Effective June 29, 2007, Tyco International Ltd. completed the spin-offs of Covidien and Tyco Electronics, formerly our Healthcare and Electronics businesses, respectively, into separate, publicly traded companies (the ‘‘Separation’’) in the form of a distribution to Tyco shareholders. As a result of the Separation, the operations of Tyco’s former Healthcare and Electronics businesses have been classified as discontinued operations in all periods prior to the Separation. Tyco’s registered and principal office is located at Freier Platz 10, CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Its management office in the United States is located at 9 Roszel Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.
Segments See Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for certain segment and geographic financial data relating to our business.
ADT Worldwide Our ADT Worldwide segment designs, sells, installs, services and monitors electronic security systems for residential, commercial, education, governmental and industrial customers around the world. We are one of the world’s largest providers of electronic security systems and services. We have a significant market presence in North and South America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. With 2009 net revenue of $7.0 billion, our ADT Worldwide segment comprises 41% of our consolidated net revenue. In 2008 and 2007, net revenue totaled $7.7 billion, or 39%, of our consolidated net revenue and $7.3 billion, or 40%, of our consolidated net revenue, respectively.
Services and Products ADT Worldwide supplies and installs electronic security systems to the residential, commercial, education, governmental and industrial markets. We also provide electronic security services, including monitoring of burglar alarms, fire alarms and other life safety conditions as well as maintenance of electronic security systems. A significant portion of the components used in our electronic security systems are manufactured by our Safety Products segment. Our electronic security systems business involves the installation and use of security systems designed to detect intrusion, control access and react to movement, fire, smoke, flooding, environmental conditions, industrial processes and other hazards. These electronic security systems include detection devices that are usually connected to a monitoring center that receives and records alarm signals and highly skilled security monitoring specialists that verify alarm conditions and initiate a range of response scenarios. For most systems, control panels identify the nature of the alarm and the areas where a sensor was triggered. Our other solutions include: access control systems for sensitive areas such as offices or banks; video surveillance systems designed to deter theft and fraud and help protect employees and customers; and asset protection and security management systems designed to monitor and protect physical assets as well as proprietary electronic data. Our offerings also include
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