Nokia is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile devices and a leader in mobile network equipment and software. The company's cell phones provide consumers with experiences in voice, video, gaming, navigation, imaging, and music. Through its Nokia Siemens Networks joint venture, the company provides equipment, solutions, and services for network operators, service providers, and corporations. The firm employs roughly 110,000 people and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. (Close)

Incorporated in 1942, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce was privatized in 1997. CVRD's business is divided into mining, rail, and electric power generation. The company, which mines bauxite and produces aluminum, potash, and kaolin, is the world's largest exporter of iron ore; it is also a major supplier of manganese and ferroalloys. CVRD's railway network is responsible for two thirds of all Brazilian rail freight. CVRD recently acquired nickel miner Canico Resources. (Close)

Anheuser-Busch is the largest American brewer. Its domestic beer brands, which include Budweiser, Michelob, Busch, and Natural Light, are produced at 12 breweries in the U.S. The company owns 50% of Grupo Modelo and has made substantial investments in Chinese breweries. It also owns a brewery in the U.K. and licenses its brands to various brewers worldwide. The company owns packaging companies and nine theme parks, including Sea World and Busch Gardens. (Close)

Zebra Technologies Corporation, es una empresa que gestiona muy bien el negocio de RFID. RFID (siglas de Radio Frequency IDentification, en español Identificación por radiofrecuencia) es un sistema de almacenamiento y recuperación de datos remoto que usa dispositivos denominados etiquetas, transpondedores o tags RFID. El propósito fundamental de la tecnología RFID es transmitir la identidad de un objeto (similar a un número de serie único) mediante ondas de radio. Las tecnologías RFID se agrupan dentro de las denominadas Auto ID (Automatic Identification, o Identificación Automática). Una etiqueta RFID es un dispositivo pequeño, similar a una pegatina, que puede ser adherida o incorporada a un producto, animal o persona. Contienen antenas para permitirles recibir y responder a peticiones por radiofrecuencia desde un emisor-receptor RFID. (Close)