Siemens' global business operations are handled by 13 business groups, including Siemens Financial Services Limited and Siemens Property Asset Management Group.
In addition, Siemens also has two joint ventures-Bosch-Siemens Household Appliances Group and Fujitsu Siemens Computer (Holdings) Company.
At present, Siemens is developing new solutions to meet future challenges in the fields of health, energy, water treatment, communication, transportation, safety, logistics and automation.
The eight fields you mentioned refer to: information and communication, automation and control, electric power, transportation, medical and health care, lighting, household appliances and transportation.