Thomson SA provides a range of video (and enabling) technologies, systems, finished products and services to Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry. As of December 31, 2008, Thomson’s activities were organized into three divisions: Technicolor (formerly Services), Thomson Grass Valley (formerly Systems and as of January 1, 2009, Thomson Connect) and Technology, and two additional segments: Corporate and Other. The Technicolor division offers end-to-end management of video-related services for its customers in the M&E industries. Thomson Grass Valley division supplies hardware and software technology for the M&E industry in the areas of production, delivery, management, transmission, and access. Technology division includes activities, such as corporate research, licensing of patents and trademarks, and software and technology Solutions.