Six suitors looked at Symbol: Filing with SEC does not name any of company's potential buyers before it made deal with Motorola. From: Newsday (Melville, NY) | Date: November 16, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Newsday. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

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Nov. 16--Symbol Technologies' yearlong mating dance with potential suitors included five other companies that indicated varying levels of interest before the Symbol board decided on a $15-a-share offer from Motorola Inc. in September. In a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission outlining the negotiations, Symbol did not name any of the potential suitors, most of which expressed only fleeting interest in a deal, though one, referred to as "company B," showed lingering interest without making a firm offer. Also in the filing, ...

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