Motorola could buy companies

SCHAUMBURG - Motorola Inc., the U.S. maker of walkie-talkies for emergency crews, may consider acquiring other businesses to offer more services and devices such as hand-held computers and scanners to clients. "If there is an acquisition down the road that would make us a better partner to our end-user customers, or make us more competitive or would, quite frankly, make good business sense, we are open to look at those opportunities," Gene Delaney, president of Motorola's enterprise mobility unit, said. He didn't specify the size of a purchase.