Cargill also operates a large financial services arm, which manages financial risks in the commodity markets for the company.
It established its pre-need services arm, Cocoplans, in 1993.
Boeing can also leverage a strong services arm to help it win new sales.
Sundaram Finance: The financial services arm of the group was established in 1954.
The huge financial services arm does everything from financing retailers' inventories to leasing aircraft, and most of its businesses are booming.
Earlier this year, I.B.M. officials said that the services arm would add 10,000 employees in 1996.
The services arm of I.B.M., he notes, has been growing by about 15,000 people a year the last five years.
This page contains all out of services arms and equipment used by the Lebanese Armed Forces since its early foundation.
I.B.M. had a services arm before, but it merely kept the company's machines up and running for customers.
Overall revenue was expected to be unchanged after a consistent performance in the private client and financial services arm.