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2006 Press Releases

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2006 December

December 14, 2006
Toshiba, Sony and NEC Electronics Unveil Mass Production Platform Technology for 45nm Generation High Performance System LSI
December 11, 2006
SANDISK AND SONY DEVELOP "MEMORY STICK PRO-HG" FORMAT
IC recording media with high-speed writing and data transfer capability
December 05, 2006
Sony sells a portion of its shares in StylingLife Holdings

2006 November

November 28, 2006
Sony creates environmentally-conscious FeliCa card using vegetable-based plastic
November 15, 2006
[Inter BEE 2006]Sony reveals a new lineup for accelerating HD WorldReports on domestic orders for state-of-the-art digital cinema camera and latest products
November 10, 2006
Sony Starts Industry First Compliance Test for HDMI ver.1.3aAdoption of Deep Color^*1 and Higher Resolution(1080p)
November 02, 2006
S-LCD Prepares for New Growth Surge from 8^th-generation LCD Fabrication Line

2006 October

October 26, 2006
Consolidated Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2006
October 24, 2006
Sony Reports on Voluntary Global Replacement Program for Notebook Computer Battery Packs
October 19, 2006
SONY ANNOUNCES REVISION OF CONSOLIDATED FORECAST FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2007
October 12, 2006
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q3 FY2006 Earnings Release

2006 September

September 28, 2006
Sony to Initiate Global Replacement Program for Notebook Computer Battery Packs
September 26, 2006
Sony to Showcase Latest Products at "CEATEC JAPAN 2006"
September 25, 2006
Sony Announces Realignment in Electronics Responsibilities to Strengthen Growth and Enhance Core Product Development

2006 August

August 25, 2006
Statement Regarding Sony's Support of Apple's Recall of Lithium Ion Battery Packs Used in Apple Notebook Computers

2006 July

July 27, 2006
Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2006
July 25, 2006
Sony to lower its CO₂ emissions in Climate Savers deal with WWF
July 25, 2006
Overview of CSR Activities for Fiscal Year 2005- Issuing CSR Report 2006 -
July 24, 2006
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Sony Announces Sony Student Project Abroad (China)Sony invites 20 Beijing and Shanghai high school students to visit Japan as first delegation
July 14, 2006
Samsung and Sony Sign Final Contract Regarding Production Line for
World’s Most Advanced Generation LCD Panel
July 13, 2006
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q2 FY2006 Earnings Release
July 13, 2006
Panasonic and Sony Expand HD Digital Video Camera Recorder Format “AVCHD” and Commence Joint Licensing
July 12, 2006
Start of Full Services for Blu-ray Disc Production --- from HD Video Shooting to Disc Mass Production
July 03, 2006
Appointment of a temporary independent auditor

2006 June

June 30, 2006
Reassessment of Transfer Pricing of Transactions
June 22, 2006
Sony Appoints Members of the Board and Corporate Executive Officers
June 08, 2006
Executive Appointments
June 07, 2006
Completion of the transfer of stock of Sony’s retail operations
June 05, 2006
Ericsson and Sony to demonstrate applications for mobile and home network

2006 May

May 31, 2006
SONY DEVELOPS NEW HIGH DEFINITION CREATION TECHNOLOGY "DRC-MFv2.5"Creating real high-resolution 1080 progressive images from various types of high-definition input
May 17, 2006
Establishment of "Sony Chemical & Information Device Corporation" through unification of "Sony Chemicals Corporation" and "Sony Miyagi Corporation"- To strengthen chemical component business for LCD-TV -
May 11, 2006
Panasonic and Sony Jointly Developed
New HD Digital Video Camera Recorder Format for Recording on Disc-- Basic Specifications Announced Today --

2006 April

April 27, 2006
Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2006
April 27, 2006
Executive Appointments
April 25, 2006
"LocationFree" software for Mac OS X®
Sony to license software to Kaga Electronics
April 20, 2006
Sony decides α as new brand for
digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras
April 19, 2006
S-LCD Announces Expansion of Monthly Production Capacity for 7th Generation Amorphous Silicon TFT LCD Display Panels - up to 90,000 Panels
April 13, 2006
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q1 FY2006 Earnings Release
April 10, 2006
Samsung and Sony Conclude Basic Agreement on Manufacturing 8th Generation
TFT LCD Panels at S-LCD Joint Venture

2006 March

March 29, 2006
Sony to license “Locationfree” software to ACCESSEnables consumers to enjoy TV and video content from home with mobile products and cellular phones

2006 February

February 27, 2006
Sony and NEC Sign Definitive Agreement to Establish a Joint Venture in the Optical Disc Drive Business
February 27, 2006
On establishing an independent business base for Sony's retail operations
February 16, 2006
Issues of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Series Unsecured Bonds
February 03, 2006
LOCATIONFREE RECEIVES THE FIRST “NetKADEN Grand Prize” FROM MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY Cutting-edge LocationFree® creates new lifestyles and will expand to a wide range of portable devices
February 01, 2006
NEC Electronics,Sony,and Toshiba Announce Joint Development of 45-nanometer System LSI Process Technologies

2006 January

January 26, 2006
Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2005
January 20, 2006
Organizational Announcement and New Appointments
January 19, 2006
Partial Transfer of Certain Assets Related to Digital SLR cameras
January 18, 2006
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q4 FY2005 Earnings Release
January 12, 2006
IBM, Sony, Toshiba Broaden and Extend Successful Semiconductor Technology AllianceAgreement Now Includes Early-Stage Research on Critical Emerging Technologies Targeted at 32 Nanometer (nm) Generation and Beyond
January 05, 2006
Sony Develops World's First LCD TV Compliant With “xvYCC”
High Resolution Signal Processing System To Realize Wider Color Reproduction CapabilityPrototype 82 inch LCD TV to be showcased at 2006 International CES, Las Vegas, USA