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2006 December	Toshiba, Sony and NEC Electronics Unveil Mass Production Platform Technology for 45nm Generation High Performance System LSI	[December 14, 2006]

	SANDISK AND SONY DEVELOP "MEMORY STICK PRO-HG" FORMAT IC recording media with high-speed writing and data transfer capability	[December 11, 2006]

	Sony sells a portion of its shares in StylingLife Holdings	[December 05, 2006]

2006 November	Sony creates environmentally-conscious FeliCa card using vegetable-based plastic	[November 28, 2006]

	[Inter BEE 2006]Sony reveals a new lineup for accelerating HD World Reports on domestic orders for state-of-the-art digital cinema camera and latest products	[November 15, 2006]

	Sony Starts Industry First Compliance Test for HDMI ver.1.3a Adoption of Deep Color^*1 and Higher Resolution(1080p)	[November 10, 2006]

	S-LCD Prepares for New Growth Surge from 8^th-generation LCD Fabrication Line	[November 02, 2006]

2006 October

Consolidated Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2006

[October 26, 2006]

Sony Reports on Voluntary Global Replacement Program for Notebook Computer Battery Packs

[October 24, 2006]

SONY ANNOUNCES REVISION OF CONSOLIDATED FORECAST FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2007

[October 19, 2006]

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q3 FY2006 Earnings Release

[October 12, 2006]

2006 September	Sony to Initiate Global Replacement Program for Notebook Computer Battery Packs	[September 28, 2006]

	Sony to Showcase Latest Products at "CEATEC JAPAN 2006"	[September 26, 2006]

	Sony Announces Realignment in Electronics Responsibilities to Strengthen Growth and Enhance Core Product Development	[September 25, 2006]

2006 August

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

[August 25, 2006]

2006 July

Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2006

[July 27, 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 25, 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 24, 2006]

Samsung and Sony Sign Final Contract Regarding Production Line for
World’s Most Advanced Generation LCD Panel

[July 14, 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 13, 2006]

Start of Full Services for Blu-ray Disc Production --- from HD Video Shooting to Disc Mass Production

[July 12, 2006]

Appointment of a temporary independent auditor

[July 03, 2006]

2006 June	Reassessment of Transfer Pricing of Transactions	[June 30, 2006]

	Sony Appoints Members of the Board and Corporate Executive Officers	[June 22, 2006]

	Executive Appointments	[June 08, 2006]

	Completion of the transfer of stock of Sony’s retail operations	[June 07, 2006]

	Ericsson and Sony to demonstrate applications for mobile and home network	[June 05, 2006]

2006 May	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 31, 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 17, 2006]

	Panasonic and Sony Jointly Developed New HD Digital Video Camera Recorder Format for Recording on Disc -- Basic Specifications Announced Today --	[May 11, 2006]

2006 April

Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2006

[April 27, 2006]

Executive Appointments

[April 27, 2006]

"LocationFree" software for Mac OS X®
Sony to license software to Kaga Electronics

[April 25, 2006]

Sony decides α as new brand for
digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras

[April 20, 2006]

S-LCD Announces Expansion of Monthly Production Capacity for 7th Generation Amorphous Silicon TFT LCD Display Panels - up to 90,000 Panels

[April 19, 2006]

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q1 FY2006 Earnings Release

[April 13, 2006]

Samsung and Sony Conclude Basic Agreement on Manufacturing 8th Generation
TFT LCD Panels at S-LCD Joint Venture

[April 10, 2006]

2006 March

Sony to license “Locationfree” software to ACCESS

Enables consumers to enjoy TV and video content from home with mobile products and cellular phones

[March 29, 2006]

2006 February	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 27, 2006]

	Issues of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Series Unsecured Bonds	[February 16, 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 03, 2006]

	NEC Electronics,Sony,and Toshiba Announce Joint Development of 45-nanometer System LSI Process Technologies	[February 01, 2006]

2006 January

Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2005

[January 26, 2006]

Organizational Announcement and New Appointments

[January 20, 2006]

Partial Transfer of Certain Assets Related to Digital SLR cameras

[January 19, 2006]

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q4 FY2005 Earnings Release

[January 18, 2006]

IBM, Sony, Toshiba Broaden and Extend Successful Semiconductor Technology Alliance

Agreement Now Includes Early-Stage Research on Critical Emerging Technologies Targeted at 32 Nanometer (nm) Generation and Beyond

[January 12, 2006]

Sony Develops World's First LCD TV Compliant With “xvYCC”
High Resolution Signal Processing System To Realize Wider Color Reproduction Capability

Prototype 82 inch LCD TV to be showcased at 2006 International CES, Las Vegas, USA

[January 05, 2006]