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2008 October
Sony Completes Acquisition of Bertelsmann's 50% Stake in Sony BMG
Music Company Becomes Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America
[October 02, 2008]
2008 September
Metadata Working Group Introduces First Specification for Interoperability and Preservation of Metadata in Digital Photography
Adobe, Apple, Canon, Microsoft, Nokia and Sony form Metadata Working Group.
[September 24, 2008]
Agreement to Make Sony NEC Optiarc Inc. a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sony group
[September 11, 2008]
BOSCH, DUPONT AND XEROX JOIN ECO-PATENT COMMONS
Three Companies and Founding Member Sony Pledge Environmentally Friendly Patents to the Public
[September 09, 2008]
Sony to Start License Program "Designed for Walkman(R)" to Expand Walkman(R) Exclusive Accessory Line-up
[September 08, 2008]
2008 August
Publication of CSR Report 2008 (Overview of CSR Activities for FY2007)
- Renewed printed format and website integration to enhance report accessibility -
[August 22, 2008]
Sony Develops World's Highest Optical Output(*1) 7.2W,
635nm Wavelength Red Semiconductor Laser Array
Achieves 1.6 times brightness(*2), high efficiency and room temperature operation
[August 21, 2008]
Sony to Showcase Innovative "Beyond HD" Content Creation Workflows at "SIGGRAPH 2008"
"ZEGO" Computing Unit incorporating Cell/B.E. microprocessor and RSX® graphics processor to be launched for U.S. market within this year
[August 13, 2008]
Sony to Purchase Bertelsmann's 50% Stake in Sony BMG
Music Company to Become Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America
[August 05, 2008]
Sony to Invest in Expansion of Lithium Ion Battery Production
Monthly production capacity to reach 74 million units in 2010
[August 04, 2008]
2008 July
Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2008
[July 29, 2008]
Sony Signs Worldwide Endorsement Contract with Kaká
FIFA World Player of the Year (2007) to Promote Sony High Definition Products Globally
[July 23, 2008]
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q2 FY2008 Earnings Release(PDF)
[July 18, 2008]
Consortium Established to Develop and Promote Close Proximity Wireless Technology "TransferJet"
[July 17, 2008]
HP and Sony Collaborate to Improve Capacity and Performance of Digital Audio Tape Drives
[July 16, 2008]
Sony Invites High School Students from China to Japan
Social Contribution Program Seeks to Enrich Cultural Perceptions and Environmental Awareness through Sony's Advanced Technologies, Product Creation (Manufacturing), and Interaction with Japanese High School Students
[July 14, 2008]
2008 June
Sony Group Corporate Strategy Update FY2008 - FY2010*
"To be the leading global provider of networked consumer electronics and entertainment"
[June 26, 2008]
Executive Appointments
[June 20, 2008]
Sony's New "BRAVIA" JE1 Series Digital LCD TVs Achieve Industry's-Highest Energy Efficiency
Realizes Energy Efficiency Rating of 232%, 89W Power Consumption
[June 17, 2008]
Executive Appointments
[June 16, 2008]
Consumer electronics consortium to forge future of remote control technology
[June 13, 2008]
Sony develops back-illuminated CMOS image sensor, realizing high picture quality, nearly twofold sensitivity(*1) and low noise
Signal-to-noise ratio improvement of +8dB, for use in consumer digital video camcorders and digital still cameras
[June 11, 2008]
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA AND SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE ANNOUNCE INTRODUCTION OF DYNAMIC IN-GAME ADVERTISING
[June 05, 2008]
2008 May
Sony Group to Support the "South Africa Mobile Library Project"
- Donating Used Books to Children -
[May 26, 2008]
IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD. AND SONY CORPORATION ACHIEVE WORLD'S HIGHEST LEVEL OF LUMINOUS EFFICIENCY FOR BLUE FLUORESCENT
[May 19, 2008]
Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2008
[May 14, 2008]
Axis, Bosch and Sony cooperate to standardize the interface of network video products
This new standard will offer increased flexibility to integrators and users of network video equipment
[May 12, 2008]
2008 April
Sony to double production capacity of BRAVIA™ LCD TVs
To meet growing demand in Europe
[April 28, 2008]
VIP Gala Awards Ceremony of the Sony World Photography Awards
- World Largest Photographic Awards Sponsored by Sony -
[April 25, 2008]
Samsung and Sony Agreed on Establishing Additional 8
th
Generation Line at S-LCD
[April 25, 2008]
Executive Appointments
[April 25, 2008]
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q1 FY2008 Earnings Release(PDF)
[April 23, 2008]
NISSAN, XANAVI, and SONY RECEIVE "PACE Awards" FOR AROUND VIEW MONITOR TECHNOLOGY
[April 15, 2008]
Sony Signs Sponsorship Contract with Lang Lang
World-Renowned Pianist to Promote Sony Brand Globally
[April 11, 2008]
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to Perform with Sony Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
Orchestra made up of Sony Employees from Japan to be Led by Maestro Daniel Harding of the London Symphony Orchestra for Special Charity Event
[April 10, 2008]
2008 March
Executive Appointments
[March 31, 2008]
Sony Ericsson Sees Moderating Growth of Mobile Phone Units with Related Effects on Sales and Profit in the First Quarter 2008
[March 19, 2008]
2008 February
Sony announces the sale of "The Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz" in Berlin
[February 28, 2008]
Sharp and Sony sign Memorandum of Intent to create Joint Venture for Large Sized LCD Panels/Modules
[February 26, 2008]
Toshiba, Sony, and SCEI outline new joint venture for manufacturing high-performance semiconductors
[February 20, 2008]
Sony to Invest Approximately 22 billion Yen to Strengthen Middle and Large Size OLED Panel Production Technology
[February 19, 2008]
Business leaders sign Tokyo Declaration to tackle global warming and enact industry-wide change
[February 15, 2008]
Sony to Showcase Latest DI Products at "PMA 2008" Exhibition
[February 01, 2008]
2008 January
Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2007
[January 31, 2008]
Sony Develops 35mm full size CMOS Image Sensor with 24.81 Effective Megapixel resolution and extremely high signal conversion speed for use in Digital SLR Cameras
All-pixel scan mode of 6.3 frame/s
[January 30, 2008]
Sony Ericsson 2007 Q4 Earning Announcement(PDF)
[January 16, 2008]
Sony Develops New Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Technology "TransferJet"
Enables large data quantities to be sent at speeds of 560Mbps with just a touch
[January 07, 2008]
