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Sony Corporation
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
INTERVIEW-Nintendoconfident in three-way game war
Aug 23 2001 03:46 AM PDT

ADR REPORT-Foreign shares rise a day after Fed cut
Aug 22 2001 09:19 AM PDT

ADR REPORT - European shares gain, Asian issues slip
Aug 20 2001 09:46 AM PDT

Sony Electronics has cut 1.25 pct of staff since April
Aug 17 2001 10:06 AM PDT

ADR REPORT-European telecoms lift ADRs
Aug 14 2001 12:31 PM PDT

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 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
Sony's eVilla Appliance Dies Quietly
Aug 30 2001 02:43 PM PDT

eBay, Sony Unit to Launch TV Show
Aug 29 2001 03:34 PM PDT

MP3.com Gets Su-Su-Sued Again
Aug 23 2001 09:23 AM PDT

Hollywood Studios Form Venture to Distribute Movies Over the Web
Aug 17 2001 09:46 AM PDT

Online Music: Regulation Noise
Aug 13 2001 12:00 AM PDT

 PROFILE
All eyes are on Sony -- or, more likely, on its PlayStation home video game systems, which account for nearly 10% of the electronics and entertainment giant's sales. Sony, the world's #2 consumer electronics firm, after Matsushita, also makes a host of other products, including semiconductors, DVD players, batteries, cameras, MiniDisc and Walkman stereo systems, computer monitors, and flat-screen TVs. The company's TVs, VCRs, stereos, and other electronics products account for more than 60% of sales. Sony's entertainment assets include Columbia TriStar (movies and TV shows) and record labels Columbia and Epic. The company also operates insurance and finance businesses.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: RealNetworks, Sony Enter Alliance
Date Announced: 05.16.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): Not Disclosed
Description: Streaming video software firm to offer its RealPlayer service over the Sony PlayStation platform.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2001 Sales (mil.): 57,904.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (8.2)%
Employees: 189,700
Revenue per employee: $305,240.38

 KEY PEOPLE
• Nobuyuki Idei
    CEO
• Teruhisa Tokunaka
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
7-35, Kitashinagawa, 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001, Japan
Phone: 81-3-5448-2111
Fax: 81-3-5448-2244
Online: Web Site

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