| Business Summary | | SOFTBANK
CORP.
has
ownership
positions
in
more
than
400
Internet
companies.
With
this,
along
with
its
Internet
management
concept,
it
is
able
to
create
market
synergies
for
its
family
of
companies
on
a
global
scale.
In
Japan,
its
activities
encompass
distribution,
publishing,
Internet
media
platforms,
a
broad
range
of
e-commerce
businesses
and
joint
ventures
with
companies
including
Microsoft,
Cisco,
Yahoo!,
the
National
Association
of
Security
Dealers
and
many
other
market
leaders.
In
the
United
States,
SOFTBANK
is
a
shareholder
in
leading
Internet
companies
including
Yahoo!,
E*TRADE
and
ZDNet;
in
Europe,
it
has
established
Internet
joint
ventures
with
News
Corp.
and
Vivendi,
and
it
is
helping
build
Internet
companies
in
Latin
America,
Australia,
New
Zealand,
India,
China
and
Korea. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | SOFTBANK
CORP.
is
a
provider
of
information
infrastructure
and
distribution
services
to
the
computer
industry.
The
Company
also
invests
in
and
maintains
a
portfolio
of
Internet-related
ventures.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
3/31/00,
net
sales
fell
20%
to
Y423.22
billion.
Net
income
fell
78%
to
Y8.45
billion.
Revenues
reflect
lower
software
and
network
revenues.
Earnings
also
suffered
from
increased
exchange
losses
and
the
write-down
of
intangibles. | More
from
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Masayoshi Son | Pres,
CEO | Yoshitaka Kitao | Exective
VP, CFO | Ken Miyauchi | Exective
VP |
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