| Business Summary | | Sony
Corporation
is
the
ultimate
parent
company
of
the
Sony
group.
In
the
Electronics
business,
Sony
is
engaged
in
the
development,
design,
manufacture
and
sale
of
various
kinds
of
electronic
equipment,
instruments
and
devices.
In
the
Game
business,
Sony
develops,
produces,
manufactures,
markets
and
distributes
home-use
entertainment
hardware
and
related
software.
In
the
Music
business,
Sony
is
engaged
in
the
development,
production,
manufacture,
marketing
and
distribution
of
recorded
music.
In
the
Pictures
business,
Sony
is
engaged
in
the
development,
production,
marketing,
distribution
and
broadcasting
of
image-based
software,
including
film,
video,
television
and
new
entertainment
technologies.
In
the
Insurance
business,
Sony
conducts
insurance
operations
primarily
through
Sony
Life
and
Sony
Assurance
Inc.
In
addition,
Sony
is
engaged
in
other
businesses,
such
as
banking,
leasing
and
credit
financing,
satellite
broadcasting
and
location-based
entertainment. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Sony
Corp.
develops,
designs,
manufactures
and
sells
electronic
equipment,
instruments
and
devices.
SNE
also
develops,
produces,
manufactures
and
distributes
recorded
music
and
imaged
based
software,
and
is
engaged
in
insurance
and
financing.
For
the
three
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
rose
5%
to
Y1.638T.
Net
loss
before
acctg.
change
totaled
Y36.06
billion
vs.
an
income
of
Y12.03
billion.
Results
reflect
higher
demand
for
electronic
products,
offset
by
losses
on
films. | More
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Nobuyuki Idei | Chairman,
CEO | Kunitake Ando | Pres,
COO, Director | Minoru Morio | Vice
Chairman and Exec. Representative, Technology | Ken Kutaragi | Director,
Pres and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. | Teruhisa Tokunaka | Exec.
Deputy Pres, CFO, Director |
| More
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Compensation,
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