Sony Corporation (Sony), incorporated on May 7, 1946, is engaged in
the development, design, manufacture, and sale of various kinds of
electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for consumer,
professional and industrial markets, as well as game consoles and
software. Sony’s primary manufacturing facilities are located in Japan,
Europe, and Asia. Sony also utilizes third-party contract manufacturers
for certain products. Sony’s products are marketed throughout the world
by sales subsidiaries and unaffiliated distributors, as well as direct
sales through the Internet. Sony is engaged in the development,
production, manufacture, marketing, distribution and broadcasting of
image-based software, including motion picture, home entertainment and
television products. Sony is also engaged in the development,
production, manufacture, and distribution of recorded music. Further,
Sony is also engaged in various financial service businesses, including
life and non-life insurance operations through its Japanese insurance
subsidiaries, banking operations through a Japanese Internet-based
banking subsidiary and leasing and credit financing operations through a
subsidiary in Japan. In addition, Sony engages in a network service
business and an advertising agency business in Japan.
In
December 2009, Sharp Display Products Corporation, a joint venture
between Sony and Sharp Corporation for the production and sale of
large-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) panels and modules was
established. In January 2010, the Company's Sony Electronics acquired
Convergent Media Systems, a provider of video integration solutions to
the enterprise market. In February 2010, the Company established a
wholly owned subsidiary, Sony Network Entertainment Inc., in the United
States to function as the Company's integrated planner and operator of
Internet-based content delivery services to owners of Sony televisions,
game machines and other hardware.
Consumer Products and Devices
