Sony
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| Sony Corporation ソニー株式会社 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Public | ||
| Founded | May 7, 1946 (adopted current name in 1958) by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita | ||
| Headquarters | |||
| Key people | Masaru Ibuka: Founder Akio Morita: Founder Sir Howard Stringer: Chairman and CEO Ryoji Chubachi: President and Electronics CEO Katsumi Ihara: Executive Deputy President | ||
| Industry | Consumer electronics, electronics, financial services, & media | ||
| Products | Consumers electronics (audio visual & gaming) Professional audio/video equipment Semiconductors Computer hardware Financial services Film, television, music, & game software | ||
| Revenue | ¥8.2957 trillion YEN ($70.303 billion USD) (2007) | ||
| Net income | ¥126.328 billion YEN ($1.071 billion USD) (2007) | ||
| Employees | 163,000 (as of March 31, 2007) | ||
| Website | http://www.sony.net | ||
Sony Corporation (ソニー株式会社 Sonī Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue]of $70.303 billion (as of 2007) based in Minato, Tokyo. Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets, which developed the company into one of the world's richest companies.
Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments — electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other. These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. The company's slogan is Sony. Like no other.
