| Sony Corporation is a multinational
conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one
of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding US$88.7
billion (as of 2008). Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics,
video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology
products for the consumer and professional markets. Its name is derived
from Sonus, the Greek goddess of sound.
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. Sony's
principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics
in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment,
Sony BMG, Sony Ericsson, and Sony Financial Holdings. As a semiconductor
maker, Sony is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders.
The company's slogan is Sony. |
