Sony India consolidates its No. 1 position in the Flat Panel TV segment with a target of 40percent market share during the Cricket World Cup season from January to March. While India is about to witness the Incredible game in HD for the first time, Sony is proud to be associated with ESPN Star Sports as the ‘On-air Broadcast Sponsor’. Towards this end, Sony has plans for a … [Read more...]
Michihiro Yamaki Awarded Photokina Golden Pin
At a conference organized on Feb. 9th in Yokohama, Koeln Messe presented the Photokina Golden Pin to Mr. Michihiro Yamaki, Chairman and CEO of Sigma Corp. Mr. Oliver P. Kuhrt, Vice President of Koeln Messe, praised Mr. Yamaki for his contribution to the imaging industry and long support to Photokina. Mr. Yamaki established Sigma in 1961, and has been a part of Photokina … [Read more...]
Tamron Posts 4.7X Net Profit for THE Fiscal 2010
Tamron sources revealed that the company posted a net profit of 3.689 billion yen (US$44.98 million) for fiscal 2010 ended December’10, which is a pickup in all the three business sectors. Its operating and ordinary profits were 5.45 billion yen (US$66.4 million) and 5.47 billion yen (US$66.7 million), up 138 percent and 142 percent year-on-year respectively, on total sales … [Read more...]
24 percent rise in Panasonic’s quarterly profit
Panasonic’s quarterly profit jumped 24 percent, driven by strong sales of flat-panel TV’s, auto components and solar panels that offset damage from a strong yen. The Osaka-based maker of Viera plasma Tv’s and Lumix Digital cameras on Wednesday reported 39.98 billion Yen ($490 million) in profit for the October-December quarter, up from 32.36 Yen billion the year before. The … [Read more...]
Panasonic Tops Eco-friendly Management Ranking 2nd year in a row
According to a survey conducted by The Nikkei and Nikkei Research Inc. Panasonic Corp. topped the 14th eco-friendly business management ranking for the second time in a row. They were followed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Toshiba Corp., Sharp Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. The intense involvement of the executives at Panasonic in green business strategy was one of the main … [Read more...]