Sony and Panasonic sign basic agreement to jointly develop standard for professional-use next-generation optical discs

Sony Corporation (‘Sony’) and Panasonic Corporation (‘Panasonic’) announced that they have signed a basic agreement with the objective of jointly developing a next-generation standard for professional-use optical discs, with the objective of expanding their archive business for long-term digital data storage. Both companies aim to improve their development efficiency based on the technologies held by each respective company, and will target the development of an optical disc with recording capacity of at least 300GB by the end of 2015. Going forward, Sony and Panasonic will continue to hold discussions regarding the specifications and other items relating to the development of this new standard.

Optical discs have excellent properties to protect them against the environment, such as dust-resistance and water-resistance, and can also withstand changes in temperature and humidity when stored. They also allow inter-generational compatibility between different formats, ensuring that data can continue to be read even as formats evolve. This makes them a robust medium for long-term storage of content. Both companies have previously developed products based on the Blu-ray™ format, leveraging the strengths of optical discs. However, both Sony and Panasonic recognized that optical discs will need to accommodate much larger volumes of storage in years to come given the expected future growth in the archive market, and responded by formulating this agreement.

Sony previously commercialized a file-based optical disc archive system in September, 2012. Based on optical disc technology that Sony cultivated for its XDCAM series of professional broadcasting products, this system houses twelve optical discs within a compact cartridge as a single, high-capacity storage solution. Each disc within the cartridge holds 25GB capacity, offering a total range of storage capacities from 300GB to 1.5TB.

In July this year, Panasonic launched its ‘LB-DM9 series’ of optical disc storage devices. This series uses a dedicated magazine of just 20.8mm thickness to house twelve 100GB optical discs. A maximum of 90 magazines can be stored, providing a total storage capacity of 180TB. In addition, Panasonic adopted a newly-developed changer system together with RAID technology to offer rapid data transfer performance of up to 216MB/s, while also ensuring high reliability by protecting data from unforeseen faults.

In recent years, there has been an increasing need for archive capabilities, not only from video production industries, such as motion pictures and broadcasting, but also from cloud data centers that handle increasingly large volumes of data following the evolution in network services. Both Sony and Panasonic have a proven track record in developing Blu-ray Disc™ format technologies, and by actively promoting the adoption of a new standard for next-generation high-capacity optical discs, they intend to offer solutions that preserve valuable data for future generations.

Xperia feat. HATSUNE MIKU box art revealed

Xperia feat. HATSUNE MIKU box art revealed

http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/07/25/xperia-feat-hatsune-miku-box-art-revealed/

I started Xperia feat.HATSUNE MIKU Planning Office blog!

In this blog, currently in production of "Xperia feat.HATSUNE MIKU" you will be calling from time to time new relevant information.

From the application / software information currently in production, the introduction of the participating creators like how, Find Your MIKU Project planning progress ( Piapro recruitment collaboration etc.), joint planning CD "MikXperience ep" to what's new, and be announced here I will.

M thank you very much (__) m

Bonus: 
package picture in Xperia final adjustment of current. It looks pretty compact than I thought. Thor Mr. Mitsuhashi ( blog / Pixiv features Silver) design part it gets a lot of looks.

NTT DOCOMO Unveils 11 New Mobile Devices in 2013 Summer Lineup — Extensive Range Satisfies Diverse User Needs for Innovative Mobility —

NTT DOCOMO, INC., a personalized mobile solutions provider for smarter living, announced today its 2013 summer lineup of 11 models, including nine smartphones, one tablet and one Raku-Raku ("easy-easy") SMART PHONE, for launch in Japan on or after May 17. The new collection meets a broad range of mobile needs for both existing smartphone users and first-time owners seeking enhanced safety and security along with extra-convenient and innovative solutions.

Some of the many attractive features of DOCOMO's new lineup are as follows:

• All models with large-capacity batteries rated at 2,000mAh or more, capable of more than 45 hours of normal browsing, app use and talk time. Five models equipped with batteries over 2,500mAh.
• Four smartphones offering touch-free operation of apps by simply hovering a finger over the screen.
• Two smartphones installed with "docomo Simple UI," an extra-easy user interface for smartphone beginners.
• Nine smartphones and one tablet compatible with NOTTV®, the V-high multimedia broadcasting service in Japan. Live and programmed video recording for NOTTV are offered for the first time.
• One smartphone and one tablet compatible with the high-resolution Full Seg terrestrial digital TV service.
• All models compatible with DOCOMO's XiTM ("crossy") LTE mobile service for a max. downlink of 100Mbps in the 2GHz, 1.5GHz and 800MHz bands.
• All smartphones and one tablet equipped with enhanced quad-core CPUs for maximized enjoyment of mobile games and video content.
• Nine smartphones equipped for Type A/B and FeliCa® NFC standards, of which eight smartphones are compatible with various Type A/B mobile payment services overseas.

The 2013 summer lineup includes the Raku-Raku SMART PHONE2, the new version of the Raku-Raku SMART PHONE launched in August 2012. As a special introductory offer, the "Xi Raku-Raku Pake-hodai" flat-rate packet service costing just 2,980 yen per month will launch with the Raku-Raku SMART PHONE2.

The lineup includes new body colors for two popular feature phones that were launched in the 2012 winter lineup.

Two models have been specially designed to enable easy operation with one hand.

The launch date of each model is listed in the attachment.

In conjunction with the 2013 summer lineup, DOCOMO has reorganized its mobile devices into the following categories: docomo Smartphone, docomo Feature Phone, docomo Tablet, docomo Raku-Raku PHONE and docomo Kids&Juniors.

(Open a PDF file)(Attachment) Selected Features and Specification (PDF format: 49KB)

docomo Smartphone

docomo Tablet

docomo Raku-Raku PHONE

• All devices are under development, and the specifications are subject to change.
• Xi is trademark of NTT DOCOMO, INC.
• Xi is only available to subscribers in Japan.
• NOTTV is a registered trademark of mmbi, Inc.
• FeliCa is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.
• Xperia is a trademark or registered trademark of Sony Mobile Communications AB.
• AQUOS PHONE and AQUOS PAD are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sharp Corporation.
• MEDIAS is a trademark or registered trademark of NEC CASIO Mobile Communications, Ltd
• ELUGA is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.
• All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About NTT DOCOMO

NTT DOCOMO provides innovative, convenient and secure mobile services that enable smarter living for each customer. The company serves over 61 million mobile customers in Japan via advanced wireless networks, including a nationwide 3G network and one of the world's first commercial LTE networks. Leveraging its unique capabilities as a mobile operator, DOCOMO is a leading developer of cutting-edge technologies for NFC mobile payments, mobile GPS, mobile TV, intuitive mobile assistance, environmental monitoring, smart grids and much more. Overseas, the company provides technical and operational expertise to eight mobile operators and other partner companies. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. Please visithttp://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/ for more information.

DOCOMO and LINE to Collaborate in Voice Calls and Messaging for Smartphones

NTT DOCOMO, INC., a personalized mobile solutions provider for smarter living, and LINE Corporation, a free voice call and messaging application provider, announced today that they agreed to a business collaboration aimed at enhancing the convenience of voice and messaging applications for DOCOMO smartphones on May 14.
Expected results of the agreement include:
An original LINE application, designed specifically for Raku-Raku SMART PHONE owners who are new to or unfamiliar with smartphones, that prevents accidental purchases of additional LINE products and games by limiting transaction amounts (to be launched by the end of 2013).
An original LINE application running on the AndroidTM operating system featuring a new Call button that directly accesses DOCOMO's high-quality mobile voice network for extra-clear voice calls. XiTM LTE subscribers can use this button to call other DOCOMO users free anytime (to be launched by September 2013).
Reduced traffic load on DOCOMO's network.
NTT DOCOMO
CEO Kaoru Kato
Head office Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Capital 949.6 billion yen (as of March 31, 2013)
Established July 1, 1992
Employees
(consolidated) 23,289 (as of March 31, 2012)
Business
Mobile phone services (Xi & FOMATM), packet communications services, international calling services, satellite phone services, sales of devices for services, etc.
Other mobile-related services
LINE Corporation
CEO Akira Morikawa
Head office Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Capital 12.6 billion yen (approx.)
Established September 4, 2000
Employees 644 (as of April 1, 2013)
Business
Web-services businesses (LINE, NAVER & livedoor)
Xi and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DOCOMO, INC
Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
About NTT DOCOMO

NTT DOCOMO provides innovative, convenient and secure mobile services that enable smarter living for each customer. The company serves over 61 million mobile customers in Japan via advanced wireless networks, including a nationwide 3G network and one of the world's first commercial LTE networks. Leveraging its unique capabilities as a mobile operator, DOCOMO is a leading developer of cutting-edge technologies for NFC mobile payments, mobile GPS, mobile TV, intuitive mobile assistance, environmental monitoring, smart grids and much more. Overseas, the company provides technical and operational expertise to eight mobile operators and other partner companies. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. Please visit http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/ for more information.
About LINE Corporation

LINE Corporation provides comprehensive Internet services and places the core of its business upon the LINE application which provides free calls and messages to over 150 million users worldwide. Additionally, the corporation has developed and operates its own search service, "NAVER", curation platform "NAVER Matome", the "livedoor" news site and Japan's most popular blogging service, "livedoor Blog". LINE Corporation is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with Akira Morikawa as CEO. Please visit (Page will open in a new window.)http://www.linecorp.com for more information.

Quad-core Panasonic P51 goes official, priced at $517

Quad-core Panasonic P51 goes official, priced at $517

http://www.gsmarena.com/panasonic_p51_goes_official_in_india_priced_at_inr_26900-news-6053.php

ELUGA P P-03E

New sense of ease-of-use.
It is equipped with a proximity sensor touch panel capable of detecting the finger that held up on the screen. also prevent mistake Press. To details of the touch assist

I Ayatsureru crunchy with one hand, the high-spec.
Intuitive operation, including the body of course can also tap application selection, text input, such as unlocked. To more comfortable one-handed operation

Sound ultra-high-resolution full HD LCD and dynamic. It is equipped with full HD LCD of about 4.7 inch (1920 × 1080). I can clearly better view photos and videos. To details of the visual and audio

high-capacity battery and eco-navigator ® to be able to rely.
High-capacity battery, Supports charging only put it, to fast charge. So peace in the high spec. To more high-capacity battery and eco-navigator

About 13.4 million pixel high-definition camera mounted.
Person and night view if ELUGA P, easy to clean! To bring together high-quality technology cultivated in Lumix ®. To more high-quality camera

Furugurasu full round ultimate design equipped with a black zirconia key

Panasonic unveils the ELUGA P-03E in Japan, a 4.7” 1080p Android smartphone with air gestures

Panasonic has strengthened its range of Android smartphones today with the ELUGA P-03E, a new handset with a 4.7-inch full HD display (1920×1080) and a 1.7 GHz Snapdragon quad-core processor.

The high-end device is just 10.9mm thick and leans on 2GB of RAM, coupled with 32GB of internal memory for downloading apps and multimedia content. It’s equipped with a 13.4-megapixel rear-facing camera, alongside a low-resolution 1.3-megapixel snapper on the front. It weighs roughly 146 grams and is powered by a 2600 mAh battery.

The ELUGA P-03E comes with a new “touch assist” feature which, similar to the Air Gestures found on the Samsung Galaxy S4, can detect swipes before the user has touched the screen. This proximity-sensitive touch screen can detect movements from up to 15mm away and is designed to stop users from selecting apps or menu options accidentally. For instance, if the user hovers over the camera menu or a supported app, the device will provide a description of the software before asking them to confirm the action.

Likewise, hovering over an image will show an enlarged preview, and it’s also possible to access a zoom slider through the Internet browser without using the traditional pinch-to-zoom gesture.

Panasonic says the ELUGA P-03E has a user interface built specifically for one-handed use. Swiping up from the bottom will bring the top half of the screen further down, making content and apps much more accessible. The size and position of the keyboard can also be adjusted to fit small hands, as well as the position of the padlock on the lockscreen.

The ELUGA P-03E is only available from the Japanese version of the Panasonic website, so it’s unclear whether this smartphone will ever see an international release. The product page says it will be released in late June, and pricing is yet to be confirmed.

http://thenextweb.com

Sony H2 flagship rumour mill: Details on ‘Togari’ and ‘Honami’

Sony H2 flagship rumour mill: Details on ‘Togari’ and ‘Honami’

http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/04/28/sony-h2-flagship-rumour-mill-details-on-togari-and-honami/

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2239424144#

DOCOMO licenses the software for decoding HEVC

Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO announced its intent to license this March decoding software HEVC - a new international video coding standard. Decoding software HEVC from DOCOMO, as claimed by the operator, will be the first in the world to play Full HD video HEVC smartphones.

Recall that HEVC been collectively approved Jan. 25 by an international organization ISO / IEC Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG - Experts Group Motion Picture) and the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG - Expert Group on video coding) as the standard H.265. This standard reduces the data transfer speed of a high-quality video coding by 50% or increase quality while maintaining speed compared to the current standard H.264/MPEG-4 AVC.

According to the Japanese operator, its decoding software for smartphones HEVC provides smooth playback of Full HD video - without delays or interruptions. In addition, software for computers to decode in real-time 4K UHDTV video that resolution than Full HD four times.

Toshiba introduced the smartphone camera with CNR and BSI

Toshiba has responded to the call to Sony, which demonstrated the photographic unit for smartphones with the ability HDR-shooting. Against Exmor RS, the ability to shoot photos and video in the extended dynamic range, the model will be put T4K35. A key feature of this module is to achieve image quality as a template to the physical pixel size of 1.4 microns, with the actual size of 1.12 microns. The increased ratio of signal-to-noise performance is achieved through the combined use of color noise reduction module with BSI matrix. As a result, the company's Toshiba expects that a photographic solution will be used in today's smartphones, since it would make more slim body while maintaining the same quality of images.

PlayStation™Certified devices

Sony
Sony Tablet P
Sony Tablet S
Xperia Tablet S
Sony Mobile Communications
Xperia acro HD IS12S
Xperia acro HD SO-03D
Xperia acro IS11S
Xperia acro S LT26w
Xperia acro SO-02C
Xperia arc SO-01C
Xperia AX SO-01E
Xperia GX SO-04D
Xperia ion LT28at
Xperia ion LT28i/LT28h
Xperia NX SO-02D
Xperia PLAY R800i/R800a/R800at
Xperia PLAY R800x
Xperia PLAY SO-01D
Xperia S LT26i
Xperia SL LT26ii
Xperia SX SO-05D
Xperia T LT30a/LT30p
Xperia TL LT30at
Xperia TX LT29i
Xperia V LT25i
Xperia VL SOL21
Xperia Z C6602/C6603/C6606
Xperia ZL C6502/C6503/C6506
Sharp
AQUOS PHONE ZETA SH-09D
AQUOS PHONE SERIE ISW16SH
AQUOS PHONE SERIE SHL21 *1
AQUOS PHONE Xx SBM106SH
PANTONE® 6 Soft Bank 200SH
AQUOS PAD SHT21 *1
HTC
One V *2
One X *3
One S *3
One XL *3
One EVO 4G LTE *3
One X+ *3

Conduct exhibitions and Xperia Tablet Z docomo Smartphone Xperia Z in lounge

Docomo Smartphone announced lounge is conducted special exhibition "Xperia Tablet Z" and "Sony Xperia Z" terminal LTE / W-CDMA / GSM manufactured by Sony Mobile Communications. Implementation date of the special exhibition is made ??January 27, 2013 (Wednesday) and Sunday, January 23, 2013. Location will be held in Fukuoka docomo Smartphone lounge and lounge in Tokyo and Umeda docomo docomo smartphone smartphone lounge. Xperia Tablet Z and other Xperia Z will be on display, and is scheduled to be introduced in conjunction accessories and consumer electronics. Other sessions are also available with special invited guests. DoCoMo smartphone lounge http://www.dcm-spl.com/news/e/2013/01/2013-xperia-week.php

Xperia Tablet Z

?SO-03E?Xperia Tablet Z/10.1???/Android 4.1/CPU Quad1.5GHz/RAM 2GB/ROM 32GB/????? 6000mAh/????

Tablet XPERIA Z: The Japanese operator DoCoMo confirms!

Yesterday, we announced a new touch pad could complement the XPERIA range in the spring of next year. Imagine that the telephone operator NTT Docomo just confirm this rumor ...

It is through a statement posted on its website that the Japanese company has announced that thetablet XPERIA Z SONY would be unveiled at an exhibition dedicated to the XPERIA range (XPERIA Week) to be held in Tokyo January 23 to 27 next .

As a reminder, the tablet XPERIA Z whose design will undoubtedly modeled on the smartphone which it took its name should run under Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2, be equipped with a 10.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1.920x1200px , a processor quad-core Snapdragon S4 clocked at 1.5Ghz with 2GB of RAM, a digital camera coupled with a second 8.1Mpx 2.2Mpx camera, a 6000mAh battery and 32GB of on board storage capacity.

We note in passing that the image of the XPERIA Z (smartphone), this tablet should be assembled in a waterproof and dustproof.

http://www.nowhereelse.fr/flash/tablette-xperia-z-confirme/

~ Xperia docomo Smartphone models special exhibition in spring 2013 [follow-up] Lounge (TM) WEEK ~

Than normal circumstances, you for using docomo Smartphone lounge, Thank you.
For special exhibitions announced on Thursday, the follow-up will be announced on January 10.

[Date]
January 23, 2013 - January 27 (Wednesday) (Sunday)

[Target]
it is possible for anyone visiting.
? There is a possibility that after the evening of the day of presentation, crowded on weekends.
Because there is the case for regulating admission, depending on the situation, please be forewarned.

[Location]
Tokyo docomo Smartphone lounge
lounge Umeda docomo Smartphone
Fukuoka docomo Smartphone lounge
are also on display the latest models other ?.
? exhibition of the latest models, but we also conduct other lounge DoCoMo smartphone,
this event is not implemented.

[Exhibits]
exhibit the latest model Xperia ™ series (Xperia ™ Z, Xperia ™ Tablet Z) of
consumer electronics, such as Introduction to work and accessories, and a convenient world spread from Sumaho

[Others]
(Tuesday) 19:00, January 22, 2013
, the stage to introduce the special guests invited, the world of the latest Xperia ™ series
will be introduced at · Ustream live smiling.

We look forward to seeing all the staff, everyone from my heart to your visit.

Announcement of Agreements Between Olympus and Sony to Form Business and Capital Alliance

Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) and Sony Corporation (“Sony”) announced that the two companies have entered into a business alliance agreement (the “business alliance agreement”) and a capital alliance agreement (the “capital alliance agreement”) through a third-party allotment of Olympus's common shares to Sony.

Comment from Hiroyuki Sasa, Representative Director and President, Olympus Corporation
“In line with its medium-term vision announced in June 2012, Olympus has been pushing to enhance its financial strength and weighing the possibility of a business and capital tie-up for greater business synergy in the core business domains of medical and imaging. In this regard, we have decided to form a business and capital alliance with Sony, which is strong in image sensors and other image-related technologies. Partnering with Sony will provide great advantage to Olympus and enable the two companies to exchange various complementary competencies. Investment from Sony will help strengthen our financial base. In addition, through this alliance, the strengths of the two companies will merge, certainly making it possible for Olympus to contribute to world medical progress by developing a variety of new medical devices that would not be possible by Olympus alone. In the field of digital cameras, we will seek to achieve collaboration in a manner that further improves the competitiveness of the two companies.”

Comment from Kazuo Hirai, President and CEO, Sony Corporation
“As part of our strategic initiatives announced in April 2012, at Sony we are aggressively pursuing the growth of our medical business, with the aim of developing it into a key pillar of our overall business portfolio. The business and capital alliances we have agreed with Olympus today will be integral to these plans. By combining Sony's cutting-edge technologies in areas such as digital imaging, 3D and 4K* with Olympus's long-standing experience and established foundations in the medical market, we believe that we will be able to create highly innovative and competitive products and generate new business opportunities in surgical endoscopes and other related areas where significant future growth is anticipated. We also believe there are many potential opportunities for collaboration between Olympus and Sony's digital camera businesses, and are confident that by building on our respective strengths we can also enhance and grow our presence in this market. All of us at Sony will spare no effort to ensure that the business and capital alliances, including Sony's investment in Olympus, will be a resounding success for both companies.”
*4K: More than four times resolution of Full HD. 4196 (H) x2160 (V)

Details of the business alliance agreement and the capital alliance agreement (collectively the “business and capital alliance agreements”) are stated below.
1. Reasons for the Business and Capital Alliances
The business and capital alliances are expected to allow the two companies to combine Olympus's lens and optical technologies, as well as the strength of its brand and R&D, with Sony's broad range of technologies including digital imaging technologies and apply them in the rapidly growing medical market. Sony and Olympus anticipate extensive opportunities to create new products and businesses and contribute to the medical industry. In addition, Olympus and Sony plan to explore opportunities for collaboration between their respective camera businesses including transactions involving core components primarily for compact digital cameras, with the aim of enhancing the corporate value of each company.
2. Purpose of Business and Capital Alliances
The purpose of the business and capital alliances is as follows

(1) Medical Business
The companies aim to strengthen and enhance their presence in the market for medical products such as surgical endoscopes and video microscopes through the development of new medical products and businesses. The companies aim to do this by aligning Olympus's manufacturing and R&D expertise, brand recognition, global sales and marketing expertise in the area of medical products, and its lens and optical technologies, with Sony's strengths in digital imaging technologies such as image sensors and image technologies including 3D and 4K. In addition, by combining the know-how and products Olympus has developed in its medical business with Sony's strengths in audio visual solutions, the two companies aim to establish a comprehensive systems integration business that offers high value-added solutions for operating rooms and other medical arenas. In order to implement the business alliance in the medical arena as outlined above, Olympus and Sony have agreed to establish a medical business venture. (Please see “Details of Business Alliance” as described below, for more information.)

(2) Camera Business
The two companies also aim to enhance their competitiveness, primarily in the area of compact digital cameras, by exploring opportunities for mutually beneficial transactions and collaboration between their respective camera businesses, including the supply of Olympus technologies such as camera lenses and mirror cells to Sony, and the provision of Sony image sensors to Olympus.
3. Capital Alliance
In connection with the business alliance, Olympus and Sony have entered into a capital alliance agreement, under which Olympus will issue new shares to Sony through a third-party allotment. Under the terms of the capital alliance agreement, Olympus will issue 34,387,900 common shares to Sony through a third-party allotment (Sony's ratio of voting rights after the third-party allotment will be 11.46%, and the ratio of shares to be issued against the total shares issued and outstanding before such issuance will be 11.28%) in two tranches. The due date of payment for the first third-party allotment for 13,100,000 shares (“the first third-party allotment”) is on October 23, 2012, while the period of payment for the second third-party allotment for 21,287,900 shares (“the second third-party allotment”) is from October 23, 2012 to February 28, 2013.
The share price will be 1,454 per share. The two companies have also agreed that Olympus will make every effort to help ensure that a candidate nominated by Sony is appointed as a member of the board of directors of Olympus. For more information on the issuance of new shares through a third-party allotment, please refer to the related press release titled “Issuance of new shares through a third-party allotment and change in major shareholder” made by Olympus on September 28, 2012.
http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/ir/tes/pdf/nr120928_4.pdf
4. Details of Business Alliance
(1) Medical Business
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Olympus and Sony have agreed to establish a medical business venture company (the “medical business venture”) by the end of December 2012, subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of any necessary regulatory approvals. By combining their respective technologies and know-how, the two companies aim to create ground-breaking products that go beyond existing frameworks, to generate new business opportunities.
i) Outline of medical business venture
Name To be further discussed and decided by the two companies (To be incorporated as a corporation in Japan)
Board members, etc.
Total number of directors will be 7 (Four to be nominated by Sony, three by Olympus)
Two representative directors to be appointed, with one representative director and the president to be nominated by Sony, and one representative director and the deputy president to be nominated by Olympus.
Two auditors to be appointed, with Olympus and Sony to nominate one each.
Type of Business (1)Development, engineering, manufacture and sale of the following products:
(i)New surgical endoscopes with 4k (or higher) resolution or 3D function, and related systems.
(ii)Any other products to be agreed between the two companies.
(2)Integrated solutions of medical and video equipment for operating rooms and other medical arenas.
Stated Capital JPY 50 million yen
Date of Incorporation During December 2012
Accounting Period From April 1 through March 31
Capital Ratio Olympus 49%, Sony 51%
* Details such as company name, location, net assets, total assets, etc. will be announced once finalized.

ii) Prospects for medical business venture
The two companies anticipate the global surgical medical equipment market will grow to a value over JPY 750 billion yen by 2020 and, within that market, also anticipate that surgical endoscopes and other related areas at which the medical business venture is targeting will grow to a value over JPY 330 billion yen globally by 2020. In these latter areas, the medical business venture aims to have more than 20% market share by 2020
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The two companies have agreed to expand medical product sales by leveraging both companies' sales networks.
(2) Camera Business
The two companies aim to enhance their competitiveness, primarily in the area of compact digital cameras, by exploring opportunities for mutually beneficial transactions and collaboration between their respective camera businesses, including the supply of Olympus technologies such as camera lenses and mirror cells to Sony, and the provision of Sony image sensors to Olympus.
5. Company Outlines
Name Olympus Corp. Sony Corp.
Location 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Title and Name of Representative Hiroyuki Sasa, Representative Director, President and CEO Kazuo Hirai,
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Type of Business Manufacture and sale of precision instruments and machinery Manufacture and sale of electronic products and components
Stated Capital JPY 48,332 million (as of March 31, 2012) JPY 630,923 million (as of March 31, 2012)
Date of Incorporation October 12, 1919 May 7, 1946
Major Shareholders and Shareholding Ratio (as of March 31, 2012) Nippon Life Insurance Company 4.89% Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account) 7.01%
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. 4.89% Moxley and Company LLC (Standing Proxy: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.) 6.66%
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) 3.71% The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) 5.10%
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation retirement benefit trust account re-entrusted by The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.) 3.31% SSBT OD05 Omnibus Account - Treaty Clients (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) 2.39%
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account) 3.11% Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 9) 2.08%
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 3.07% State Street Bank and Trust Company (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) 1.21%
MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PB CLIENT CUSTODY(Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch) 2.55% Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 1) 0.97%
Terumo Corporation 2.05% State Street Bank and Trust Company 505225 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Corporate Bank) 0.97%
State Street Bank and Trust Company 505223 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Corporate Bank, Custody & Proxy Dept.) 1.83% Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 6) 0.93%
The Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. 1.52% Mellon Bank, N.A. as Agent for its Client Mellon Omnibus US Pension(Standing Proxy: Mizuho Corporate Bank) 0.87%
Financial results for most recent three years (million yen)
Fiscal Year ending March 31 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012
Consolidated Net Assets 163,131 115,579 48,028 3,285,555
(Note 1) 2,936,579
(Note 1) 2,490,107
(Note 1)
Consolidated Total Assets 1,104,528 1,019,160 966,526 12,862,624 12,911,122 13,295,667
Consolidated Net Assets per share 576.63 421.37 167.76 2,955.47 2,538.89 2,021.66
Consolidated Net Sales 883,086 847,105 848,548 7,213,998 7,181,273 6,493,212
Consolidated Operating Income (Loss) 61,160 38,379 35,518 31,772 199,821 (67,275)
Consolidated Ordinary Income (Loss) 46,075 23,215 17,865 26,912
(Note 1) 205,013
(Note 1) (83,186)
(Note 1)
Consolidated Net Income (Loss) 52,527 3,866 (48,985) (40,802)
(Note 1) (259,585)
(Note 1) (456,660)
(Note 1)
Consolidated Net Income (Loss) per share 194.90 14.39 (183.54) (40.66)
(Note 1) (258.66)
(Note 1) (455.03)
(Note 1)
Dividends per share 30.00 30.00 - 25.00 25.00 25.00
Relationship between the two companies Shareholding Sony holds 100,000 common shares of Olympus (equivalent to 0.04% of outstanding shares with voting rights in Olympus). There is no shareholder relationship between affiliates of Olympus and Sony required to be referred to herein.
Personnel There is no personnel relationship between Olympus and Sony required to be referred to herein. There is no personnel relationship between affiliates of Olympus and Sony required to be referred to herein.
Transaction Olympus purchases several products, such as image sensors, monitors and recorders for its products from Sony.
Applicability as a related party Sony is not deemed to be a related party of Olympus. Olympus is not deemed to be a related party of Sony.
Note 1: Since Sony prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, “total equity”, “income (loss) before income taxes”, “net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Sony Corporation” and “net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Sony Corporation per share” are stated in place of “net assets”, “ordinary income (loss)”, “net income (loss)” and “Net Income (Loss) per share”, respectively.
6. Schedule
(1) Board meetings held by respective companies September 28, 2012 (today)
(2) Execution of the business and capital alliance agreements between the two companies September 28, 2012 (today)
(3) New shares to be issued to Sony by Olympus The first third-party allotment: October 23, 2012 (scheduled)
The second third-party allotment: between October 23, 2012, and February 28, 2013. (scheduled)
(4) Establishment of medical business venture During December 2012 (scheduled)
7. Future Prospects
The two companies expect the impact of the business and capital alliances on their respective business performance to extend over a mid- to long-term period. The medical business venture is expected to become a consolidated subsidiary of Sony. The two companies are currently evaluating the impact of the business and capital alliances on their consolidated financial results and financial position for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.

Sharp turns production in Japan

The company Sharp is going through hard times because of its financial situation leaves much to be desired. Pending receipt of loans from banks, the management took unprecedented steps to reduce costs. As a result, the Japanese company actually cease to be geographically Japanese - most of the production facilities and offices in Japan will be or has already been closed. Currently, the company has its headquarters in Osaka, several offices in Tokyo and 11 factories throughout the country who are busy assembling televisions, production screens, washing machines, air conditioners and solar cells. Most of them should stop working. Including plant in Kameyama, which makes screens for smartphones iPhone. This production has only recently started to work, but after it became aware of the problems with the cash received from the Taiwanese company Hon Hai, also its prospects are not very promising. Last week, the chairman of the board of directors of Hon Hai interrupted his business trip to Japan without meeting with representatives of Sharp and discussed the possibility of buying 9.9% of its shares.

To "Xperia Tablet" from "Sony Tablet"

Android-powered tablet that is Sony's second generation has emerged. From the traditional "Sony Tablet", to integrate into the "Xperia" smartphone with the same brand of Sony Mobile Communications, has been transformed into a "Xperia Tablet" brand name.

The Sony Tablet traditional, had been provided with "S" series of body wedge-shaped standard, the line-up "P" series of body folding two screens, two systems, the successor of the S series "This time Xperia Tablet S only "was released. Has no plans to launch in the near future the model that corresponds to the successor of the P series.

Play with a thinner and lighter than previous models, adding features drip-proof, and equipped with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core CPU, Xperia Tablet S has also enhanced the basic system and body. In addition, other Xperia smartphones, in terms of software has been to strengthen cooperation with Sony related products. Furthermore, it has been a lot of interest in the alignment of accessories to broaden the range of eye-catching use of tablet.

The product line-up, are available in three models (16G/32G/64G bytes) of storage capacity difference. Now that you have obtained a prototype of (SGPT123JP / S) 64G-byte model prior to the release of the September 15, 2012, will be the most significant, but this time we will continue to carefully check and performance and feel.

Thin and light body while taking over the image of the predecessor, and sophisticated jerk

It's attention to the body first. Size of 9.4-inch wide LCD display, but the same as before, are transformed into smart style also lighter and thinner.

The body size mm (height), weight is about 570 g × 8.8 ~ 11.85 (width) × 174.4 (W) 239.8. Body size when compared with the Wi-Fi model of the Sony Tablet S mm (height), weight was about 598 g × 10.1 ~ 20.6 (depth) × 174.3 (W) 241.2, 8.75 millimeter thinner at the thickest made, lighter weight was about 28 g.

Basic specs comparison of Sony Tablet S and Xperia Tablet S
Product name Xperia Tablet S Sony Tablet S (Wi-Fi model)
LCD Type IPS 9.4 Type IPS 9.4
Screen Resolution 1280 × 800 dots 1280 × 800 dots
CPU NVIDIA Tegra 3 (1.3GHz) NVIDIA Tegra 2 (1.0GHz)
Memory 1G byte 1G byte
Storage Byte 16G / 32G bytes / 64G bytes Byte 16G / 32G bytes
Communication function Wireless LAN IEEE802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 Wireless LAN IEEE802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Camera 1 million pixels (front), 8 million pixels (rear) 300 000 pixels (front), 5.11 million pixels (rear)
Mounted sensor GPS, digital compass, illumination, 3-axis accelerometer, gyro GPS, digital compass, illumination, 3-axis accelerometer, gyro
Card slot SD Memory Card (with SDHC) SD Memory Card (with SDHC)
Interface × 1 dual-purpose input / output headphone microphone, × 1, stereo speakers, mono microphone multi-port (Option output HDMI, the USB) × input shared / mic headphone output 1, USB 2.0 (micro-AB) × 1, stereo speakers, mono microphone
Battery Capacity 6000mAh 5000mAh
Battery life Standby time: about 1050, the video playback: about 12 hours, when viewing the Wi-Fi Web: about 10 hours Standby time: about 430, the video playback: about 6 hours, when viewing the Wi-Fi Web: about 6.2 hours
Battery charge time About 5.5 hours About 5 hours
Dimensions (width × depth × height) 239.8 × 174.4 × 8.8 ~ 11.85 milliseconds 241.2 × 174.3 × 10.1 ~ 20.6 milliseconds
Mass About 570 g About 598 g

It is also the point that as a peculiar form folded the magazine was a feature of the Sony Tablet S is alive, three-dimensional dot patterns have been made to make it easier to grip. However, towards the Xperia Tablet S has a new slim and finished in smart obviously. If the conventional model magazine, and now has just booklet. Changed to aluminum from the resin, the material of the back as well as enhanced feeling of luxury.

If you compare with the actual, well, you feel lighter a little fit when more of the former model applied to the palm side of the center of gravity if there is a curve gentle big was holding, ease of hold even new models In terms of I will not to be outdone. It's impressive and easy-to-grip while taking over the conventional image, it has succeeded in thinning work. Design of the folded part is also very active accessory to connect to introduce later.

Xperia Tablet S is (drip-proof performance with the seat all the cover, was up against, such as a lamp of an option) body has become equivalent to IPX4 splash proof specifications further. Do not apply a large amount of water, but not in water or I use it while watching the recipes in the kitchen, such as, for example, operate with wet hands when I'm available. Points while significantly thinner, has the added benefit of providing a drip-proof not to be missed.

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