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- Sony Spotlights Integration of Computers and
- Consumer Electronics at Comdex ‘92
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- Sony Executives Speak Out at Five Comdex Sessions on the Convergence of
- Industries, New Personal Information Technologies and Multimedia
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- PARK RIDGE, NJ – The “Digital Revolution” will take center stage at Comdex ‘92
- as Sony spotlights the growing integration of the computer and the consumer
- electronics industries. This Comdex marks the first time that Sony’s Computers
- and Components, Business and Professional, Consumer, and Sony Recording Media
- product companies will be exhibiting together at a major computer industry
- trade show. Sony’s booth is number 1778 and is located in the Main Hall of the
- Las Vegas Convention Center.
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- “Sony’s participation in Comdex is a real-life demonstration of the convergence
- of consumer electronics, computers and communications,” said Ron Sommer,
- president and COO of Sony Corporation of America. “Our numerous executives
- speaking at the conferences, the special multimedia theatre presentation in the
- booth, and the products we are demonstrating all carry the same message: the
- digital revolution is erasing traditional boundaries and a new generation of
- integrated technologies, products and sales channels is being born.”
- Five Sony executives will make major presentations at Comdex conferences
- exploring the “digital revolution:”
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- • Mike Vitelli, Senior Vice President, Sony Consumer Products Group, will give
- a keynote speech on the convergence of consumer electronics, computing and
- communications in the plenary session, “Understanding the Digital Debate,”
- Tuesday, November 17, 11:00 am- 12:30 pm, Sigfield Room, Bally’s Hotel.
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- • Bob Nell, Director, Sony Personal Information Products, will give a keynote
- presentation on marketing channels for the new generation of digital
- technologies, such as Sony’s new Multimedia CD-ROM Player, at the channel
- conference, “The Coming of Consumer Computing Technologies,” Tuesday, November
- 17, 8:00 - 9:00 am, Las Vegas Convention Center, Rm 243.
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- • Tom Rizol, Vice President, Sony Computer Peripheral Products Company, will
- speak about computer/video integration and multimedia in the seminar, “Desktop
- Video Production: Authoring and Production Systems,” Wednesday, November 18,
- 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Metro Room 6, Bally’s Hotel.
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- • Takeshi Sugiyama, Director, Sony Multimedia Project, will explore the
- challenges and opportunities of new optical disk technologies such as CD-ROM XA
- in the seminar, “Electronic Media,” Thursday, November 19, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm,
- Metro Room 2, Bally’s Hotel.
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- • Peter Avildsen, Manager, New Business Development, Sony Computer Peripheral
- Products Company, will examine major trends in multimedia in the session,
- “Emerging Applications and New Directions,” Thursday, November 19, 11:00 am -
- 12:30 pm, Metro Room 6, Bally’s Hotel.
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- The special multimedia theatre presentation running continuously at the Sony
- booth is another highlight of the show. The presentation, which involves
- interaction between live actors and various audio, video and computer
- technologies, will explore the ways Sony crossfertilizes innovations in both
- consumer electronics and information processing to create new categories of
- products.
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- After the special theatre presentation, visitors are invited to explore the
- booth to see many of these technologies in action. In the area of multimedia,
- for example, Sony will demonstrate the new Multimedia CD-ROM Player – the first
- portable, self-contained multimedia device combining a full size CD-ROM XA
- drive and PC-compatible processing – Desktop Library CD-ROM system, VISCA™
- computer/video integration products, desktop video conferencing, interactive
- multimedia systems, and a host of other products.
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- Members of the editorial and analyst communities are warmly invited to take a
- personal tour of the Sony booth and to meet with Sony executives to learn more
- about the company’s products and marketing strategies. To arrange your personal
- booth tour, please contact:
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- Patricia Mozzillo, Technology Solutions/New York, (212) 505-9900 or Barbara
- Hagin, Technology Solutions/San Jose, (408) 944-4336.
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