Report: Sony to cut 2,000 jobs, shutter two Japan TV factories
news.cnet.com 1/22/2009 — Sony plans to close two television factories and shed 2,000 jobs in its home country of Japan, according to a Bloomberg report Wednesday. The report says CEO Sir Howard Stringer will make the announcement in a news conference but doesn't say when.  ...

BBC NEWS | Business | Sony to cut plants and 8,000 jobs
news.bbc.co.uk 12/9/2008 — Sony has announced plans to cut 8,000 electronics jobs - 5% of the division - as well as shutting 10% of its manufacturing sites. The company said the jobs would be cut by April 2010, but did not say in which countries the staff would go. Sony said it ...

Electronics Giant Sony to Cut 8,000 Jobs
money.aol.com 12/9/2008 — Electronics Giant Sony to Cut 8,000 Jobs posted: ONE MINUTE AGO comments: 0 filed under: Financial Crisis , Tech News Struggling amid a global economic downturn, Japanese electronics maker Sony says that it will cut slash ...

Sony cuts 8,000 jobs and curtails electronics investment
venturebeat.com 12/9/2008 — The global economic turmoil has thrown a snag into Sony’s turnaround plan. The Japanese electronics giant is cutting 8,000 jobs, closing some factories and reducing its investment in electronics. The job cuts are about 4 percent of the ...

AFP: Sony to close TV plant, shed 2,000 jobs: report
google.com 1/22/2009 — 2 hours ago TOKYO (AFP) Sony Corp. plans to close one of its two television plants in Japan and shed more than 2,000 domestic full-time jobs as part of efforts to revive its electronics business, a report said Thursday. Sony, a bellwether of ...

Sony to shed 8,000 jobs, increase prices in bid to bolster profitability
engadget.com 12/9/2008 — The bad news from the Japanese consumer electronics industry continues. Sony just announced plans to cut about 8,000 global jobs from its beleaguered electronics business while making unspecified reductions to its seasonal and temporary workforce. ...

Sony Electronics News and Information
news.sel.sony.com 12/15/2008 — PARK RIDGE , N.J. , Dec. 15, 2008 – Sony is bringing some of the top music and movie titles in entertainment history to consumers in an easy-to-use, portable electronic format. The company is introducing a new series of its MicroVault® Click USB flash ...

Now, it's Sony's turn to take the hit: What it means, and why
betanews.com 12/9/2008 — Sony was already suffering from internal issues, but now the global economy is forcing the CE giant to consider not only scaling down, but scaling back its innovations for next year.

Business Technology : Turns Out Sony E-Book Readers Sell After All
blogs.wsj.com 12/4/2008 — This tech blog has always been skeptical of digital e-book readers. Maybe because we think the feeling of a stiff hardback or welted paperback book is timeless. Or maybe it was because major e-book vendors such as Sony and Amazon.com never released ...

Sony Electronics News and Information
news.sel.sony.com 11/18/2008 — SAN DIEGO , Nov. 18, 2008 – Just in time for the holidays, Sony today is unveiling five new audio accessories that offer versatility, personalization and freedom from wires. With Bluetooth® technology, compact styles and sleek designs, these ...

Sony to axe 8,000 jobs, close factories — Latest from Computerworld 12/9/2008
Sony plans to cut 8,000 jobs, close factories and reduce electronics investment by nearly a third in response to the current economic conditions, it said Tuesday.

Sony To Cut 16,000 Jobs — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 12/9/2008
The consumer electronics maker is aiming to save $1.1 billion by slashing jobs and other spending. Shares in Sony have fallen nearly 70 percent this year.

Sony cuts costs, but not brand problems — CNET News - Business Tech 12/9/2008
Sony announced Tuesday it's cutting five percent of its full-time workforce, in addition to a sizable chunk of contractors, and delaying investment in some factories. It's all part of the Japanese electronics giant's plan to save money amid the ...

Sony cuts costs, but not brand problems — CNET News.com 12/9/2008
Big layoffs may save pennies, but they won't fix what's really wrong with the Japanese consumer electronics giant.

Sony Home Will Launch this Month — I4U News 12/9/2008
If you have been anxiously waiting for Sony PlayStation Home to launch Joystiq has confirmed the launch of the social networking platform, sort of. According to information, Joystiq acquired Sony Home will launch its open beta phase before the end of ...