December 2008

• December 17, 2008 Issues of the Twenty-first, Twenty-second and Twenty-third Series Unsecured Bonds
• December 15, 2008 Sony and Nagoya University Develop Next Generation Cryptographic Hash Algorithm (*1)
• December 9, 2008 Sony Announces Initiatives to Improve Profitability and Enhance Operational Efficiencies in its Electronics Businesses

November 2008

• November 13, 2008 Sony Commercializes World's First(*1), Industry Leading Resolution(*1) 12.25 Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor "Exmor(TM)" for Mobile Phones Also announces 8.11/5.15 effective megapixel CMOS image sensor and lens modules realizing image quality equivalent to compact-type digital still cameras

October 2008

• October 29, 2008 Consolidated Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2008
• October 23, 2008 SONY ANNOUNCES REVISION OF CONSOLIDATED FORECAST FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2009
• October 17, 2008 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q3 FY2008 Earnings Release(PDF)
• October 2, 2008 Sony Completes Acquisition of Bertelsmann's 50% Stake in Sony BMG Music Company Becomes Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America

September 2008

• September 24, 2008 Metadata Working Group Introduces First Specification for Interoperability and Preservation of Metadata in Digital Photography Adobe, Apple, Canon, Microsoft, Nokia and Sony form Metadata Working Group.
• September 11, 2008 Agreement to Make Sony NEC Optiarc Inc. a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sony group
• September 9, 2008 BOSCH, DUPONT AND XEROX JOIN ECO-PATENT COMMONS Three Companies and Founding Member Sony Pledge Environmentally Friendly Patents to the Public
• September 8, 2008 Sony to Start License Program "Designed for Walkman(R)" to Expand Walkman(R) Exclusive Accessory Line-up

August 2008

• August 22, 2008 Publication of CSR Report 2008 (Overview of CSR Activities for FY2007) - Renewed printed format and website integration to enhance report accessibility -
• August 21, 2008 Sony Develops World's Highest Optical Output(*1) 7.2W,
  635nm Wavelength Red Semiconductor Laser Array Achieves 1.6 times brightness(*2), high efficiency and room temperature operation
• August 13, 2008 Sony to Showcase Innovative "Beyond HD" Content Creation Workflows at "SIGGRAPH 2008" "ZEGO" Computing Unit incorporating Cell/B.E. microprocessor and RSX® graphics processor to be launched for U.S. market within this year
• August 5, 2008 Sony to Purchase Bertelsmann's 50% Stake in Sony BMG Music Company to Become Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America
• August 4, 2008 Sony to Invest in Expansion of Lithium Ion Battery Production Monthly production capacity to reach 74 million units in 2010

July 2008

• July 29, 2008 Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2008
• July 23, 2008 Sony Signs Worldwide Endorsement Contract with Kaká FIFA World Player of the Year (2007) to Promote Sony High Definition Products Globally
• July 18, 2008 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q2 FY2008 Earnings Release(PDF)
• July 17, 2008 Consortium Established to Develop and Promote Close Proximity Wireless Technology "TransferJet"
• July 16, 2008 HP and Sony Collaborate to Improve Capacity and Performance of Digital Audio Tape Drives
• July 14, 2008 Sony Invites High School Students from China to Japan Social Contribution Program Seeks to Enrich Cultural Perceptions and Environmental Awareness through Sony's Advanced Technologies, Product Creation (Manufacturing), and Interaction with Japanese High School Students

June 2008

• June 26, 2008 Sony Group Corporate Strategy Update FY2008 - FY2010* "To be the leading global provider of networked consumer electronics and entertainment"
• June 20, 2008 Executive Appointments
• June 17, 2008 Sony's New "BRAVIA" JE1 Series Digital LCD TVs Achieve Industry's-Highest Energy Efficiency Realizes Energy Efficiency Rating of 232%, 89W Power Consumption
• June 16, 2008 Executive Appointments
• June 13, 2008 Consumer electronics consortium to forge future of remote control technology
• June 11, 2008 Sony develops back-illuminated CMOS image sensor, realizing high picture quality, nearly twofold sensitivity(*1) and low noise Signal-to-noise ratio improvement of +8dB, for use in consumer digital video camcorders and digital still cameras
• June 5, 2008 SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA AND SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE ANNOUNCE INTRODUCTION OF DYNAMIC IN-GAME ADVERTISING

May 2008

• May 26, 2008 Sony Group to Support the "South Africa Mobile Library Project" - Donating Used Books to Children -
• May 19, 2008 IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD. AND SONY CORPORATION ACHIEVE WORLD'S HIGHEST LEVEL OF LUMINOUS EFFICIENCY FOR BLUE FLUORESCENT
• May 14, 2008 Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2008
• May 12, 2008 Axis, Bosch and Sony cooperate to standardize the interface of network video products This new standard will offer increased flexibility to integrators and users of network video equipment

April 2008

• April 28, 2008 Sony to double production capacity of BRAVIA™ LCD TVs To meet growing demand in Europe
• April 25, 2008 VIP Gala Awards Ceremony of the Sony World Photography Awards
  - World Largest Photographic Awards Sponsored by Sony -
• April 25, 2008 Samsung and Sony Agreed on Establishing Additional 8^th Generation Line at S-LCD
• April 25, 2008 Executive Appointments
• April 23, 2008 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q1 FY2008 Earnings Release(PDF)
• April 15, 2008 NISSAN, XANAVI, and SONY RECEIVE "PACE Awards" FOR AROUND VIEW MONITOR TECHNOLOGY
• April 11, 2008 Sony Signs Sponsorship Contract with Lang Lang World-Renowned Pianist to Promote Sony Brand Globally
• April 10, 2008 Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to Perform with Sony Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall Orchestra made up of Sony Employees from Japan to be Led by Maestro Daniel Harding of the London Symphony Orchestra for Special Charity Event

March 2008

• March 31, 2008 Executive Appointments
• March 19, 2008 Sony Ericsson Sees Moderating Growth of Mobile Phone Units with Related Effects on Sales and Profit in the First Quarter 2008

February 2008

• February 28, 2008 Sony announces the sale of "The Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz" in Berlin
• February 26, 2008 Sharp and Sony sign Memorandum of Intent to create Joint Venture for Large Sized LCD Panels/Modules
• February 20, 2008 Toshiba, Sony, and SCEI outline new joint venture for manufacturing high-performance semiconductors
• February 19, 2008 Sony to Invest Approximately 22 billion Yen to Strengthen Middle and Large Size OLED Panel Production Technology
• February 15, 2008 Business leaders sign Tokyo Declaration to tackle global warming and enact industry-wide change
• February 1, 2008 Sony to Showcase Latest DI Products at "PMA 2008" Exhibition

January 2008

• January 31, 2008 Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2007
• January 30, 2008 Sony Develops 35mm full size CMOS Image Sensor with 24.81 Effective
  Megapixel resolution and extremely high signal conversion speed for use in Digital SLR Cameras All-pixel scan mode of 6.3 frame/s
• January 16, 2008 Sony Ericsson 2007 Q4 Earning Announcement(PDF)
• January 7, 2008 Sony Develops New Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Technology "TransferJet" Enables large data quantities to be sent at speeds of 560Mbps with just a touch