Oki, Fujitsu Tie on 3G Mobile Development
Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. and Fujitsu Ltd. today announced they are jointly establishing a company to design, develop and manufacture systems for next-generation cellular telephone services.
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Goldman Sachs, Others Invest in Japan's Monex
Monex Inc., an online brokerage established by former Goldman Sachs executive Ooki Matsumoto and Sony Corp., has announced that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and three U.S. hedge funds are taking stakes in the company.
FujiFilm Debuts 4.3 Megapixel Camera
Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. (FujiFilm) will soon offer a digital still camera with a maximum resolution of 4.32 million pixels, the company announced yesterday.
Sony CEO Says No Sale of Entertainment Units
Sony Corp. late yesterday attempted to put an end to rumors that it plans to sell its entertainment units.
Citicorp, Softbank Invest in MeetChina.com
MeetChina.com, operator of a Web site that promotes international trade with China, has completed first round financing, the company announced Monday.
Samsung Electronics Forms Digital Media Group
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., with an eye on carving out a larger market share in the fast-growing digital multimedia sector, has formed a new Digital Media Business Group to consolidate the company's work in various multimedia fields.
Hansol PCS Changes Name to Hansol M.com
Hansol PCS Co., a leading South Korean mobile telephone network operator, has officially changed its name to Hansol M.com Inc. effective today.
Sony Opens First Major E-Commerce Site
Sony Corp. today said it has formed a new subsidiary to market the company's consumer electronics products online.
NEC Begins Shipping 128MB VC SDRAM
NEC Corp. today began shipping sample versions of a new 128M-bit synchronous DRAM (dynamic random access memory) featuring the company's virtual channel memory technology.
Toshiba Plans Bluetooth Notebook PCs This Year
Toshiba Corp. hopes to begin releasing its first products featuring support for the Bluetooth communications technology later this year.
Japan MiniDisc, DVD Video Sales Strong in 1999
MiniDisc and DVD Video players were among the fastest growing sectors of Japan's consumer electronics industry in 1999, according to a report issued today by the Electronics Industry Association of Japan (EIAJ).
Sega to Launch Dreamcast High-Speed Net Service
Sega Enterprises Co. Ltd. has formed agreements with 30 cable network operators across Japan on the rollout of a high-speed cable Internet service using the company's Dreamcast home gaming console, the company announced today.
Clinton Pledges Tech Centers, Data Privacy
In his final State of the Union address, U.S. President Bill Clinton yesterday outlined an ambitious set of goals for the coming year including several designed to push technology and the Internet deeper into everyday life while at the same time safeguarding personal information held on computer systems.
Bulletin: Clinton Proposes More Schools on Net
U.S. President Bill Clinton tonight proposed in his State of the Union Address to get more schools on the Internet.
Mitsubishi to Push Optical Networking in U.S.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is reorganizing the way it sells optical networking equipment in the U.S. with an eye to carving out a larger share of the rapidly expanding market.