At Sony, rivalries were encouraged; then came iPod

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Sony Corp. has appointed Howard Stringer Chief Executive Officer. One of his first duties was to reintroduce the Connect service, an online music download service similar to Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes store and an effort to bring cooperation between the United States and Japanese technology people within the consumer electronics giant.

United States, Household audio and video equipment, Services introduction, New Products/Services, Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Company service introduction, Service introduction, Company Profile, Stringer, Howard, Connect (Online information service)

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Toshiba to move four units out of parent group

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Toshiba Corp. is planning to split off a minority of its businesses into separate entities. The move to split off 20% of its businesses is another attempt by Toshiba to determine where it should focus its energies.

Parent-to-subsidiary activities, Subsidiary-to-parent activities, Toshiba Corp., Subsidiaries, divisions and units

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Sony plots its turnaround strategy

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Sony Corp. must revive its old operations and create next-generation products as part of its turnaround strategy. The company's executives will meet in May 2003 in Tokyo, Japan to discuss the turnaround strategy.

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