Sega links with Sony to make CD video games

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Sony Electronic Publishing has signed an agreement to work with Sega of America Inc on the creation of motion-picture quality video games. The more lifelike games will feature realistic characters and high-quality sound, and will play on a disk player that Sega expects to roll out in Nov 1992. Sony will give Sega access to all its contract entertainers, including Michael Jackson. Sony will also use its various distribution channels to distribute the Sega products. Sega's primary competitor, Nintendo Company Ltd, does not expect to release a similar product until 1993. Nintendo also has a licensing relationship with Sony, but the two are not as closely tied as Sony and Sega. Sony plans to continue to develop software for both the Nintendo and Sega systems, which are incompatible with each other. The new generation of video games will succeed only if the developers incorporate the new technology with imagination and creativity.

Prepackaged software, Repair services, not elsewhere classified, Product development, Contracts, Entertainment industry, Video game industry, Video games industry, Video games, Sega of America Inc., Competition, Cooperative Agreements, Distribution Agreements, Sony Electronic Publishing Co.

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Multimedia unit by Sony is portable; 2-pound device plays audio and video disks

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Sony Corp introduces a $999 portable multimedia device that plays compact disks and offers limited video and sound reproduction. The machine uses a monochrome liquid-crystal screen and has a small speaker. The unit can display color if hooked up to a separate screen and can play stereo sound if connected to superior speakers. The video images move at 15 frames per second which is half the number of frames found in television. This makes the video seem stuttered. The system plays standard compact disk or special CD-ROMs designed for Sony. A number of companies are developing software that addresses the business and entertainment needs of the general public. IBM offers software titles for between $19 and $149.

Electronic computers, Product introduction, Product Announcement, Consumer electronics industry, Sony Corp., Multimedia systems, New Product, Multimedia Technology

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Compuadd chairman completes revamping

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Compuadd Computer Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Bill H. Hayden keeps the company competitive by continually implementing strategic plans that reorganize the company's divisions. Hayden divided the company into two parts, one handling 125 retail outlets and international markets and the other focusing on large business and government accounts. Hayden emphasizes reductions, keeping the company small and nimble while maintaining finance and technical resources. Compuadd's annual sales in 1991 amounted to $513.6 million. Hayden began restructuring in the fall of 1991 when he created Compuadd Express Corporation to handle Compuadd's mail order business.

Computer terminals, Catalog and mail-order houses, Computer and software stores, Management, Officials and employees, Chief executive officers, Executive, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategy, Reorganization, CompuAdd Computer Corp., MacAvenue Corp.

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