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Sony 現預計 6 日下午由社長平井一夫召開記者會進行說明。
近日盛傳 Sony 欲甩虧損兜售個人電腦事業，現有了重大定案。
根據日本經濟新聞披露，Sony 已經在 6 日確認將 VAIO 個人電腦事業售予日本私募公司「日本產業合作夥伴」（Japan Industrial Partners），另預定同日午後由社長平井一夫出面召開記者會進行詳細說明。
佷有技術性地脫離個人電腦事業的 Sony，把旗下的個人電腦事業群拆分後，再授與日本產業合作夥伴所設立的全新公司。
未來，除了 Sony 在新公司有部分佔股，現有的一千多名個人電腦事業員工會部分轉移到新公司，持續進行個人電腦的開發、販售、顧客服務等事業。長年來把持 VAIO 品牌技術開發重鎮的長野縣安曇野市基地，也會繼續與新公司進行研究開發與製造事宜。
據悉，6 日午後在 Sony 東京總公司召開的記者會實為 2013 年第四半期財務說明會，原先預定出席者為財務長加藤優，後來則是緊急宣布了社長平井一夫會一同出席。
Sony and Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (“JIP”) today concluded a memorandum of understanding confirming the parties’ intent for Sony to sell to JIP Sony’s PC business currently operated under the VAIO brand.
Following a comprehensive analysis of factors, including the drastic changes in the global PC industry, Sony’s overall business portfolio and strategy, the need for continued support of Sony’s valued VAIO customers, and future employment opportunities for personnel involved in the VAIO business, the Company has determined that concentrating its mobile product lineup on smartphones and tablets and transferring its PC business to a new company established by JIP is the optimal solution. Sony and JIP will now proceed with due diligence and negotiate detailed terms and conditions of the business transfer, targeting the conclusion of a definitive agreement by the end of March 2014. Following reevaluation of the product lineup, the new company is expected initially to concentrate on sales of consumer and corporate PCs in the Japanese market and seek to optimize its sales channels and scale of operations, while evaluating possible further geographic expansion.
As a part of the business transfer to JIP, Sony will cease planning, design and development of PC products. Manufacturing and sales will also be discontinued after the Spring 2014 lineup to be launched globally. Even after Sony withdraws from the PC market, Sony customers will continue to receive aftercare customer services. Approximately 250 to 300 Sony Corporation and Sony EMCS Corporation employees involved in PC operations, including planning, design, development, manufacturing and sales, are expected to be hired by the new company established by JIP. Sony will also explore opportunities for other employees to be transferred to other businesses within the Sony Group. For employees of Sony Corporation and Sony EMCS Corporation that are not hired by the new company or transferred within the Sony Group, Sony plans to also offer an early retirement support program to assist their reemployment outside of the Sony Group.
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發表於 2014-2-6 14:22:42
