America Online and Sony Announce Expanded Marketing Agreement.DULLES, Va. and SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1998-- AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Featured on Sony's VAIO (Video Audio Integrated Operation) Sony's trade name for its desktop and laptop PCs. In mid-1998, Sony introduced its 505G series of subnotebooks that were the first in ultra-thin Pentium portables. MicroTowers and Notebooks in the U.S. and Canada America Online See AOL. , the world's leading Internet online service, and Sony Electronics Sony Electronics Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is the largest component of Sony Corporation of America, the U.S. holding company for Sony's U.S.-based electronics and entertainment businesses. Inc. today announced an expanded marketing agreement to feature AOL on the desktop of all Sony personal computers in the U.S. and Canada. Users of Sony VAIO(R) MicroTowers and Notebooks in the U.S. and Canada will now be able to access pre-installed AOL software by simply clicking on the AOL icon displayed prominently on the computer's "desktop" or main screen. "We are excited to expand our relationship with Sony," said Jan Brandt, President of Marketing for America Online, Inc. "It's increasingly apparent that as mass market consumers are buying computers, one of their primary reasons for doing so is so that they can go online. This new agreement makes it easier for Sony customers in both the U.S. and Canada to get online quickly and easily, taking advantage of the powerful resources and tools found only on AOL." "We know that the online experience is very important to our customers," said Ken Omae, vice president of PC marketing for Sony Electronics. "By featuring AOL on our systems, we're helping users get connected by giving them fast and easy access to the leading Internet online service provider." America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , is the world's leader in branded interactive services and content. America Online, Inc. operates two worldwide Internet online services: AOL Interactive Services, with more than 12 million members; and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members. America Online, Inc. also operates AOL Studios, the world's leading creator of original interactive content. Other branded Internet services operated by America Online include AOL.COM, the world's most accessed Web site from home; AOL NetFind, AOL's comprehensive guide to the Internet; AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. , an instant messaging tool available on both AOL and the Internet; and ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , an instant communications and chat technology on the Internet. Based in San Jose, Sony Information Technologies of America, a divisional company of Sony Electronics Inc., markets Sony-branded computer products, including Sony VAIO PCs, Trinitron(R) displays, digital still cameras, and other multimedia products through distributors, resellers, consumer retailers and direct sales. To order from Sony VAIO Direct(SM) or for additional information about Sony's VAIO PC products and peripherals call 888/315-SONY or visit Sony's World Wide Web site at: www.sony.com/pc. CONTACT: America Online Inc. Wendy Goldberg, 703/265-2359 or Sony Electronics, Inc. Gina Aumiller, 408/955-4027 |
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