SONY CORPORATE PROGRAM EXPANDS VAIO PC.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. has announced implementation of an expansion into the commercial reseller market. "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. PCs have already been successful in the business market through direct marketing resellers (DMRs)," said Mark Hanson This article is about the Lutheran bishop. For the Islamic scholar formerly named Mark Hanson see Hamza Yusuf Mark S. Hanson (1946- ) is currently the Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, having been elected in 2001 and reelected in 2007. , vice president and general manager of VAIO PC marketing for Sony Electronics. "Commercial resellers have been clamoring to offer VAIO PCs to their end users. With Tech Data as our first commercial distributor, using a non-stocking model, we are now able to satisfy this demand for the first time in our five-year history." Selected Tech Data resellers will be authorized to carry Sony's entire line of business-targeted VAIO notebook PCs, including the new GR notebook series designed specifically for the business user. In addition to VAIO notebook PCs, Tech Data will also offer Sony's VAIO Slimtop Pen Tablet A digitizer tablet that is specialized for handwriting and hand marking. LCD-based tablets emulate the flow of ink as the tip touches the surface and pressure is applied. Non-display tablets display the handwriting on a separate computer screen. See digitizer tablet and tablet computer. PC (model PCV-LX910), which has a number of vertical market applications, including graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. , architecture, CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. and others. The company already carries Sony's digital imaging and computer display products, so resellers can now offer a complete Sony system to their customers. "We anticipate significant demand for VAIO PCs among staff and line management levels of the corporate world," said Joe Serra, vice president of systems product marketing at Tech Data. "As the industry's first distributor for Sony's line of VAIO notebook and desktop PCs, Tech Data is well-positioned to give Sony immediate access to a strong base of commercial resellers." |
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