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Established in 1955, Sony of Canada Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, of Tokyo, Japan. Sony provides products that include Blu-ray players, BRAVIA televisions, Cyber-shot digital cameras, Handycam Camcorders, VAIO computers, broadcast cameras, IPELA security cameras and video conferencing and many more products. Sony is an entertainment company that includes electronics, music, movies, games and online businesses. With headquarters in Toronto, sales offices in Vancouver and Montreal and a National distribution centre in Whitby, Ontario, approximately 500 employees support a network of more than 500 authorized dealers and 14 Sony Store retail locations across Canada. Sony Canada supports the communities in which it operates through corporate sponsorships of organizations that include the Make-A-Wish Canada, the United Way of Canada and Earth Day Canada. == History of Sony of Canada Ltd. == Sony of Canada Ltd. evolved from General Distributors (Gendis) founded in 1954. In collaboration with the founders (Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka) of Sony Corporation, Albert D. Cohen and his five brothers negotiated early distribution of Sony's first transistor radio, TR55 in 1955. The Cohens also negotiated for T. Eaton Co. Limited to be the first company to retail Sony products outside of Japan. Known originally as Gendis Sony, Sony of Canada Ltd. was officially founded in 1968. Originally headquartered in Winnipeg, Sony of Canada brought Walkman portable music players, Trinitron Televisions and Handycam Camcorders to Canadians. In addition to consumer products, Sony of Canada has also pioneered and powered the growth of Broadcast media. Sony's Betacam technology transformed the world of Electronic News Gathering. Key broadcast successes included the implementation of Sony's digital routing system at the CBC Toronto Broadcasting Centre and the use of the Digital Betacam SX as the primary tool to record and broadcast the 1996 Olympics. Sony of Canada Ltd. milestones 1939 General Distributors (Gendis) founded in Calgary 1955 General Distributors (Tokyo) Ltd is founded 1956 Canadian Albert D. Cohen brings Sony's transistor radios to Canada. T. Eaton Co. Limited is first retailer outside Japan to buy a Sony product. 1968 Sony of Canada Ltd. is established 1970 Sony of Canada Ltd. opens The Sony Store, the first Sony retail store in the world 1970 Trinitron colour television introduced 1975 General Distributors (Gendis) assumed 51 percent ownership of Sony of Canada Ltd 1976 Sony wins an Emmy award for its development of the Trinicon single-tube camera, electronic editing units and the U-matic, the world's first videocassette system 1979 Launch of the "Walkman", the world's first personal headphone stereo 1982 World's first CD player, the CDP-101 is introduced 1983 Sony of Canada receives an international marketing award for establishing Betacam as the de facto standard for ENG/EFP. 1984 Discman Sony's portable CD player is launched 1985 Sony unveils first XBR TV models 1995 Sony of Canada Ltd. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation The world's first consumer use digital video camcorder, the "Digital Handycam" is launched 1996 Sony's Cyber-shot Digital Camera is introduced 1997 Sony of Canada and Alliance Broadcasting share Gemini award for development of multi-channel server system. Launch of VAIO Computers Technical Emmy for its foresight in implementing the Sony Digital Routing System at the CBC. 2004 Sony of Canada Ltd. becomes the exclusive and official supplier of consumer electronics products to Make-A-Wish of Canada Launch of the world's first consumer use digital HD video camcorder recorder compliant to HDV standard 1080i. 2005 Sony of Canada Ltd. launches MBNA Sony MasterCard Sony of Canada Ltd. launches the new BRAVIA line of LCD HDTV compatible flat screen televisions 2006 Sony of Canada Ltd. launches its introductory Blu-ray Disc products including a home disc player, VAIO computers, an internal computer drive and recordable/rewriteable media Sony of Canada Ltd. launches first a (alpha) Digital SLR Camera offering 2007 Sony's 8-year global FIFA partnership commences Sony of Canada Ltd. announces sponsorship deal with The Hummingbird Centre in downtown Toronto, now called The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts 2008 Sony of Canada Ltd. re-brands The Sony Store(s) to Sony Style Sony of Canada Ltd. launches the world's first Organic LED television in Canada Sony of Canada Ltd. launches the Reader Digital Book, the first electronic reading device in Canada 2009 Sony of Canada Ltd. announces the Bravia VE5 HDTV, its most energy efficient LCD HDTV to date 2015 Sony Style stores are closing 14 stores in Canada.〔(Star|date=January 15, 2015 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sony Canada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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