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Sony NEC Optiarc establishes European operations
Sony NEC Optiarc Inc., which develops and manufactures optical disc storage drives, launches its new European sales company, Sony NEC Optiarc Europe, to be headquarters at Ismaning near Munich, Germany.
The new sales company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony NEC Optiarc Inc. itself established as a joint venture by Sony Corporation (55%) and NEC Corporation (45%) in 2006, with approximately 350 employees.
"With the European company we strenghten our position in the optical disc drive business," says Thomas Nedder, Managing Director of Optiarc Europe. "Our drives are based on the combined expertise of NEC's chip technology and Sony's optical core components technology. Our customers include almost all leading computer manufacturers."
At CeBIT, Optiarc Europe presented a broad product range for the first time - from half-height and slim DVD drives through to blue laser products.
Story filed 19.03.07
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