Sony, Intel Eye Home Network Alliance

By Sushuma February 17, 2000 10:40 AM

     Print Story

(Reuters)-Japanese electronics heavyweight Sony Corp.?said on Thursday it was in talks with U.S.?chipmaker Intel Corp.?about a possible alliance in next-generation home appliance networks.?It was the latest in Sony's efforts to seal its leading position in the fast-growing home networking business by linking up with powerful electronics manufacturers.?Sony, armed with its popular audio-visual products and rich entertainment content, wants to take a core role in the digital network era under which digital televisions, set-top boxes and other devices are being linked in home networks.?"We are in talks with Intel on a next-generation home appliance network but have not decided any details yet on the matter," a Sony spokesman said.?The spokesman declined to make a further comment, but Jiji news agency reported the two firms will join hands to develop technologies that would allow easy transmission of visual images between personal computers and digital home appliances.?The two firms would also develop gadgets using Sony's Memory Stick, a chewing gum-sized memory device which allows digitalis video images, music or computer files to be transferred among various sort of electronics devices, Jiji said.?A formal announcement was due soon, it added.?More ...

Tweet This Now!