8-11 January, 2009 - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Held annually the International CES [Consumer Electronics Show] is a trade event for the industry produced by CEA [Consumer Electronics Association] - www.CE.org
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Matsushita announced in Osaka, Japan, 21 December 2007 its official comments surrounding the media reports about a possible alliance in LCD panel business with Hitachi Ltd. and Canon Inc.




Best known for its Panasonic brand, Matsushita commented on the media reports of December 19 in Japan about a possible alliance in LCD Panel Business with Hitachi, Ltd. and Canon Inc.
The Company has not decided anything in regards to the alliance in LCD Panel Business with Hitachi, Ltd. and Canon Inc.



SOURCE: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan – 21 December 2007

At a Board Meeting held on 27 December 2007, the Board of Directors of Fujitsu General Limited passed a resolution to cease activity in the visual display business.



IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"The Visual Display Division of Fujitsu General Limited has focused its efforts in the PDP category primarily in overseas markets. The focus of our marketing was high-end value added products, and our marketing direction was to concentrate on the Custom AV market specializing in advanced AV systems and high end custom installations in North America and the United Kingdom".



"During the past several years, the pricing and profitability of this segment has compressed beyond the point which our company could realize a satisfactory return on investment. We expect that this market situation will continue in the future".



"In light of these conditions and the business structure of our company, we have decided that we will discontinue participation in the visual display business at the end of March, 2008 and concentrate our operating resources on our core business of heating and ventilation equipment instead".



"We will, as a system integrator, continue the visual display business for the domestic business route in Japan and continue to provide after sale service for visual display products after the March 2008 business closure". END OF ANNOUNCEMENT



SOURCE: FUJITSU GENERAL - 27 December 2007 - sub edited by PlasmaTVinfo.com