HP TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS GROUP

DESCRIPTION

HP Technology Solutions Group (TSG) is the largest business segment of computer maker Hewlett-Packard, encompassing server and storage hardware, technology consulting, and software sales. The unit's enterprise server operation offers business critical and industry standard data servers, while its StorageWorks unit provides network attached storage (NAS) systems, storage management software, and magnetic tape systems. Its services unit offers consulting, managed services including outsourcing, system integration, and technical support. TSG's software unit offers applications for automating and managing IT infrastructure, as well as carrier-grade communications software.

SONY CORPORATION

DESCRIPTION

All eyes and hands are on Sony -- or, more likely, on its high-profit consumer electronics products and gaming systems. While PlayStation ousted Nintendo from the top spot in the home game system market in the mid-1990s, the disappointing debut of PlayStation 3 in late 2006 has the two companies dueling. Sony also makes a host of other products, including digital and video cameras, Walkman stereos, and semiconductors. Sony's entertainment assets include music (Sony Music Entertainment and Epic), motion pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Digital Production), DVDs (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment), and TV programming (Sony Pictures Television).