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Sony Corporation Annual Report 2001
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In the transportation field, FeliCa is already being used in Hong Kong for a common fare collection
system on trains, buses and ferries. Utilization is growing at public telephones, convenience stores and fast-
food restaurants. By March 31, 2001, Sony had shipped in Hong Kong a total of about 9.7 million FeliCa
technology-based Octopus IC cards, and about 15,000 reader/writers.
In April 2001, East Japan Railway Company began to test two types of FeliCa technology-based Suica IC
Cards with volunteers on the Saikyo Line in the Tokyo metropolitan area. One type combined a commuter
pass with a prepaid ticket card. The other had only the latter function. In all, Sony expects to supply about
6.5 million IC cards to this railway company, making this Japan’s largest IC card initiative yet.
To promote FeliCa for e-money applications, Sony, along with banks, communication carriers, and
companies in other fields, established bitwallet, Inc. The new company will offer a prepaid electronic money
service called Edy that is slated to be launched in October 2001.
This new CLIÉ PDA features many
high value-added Sony devices, such
as a slender lithium-ion polymer
battery and a low-temperature
polysilicon TFT LCD display that
produces vivid images. Users can
easily enjoy music by inserting a
MagicGate Memory Stick, which
incorporates copyright protection
technology.
Sony developed this 2/3-inch CCD
with 5.07 million pixels for digital
still cameras. In addition to high
resolution almost on a par with
conventional photos, the CCD has
excellent sensitivity and smear
characteristics.