-- World's thinnest LCD TV -- the BRAVIA ZX1 at 9.9mm(1)

-- World's first LCD Picture Frame TV with integrated High Definition wireless connectivity -- the BRAVIA EX1

-- World's first OLED TV to reach the European market -- the XEL-1

Over the coming months, Sony will deliver an array of new technologies and world firsts to European customers. Europe is a key market for BRAVIA products and Sony is committed to establishing BRAVIA as the Number 1 LCD TV brand by giving its customers the absolute best in picture quality, technical innovation and product design. From the world's thinnest TV to the world's fastest frame rate, Sony BRAVIA is opening up the world of television like never before.

"In this market you cannot talk your way into first place," explained Hiroshi Sakamoto, Vice President of TV Marketing, Sony Europe. "The products must speak for themselves. That is why we are announcing three world firsts for BRAVIA technology and a European first with the introduction of the OLED TV XEL-1. Sony is continuously striving to lead the way with advanced innovations in TV technology and cutting edge design. We're excited to see our customers' reactions."

Best-ever Full HD motion clarity with the world's first Motionflow 200Hz BRAVIA -- the Z4500

Using sophisticated algorithms, the Motionflow 200Hz system employed by the Z4500 calculates three additional frames for every original, upping the frame rate from 50 to 200 per second. The result is the smoothest and clearest motion reproduction to be achieved by an LCD TV. A complementary image enhancement technology called IB Reduction (Image Blur Reduction) boosts the sharpness of the final picture by improving the original, frame by frame, before it is processed by Motionflow 200Hz. Whether allowing you to see the detail of a panning shot exactly as the Director intended or viewing the ultimate in smooth motion clarity for sports like football, the 200Hz Motionflow BRAVIA sets new standards in image quality and enjoyment.

The underlying superiority of the BRAVIA Z4500's picture is attributable to the centrepiece of BRAVIA quality: the BRAVIA Engine 2. This new version of the acclaimed Sony signal processor uses proprietary technology to improve every aspect of the image, frame by frame, in real time. BRAVIA Engine 2 is even better at reproducing realistic black, depicting objects with impressively lifelike depth and detail, removing blemishes or 'noise' from the picture, and delivering that trademark vibrant BRAVIA colour. Contrast is also essential to a quality picture, and a very high screen dynamic contrast ratio of 80,000:1 leverages the work of the BRAVIA Engine 2 to the full.

BRAVIA is a brand with its eyes firmly on the future, and it creates products that are ready to take advantage of emerging trends. This is why the BRAVIA Z4500 is DLNA(TM) Certified (Digital Living Network Alliance), allowing it to be seamlessly networked with other DLNA(TM) Certified devices within the home, such as VAIO(R) PCs and the Giga Juke(TM) music server. Once connected in this way, the BRAVIA Z4500 can be used to enjoy digital pictures and music stored on a PC somewhere else in the house.

World's thinnest production LCD TV, uniquely stylish, with 'BRAVIA 1080 Wireless' High Definition wireless technology for cable-free elegance -- the BRAVIA ZX1

A design masterpiece created to enhance the stylish living space, the BRAVIA ZX1 is guaranteed to catch and hold the attention. The extraordinarily slim 9.9mm(1) Full HD display -- as thin as a CD case -- is a world first for an LCD TV, making it an instant technology must-have for the design conscious consumer. This remarkable advance in engineering was achieved by using side-mounted LEDs to illuminate the screen instead of the usual backlight array. Edge LED technology is the secret behind the world's thinnest-ever production LCD TV.

Whether mounted on the wall or on its table-top stand, the BRAVIA ZX1's aura of cool minimalism need not be marred by wires from set top boxes or other devices, thanks to 'BRAVIA 1080 Wireless' technology. The two-part system uses a super-fast wireless connection to deliver a top-quality HD signal from the Media Receiver, which contains the MPEG4 AVC HD tuner(2), to the ZX1 in real time.

The picture quality is everything you would expect from BRAVIA. Even the most frenetic action has a lifelike smoothness and the impression of reality is further sharpened by the sheer crispness of the image. This is the visible effect of the interplay between two key BRAVIA technologies: Motionflow 100Hz with IB Reduction.

The meticulously designed RF (Radio Frequency) remote commander can be pointing anywhere in the room and still work perfectly. The BRAVIA ZX1 itself is equally versatile thanks to 4 HDMI(TM) inputs (1 x Display; 3 x Media Receiver) allowing it to connect to a sophisticated Home Theatre system like the Sony BRAVIA THEATRE DAV-IS50. It can even be used to control it, thanks to BRAVIA Sync technology. This uses the HDMI connection to transmit control information to other BRAVIA Sync-compatible devices. It can enable features like one-touch play and shut-down, which turns the whole Home Entertainment system on or off at once.

The World's first LCD Picture Frame TV with integrated High Definition wireless connectivity -- the BRAVIA EX1

Created specifically for the European market by Sony's EU Design Centre, the BRAVIA EX1 combines another world first technological innovation with exceptional visual appeal. The display is so slim that it almost begs to be hung on the wall using the specially made optional mounting bracket just 2cm deep (SU-WL700).

The look is intentionally in the picture frame style, and a choice of elegant black and silver bezel finishes and 40-inch, 46-inch or 52-inch screens means that the EX1 should harmonise with every decor.

To emphasise the BRAVIA EX1's potential as a thing of beauty, it can be set to Picture Frame mode, either displaying its own selection of superb quality images in Full HD, or using your own.

No matter how it is used, the BRAVIA EX1 has a very special advantage over normal TVs, namely the super-fast wireless link between its display and the Media Receiver, thanks to 'BRAVIA 1080 Wireless' technology. This part of the system has three HDMI(TM) sockets so it can connect to a sophisticated HD home entertainment system such as the BRAVIATheatre HTP-BD3IS , but there will never be a need to run a signal cable -- or three -- up the wall to the display. The wireless link is so fast it can transmit the HD signal in real time with no loss of quality.

Motionflow 100Hz technology doubles the standard frame rate for visibly smoother on-screen action, while IB Reduction (Image Blur Reduction) sharpens the original signal and ensures a pleasingly sharp picture. The renowned BRAVIA colour advantage is a core part of the BRAVIA EX1, partly thanks to the sophisticated signal processing carried out by the new BRAVIA Engine 2, and partly to the special qualities of the backlight. This produces a wider range of colour and deeper, purer primary colours. Subtle interaction with the colour enhancement provided by the BRAVIA Engine 2 results in a vivid, entirely naturalistic picture.

Watch the future on the first-ever OLED TV to launch in Europe -- the XEL-1

Sony is proud to be the first to bring OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) TV technology to the European market. The XEL-1 embodies all the advantages offered by OLED, which centre around the superlative image quality that the self-illuminating screen can deliver.

Unlike conventional LCD TVs, which require a back or side-light illumination system, OLED screens actually emit their own radiance. When a pixel is off it is truly black -- there is no faint leakage from the backlight -- so the difference between black and pure white (the 'contrast ratio') is huge: in the case of the XEL-1 it is over 1,000,000:1. Such a vast range gives almost perfect fidelity, with light and shadow appearing completely natural, colour fantastically rich and detail always distinct.

The 11 inch OLED screen can be viewed from almost any angle without losing definition, and is capable of nearly instant response in a few microseconds, over a 1000 times faster than LCD TVs, so motion reproduction is exceptionally smooth, with almost no image blurring. Working behind the scenes, XEL-1 Fine Motion picture processing ensures that on-screen action looks as good as it possibly can. 'Super Top Emission' technology adds the final touch, decreasing reflected ambient light and boosting colour purity.

Another crucial advantage to having no backlight is that the screen can be incredibly thin, which enables a radical approach to the overall design. The XEL-1 fully exploits this, combining a daringly slim 3mm(1) screen with an innovative cantilever support rising from one side of the base. The result is utterly distinctive and an unmistakable statement of luxury high technology.

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(1) At its slimmest part
(2) Where compatible DVB-T/DVB-C services are available
(3) With supported operators

NOTES TO EDITORS

Environmental Info

Sony is engaged in a constant review of its manufacturing, operational and business practices to ensure that its products are developed in an environmentally responsible way. This approach can broadly be divided into three areas:

Environmental Information: 3Ps

Product: As with all BRAVIA(TM) TVs, the X4500 series and W4500 series are very energy efficient. The Auto shut-off function automatically turns off the TV when there is no input signal and enters the standby state. This also happens when there is no operation during a certain period of time. Power Consumption in Standby mode is less than 0.2 watt (for all W4500 & 40" X4500), 0.5W for 46X4500 and 0.6W for 55X4500. Using an integrated Light Sensor, the X4500/W4500 BRAVIA(TM) TV can automatically measure ambient lighting levels and dynamically adjust the brightness of the TV, resulting in lower power consumption for the typically darker home environment. All cover/housing parts > 25g are halogen-free, as well as the printed circuit boards. The chemical specifications of flame retardants used in the cover/ housing plastic parts are all provided according to the International ISO Standard 1043-4.

Process: To meet the requirements for recycling, all parts used in the production of the BRAVIA(TM) X4500 series and W4500 are easily separable. Also all plastic parts > 100g are made of one material or of easily separable materials. The material codes of all the plastic parts > 25g are according to the international ISO Standard 11469.

For the halogen-free packaging 35% of recycled paper and VOC-free ink is used.

The instruction manual is printed on non-chlorine bleached paper with VOC-free ink.

Planet: Sony is determined to lead the way as a responsible manufacturer, and as a result we are focussing on three key areas of investment:

1. Reducing CO2 gas emissions
2. Increasing the percentage of renewable energy  used in manufacturing
   facilities
3. Minimising the resources used by our factories in manufacturing

About Sony:

Sony manufactures audio, video, communications and information technology products for the global consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, game and online businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be one of the world's leading digital entertainment brands. Sony recorded consolidated global annual sales of EUR 55.44 billion (yen 8,871 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, based on an average market exchange rate for the same period of yen 160.0 to the EUR. It employs approximately 180,500 people worldwide.

In Europe, the Sony Group recorded consolidated annual sales of EUR 12.73 billion (yen 2,328 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. Sony Europe, headquartered at the Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, is responsible for the company's European electronics business and registered consolidated sales of EUR 9.55 billion for the same period.

For more information on Sony Europe, please visit http://www.sony-europe.com and http://www.sony-europe.com/presscenter

"Sony," "WALKMAN" and "BRAVIA" are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Corporation. All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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Marketers today face the challenge of efficiently creating, managing, and delivering multi-channel content -- drawn from multiple sources in multiple formats -- while maintaining consistent branding and messaging. Interwoven MediaBin accelerates time-to-market through more efficient, centralized creation and management of rich media assets such as video, images, presentations, and logos.

Key enhancements to MediaBin include:

-- Dynamic cropping -- The MediaBin Web client now incorporates a dynamic, visually interactive tool to enable images to be cropped prior to downloading, speeding performance and conserving bandwidth by allowing users to retrieve only the part of the image that will be used. Multiple images may be cropped and downloaded in the same operation.

-- Watermarking assets on retrieval -- By automating the application of a watermark to specified images on retrieval from MediaBin, marketing professionals can ensure the inclusion of a company banner on images intended for broad distribution, or mark placeholders as "FPO" (For Placement Only) to prevent production errors. The same feature can be used to merge two images, in the appropriate format, into a single composite image.

"To stay on top of fast-moving markets while delivering a strong brand presence, marketing teams need to make the best possible use of every technology available to them," said Kim Nielsen of e-Memento, a consulting firm that implemented Interwoven MediaBin at client Arla Foods. "MediaBin has made it possible for us to provide companies with best-in-class digital asset management capabilities tailored to their business needs, content environment, and technology infrastructure. We look forward to exploring the enhancements in the latest version of MediaBin as we continue to roll out DAM with our clients, and benefiting from Interwoven's continued commitment to innovation in this field."

Customers using Interwoven's Digital Asset Management solution combined with Interwoven's Web Solutions gain even greater power and efficiencies across their organization. For example, a marketer creating a print collateral piece for a new product can pull logos and product images from the same centralized location as their counterpart creating a new online promotion within Interwoven TeamSite. This centralization and automation of image production alone saves hours of production time across multiple departments, while ensuring consistent product imagery and branding across all channels.

"Interwoven is committed to empowering our customers across the entire online marketing cycle," said Seth Rosenblatt, vice president of product marketing for Interwoven's Web solutions. "The latest version of MediaBin -- already the market leader in digital asset management -- helps marketers deploy rich media assets more quickly and efficiently through every communications channel they use while maintaining consistent branding and messaging. As new consumer behaviors, technologies, and competitive forces drive continued evolution in online business, we'll provide the innovative tools our customers need to maximize online business performance."

Additional enhancements in MediaBin include:

-- Flash Video: FLV Preview support -- Flash video has become a standard format for deploying video across the Web today. Managing these files within MediaBin has been enhanced with this release. As FLV videos are uploaded into MediaBin, preview storyboards will be generated from these assets to provide a frame-by-frame preview.

-- Flash Formats: FLA and SWF -- Assets in these supporting Flash file formats now appear in MediaBin with icons to distinguish them from other asset types, further extending the ability for MediaBin to manage the favorite file types used by most Websites today.

-- Asset Expiration -- Digital assets with an expiration date assigned to them will now be moved automatically to a fixed, system-wide folder when this date has been reached, reducing errors while preserving a backup copy of expired assets.

-- DNG Asset Retrieval -- Digital Negative File (DNG) assets can be easily retrieved in their original format, archived, and converted to a neutral format for repurposing. DNG is a publicly available archival format created by Adobe for the raw files generated by digital cameras.

-- Additional Metadata Support -- MediaBin now supports the GeoTag metadata included in the EXIF format from certain image sources. This supports newer digital cameras which automatically tag images taken with GPS coordinates for returning to the exact location the photograph was taken.

-- Email URLs -- The MediaBin Web client now has the ability to email URLs pointing directly to MediaBin assets or folders.

-- Exchange Integration -- The MediaBin Web Client is now integrated with Microsoft Exchange/Outlook Address Books, making it simpler and more convenient to e-mail assets to individual or multiple recipients.

    Interwoven MediaBin version 4.6.2 is now generally available.

About Interwoven

Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ: IWOV) is a global leader in content management solutions. Interwoven's software and services enable organizations to maximize online business performance and organize, find, and govern business content. Interwoven solutions unlock the value of content by delivering the right content to the right person in the right context at the right time. Nearly 4,400 of the world's leading companies, professional services firms, and governments have chosen Interwoven, including adidas, Airbus, Amnesty International USA, Avaya, BT, Cisco, Citi, Delta Air Lines, DLA Piper, FedEx, Grant Thornton, Hilton Hotels, HKMP LLP, Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, HSBC, LexisNexis, MasterCard, Microsoft, Samsung, Shell, Sky Italia, Qantas Airways, Tesco, Virgin Mobile, and White & Case. A community of over 20,000 developers and over 300 partners enrich and extend Interwoven's offerings. To learn more about Interwoven, please visit http://www.interwoven.com.

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--  Automatically learns, detects, tracks, and classifies new threats,
    without the need of constant human involvement to calibrate rules and
    update settings
--  Identifies abnormal behaviors and alerts security operators in real
    time, enabling informed, proactive responses; instantly sends alerts and
    video to portable handheld devices carried by field personnel
--  Dramatically lowers false positives so that security operators can
    focus on actual threats
--  Adapts automatically to changes in the scene over time, further
    improving the value of the system
--  Due to standards-based design, integrates easily with existing camera
    infrastructure and watch-center user interfaces
--  Scales to cost-effectively support even the largest and most complex
    surveillance environments
--  Works with pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) cameras by quickly learning new scenes
    each time the camera is moved

"The physical security market has long been lacking in innovation, but by combining machine learning with computer and video analysis, BRS Labs is ushering in the era of Video Analytics 2.0," said Steve Hunt, founder and CEO of Hunt Business Intelligence. "Software which adapts to new scenes and learns from experience will no doubt detect critical events that rules-based systems will miss."

Breakthrough Learning Capabilities for Video Analysis Deliver Better Intelligence and Scalability

The AISight Cognitive Video Analytics software takes visual input from either a live camera or recorded video, learns what activities and behaviors are normal, and generates real-time alerts that notify appropriate security personnel of potentially threatening behaviors. Unlike rules-based video-analytics software, the intelligent AISight solution identifies threats and behaviors that were not previously defined or anticipated, and it does so with fewer false positives. In 10 months of beta testing, outside of a controlled laboratory environment, AISight has achieved a false-positive rate and overall accuracy previously unseen in the video-analytics industry.

AISight consists of the following modular components:

--  The Video Analysis Engine (VAE) uses input from multiple sources to
    create a 2.5D visual model of the scene without the need for security
    personnel to define "trip lines," newly defined threats, and other criteria
    required by current video-analytics software.  The VAE continuously refines
    its model over time, allowing it to detect, track, and classify more
    behaviors and threats with greater accuracy.
--  The Machine Learning Engine (MLE) uses advanced learning technology
    based on human cognition to build behavior pattern models called
    hypocepts(TM), or hypothetical concepts.  No human operator is required to
    define or train the software to recognize objects, terrain, or scenarios or
    to detect anomalous behavior.
--  The System Manager provides administrative functionality for multiple
    AISight analysis servers, controls how AISight issues alerts and to whom,
    and displays archived alerts.
--  The Operator Console provides operators with real-time views and
    notifications of alerts, displays live feeds for closer analysis, and
    manages the frame-by-frame observations of objects and behaviors from any
    standard desktop computer.

"New requirements for video surveillance can create a huge manpower burden in large, complex environments, yet typically yield little positive impact on accuracy or effectiveness," said Eric Eaton, chief technology officer at BRS Labs. "AISight is the only solution that can overcome the limitations of current rules-based surveillance technology to deliver much stronger security with greater scalability and effectiveness."

Adaptive Learning Capabilities Deliver Even More Value over Time

In addition to the cost and scalability benefits derived from automatically learning any new environment without requiring human input or guidance, AISight continues to deliver superior value over time because of its capability to adapt to changes in the scene or changes in behaviors over time. AISight is constantly self-calibrating and self-improving to continuously provide the best analysis of potentially threatening behaviors and to keep security personnel as accurately informed and proactive as possible.

Easily Integrates Into Existing Video Environments

The standards-based AISight software seamlessly integrates with existing video-surveillance environments by providing compatibility with a wide range of third-party surveillance applications, data sources, and video-management software and devices. AISight supports the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) for video streaming and a plethora of application and device interfaces, including XML, SOAP, Web Services, JAVA, and Windows.

AISight Availability

The AISight Cognitive Video Analytics software is currently available from BRS Labs or authorized resellers. For more information, contact sales@brslabs.com.

About BRS Labs

BRS Labs is a software development company that provides the industry's first cognitive video analytics software that adaptively learns behavior patterns in complex surveillance environments. BRS Labs is the only company that has been able to apply computer-vision and machine-learning capabilities to video analytics, thereby greatly enhancing operator awareness and effectiveness in improving security. No human is required to define parameters for the software to recognize behavior; the software reports unusual or suspicious behaviors based on memories it has acquired through observations over time. BRS Labs was founded in November 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company is funded by $22 million in private equity.

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At the heart of the Home Cinema 6100's optical imaging engine is Epson's latest-generation D7 high definition resolution LCD technology. Unlike projectors which use a spinning color wheel with a white segment, 3LCD technology delivers realistic, vibrant colors without the possibility of color break-up. This latest technology also provides substantially improved contrast, reaching an incredible 18,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio (a 50 percent improvement over earlier models) to deliver brighter and more accurate whites and darker blacks.

Another contributing factor to the Home Cinema 6100's increased contrast is its exclusive Dynamic Iris system, which allows light to be controlled precisely on a frame-by-frame basis. This feature is especially ideal for projecting fast-action movies that involve quick changing scenes. This is largely due to the Dynamic Iris system's ability to make automatic light output adjustments up to 120 times per second. The projector also features Epson's exclusive Cinema Filter that delivers a larger color space for improved color accuracy and a more film-like image. Epson has also collaborated with Fujinon -- the leading provider of precision optics to the digital film and HDTV camera industry -- to develop this projector's unique OptiCinema multi-lens system. This feature projects clean, precise edges with consistent image quality across the entire screen. It also gives users more options and flexibility in terms of where they wish to install the projector.

The Home Cinema 6100's light source uses a newly updated E-TORL(r) (Epson Twin Optics Reflection Lamp), an exclusive Epson design. Unlike off-the-shelf lamps, the ultra high efficiency E-TORL design provides optimum light uniformity and is rated at 200 watts (compared to 170 watts with earlier models). This enables the projector to deliver an incredible 1,800 lumens of white and color light output. It also allows the projector to be used with larger screen sizes (greater than ten feet diagonal), while still providing a bright, impressive picture.

A significantly improved airflow system in the Home Cinema 6100 contributes to more efficient use of power, reduced cool-down periods and lower fan speeds that result in quieter operation (only 22 db) than earlier models. The airflow system also takes advantage of an advanced air filtration system that achieves up to 98 percent efficiency which contributes to longer filter life.

The Home Cinema 6100 features numerous high definition inputs, including a high definition component video input as well as two HDMI version 1.3a digital inputs. An S-video input and a composite video input are also provided, along with a VGA-type RGB input (D-sub 15) to accept a wide variety of computer resolutions including high definition, bringing the number of HD-compatible inputs to four.

Stylishly designed, the Home Cinema 6100 features a white casing with silver accents and a reversible Epson logo on the front panel that can be reoriented for tabletop, shelf and ceiling mounting. An integrated cable hook ensures that connections always remain solid and secure, while an optional rear panel cable cover fully encloses the input panel to hide wiring.

Availability and Support

The Epson Home Cinema 6100 will be available in November through authorized Epson projector dealers and select retail outlets for an estimated street price of $1,999. The projector also comes with the service and support only Epson can offer, including a two-year limited warranty with toll-free access to PrivateLine(sm), Epson's priority technical support, and free overnight exchange with ExtraCare(sm)Home Service.

About 3LCD Technology

3LCD is the world's leading projection technology, delivering unbelievably bright and natural color, amazing detail and road-tested reliability. Using an advanced, 3-chip optical engine, 3LCD offers full-time color for brilliant quality images without the possibility of color break-up. 3LCD is based on LCD technology, which is used by leading manufacturers worldwide for the ultimate viewing experience in flat panel TVs and projectors. To find out why more users choose 3LCD than all other projection technologies combined and to get the latest list of leading companies offering 3LCD technology in their products, visit the 3LCD website at http://www.3LCD.com.

About Epson America Inc.

Epson offers an extensive array of award-winning image capture and image output products for the consumer, business, photography, and graphic arts markets. The company is also a leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and transaction terminals for the retail market. Founded in 1975, Epson America Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. Epson America Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif.

Note: Epson, and E-TORL are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. PrivateLine and PowerLite are registered trademarks and OptiCinema is a trademark of Epson America, Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.

(1) Based upon Q2 2008 worldwide front projection market share estimates from Pacific Media Associates

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