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TechConnect Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
The company formerly known as Matsushita, Panasonic took out the expensive champagne bottles in its cellar this week as it has reached a new milestone with its TV business - 300 million manufactured units. Matsushita started making TVs in 1952 and it has used the Panasonic brand since 1961. Now that the 300 million mark has been achieved, the company is looking towards the future and is already gunning...
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Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
It's been a big week for Panasonic: The company founded by Konosuke Matsushita turned 90, celebrating by both finally swapping the founder's surname in favor of the more well-known Panasonic Corp,...
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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Filed under: Industry , Displays , Panasonic We've wondered why Matsushita Electric took such a long time to make the name switch to Panasonic, but this little factoid might explain some of the timing -- Panasonic just capped off its 300 millionth TV. Even though the company has always badged TVs with the "Panasonic" name plate in the US, 105 million units were cranked out under the "National" brand...
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News on Japan (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Just before Matsushita officially renamed itself “Panasonic” on October 1, 2008, it broke the world’s record for the production of the most TV sets…. Panasonic Achieves Production of 300 Million TV Sets, a World’s Record Tokyo, Oct 7, 2008 - JCN Newswire—Panasonic Corporation announced today it is set to roll out its 300 millionth TV [...]
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core77.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
PingMag caught up with Keiichi Matsuo of Hakusan Porcelain, an eighth generation ceramic company in Nagasaki, Japan. His father introduced a design-based approach to traditional crafts in the 1950's employing designer Masahiro Mori. As the story goes, the famous industrialist Konosuke Matsushita was disembarking from an airplane after a trip around the world when he said "This is the beginning of...
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Japundit (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
On October 1, 2008, Japanese manufacturing giant Matsushita Electric officially retired both its corporate name and the National brand and brought all of its product lines under the Panasonic label. The Matsushita and National brands had previously been used–mostly in Japan–for industrial parts and equipment in the former case and kitchen appliances in the latter [...]
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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Filed under: Industry , Displays , Panasonic We've been hearing that Matsushita was jonesing to become Panasonic for months now , but at long last, the company (companies') has finally pulled the trigger. As of October 2008, Matsushita Electric Industrial Company has become Panasonic Corporation, and its stock ticker symbol on the NYSE has been changed from MC to PC. Additionally, Panny is working...
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Gadgetell (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Section: Gadgets / Other , Miscellaneous We have known Panasonic as a brand for a very long time. However, Panasonic was just that, a brand of Matsushita Electric. Now, Matsushita Electric has changed its name to “Panasonic Corporation.” The company has had “Matsushita” in its name since 1918. In Japan, the brand was known as “National.” This really signals Panasonic’s understanding that consumer...
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BlockBuster Total Access (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
10/1/2008 Issue #410 Daina, This week, we look at the potential negative repercussions of "poaching" a client in Custom Corner; and talk about how acronyms, and over-use of them, can confuse the customer. Digital music is also a hot topic this week, with MySpace ramping up its offerings in that space in a big way; and Starbucks teaming up with iTunes for a venture that will promote new music with your...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
TOKYO: Japanese electronics giant Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. on Wednesday changed its 90-year-old name to Panasonic Corp. aimed at a “fresh start” to boost its competitiveness and brand value globally. ...
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
From Wednesday, the company will start using the name of its most recognized brand as it prepares to compete harder with Samsung and Sony.
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i4U (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
As of today, October 1st Matsushita Electric Industrial is called Panasonic. The electronics company made the name change announcement back in January. Matsushita Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd. was established in 1918. While the company was using 'Nati...
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TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
(TrendHunter.com) I prayed this day would come and it has! There is finally a waterproof laptop which I assume is also cat fur- and food-proof as well. Sadly it is not a super laptop in terms of performance, so I don’t…
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Matsushita's consumer electronics products, particularly its plasma televisions, are already popular throughout the world. But the company is more dependent than its rivals on the Japanese market, where the population is shrinking and growth prospects are limited. About half of its $86 billion in annual sales comes from its home market, compared with 26% for Sony Corp. while Samsung Electronics Co....
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Financial Time (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Consumer electronics sales are resisting the effects of the financial crisis, according to Fumio Ohtsubo, president of Matsushita - the Japanese conglomerate that officially changes its name to Panasonic on Wednesday
