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JVC may sell tunes unit, buy Pentax

JVC Kenwood Holdings Inc. is considering selling its music software company Victor Entertainment Inc. while buying the Pentax digital camera unit of optical glass maker Hoya Corp., sources said Wednesday. Potential buyers of the Victor Entertainment... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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