VAIO is currently a brand of personal computers and home appliances manufactured by VAIO Corporation, a Japanese company located in the province of Nagumno, Azumino. VAIO is a trademark of Sony Corporation, first introduced in 1996. In February 2014, he founded Sony VAIO Corporation Inc. As part of a redesign of mobile devices, it has partnered with Japan Industrial Partners. Sony currently has a small stake in a new independent company that sells computers in the United States, Japan, India and Brazil, as well as other specialized trading agreements. Sony continues to protect the intellectual property rights of the VAIO trademark and logo.