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The September/October issue of <i>PMA magazine</i> is now online

The September/October issue of PMA magazine is now online

August 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

The September/October issue of PMA Magazine – Connecting the Imaging Communities is now available in an Ritz Camera, PMA Canada Expo and 6Sight conference headline the new issue. interactive format. The browser-based digital edition preserves the publication’s layout, as well as includes hyperlinks and search features. Readers can share and print individual articles, as well as download a PDF for offline reading. Clicking on an article’s headline brings up a new window where users can post articles to social networking sites, email, print a text version, and translate the text... [Read the full story]

Retail

Kayell celebrates 40th anniversary

Kayell celebrates 40th anniversary

September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

(L to R): John Bourne, Ross Adair, John Koens , Colin Gilroy, Johan Dupreez, Robert Gatto, Andreas Johansson. Picture by John Swainston/Maxwell, Copyright 2010 More than 140 industry luminaries attended a 40th anniversary dinner celebration of Australia’s  Kayell. Co-founder John Koens, former Chairman Ross Adair, John Bourne, onetime managing director of former Kayell owner Hagemeyer Group, and current managing director Robb Gatto gathered to thank customers, industry associates and former employees for their 40 years as a company. Co-founder Hans Leijer was unable to attend due to... [Read the full story]

Photo Specialty

LifePics launches online photo service for Roberts Imaging

September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

LifePics, Boulder, Colo., and Roberts Imaging, Indianapolis, Ind., announced a new online photo service for Roberts Imaging customers. The new service, provided by LifePics, allows Roberts Imaging customers to order prints and photo products online and pick up the orders at a Roberts Imaging location later that day, or have the orders shipped to a home or office. Customers can also sync photos from their hard drive to their online account for free online storage and back up, share photos via email or social networking sites like Facebook, and create thousands of fun and creative photo products,... [Read the full story]

Earnings

Seiko Epson posts group operating profit

September 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Seiko Epson Corp. posted a group operating profit in the April-June quarter for the first time in two years, thanks to a turnaround in demand for printers and electronic parts, according to JPEA Photo Electro News. The company earlier had anticipated an operating loss for the quarter, but it posted 10.73 billion yen (US$126.3 million) in operating profit, compared with a loss of 12.4 billion yen (US$140.9 million) a year ago. Total sales rose 12.1 percent year-on-year to 239.2 billion yen (US$2.8 billion). Demand for its mainstay inkjet printers and other IT-related devices showed a moderate recovery... [Read the full story]

Trends

PMA reports June print volume is level

September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

PMA – The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations reports the amount of digital printing remained flat overall for the month of June. According to PMA Marketing Research, the volume of prints made at instant kiosks grew 36 percent. Overall, retail prints comprise more than 56 percent of print volume. Online ordering fell 7 percent and home printing fell by 7 percent in June. The opening of more than 800 new drugstores in 2009 seems to be the main driver behind the continuous growth in the retail channel share and decline in the online channel share, according to PMA Marketing Research. With... [Read the full story]

PMA News

Jostens’ Yearbook Avenue receives patent

September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Yearbook Avenue, an innovative yearbook creation website for schools created by Jostens, Minneapolis, Minn., has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Yearbook Avenue has significantly changed the way school yearbooks are created and school yearbook programs are managed, Jostens says. Staffs use the page ladder feature in Yearbook Avenue to plan their annual, the image library and image tagging features to collect and catalog images, and other tools available in Yearbook Avenue to track yearbook coverage of students and groups. Jostens’ unique product and processes... [Read the full story]

 

New products

Samsung launches new full HD camcorder

Samsung launches new full HD camcorder

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Ridgefield Park, N.J., announced the HMX-T10 camcorder. The full HD HMX-T10 features a 20-degree Slanted Lens that ensures that the user can truly enjoy their recording experience without any discomfort to their arm or wrist, a common occurrence in standard camcorders currently on the...

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Mitsubishi launches new compact photo system printer

Mitsubishi Electric unveils its new compact instant printer for professional photo systems. With its minimal dimensions, the printer occupies only about 40 percent of the volume of space taken up by a comparable previous model. It was developed for retail outlets that have been putting off the acquisition of a photo...

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Canon announces new color digital presses, multifunction printers

Canon U.S.A. Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., announced its new flagship color production presses, the Canon imagePRESS C7010VP, C6010VP and C6010 digital presses.  Built upon the imagePRESS platform, the new models offer commercial printers, print-service providers and Inplant/CRDs the ability to work with an...

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Cosina to make Micro Four Thirds lenses

JPEA Photo Electro News reports Cosina, maker of Voigtlander cameras and lenses, has officially approved of Micro Four Thirds standard developed by Olympus and Panasonic, and will supply Voigtlander and other lenses it makes in the Micro Four Thirds standard. Cosina announced a super-fast normal lens Micro Four Thirds...

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Epson expands Signature Worthy line of media to include rolls

Epson America Inc. is expanding its Signature Worthy line of professional media for photographers and fine artists by offering a wider selection of roll-based products. Due to the growing popularity of Hot Press and Cold Press papers, Epson is now offering these products in rolls of 17-inch, 24-inch, 44-inch, and...

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Newsline Shorts

Kayell celebrates 40th anniversary

Kayell celebrates 40th anniversary

(L to R): John Bourne, Ross Adair, John Koens , Colin Gilroy, Johan Dupreez, Robert...

Jostens’ Yearbook Avenue receives patent

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LifePics launches online photo service for Roberts Imaging

LifePics, Boulder, Colo., and Roberts Imaging, Indianapolis, Ind., announced a new...

He shoots, you score

He shoots, you score

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Fujifilm Canada plans retail promos

Fujifilm Canada Inc., Mississauga, Ont., will be holding retail events through the...

It was the lens, baby

It was the lens, baby

Communication Arts magazine Toronto, Ontario-based photographer Michael Cooper won...

Hahnemuhle announces latest longevity test results

Hahnemuhle announces new longevity tests for Hahnemuhle papers and canvases have...

Joto website enables online ordering

Joto Paper is promoting its new website. It enables customers to place orders online,...

WD appoints Memjet CEO Len Lauer to Board of Directors

Western Digital Corp., Lake Forest, Calif., appointed Len J. Lauer to its board...

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PMA News

Jostens’ Yearbook Avenue receives patent

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PMA Education & Research Foundation debuts

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We all learn early in life that we’re supposed to be nice — but Brian Cole...

The September/October issue of <i>PMA magazine</i> is now online

The September/October issue of PMA magazine is now online

The September/October issue of PMA Magazine – Connecting the Imaging Communities...

PPFA launches Consumer Awareness Committee

The Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) has launched a Consumer Awareness...

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