Fujifilm, EFI announce partnership
Fujifilm Graphic Systems U.S.A. Inc., Valhalla, N.Y., and EFI, Foster City, Calif., announce a new development partnership that will link the EFI Colorproof XF RIP and proofing solution and Fujifilm’s Taskero Universe ColorPath Verified, a system and method for remotely monitoring, maintaining and servicing every facet of the color production process. “Our intention throughout the [...]
Blurb announces call for entries in Best Blurb Books photo book contest
Blurb, San Francisco, Calif., a publishing platform that enables anyone to design, publish, market and sell books, seeks entries for the first-ever Best Blurb Books Contest. Photo books can be entered in one of three categories – family, pets, or travel – for a shot at one of three $3,000 grand prizes or one of [...]
Pantone turns iPhone into color studio on the go
Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company, announced myPANTONE, an iPhone application for designers. myPANTONE enables designers to capture, create and share PANTONE Color Palettes. – wherever they go and whenever they find inspiration. With myPANTONE, designers have access to all the Pantone Color Libraries. The application also enables designers to create harmonious color palettes by [...]
ACD expands in German photo software market
ACD Systems International Inc., Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, one of the world’s leading developers and marketers of digital imaging software, is partnering with Globell, Venlo, the Netherlands, a leader in distributing multimedia, photography, and education software and utilities in German-speaking Europe. “We expect that the products we will bring to market through this new partnership [...]
Amazon.com introduces line of consumer electronics
Amazon.com Inc., Seattle, Wash., announced AmazonBasics, a new private-label collection of consumer electronic “basics” created for customers who want exceptional value. The AmazonBasics line currently includes audio video cables and blank DVD media, with additional accessories and other items to be added in the coming months. “We saw an opportunity to create a line of [...]
Toshiba launches wireless universal docking station
Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Irvine, Calif., announced the universal dynadock wireless U USB docking station. Toshiba’s next generation of its dynadock U, a top selling universal docking station on the Internet, features wireless USB technology that eliminates the need for a cable between the docking station [...]
Andreessen joins HP board
CNET reports two years after selling his software company, Opsware, to HP, Marc Andreessen has joined the company’s board of directors. Andreessen, best known as the co-founder of Netscape, has helmed social network creation service Ning, and a new venture capital firm Andreessen-Horowitz. He also sits on the boards of eBay and Facebook.
PMA Data Watch: A look at camera sales and digital printing in July
According to NPD Group Inc., digital camera sales were down 13 percent compared in July 2009 compared to the same month last year. Digital camera sales were down about 13 percent in June 2009 compared to the prior year, as well. Year-to-date sales in July of this year were down 12 percent whereas they were [...]
6Sight founder Alexis Gerard shares insights on event in today’s DIMAcast
Every year, the 6Sight Future of Imaging conference brings together visionaries and networking opportunities to share, shape and create the industry of tomorrow. In the new episode of the DIMAcast, conference chairman Alexis Gerard, president of Future Image Inc., San Mateo, Calif. discusses the upcoming event, to be held Nov. 10-12 in Monterey, Calif., and [...]
Amplis Foto to distribute Ilford Galerie products
Effective Oct. 1, Amplis Foto Inc., Markham, Ontario, Canada, is the exclusive Ilford Galerie distributor in Canada. “The Canadian market is essential in developing the North American distribution strategy of Ilford,” says Tom Poudrier, director of Marketing at Oji Ilford. Ilford now operates as a fully owned subsidiary within Oji’s Communications Paper Division. Ilford [...]
