Olympus updates PEN with new viewfinder, external audio port
Olympus Imaging America Inc., Center Valley, Pa., updated its retro-chic PEN line with the new E-P2 Micro-Four Thirds camera, featuring a stylish black metal body, a new accessory port to accommodate a detachable viewfinder or external mic, a new continuous AF tracking system, full manual control in Movie Mode and HDMI control of the camera’s [...]
Elpical releases Claro Layout for InDesign users
Elpical, Giesbeek, The Netherlands, released Elpical Claro Layout, available to anyone who works with Adobe InDesign. Claro Layout, the latest addition to Elpical’s product line of automated image enhancement and image management solutions, is an InDesign plug-in offering built-in, automated quality analysis and image enhancement to InDesign users. With Claro Layout, print and publishing [...]
Colfax Financial acquires operating assets of Cord Camera Centers
Venture capital company Colfax Financial LLC has acquired all operating assets of Cord Camera Centers Inc., Columbus, Ohio. The company has 18 retail stores located in Ohio and Indiana. Some stores are being moved to smaller spaces, but there are currently no plans to close any locations. All employees have been retained. Although John Crotty, [...]
PayPal now available in 24 currencies, opens platform to third parties
Online payment company PayPal, San Francisco, Calif., added five new currencies and now supports payments in 24 currencies including the U.S. Dollar, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, Singapore Dollar, Taiwan New Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, Euro, Swiss Franc, Czech Koruna, Swedish Krona, Danish Krone, Norwegian Krone, Hungarian Forint, Mexican Peso, Philippine Peso, Malaysian [...]
Mobile coupon redemption value approach $6 billion by 2014
A new report from Juniper Research, Hampshire, England, forecasts consumer usage of mobile coupons will generate close to $6 billion globally in retail redemption value by 2014. Juniper Research’s new report, ‘Mobile Coupons & NFC Smart Posters: Strategies, Applications & Forecasts 2009-2014′ cautions that user apathy among the wider public, as well as lack of [...]
Samsung develops advanced chip packaging technology
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Seouls, South Korea, developed what it calls the world’s thinnest multi-die package, one that measures a mere 0.6mm in height. Designed initially for 32 gigabyte (GB) densities, the new memory package is just half the thickness of a conventional memory package of eight stacked chips (or dies). The advanced packaging technology [...]
Drytac introduces recyclable blockout banner material for UV flatbed printers
Drytac, Richmond, Va., added a recyclable blockout banner material for UV flatbed printers to its line of print media. Made of low-density polyethylene, EarthSmart Eclipse can be recycled in commercial plastics recycling programs to become raw material for products like trash bags and landscape fabric. It is also certified by ASTM International to biodegrade in [...]
Consolidated Graphics reports quarterly revenue decrease
Consolidated Graphics Inc., Houston, Texas, announced revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009 was $251.6 million, down 15 percent compared to the same quarter last year. The revenue decline was primarily due to a year-over-year same-store revenue decline caused by the current economic environment and lower election-related business. Operating income for the September 2009 [...]
New “PMA Presents McCurry on Marketing” video now on PMA TV
PMA TV recently premiered a new, 6-part series, “PMA Presents McCurry on Marketing.” Be sure to tune in today for the third installment, in which PMA speaker and author Bill McCurry reveals effective ways to tap into the huge growth potential of personalized photo greeting cards and exploit this lucrative business. In Episode 1, McCurry [...]
Target reports October net sales up 2.8 percent, comparable stores level
Target Corp., Minneapolis, Minn., reported October’s net retail sales were $4,541 million, an increase of 2.8 percent from $4,415 million the same period last year. On this same basis, October comparable-store sales decreased 0.1 percent. “Sales for the month of October were slightly better than our expectation,” says Gregg Steinhafel, chairman, president and CEO, Target. [...]
