Nikon Australia announces ambassadors
Nikon Australia announced the Nikon Ambassador Program – a selection of Australia’s top professional photographers. To launch the Nikon Ambassador program, seven dedicated photographers have been selected based on their commitment to the art of photography and their allegiance to the Nikon brand. Ranging from diverse backgrounds and specialities, the Ambassadors vary from Wedding and [...]
Xerox scientists develop chemical armor for printer components
Xerox Corp., Rochester, N.Y., announces its scientists developed a new chemical armor that protects photoreceptors, the light-sensitive elements in xerographic machines. Protected from normal wear and tear, a photoreceptor coated with the new “armor” can survive more than one million revolutions – nearly doubling its usable life. “The long life of the photoreceptor reduces the [...]
Bon Jovi to help launch new Best Buy store in New York City’s Union Square
Best Buy Co. Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., is set to open its largest Manhattan-area store this morning. The 48,000 square-foot store, located at the corner of 14th Street and 4th Avenue, is expected to add more than 400 local jobs. As part of the grand opening celebration, Best Buy will present a total of $10,000 to [...]
Kodak helps consumers recycle old cameras while benefiting charities
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., is working with Recycling for Charities to help consumers recycle their old cameras when purchasing a special Kodak Easyshare M320 Camera Bundle. The bundle will be available at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club exclusively in the U.S. and will contain instructions guiding consumers how to recycle their old cameras through Recycling [...]
liveBooks secures $5 million in funding, expands into new markets
liveBooks Inc., San Francisco, Calif., a provider of websites that allow creative professionals to promote and manage their businesses online, secured $5 million in funding from strategic and private investors. This allows the company to expand into new markets and create more flexible and affordable payment and design options for its customers. With this funding, [...]
Kohl’s reports third quarter sales increase
Kohl’s Corp., Menomonee Falls, Wis., reported net income for the quarter ended Oct. 31, 2009 increased 20 percent to $193 million compared to $160 million a year ago. Net sales were $4.1 billion, an increase of 6.5 percent for the quarter. Comparable store sales for the quarter increased 2.4 percent. For the nine months ended [...]
Forrester offers free white paper on five tools to drive email relevance
Forrester Research is offering a complimentary white paper, “The ROI of Email Relevance, 2009,” to business leaders looking to meet rising customer expectations as marketing communications are occurring through more channels. The white paper covers topics such as: * Enabling customers to share messages with social networks * Humanizing messages with customer-generated content * Automating [...]
Costco opens first Manhattan store
Costco Wholesale Corp., Issaquah, Wash., opened its first store in Manhattan after searching for a site on the island for several years, Bloomberg reports. The new store is the fourth within New York City limits, with the others in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. Another store will open next year in Queens. The warehouse store [...]
Corel: “no comment” on latest stock offer
The Board of Directors of Corel Corp., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, has said it is “unable to take a position” on the latest offer made by venture capital company Vector for the purchase of outstanding shares of the company. Vector is trying to buy all remaining shares it doesn’t already own, and increased the value of [...]
Mamiya offers new software for DM and DL series medium-format cameras
Mamiya, Elmsford, N.Y., introduced two new software packages for the Mamiya DM and DL series digital cameras: Capture One v5.0 and Leaf Capture 11.2.9. With these new releases, along with existing Raw file support in Adobe Lightroom, Mamiya DSLR photographers can choose the Raw file processing solution that best fits their needs. In addition to [...]
