CouponAlbum brings holiday coupons to U.S. mobile users
With the popularity of smart-phones increasing daily, the number of users in this segment is expected to reach 100 million by 2013, as per research report released by In-Stat. According to another report released on Nov. 23, 2009 by AdMob, a mobile-advertising marketplace, smartphones accounted for 43.7 percent of their U.S. Internet traffic in October [...]
Tamron Europe launches new website
Tamron Europe GmbH, Cologne, Germany, has launched a completely re-designed company website. According to a press release, the new content reflects the input of a large number of customers. By means of new functions, lenses that fit a particular camera brand or model can be easily found. In the new “Friends” section, users can upload [...]
Photo exhibit to celebrate Birdland Jazz Club’s 60th Anniversary
In conjunction with its 60th anniversary on Dec. 15, 2009, New York’s Birdland Jazz Club will present “Birdland @ 60,” an exhibition of new and never-before-seen color and black-and-white fine art photographs taken of some of the century’s greatest jazz musicians, all captured in performance on the legendary Birdland stage. The photos will be exhibited [...]
Corel changes hands
Corel Holdings, a limited partnership controlled by an affiliate of Vector Capital, said yesterday it had acquired enough shares through its tender offer to now own software company Corel Corp., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Corel Holdings’ tender offer to acquire all remaining common shares of the corporation expires Dec. 4.
Olympus reorganizes companies in Europe
Olympus Europa Holding GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, has announced a new company structure, effective Dec. 1, 2009. The subsidiaries Olympus Imaging Europa GmbH, Olympus Medial Systems Europa GmbH and Olympus Life Science Europa GmbH will be liquidated and be merged into the Olympus Europa Holding GmbH. All personal contacts, phone numbers, mail and email addresses will [...]
Leica announces half-year results
Leica Camera AG, Solms, Germany, has announced the results for the first half of the fiscal year that will end March 31, 2010. Compared with the same period last year, total sales increased 14.4 percent to Euro 59.6 million (US-$ 89.4 million), Euro 36.6 million (US-$ 54.9 million) of which was related to sales of [...]
BJ’s Wholesale Club collects 25 tons of food for America food banks
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Chicago, Ill., announced their 25th Anniversary Food-Donation Challenge, held from Oct. 23 to Nov. 15, collected an estimated 25 tons of grocery products from the communities in which it has clubs. The collected items will be donated to 45 food bank members of Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger relief organization. In [...]
PMA offices closed today
The offices of PMA, the Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations, Jackson, Mich., are closed today in observance of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. The office reopens Monday, Nov. 30, at 8 a.m. EST.
Sears.com unveils international shipping to 90 countries
Sears Holdings, Hoffman Estates, Ill., announces Sears.com is now offering international shipping to 90 countries. Customers can choose from over 300,000 products available for delivery to locations all around the globe as Sears.com expands its reach to major markets such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, China, India, Japan, Argentina and Brazil. Sears.com offers [...]
