Smilebox announces photo sharing collaboration with Hallmark U.K.
Smilebox Inc., Redmond, Wash., announced it entered into a partnership with Hallmark U.K. to offer a unique photo sharing and preservation service targeted toward the needs of U.K. families. The service offers more than 700 digital designs for every occasion, including more than 20 designs for Mother’s Day. These high-quality designs can be customized with [...]
Nikon’s Arnold Kamen earns NAPET’s LaCroix award
Nikon Inc., Melville, N.Y., is proud to announce the National Association of Photo Equipment Technicians (NAPET) — a PMA member association — recently awarded its highest level of achievement, the George LaCroix Memorial Award, to Arnold H. Kamen, vice president of operations and customer services, Nikon Inc.
Kamen was presented with the award for outstanding service [...]
Kodak announces expiration and final results of all cash tender offer
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., announced the expiration and final results of its tender offer to purchase up to $200 million of its outstanding 7.25 percent Senior Notes due 2013 (“2013 Notes”). The tender offer was made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated Feb. 3, 2010, the related Letter of Transmittal and Kodak’s [...]
John Stumpf appointed to Target board
Target Corp., Minneapolis, Minn., announced John Stumpf, chairman, president and CEO of Wells Fargo & Co., was appointed to its board of directors, effective immediately. Stumpf will replace George Tamke, who retired from the board on March 9. Target also announced today Richard Kovacevich, former chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo & Co., intends to [...]
The new issue of The 6Sight Report is now available
The latest issue of The 6Sight Report, the voice of the 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference, is now available online. The report is $75. This month, the report focuses on computational photography, industry trends and print-on-demand marketing. Topics include:
This month, the 34-page edition focuses on computational photography and photo printing.
Computational Photography — Ramesh Raskar of [...]
Spitfire Photo Pro changes name to WebDAM Solutions
Virtual Moment LLC, San Francisco, Calif., changed of its DBA name from Spitfire Photo Pro to WebDAM Solutions. The move is part of the company’s overall shift to completely focus on WebDAM, its successful Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) digital asset management application, while reinforcing the WebDAM brand as a market leader, the company says.
“Since WebDAM’s launch as [...]
ArcSoft turns 2D pics and movies to 3D
ArcSoft Inc., Fremont, Calif., announced its best-selling multimedia application, TotalMedia Theatre 3, is adding Sim3D as the newest member of the SimHD family. The patent-pending technology allows viewers to transform their standard 2D movies and photos into a realistic 3D viewing experience on their PCs. ArcSoft Total Media Theatre, with Sim3D support, will be available [...]
Pentax launches medium-format digital Pentax 645D
Hoya Corp., Pentax Division, Tokyo, Japan, announced the launch of the PENTAX 645D lens-interchangeable, medium-format digital SLR camera. The camera includes a 40-megapixel Kodak CCD image sensor, measuring 44mm by 33mm, and is approximately 1.7 times larger than its 35mm-format counterparts. The CCD unit is designed with no low-pass filters.
The PENTAX 645D features the PRIME [...]
Cardstore.com introduces birthday cards by artist february 13 creative
Photo cards retailer Cardstore.com, Berkeley, Calif., announced a new line of birthday cards, invitations, and photo cards by best-selling artist february 13 creative. With bold and colorful designs that appeal to both kids and adults, these newest cards join the already wildly popular collection by the artist, the company claims. Marty Reed, CEO of Cardstore.com, [...]
Animoto launches QuickStart workflow for pro photographers
Animoto Productions, New York, N.Y., today launched QuickStart, a new tool for companies serving professional photographers. With QuickStart companies can seamlessly send photo and video assets directly to Animoto, allowing their clients to initiate Animoto projects directly from their own Web site. The company says launch partners include White House Custom Colour, SmugMug and TimeExposure’s [...]
