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March 2001 Page 15
Color Business Report
Industry Notes
Announcement
Date Vendor Comments
February 12, 2001 Best Buy/Shutterfly Shutterfly, an online photo sharing service, to develop and manage Best Buy’s
Online Photo Center.
February 12, 2001 Durst Phototechnik/ Durst to integrate Applied Science Fiction’s Digital ICE image correction
Applied Science Fiction technology into its Sigma professional film scanner.
February 22, 2001 E-Color/AXS AXS’s EyeSpy Image Server, a software application that increases the speed at
Technologies which digital images are transferred and viewed on the Internet, to integrate
E-Color’s True Internet Color technology.
February 20, 2001 E-Color/Equilibrium Equilibrium to integrate E-Color’s True Internet Color technology into its
MediaRich Publishing Platform, a server-based software package that automates
the creation and manipulation of digital images destined for the web.
February 26, 2001 EFI/FAIR EFI to acquire FAIR’s Publishing Solutions Group, which specializes in
developing variable data applications.
February 12, 2001 FlashPoint/Sanyo Sanyo to license FlashPoint’s Digita Photivity wireless photo transfer
technology, and integrate it with Sanyo digital cameras under development.
With Photivity, users can transfer digital images to the Internet via wireless
connection.
February 27, 2001 IKON/ImageX IKON to offer ImageX’s online print procurement system to its corporate
customers. ImageX, in turn will offer IKON’s Digital Express 2000 online print
management, production, and distribution system to its customers.
February 13, 2001 Indigo/Printlife Printlife, a provider of online photofinishing services, to install Indigo digital
color presses at its printing facilities in the U.S. and Japan.
February 20, 2001 iPrint/Oracle iPrint to provide an online print-ordering system for Oracle, allowing Oracle’s
25,000 employees to order business cards and stationery items.
February 13, 2001 Kodak/Olympus Kodak and Olympus to co-develop CCD sensors for digital cameras. In addition,
both companies will develop an online photo-sharing and printing service.
March 13, 2001 Monaco/MacDermid MacDermid ColorSpan to integrate Monaco Color API, a software package that
ColorSpan generates ICC profiles, into its ColorMark+ RIP.
February 12, 2001 PhotoAccess/JVC PhotoAccess to provide online photofinishing services to users of JVC Photo
Club, JVC’s online digital photo-sharing web site.
February 8, 2001 Pixami/BigNose.com Pixami, a developer of online imaging technology, to develop an imaging
system for BigNose.com users, allowing them to create custom posters and
other large format graphics.
February 14, 2001 Polaroid/JoePix Polaroid to partner with JoePix, a provider of digital photography promotions, to
provide digital photography services at sporting events, concerts, and festivals.
March 14, 2001 Scitex/KBA Scitex to transfer its share of Karat Digital Press, Inc., manufacturer of the
74 Karat digital press, to KBA, in exchange for future performance-related
payments.
March 6, 2001 Xerox/Fuji Xerox to sell half of its stake in Fuji Xerox to Fuji for $1.3 billion, decreasing
Xerox’s share in the company to 25 percent.
On February 11, 2001, Eastman Kodak Company
(Rochester, NY) introduced two ink jet papers, designed
for photo printing applications. Kodak Ultima Picture
Paper is available in two finishes, high-gloss and satin.
Kodak claims that prints made on Ultima Picture Paper
with HP and Epson ink jets will last between 20 and 25
years, and that prints made with the Lexmark-based
Kodak Personal Picture Maker 200 will last over 30
years. Kodak Ultima Picture Paper is available in 15-
sheet packages for a retail price of $19.99. Kodak
Premium Picture Paper has a satin finish, and according
to Kodak, offers the same longevity as Ultima papers.
It is available in 15-sheet packets for $9.99, and a 50-
sheet package is available for $29.99.
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