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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.

ShootProof names Rachael Pollard as vice president, People and Culture People on the Move 

ShootProof names Rachael Pollard as vice president, People and Culture

Atlanta’s ShootProof, a leading global provider of online gallery software and services for professional and semi-professional photographers, today announced the hiring of Rachael Pollard as vice president, People and Culture. Pollard brings more than 25 years of HR experience to the role where she will guide talent development, recruiting, and culture amidst rapid growth. “ShootProof’s people and culture drive its... Read More
di support announces investment from ACC Holding, Kanematsu News 

di support announces investment from ACC Holding, Kanematsu

German photo kiosk company di support GmbH has two new shareholders., with ACC Holding and Kanematsu Corp., and the former minority shareholder Fotoco sold its shares in the course of these transactions. According to the announcement, Hamburg’s ACC acquired a majority stake and will support di support’s dynamic growth in the future. The Japanese-based, listed company Kanematsu is a new... Read More
Former Xaar CEO Doug Edwards joins  EFI as CTO People on the Move 

Former Xaar CEO Doug Edwards joins EFI as CTO

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. named veteran print technology executive Dr. Douglas Edwards as its Chief Technology Officer. Edwards replaces longtime technology leader Ghilad Dziesietnik, who recently retired after nearly 25 years with EFI – the last 14 as CTO. Edwards was CEO of Cambridge, England-based Xaar plc, a leading developer of inkjet print head technologies for industrial printing, and Chairman... Read More
Apollo completes Snapfish acquisition, combines with Shutterfly Acquisitions News 

Apollo completes Snapfish acquisition, combines with Shutterfly

Apollo Global Management Inc. announced the successful completion of their previously announced acquisition of Snapfish, LLC and the combination of Snapfish with Shutterfly Inc., which was acquired by the Apollo Funds Sept. 25, 2019. According to the announcement, Snapfish owners became significant minority owners in the combined Shutterfly and Snapfish business. “As a business dedicated to connecting people, places and... Read More
Wooptix debuts single-lens light-field camera at CES News 

Wooptix debuts single-lens light-field camera at CES

Wooptix, a small Intel Capital portfolio company specializing in advanced imaging technology, will be present at CES 2020 what it calls the “first-ever single-lens light field camera capable of capturing light field video in real-time with no loss of resolution.” The company says it can generate a depth map directly from the light field video enabling live 3D video, which... Read More
Insta360 announces ONE R “adaptive action cam” co-engineered with Leica Events New Products 

Insta360 announces ONE R “adaptive action cam” co-engineered with Leica

Insta360 today announced ONE R, an adaptive action cam whose interchangeable-lens design enables 360-degree capture, standard 4K wide-angle capture, and use of a groundbreaking 5.3K 1-inch sensor. The One R has one battery, one processor and a trio of quick-swapping lens Mods: the Dual-Lens 360 Mod, the 4K Wide-Angle Mod and the 1-Inch Wide Angle Mod co-engineered with Leica. ‘With... Read More
Techart unveils Canon EF to Nikon Z adaptor Events New Products 

Techart unveils Canon EF to Nikon Z adaptor

Techart unveiled the new Canon EF to Nikon Z Autofocus Adapter (TZC-01) allowing EF-mount lenses from Canon/Sigma/Tamron/Tokina to retain autofocus, aperture control, lens stabilization and other functionalities when used on Nikon Z6 and Z7 cameras. The $249 Techart adapter enables both Auto Focus and Auto Aperture functions of EF-mount lenses to be used on Nikon Z6 and Z7. AF-S, AF-C,... Read More
Canon introduces CR-S700R Robotic Camera System Events New Products 

Canon introduces CR-S700R Robotic Camera System

Canon U.S.A. Inc. announced the release of the Canon Robotic Camera System CR-S700R, a remote-control system for still image shooting in sports and event situations. The system revolves around a pan head that can be used to remotely control and shoot still images using a compatible EOS camera and lens. This system includes a small and lightweight gateway box: the... Read More
PIA, GAA to host printing industry mergers and acquisitions symposium Events News 

PIA, GAA to host printing industry mergers and acquisitions symposium

The Printing Industries Alliance (PIA) and the Graphic Arts Association (GAA) are jointly sponsoring the 2020 Printing Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Symposium, March 19, 2020, at the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott. For complete details and to register, visit https://pialliance.org/events/printing-industry-mergers-acquisitions-symposium/. “Whether you are a buyer, a seller, or neither, you likely will be some day, and you need to have the... Read More
Startup to nationwide: MailPix 1Hour Photo App reaches more retail consumers than any other photo site News Press releases 

Startup to nationwide: MailPix 1Hour Photo App reaches more retail consumers than any other photo site

Startup to nationwide: MailPix 1Hour Photo App reaches more retail consumers than any other photo site Huntington Beach, CA – MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas and gifting site, enters its eighth year in business with the broadest retail reach of any mobile photo printing app. Through its award-winning 1 Hour Photo app, MailPix is the only company working with all five... Read More
Fuji Xerox ends tech deal with Xerox, to change name to FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. News 

Fuji Xerox ends tech deal with Xerox, to change name to FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

Bringing an end a business arrangement dating back to 1962, Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. announced it won’t renew the technology agreement with Xerox Corp. on the agreement’s expiration date, March 31, 2021. The agreement provides for technology/brand licenses and sales territories applicable to each company, the company said. The product supply agreement with Xerox will continue to be effective despite... Read More
Updated: Xerox secures $24 billion financing for HP takeover bid, HP responses with shrug News 

Updated: Xerox secures $24 billion financing for HP takeover bid, HP responses with shrug

The leadership of Xerox Holdings Corp. on Jan. 6 sent a letter to the Board of Directors of HP Inc. confirming it has obtained $24 billion in binding financing commitments from Citi, Mizuho and Bank of America to complete its proposed merger with HP. HP has resisted overtures from Xerox. In response to the most recent letter, HP again rebuffed... Read More
OmniVision announces 48 MP sensor for smartphones Events New Products 

OmniVision announces 48 MP sensor for smartphones

OmniVision Technologies Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, announced at CES the OV48C, a 48-megapixel (MP) image sensor with a large 1.2 micron pixel size to enable high-resolution and excellent low-light performance for smartphone cameras. The OV48C is the industry’s first image sensor for high-resolution mobile cameras with on-chip dual conversion gain HDR, which eliminates motion artifacts and produces... Read More
Panasonic announces three small and light 4K 60p camcorders Events New Products 

Panasonic announces three small and light 4K 60p camcorders

Panasonic announced three small and light 4K 60p camcorders. Not limited by their compact and lightweight designs, the HC-X1500, HC-X2000 and AC-CX10 offer a high standard of on-site mobility and portability, as well as the high-quality 4K 60p recording capability demanded by professionals, the company said. The Wide-Angle 25mm Lens and 32x i.ZOOM (4K recording) achieve high-spec optical performance thanks to Panasonic’s exclusive... Read More
Celestron unveils sky-mapping telescope News 

Celestron unveils sky-mapping telescope

Celestron announced the StarSense Explorer, a consumer telescope offering sophisticated sky recognition technology used by professional observatories, in collaboration with existing smartphone camera hardware, to quickly determine telescope positioning, facilitate sky mapping and seamlessly guide users to thousands of celestial objects. In addition, the StarSense Explorer features a comprehensive interactive database that provides informative details on celestial objects, making the... Read More