Adobe changes executive leadership team People on the Move 

Adobe changes executive leadership team

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Adobe announced organizational changes to its executive management team. Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Donna Morris will be leaving Adobe to pursue another opportunity. Executive Vice President Gloria Chen will be stepping into the CHRO role effective immediately. A 20-year Adobe veteran, Chen was most recently Executive Vice President of Strategy and Growth as well as... Read More
Apple takes top Q4 spot but Samsung rules 2019 in worldwide smartphone market: IDC Market research News 

Apple takes top Q4 spot but Samsung rules 2019 in worldwide smartphone market: IDC

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Worldwide smartphone shipments decreased 1.1% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. While the past several years have delivered flat growth, 2019 volumes dropped to levels below annual shipment levels between 2015 and 2018. In total, companies shipped 368.8 million smartphones during 4Q19,... Read More
Xerox reports improved earnings on lower sales for 2019 Earnings reports 

Xerox reports improved earnings on lower sales for 2019

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Xerox Holdings Corp. announced full-year 2019 revenue dropped 6.7 percent to $9.07 billion, but saved $640 million under the “Project Own It” cost-savings plan, which contributed to improved earnings and cash flow. “We are delivering on our three-year plan. We grew earnings per share, increased cash flow and expanded adjusted operating margin for the full year, and we improved our... Read More
Fujifilm Canada is Toronto Raptors exclusive photofinishing partner Marketing News 

Fujifilm Canada is Toronto Raptors exclusive photofinishing partner

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FUJIFILM Canada Inc. announced it is the official and exclusive photofinishing and camera partner of the Toronto Raptors during the team’s 25th Anniversary season. This new collaboration gives Raptors fans the opportunity to print souvenir photos and win prizes at select game nights in Toronto. Select Raptors games will feature a FUJIFILM Canada Memory Station, allowing anyone to print a... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of Jan. 25 People on the Move SDKs and APIs Tips and tricks Updates 

Industry Notes for the week of Jan. 25

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Rumours and interesting items from around the internet Twitter users furious at HP for demanding a monthly subscription to use ink cartridges, via ScreenRant The 10 Best Photo Storage and Sharing Sites, via Tom’s Guide. Couple stages wedding again for reshoot after amateur photographer used stock imagery in her portfolio, via Fstoppers Mystery Oppo phone with 44MP selfie camera has surfaced, via Pocket-lint Canon celebrates filmmakers as a sustaining... Read More
UPGRD is a new service for automatically enhancing photo designs Events Feature SDKs and APIs 

UPGRD is a new service for automatically enhancing photo designs

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Sometimes big ideas come from small companies. As volume photography market service providers to make products more personalized to improve customer satisfaction, there comes the natural dilemma of maintaining productivity. UPGRD is a company providing a new way of offering automated photo enrichment. The company started in 2012 as a school photography company in Finland, Oma Design, but by 2015,... Read More
Pro Imaging CONNECT, Pro Imaging Golf registrations are open Events News 

Pro Imaging CONNECT, Pro Imaging Golf registrations are open

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Registration is now open for Pro Imaging CONNECT, the new executive conference for the photo/imaging industry, and the leading golf outing, SGIA Pro Imaging Expo and Golf. The two events, held from March 21-March 24, at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin Texas. Pro Imaging CONNECT kicks off with two days of executive-level education, while Pro Imaging Golf follows with two... Read More
Durst restructures textile printing segment News People on the Move 

Durst restructures textile printing segment

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Durst, the manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, has restructured its segment for industrial textile printing. The new segment manager, Dr. Stefan Kappaun, has responsibility for the strategic direction in home textiles, clothing and accessories. Dr. Kappaun also will be the connecting link to the Large Format Segment, which takes over soft signage and fabrics in the portfolio.... Read More
DNP Photo releases compact dye-sub printer New Products 

DNP Photo releases compact dye-sub printer

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Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) introduced its the most compact and lightweight dye-sublimation printer on the market, the DNP QW410. The 13-lb QW410 photo printer features innovative print sizes and lay-flat functionality, ideal for photo booth operators, event photographers, and ID photo solutions, the company says, adding with a reduced power consumption of approximately 35 percent, professional photographers can... Read More
Fujifilm announces Fujifilm X-T200 camera, lenses roadmap New Products 

Fujifilm announces Fujifilm X-T200 camera, lenses roadmap

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FUJIFILM North America Corporation announced FUJIFILM X-T200 lightweight and compact mirrorless digital camera. The X-T200 features a newly designed EVF, quick face detection AF, and a new sensor and processor combination that can create 24.2MP stills at 8 FPS and record 4K UHD video at 30fps. The X-T200 can also record Full-HD 120p video, making it a great tool to... Read More
Photomatix Pro 6.2 brings HDR merge to Capture One New Products Updates 

Photomatix Pro 6.2 brings HDR merge to Capture One

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HDRsoft, makers of Photomatix software for High Dynamic Range (HDR) photo editing, have updated their Photomatix Pro software to include a plugin for Capture One that merges bracketed images to HDR. The new plugin enables Capture One users to merge images taken with different exposures without leaving their Catalog or Session. Users can then adjust the contrast, tone and color... Read More
Ricoh announces the HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mmF4ED SDM WR zoom lens New Products 

Ricoh announces the HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mmF4ED SDM WR zoom lens

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Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced the HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mmF4ED SDM WR zoom lens for use with PENTAX K-mount digital SLR cameras. This high-performance telephoto zoom lens features a compact, lightweight body with a weather-resistant construction for portability in a variety of outdoor applications. This $1,095 lens is ideal for active field photography in a wide range of outdoor applications... Read More
Updated: Xerox to nominate up to 11 for HP board seats Acquisitions News 

Updated: Xerox to nominate up to 11 for HP board seats

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Xerox Corp. will nominate as many as 11 directors to the HP Inc. board, according to the Wall Street Journal. as the company pushes its unsolicited $33.5B takeover offer. The current HP board consists of 12 members, including chairman Chip Bergh, CEO and managing director Enrique Lores, and former CEO Dion Weisler. In a statement, Xerox nominated the following as board... Read More
The Felix Schoeller Group launches new organizational structure People on the Move 

The Felix Schoeller Group launches new organizational structure

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The Felix Schoeller Group started with a reorganization following the steps towards increasing internationalization the company has taken in recent years. With production facilities around the world – in Germany, in North America, in China, in Russia, and in India – the German Osnabrück-based specialty paper manufacturer is with immediate effect delegating more responsibility to the regions. “The Felix Schoeller Group... Read More