Some News about Fujifilm

FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori; hereafter "Fujifilm") will start full operation of plant No.9 for WV (wide-view) Film, which widens viewing angles of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) in early July 2009. The new plant will be located on the compound of Fujifilm Opt Materials Co., Ltd., one of the main production bases for flat panel display materials.



The LCD market came under the severe impact of the global economic slowdown that started last autumn, and suffered stagnant demand for finished products, panels and materials. However, the resurgence of demand for LCD TVs in industrialized nations and expanded demand for them in emerging economies since this spring have helped rapidly restore demand for Fujifilm's flat panel display materials. In China in particular, the government policy to subsidize consumers in farming communities for purchasing home electrical appliances, has boosted demand for medium-sized TVs with the screen size of 20 to under 30 inches. This, in turn, has surged demand for WV Film, used in these TV sets.
In response, Fujifilm has decided to start full operation of the new WV Film plant in July to reinforce the product's production capacity and ensure stable supply.
WV Film is characterized for its ability to dramatically expand viewing angles of LCDs at low costs, and has established itself as the de-facto standard in viewing-angle widening film for LCDs. The new plant is equipped with latest facilities to cater to TVs with higher contrast and brightness specifications, thereby enabling further improvement in WV Film's optical performance.
Fujifilm has been expanding the flat panel display materials business with distinctive products that incorporate the company's proprietary technologies, such as: FUJITAC*1, indispensable material for polarizers; CV film*2, which has strong antireflective effects for the surfaces of LCD panels; color filter materials called Transer*3; and Color Mosaic*4.
Fujifilm will continue to aggressively pursue research and development of new technologies, contribute to stable supply of flat panel display materials, and fulfill its role as a leading company in flat panel display materials to contribute to the advancement of the industry.

Today We Are Featuring KODAC

Eastman Kodak Company is a American corporation which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment. Long known for its wide range of photographic film products, Kodak is re-focusing on two major markets: digital photography and digital printing.



Kodak's origins rest with Eastman Dry Plate Company, and the General Aristo Company, founded by inventor George Eastman and businessman Henry Strong in New York.The General Aristo Company was formed in 1899 in Jamestown New York, with George Eastman as treasurer, and this company purchased the stock of American Aristotype Company. Eventually, the business in Jamestown was moved in its entirety to Rochester, and the plants in Jamestown were razed. The Eastman Dry Plate Company was responsible for the first cameras suitable for nonexpert use. The Kodak company attained its name from the first simple roll film cameras produced by Eastman Dry Plate Company, known as the "Kodak" in its product line. The cameras proved such an enormous success that the word Kodak was incorporated into the company name. George Eastman registered the trademark Kodak on September 4, 1888. The Eastman Kodak Company was founded in 1892. The company is incorporated in New Jersey but has its offices in Rochester, New York. George Eastman, Kodak's founder, coined the advertising slogan, "You press the button, and we do the rest." In 1901 the Eastman Kodak Company acquired the stock of General Aristo Company.
The letter "K" had been a favorite of Eastman's, he is quoted as saying, "it seems a strong, incisive sort of letter". He and his mother devised the name Kodak with an anagram set. He said that there were three principal concepts he used in creating the name: it should be short, one cannot mispronounce it, and it could not resemble anything or be associated with anything but Kodak. It has also been suggested that "Kodak" originated from the suggestion of David Houston, a fellow photographic inventor who held the patents to several roll film camera concepts that he later sold to Eastman. Houston, who started receiving patents in 1881, was said to have chosen "Nodak" as a nickname of his home state, North Dakota (NoDak).



This is contested by other historians, however, who cite that Kodak was trademarked prior to Eastman buying Houston's patents.Ryerson University located in Toronto has recently acquired two significant collections. Kodak Canada has recently donated its entire historic company archives to Ryerson University . The Library will also soon acquire an extensive collection of materials on the history of photography from the private collection of Nicholas M. & Marilyn A. Graver of Rochester , New York . The Kodak Archives, which begin in 1909, contain historic photos, files, trade circulars, Kodak magazines, price lists, daily record books, cameras, equipment and other ephemera.