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  Eastman Kodak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eastman Kodak Company NYSE: EK is a large multinational public company producing photographic materials and equipment.
The basis of Eastman Kodak was the Eastman Dry Plate Company founded by inventor George Eastman and businessman Henry Strong in 1881.
Asked about the name, George Eastman replied, "Philologically, the word Kodak is "as meaningless as a child's first 'goo'—terse, abrupt to the point of rudeness, literally bitten off by firm and unyielding consonants at both ends, it snaps like a camera shutter in your face.
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 Eastman Kodak - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kodak claims that Ultima Picture Paper had been tested to last 162 years.This was disputed by Wilhelm Imaging Research, who claimed that it only lasted about 10 years.
Kodak bases its estimates on typical home light levels of 120 lux for a 12 hour day, a figure based on over 150,000 measurements in consumer homes homes around the world and verified in the fading of actual display prints.
Recently inket companies like Canon and Epson have been careful to point out that their criteria is on light-fastness and are very specific that they don't guarantee gas-fastness of their papers and inks.
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 Eastman Kodak -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Eastman Kodak Company is a large multinational public company producing (Click link for more info and facts about photographic) photographic equipment.
The basis of Eastman Kodak was the Eastman Dry Plate Company founded by inventor (United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)) George Eastman and businessman Henry Strong in 1881.
Kodak bases its estimates on typical home light levels of 120 (A unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle) lux for a 12 hour day, a figure based on over 150,000 measurements in consumer homes homes around the world and verified in the fading of actual display prints.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ea/eastman_kodak.htm   (924 words)

  
 Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak is to shed a further 180 jobs at its photographic factory in Wealdstone later this year, including the closure of the graphics sensitising department.
Eastman Kodak is to close its photographic film factory in Nottinghamshire next year with the loss of 350 jobs, while a further 250 jobs will be lost at its base in Harrow.
Eastman Kodak is planning to shed 15,000 jobs from its worldwide workforce, which could affect an office in Hemel Hempstead and photographic chemical factories in Liverpool and Nottinghamshire.
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 Eastman Kodak Company - Ruling
Kodak and the Staff of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("DEC Staff") anticipate that installation of this new APCE will result in the removal of between 50-80% of the currently permitted emissions of particulates, metals, and dioxins/furans from the incinerator's exhaust gases.
Kodak is not seeking approval to increase the amount of waste incinerated at the facility or in any way affect the combustion portion of the incinerator.
Kodak further argues that if DEC Staff were to insert requirements in the permit that are not based on accepted science, this would be irrational.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/ohms/decis/kodakr.htm   (4910 words)

  
 WetFeet.com > Eastman Kodak Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In 1888, a high school dropout named George Eastman released the first line of easy-to-use cameras for consumers with the slogan, "You push the button, we do the rest.” Today, Eastman Kodak is the number-one maker of film and a leader in imaging research and development.
Kodak also manufactures photographic equipment for the government’s aerial, space, and other scientific needs, including the fabled satellite reconnaissance cameras that can read a license plate from orbit—at least according to the lore of the Cold War.
Kodak has set its sights on the digital commercial printing market and has made a number of recent acquisitions to support this new focus: In 2004, Kodak purchased Scitex Digital Printing and announced an agreement with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG to purchase assorted assets and inventory and two businesses from the German printing giant.
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 Eastman Kodak Company Profile
Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak) is engaged primarily in developing, manufacturing and marketing traditional and digital imaging products, services and solutions for consumers, professionals, healthcare providers, the entertainment industry and other commercial customers.
Kodak has also branched out from the traditional consumer photo market.  Kodak has long been a leader in producing the raw film used in the motion picture and television industry (Academy Awards).
Eastman Kodak has been one of the most consistent companies of the last 100 years and they continue to remain stable to this day.
www.bsu.edu /web/MTEVERETT/profile.html   (1116 words)

  
 Eastman Kodak Company - Hearing Report June 7, 1994   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kodak provided a brief description of the project and stated that it accepted the terms and conditions of the draft permits.
Kodak was represented by the law firm of Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna, Albany, New York, Philip Gitlen, Esq., of counsel.
On May 25, 1994 Kodak filed a memorandum of law in opposition to the petition, which was treated as a motion to deny the petition as defective.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/ohms/decis/kodakrpt.htm   (1271 words)

  
 Inventor George Eastman
Eastman, George (1854-1932), American inventor and philanthropist, who played a leading role in transforming photography from an expensive hobby of a few devotees into a relatively inexpensive and immensely popular pastime.
This company also manufactured the flexible transparent film, devised by Eastman in 1889, which proved vital to the subsequent development of the motion picture industry.
Eastman was associated with the company in an administrative and an executive capacity until his death and contributed much to the development of its notable research facilities.
www.ideafinder.com /history/inventors/eastman.htm   (684 words)

  
 Eastman Kodak Company Ciné-Kodak Camera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Eastman Kodak's Cine-Kodak camera, introduced in January, 1923, was the world's first 16mm movie camera, and the first movie camera manufactured by Kodak.
Along with this camera, Kodak introduced 16mm film, intending this size to be used by the general public for home use.
And that may be why Kodak started selling the camera separately in January, 1924 for 125.00 dollars with the f 3.5 lens, or 200.00 dollars with the f 1.9 lens.
www.vintagephoto.tv /cinekodak.shtml   (537 words)

  
 eastman kodak company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if his colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5pm.
Hannibal Goodwin and the Eastman Company both obtained patents for a film product; but Goodwin, and the interests he later sold his patents to, were eventually successful in a patent infringement suit against the Eastman Kodak Company.
This contest is co-sponsored by Eastman Kodak Company and over 200 participating newspapers across the United States and Canada, and around the world.
www.riograndesoftware.com /e/eastman-kodak-company.html   (4022 words)

  
 R. BAKER & SON - Letter From The Eastman Kodak Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
During the six weeks that they were here at Eastman Kodak Company working for me, they continually maintained a professional attitude toward their work, and made every effort to make sure that I was a satisfied customer.
Eastman Kodak puts safety before cost, schedule and production, and would not accept anything different.
During the activities on this project we had many visitors and sidewalk superintendents, and all the comments that I received were a positive for your company.
www.rbaker.com /Kodak.html   (295 words)

  
 Eastman Kodak Company - Company Profile - Computer Business Review
The operating loss of the company during fiscal 2004 was $87 million, as compared to an operating profit of $302 million during fiscal 2003.
Kodak EasyShare printer docks were the best-selling line of snapshot photo printers in the U.S. in 2004, according to another research firm, NPD Group.
Kodak's Health Group has expanded beyond its worldwide success in radiology to offer a growing range of digital systems, technology and services that enable healthcare personnel to capture, share and manage medical images and related information.
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 Eastman Kodak Company - New Jersey 1923   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
This historic document was printed by the American Bank Note Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an allegorical woman reading with a globe behind her.
Eastman felt that the cameras of his day were too bulky, heavy, and not user friendly to the average person; so in 1879 he left the United States for London to start a company that would solve this problem and revolutionize the photography industry.
Eastman became the company's treasurer and general manager, while Strong took the position of President.
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 Rose Art Industries and Eastman Kodak Company Focus on the Art of Memory Making Through Scrapbooking
Kodak is the industry leader in helping people take, share, print and view images for memories, for information, for entertainment.
Kodak and Rose Art are uniquely situated to make scrapbooking quick, fun and easy for consumers who wish to keep family memories for generations to come.
The company is a major participant in inform aging, a $385 billion industry composed of devices (digital cameras and flat-panel displays), infrastructure (online networks and delivery systems for images) and services & media (software, film and paper enabling people to access, analyze and print images).
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-12-2004/0002108642&EDATE=   (469 words)

  
 Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak ERI-JPEGs are created by and stored in-camera on removable media for later color correction or manipulation, and provide two-stops of exposure latitude and extended color space within a JPEG workflow, a benefit no other competitor offers.
The company is a major participant in "infoimaging" a $385 billion industry composed of devices (digital cameras and PDAs), infrastructure (online networks and delivery systems for images) and services and media (software, film and paper enabling people to access, analyze and print images).
Eastman Kodak Company is an authorized licensee of the CompactFlash trademark.
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 Eastman Kodak News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Eastman Kodak is the world's largest manufacturer of photographic film and a leading maker of digital imaging media and film, paper and processing.
Eastman Kodak Co., the troubled camera and film maker, on Wednesday posted a third-quarter loss, largely stemming from a $900 million non-cash charge for taxes.
Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday it plans to close some operations in Rochester and scale back manufacturing in China as part of its transition to a digital imaging company.
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 DC5000-Model Digital Cameras Recalled by Eastman Kodak Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kodak has received 12 reports, including six in the U.S., of consumers who experienced an electrical shock while changing batteries, or installing or removing the memory card or USB cable.
The company will cover the cost of inspection, any necessary repair and shipping to and from Kodak repair centers.
No other Kodak cameras are affected by this recall.
www.cpsc.gov /cpscpub/prerel/prhtml02/02246.html   (276 words)

  
 Latest news from Eastman Kodak Image Sensor Solutions on Electronicstalk
Eastman Kodak Company and TSMC have signed a technology licensing agreement that enables the manufacture of a new generation of high-quality CMOS image sensor devices.
Eastman Kodak Company is making it easier for camera phone manufacturers to build next-generation devices that offer improved image quality and multimedia capabilities.
Eastman Kodak Company and IBM are to collaborate on the development and manufacture of image sensors to power mass-market consumer products, such as digital still cameras and camera phones.
www.electronicstalk.com /news/est/est000.html   (311 words)

  
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Kodak believes that the best way to assure the effectiveness of a federal dilution statute is to specifically incorporate a likelihood of dilution standard into the law.
If Kodak were to be used as the name of a magazine containing photographs of child pornography the damage to Kodak’s image as a family-oriented company that can be trusted with the pictures and memories of life’s special moments is obvious.
As long as the KODAK trademark has value there will be dishonest people out there who try to take advantage of it to make a quick buck, often in ways that disparage our valuable property.
judiciary.house.gov /legacy/stimson042204.htm   (1825 words)

  
 Eastman Kodak Company
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view images - for memories, for information, for entertainment.
Kodak is proud to offer a competitive compensation and flexible benefits package that responds directly to the needs of today's diverse workforce.
Kodak's "Total Compensation" provides security for today, helps you plan for the future and enables you to balance work and life (details can be found at www.kodak.com/go/careers).
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 Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak) - Jobs, Corp Human Resources (HR) Recruiting Information: Vault   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
With employee surveys, company profiles, interviewing advice, message boards, job listings, career services and more, Vault is your complete resource to jobs, careers, interviews and human resources (HR) recruiting at Eastman Kodak Company.
These are "nervous times" at Eastman Kodak Co., which is still struggling to discover how it will be able to remain relevant in the digital age.
Kodak offers employees the opportunity to become involved with "the very latest technological developments" in a "social and......
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 Eastman Kodak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Eastman Kodak Company is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment.
The company started as the Eastman company, but incuded one of the first simple roll film cameras known as the 'Kodak' in its product line.
What more would one ask!" The camera proved such an enormous success that the word 'Kodak' was incorporated in to the company name.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/ea/eastman_kodak.html   (330 words)

  
 Eastman Kodak Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kodak Mission statement: "Build a world-class, results-oriented culture...by providing customers and consumers with solutions to capture, store, process, output and communicate images to people and machines anywhere, anytime...
Eastman Kodak Company has an active community relations and contributions program designed to support the achievement of company goals.
As such, programs and initiatives are focused to instill employee pride, build public trust, foster education, respond to community needs and enhance company image.
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Kodak estimated that converting each language version of a manual into HTML would take 40 to 60 hours and up to 120 additional hours for graphical conversions, costing the company a prohibitive sum of money.
Kodak launched a technology initiative with a clearly stated and easily understood strategy: “Create once, localize once, store once, output many.” The company recognized that it had to fundamentally change how it created, managed, and localized product content.
Kodak improved the translation process through effective use of translation memory—that is, the place where the system stores all previously translated phrases.
www.documentum.com /customer_success/success/kodak.htm   (1111 words)

  
 Eastman Kodak Company History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In 1892 the Eastman Kodak Company of New York was formed, and in 1901 the Eastman Kodak Company of New Jersey was formed under the New Jersey laws.
Company sales exceeded $1 billion in 1962 and Kodak film recorded John Glenn's reactions as he travelled through space at 17,400 miles per hour.
From 1884 to 1919, George Eastman was treasurer and manager and served a president of the New Jersey company.
www.bsu.edu /web/plvanarsdale/companyhistory.html   (360 words)

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