Volume 5, Number 4 – July 2008

Welcome to the I3A “Eye on Imaging” newsletter, which is issued every other month. We will keep you informed and up-to-date on key I3A and industry activities and breaking news, as well as highlight the accomplishments of the individuals whose efforts keep our organization humming. If you have comments or questions, please send a message to Editor@I3A.org.

The President’s Focus

Lisa Walker

I3A’s vision is to enable consumers to enjoy the benefits that are possible only with digital photography.

Why are we STILL TALKING about metadata?

By Lisa Walker, I3A President

I3A has been talking about metadata for about as long as the term has existed, and has actually delivered formal standards in 1991, and an XML schema specification called DIG35 in 1999, yet today, 18 years later, the "problem" of metadata is still largely unresolved. Why?

For starters, there is no single "metadata problem." There are numerous potential users of metadata, each with a unique set of requirements. Even the simple question of which metadata should be preserved will elicit a variety of different responses, depending on who is answering the question: a casual consumer; a professional fine arts photographer, a photo journalist, a business user, or a "prosumer."

The answers range from the simple need to catalog, organize and find images from among a consumer's exponentially growing digital photo collection, (and avoiding the digital equivalent of an "unorganized shoe box full of photos") to the more complex professional requirement to maintain copyrights and licensing terms. For the photojournalist, deep detail about the location, event and timing are key, and from the perspective of businesses it means maximizing the value and reusability of important corporate assets in the form of well-organized and accessible image archives.

Fortunately, the inherent nature of digital data includes the potential for solving these challenges through the use of metadata structures that can be directly integrated with the image files to provide highly valuable and unique identifying information.

In order to make progress on the "problem" of metadata, we need to first narrow the use case definition, and focus on the critical issues of defining metadata standards to optimize the ease of use, flexibility and persistence for specific applications for metadata-enhanced imaging. Secondly, the critical objective of assuring persistence must be realized. Today there is no "punishment" for applications that mishandle metadata by routinely stripping and discarding it without the user's knowledge or consent. This key problem must be solved to achieve success in standardizing metadata.

A Step Back - What is Metadata?
Essentially, metadata is defined as additional information about the data. In the context of digital imaging, the use of metadata allows image files to be linked with additional information beyond the pixels in the image itself. Metadata can be utilized in a variety of different ways, including:

• To provide in-depth information on the image and its creation, such as date, time of day, focus distance, light levels, use of flash, GPS location, etc.;
• To allow for easy indexing, identification, categorization and usage-control according to any pre-determined schema, such as image type, copyright conditions, originator, subject matter, location, etc.; and,
• To enhance the intrinsic content of the image.

Example Image #1

Photographer: Jim Smith   Date: 08/07/05   Location: Kern River   Subject: Golden Trout   Length: 14 inches   Focus Distance: 2 feet   Zoom: 2-to-1

In addition to making it easier for individual users to search, sort and use their digital photo collections, the ability to efficiently and even automatically embed additional information directly into the image file also opens up a variety of new and powerful use scenarios.

For instance, metadata could be used to automatically provide distributed sky-based applications with human/machine-readable and understandable information, greatly reducing and simplifying requirements for user intervention. The level of automation achieved in standardized metadata structures will likely determine the degree to which it is ultimately accepted, and fully utilized across a wide spectrum of consumer applications.

Balancing Standardization with Flexibility
One of the primary dilemmas in defining a metadata structure is the simultaneous need for both industry-wide standardization and the flexibility to tailor the metadata to specific target users. An extensible metadata methodology needs to balance the definition of standardized fields, such as "Location," with the flexibility to define customized value structures within those fields. For example, with use of GPS tagging "Location" might be defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates which could then be associated with the country, city, and specific identification of a known object or building at that location. Alternatively, in a medical industry application, the field for "Location" might represent various parts of the body. A standardized metadata structure should have the flexibility to accommodate the a wide breadth of individual user requirements; however the scope must be narrow enough to ultimately solve real problems for users in a simple and ideally automated manner.

What Can I3A Do?
As part of its charter to help evolve and enhance interoperability in the digital imaging ecosystem, I3A supports and promotes the adoption of standards for metadata structures and usage.

Ultimately, the vision of I3A is to provide a standardized mechanism which allows consumers to enjoy images in new and enhanced ways that are more useful, yet simple to use, and which enable additional benefits that are possible only with digital photography.

As imaging moves into the next wave of innovation, I3A's efforts toward
standardization of metadata definitions and usage can help lay the foundation for a
whole new generation of intelligent and interoperable applications and devices. If you are passionate about helping solve this critical industry problem, please get in touch with I3A.

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VISION 2020 Imaging Innovation Awards

VISION 2020 Imaging Innovation Awards is a new initiative to energize, recognize and celebrate innovators whose ideas drive the industry toward a vision of the future of intelligent imaging. VISION 2020's goal is to identify and present to the industry the innovation in technology and product advancements that embody those possible future opportunities.

“The proliferation of consumer imaging is carrying us to a future where using images for communication and quality-of-life enhancement will be woven seamlessly and effortlessly throughout our daily lives,” said Lisa Walker. “The goals of VISION 2020 are to stimulate and promote progress towards this future vision and to highlight the importance of the unique opportunities rooted in the human visual experience.”

VISION 2020 Awards Criteria

VISION 2020 Imaging Innovation Awards will be given to those individuals, teams, organizations or companies whose product or service innovations enable the future vision. All entries must be imaging-related, but a broad view of imaging will be used. An innovation may be drawn from the areas of capturing, storing, sharing, managing, processing or printing, among others.

Awards will be given for Gold, Silver and Bronze winners. The current judging panel includes: Christopher Chute, IDC; Philippe Kahn, Fullpower; Mark Kalow, Soquel Group; and George Schaub, Shutterbug.

VISION 2020 Submission Process

Submissions may be made in one of two ways:
1) Download the submission form, complete and submit via email; or
2) Complete the online submission form.

For questions about the Awards or submission process, please read the FAQ or contact I3A in the U.S. at +1 (914) 285-4933 or send an email to Vision2020@i3a.org. VISION 2020 Imaging Innovation Award Submissions are due by December 31, 2008.

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I3A Announces Development Phase of All New Idea Inventory

All Members Invited to Submit Their "Top Ten Market Barriers"

I3A is developing an “Idea Inventory”: a collection of member thoughts and ideas on market barriers that I3A members can collaboratively overcome. Once complete, the “Idea Inventory” will be a resource for planning future Standards and Initiative programs, building upon existing Standards and Initiative programs, and/or to generating potential subjects for discussion at I3A events.

Step One: Idea Collection

Members are invited to submit their top ten ideas on market barriers. We welcome all ideas related to any area of imaging – capture, store, print, online and web services, output, storage and preservation, image permanence, image management, digital rights, mobile imaging, etc.

Here are some teasers questions to help stimulate your thoughts:

• “If only _________________”, I could sell a lot more imaging widgets.
• The biggest challenge my company/ group faces (which may be relevant to the I3A) is______?
• The most important goal for the imaging industry is________?
• The biggest strategic value I3A could provide to broaden the use of imaging in mobile devices is______?
• How can we make imaging more user-friendly and intuitive, easier to share images and create downstream demand for products/services?
• Where are there ecosystem gaps?
• Where are there ecosystem roadblocks?
• Where could a standardized set of requirements, tests or guidelines reduce efforts and costs?
• In what ways can the consumer imaging experience be improved?

Please submit a list of your top ten ideas to Donna Cohn ASAP.

Once we have collected ideas from all of our member companies, we will compile a consolidated list. We will ask each of you for assistance with prioritizing the list. We look forward to reviewing all of your inspiring ideas!

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CPIQ Marketing Working Group Advances

The CPIQ Marketing Working Group is taking on an arduous task – to take the extremely complex and detailed metrics and testing programs from the technical team's efforts and map them to a simple but useful consumer oriented rating system enabling the clear, accurate communication of image quality to consumers by vendors.

At their face-to-face meeting in June in Vancouver, the ten member-company group discussed the proposed image quality rating system and opened the floor to feedback on areas such as metrics, weighting factors, vendor input, determination of target customer(s), etc. The group agreed that, while the rating system metrics must be based on specific lab test metrics, requirements and conditions, it is also extremely important to correlate lab situations with "real world" consumer needs and preferences.

One of the group's key tasks will be to clearly identify consumer needs in the proposed rating system. The live consumer panel held during I3A's Annual Conference was one of the first steps in exploring consumers current perceptions of camera phones (anticipated quality, usage, etc.). Their goal is to determine what customers are doing with their camera phone images (how are they being used/shared), identify typical user experiences and then define and prioritize top (most common) use case scenarios.

The group discussed the need to to gather consumers' perspectives into the development of the CPIQ rating system.

The meeting concluded with a logistical discussion on obtaining additional consumer input through additional market research as well as ideas for managing and promoting the industry adoption of a standardized rating system.

The charter of the CPIQ Marketing Working Group (MWG) is to promote the work of the CPIQ group; develop an image quality rating system based on the technical group's metrics; and provide direction and feedback to the technical working groups about the needs and preferences of the target markets. Membership in the CPIQ Marketing Group is open to interested individuals from I3A member companies currently participating in Phase Two of the CPIQ Initiative.

Contact Donna Cohn for more information about contributing to the CPIQ MWG.

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I3A at Archiving 2008

	Joseph LaBarca, Kodak, presented I3A topics at the interactive poster session at Archiving 2008

The Archiving Conference brings together an international gathering of experts from industry, academia, governmental institutions, non-profit organizations, archives, libraries, museums, and research labs who share a commitment to addressing the challenges of archiving modern and historic materials in an increasingly digital world.

Joseph LaBarca, Kodak, represented I3A at the Archiving 2008 interactive poster session. He gave the entire assembly a two-minute introduction to I3A and its CPP Initiative and SaveMyMemories.org Web site. During the two-hour poster session, Joseph spoke to a wide cross section of conference attendees, ranged from experts in Archiving to people who were clueless about consumer images and the risks of long term storage. With the I3A and SaveMyMemories Web sites as starting points, Joseph had so many one-on-one conversations about I3A's goals of consumer and industry education, and promoting industry support of standards, he almost lost his voice.

Many thanks to Joseph for contributing his time (and voice) and for promoting the CPP Initiative program goals and results to the archiving world.

See Joe's presentation at Archiving 2008.

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Boost Your Hits: Link Your Web Site to I3A.org

Use this I3A member logo to link your company Web site to I3A.org

I3A is asking members to link to http://www.i3a.org!

Reciprocal links give Web sites a big boost in the search engines. When calculating a Web site’s page rank, link popularity is one thing that is considered by search engines.

Announce your membership and help promote I3A with the search engines. Download the I3A reciprocal logo at: http://www.i3a.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/i3a_button.gif

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Spotlight on — Your Company!

The I3A Member Spotlight profiles I3A member companies in this newsletter and on the new I3A Web site. Every member is eligible for a "Spotlight." If your company is doing something new and exciting, please take this opportunity to let the I3A community know through an I3A "Spotlight."

Spotlight profiles typically include a brief description of the company, details on I3A-related projects, information about company leadership and financial information, if publicly held.

Submit a "Spotlight" profile to the editor@i3a.org. Please include a logo (.eps format is best) with your profile.

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Share Your Best Shots With I3A

The I3A community is stocked with great photographers and people who appreciate great photography. A new feature of the I3A Web site is a place for I3A members to show and share their favorite shots. Members are especially invited to submit photos taken at I3A events. Send your photos to editor@i3a.org.

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Member Soapbox – Have Your Say

To the outside world, the development of standards may seem, well, boring. To insiders, who know what's at stake, the world of international standards development is alive with dynamic and strongly held opinions, vital discussion, and advocates of diverse approaches. Do you have stories to tell? Thoughts about a controversial issue? Air them here in a new newsletter feature, The Member Soapbox. We look forward to your contributions.

Send your story to editor@i3a.org.

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Import/Export Reports Now Available

The import and export reports for the first three months of 2008 have been posted to the members' Web site. To access these reports, please click on the following link: http://members.i3a.org/members/marketplace/imports_exports. Or contact Jeannette Bouthillet, jeannetteb@i3a.org for more information.

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I3A MarketPlace

The MarketPlace is a service for I3A members. There you will find I3A's publications, including white papers, Initiative specifications and standards, most available free to members. You will also find special offers on products and services available only to I3A members.

Access the MarketPlace at: http://members.i3a.org/members/marketplace/.

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DX Reports Available

The 135 DX system was developed by Technical Committee IT1, Photographic Films, Papers, and Plates, to identify each film in a controlled manner so that the encoded identification may be detected and used effectively by photofinishers. DX numbers are given only to sensitizing companies, per their request, so that the most effective use of this system can be recognized by the photofinishing community in general.

Access the latest reports at: http://members.i3a.org/members/marketplace/.

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Industry Briefs

Canon to Build New Digital Camera Factory in Japan
Japan's Canon plans to build a new digital camera manufacturing factory in Japan to keep up with demand from an expanding global market, it said Monday. The new plant will be built in Nagasaki in western Japan and will be able to produce around 4 million cameras per year. Construction is scheduled to start in January next year and be complete by November with operations beginning in December 2009. It will manufacture both digital SLR (single lens reflex) and compact cameras.

Carestream Launches Manufacturing Business
Carestream Health Inc. of Rochester, N. Y., formerly Eastman Kodak Co’s health group, has launched a contract manufacturing business for high-precision multilayer coating. Based at the company's facilities in White City, Ore., and in Windsor, Colo., Tollcoating.com will provide solvent and aqueous coating services for medical, display, electronics and imaging products. The business also offers services including positron emission tomography film manufacturing, solutions preparation, and analytical laboratory and converting capabilities.

China Mobile Signs $1B Wireless Deal With Alcatel-Lucent
The world's largest mobile phone service provider signed a US$1 billion deal to buy a range of wireless networking and 3G (third generation mobile telecommunications) equipment from Alcatel-Lucent. The deal continues a long running relationship between the two companies and puts Alcatel-Lucent at the forefront of delivering 3G mobile technology developed around China's home grown wireless standard, TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access).

HP to reorganize printing division
Hewlett-Packard announced a significant reorganization of its most profitable division, paring five groups down to three within the printing and imaging division, according to published reports. HP would not comment on whether jobs cuts would accompany the reorganization, but an HP representative said that a "rebalancing" of its workforce would likely occur. The three new groups will focus on consumers and small businesses; large enterprises; and graphics that cater to large-scale printing of billboards, signs and professional photography.

HP Licenses High-Efficiency Solar Tech to Speed Innovation
Hewlett-Packard today announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Xtreme Energetics to incorporate HP's transparent transistor technology into highly efficient solar panels, allowing for both more productive and more widespread installations of solar power systems. The partnership will let Xtreme Energetics' solar products collect even more energy than typical solar cells, whose electronics impede some of the light flowing to the solar collectors.

Kodak to Repurchase $1 Billion in Shares
Eastman Kodak said that it was buying back up to $1 billion, or about a quarter, of its outstanding stock, sending its shares up sharply. The company said it would tap a $581 million tax refund and a cash surplus it has amassed since selling its health-imaging business early last year.

Nokia to Acquire Symbian and Go "Open"
Big news broke when Nokia announced that it will purchase the remaining stock it doesn't own in Symbian and then migrate the solution to an "Open" platform. There has been financial pressure on Nokia to move in this direction. The sheer economics of the number of devices it ships with the OS versus the value it gets out of its historic shareholding clearly indicated that such a purchase was inevitable at some point.

Sprint WiMAX to go live in September
Barry West, Sprint Nextel CTO and president of Xohm, said the first commercial Xohm service will start this September in Baltimore. "Mobile WiMAX services will follow in the Washington DC and Chicago markets during Q4 2008," he said. "We're already looking at other markets to launch after that."

Sony Ericsson's second-quarter profit sinks
Net income at the mobile-phone-making joint venture of Japan's Sony Corp. and Sweden’s Ericsson AB fell to 6 million euros ($9.5 million) from 220 million euros earned in the year-earlier period. Sales declined 9% to 2.82 billion euros, due to a combination of unfavorable exchange-rate fluctuations, slowing demand for mid- to high-end phones and a 2% drop in shipments to 24.4 million units.

"TransferJet" Consortium Established to Develop and Promote Close Proximity Wireless Technology
Sony Corporation, Canon Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, Hitachi Ltd., Victor Company of Japan, KDDI Corporation, Kenwood Corporation, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), Nikon Corporation, Olympus Imaging Corporation, Pioneer Corporation, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Seiko Epson Corporation, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Toshiba Corporation today announced an agreement to form a consortium to develop specifications for interconnecting products using TransferJet a new interoperable wireless transfer technology that enables rapid transfer of high resolution video, music and images. The consortium plans to promote a wide range of products and services incorporating TransferJet technology with the aim of accelerating its adoption throughout the consumer electronics industry.

Verizon Call-Routing Center One of Three Facilities Awarded for Using Combined Heat and Power
A Verizon call-routing center, South Carolina energy plant and the University of New Mexico have been recognized by the U.S. EPA for running combined heat and power (CHP) systems that have reduced each facility's energy use by at least 20 percent. The Verizon facility in Garden City, NY, was awarded for its fuel cell CHP system, which recovers hot water and reuses it for cooling and heating the office building. The system, the largest commercial fuel cell installation of its kind, uses 25 percent less fuel than typical alternatives.

Verizon to Buy Alltel, Form Top Wireless Carrier
Verizon Wireless agreed to buy the rural carrier Alltel for $28.1 billion, a deal that would vault Verizon past AT&T to create the nation's largest cellphone service provider, with 80 million customers.

Wi-LAN Sues Motorola, RIM and UTStarCom
Ottawa-based Wi-LAN says that it has initiated a patent lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division against Motorola, Research in Motion and UTStarCom. Wi-LAN claims these companies have infringed and continue to infringe Wi-LAN's U.S. patents RE37,802 and 5,282,222 by making and/or selling products including mobile handheld devices and other equipment.

Digital Photography Trends

Digital imaging helps stop art forgeries
Scientific research teams from around the globe met with art historians to demonstrate the potential of digital-image processing and its application to the study of art history. The key to discerning an authentic Van Gogh from a forgery is not apparent to the naked eye. Under intense digital magnification and scrutiny of the painting's details through complex algorithmic processes, the imitators stand out because they try too hard to mimic the master.

Digital Camera Industry Must Accessorize for Success; The NPD Group report provides insight on up-selling camera purchases with accessories
Manufacturers and retailers in Canada's maturing digital camera industry are missing a significant sales opportunity by allowing new camera customers to leave their outlets without purchasing photo accessories such as lenses, camera bags, batteries, and memory cards. These high margin add-ons are often purchased subsequently and from other retailers, says a recent report by The NPD Group. To help manufacturers and retailers increase overall sales, the report identifies significant accessory opportunities.

EMA Predicts Blu-ray to Outsell DVD in 2012
A report by the Entertainment Merchants Association predicts Blu-ray sales will surpass standard DVD in 2012 and be about $9.5 billion. The report found that sales of nearly 9 million high-definition discs in 2007 generated more than $260 million in consumer spending. The EMA believes in 2012, Blu-ray Disc sales will be around $9.5 billion.

Western European Digital Photo Prints Forecast: 2007-2012
The Western European Digital Photo Prints Forecast: 2007-2012 highlights market trends that will influence the European digital photo print market over the next 5 years. The report also provides detailed volume and revenue forecasts and presents insights on consumer behaviours that will shape the print market in Europe's five largest markets. Detailed volume and revenue estimates are also broken down into print location (channel) forecasts for each major market. This report is an essential planning tool for any organization dependent on building revenue streams from consumer digital photo printing.

Kodak Releases New Wireless Digital Frames
Eastman Kodak Company announced a feature-packed wireless digital frame series boasting innovative capabilities and accessibility to online content. Available in 10-inch and 8-inch versions, these frames will wirelessly connect consumers to photo-sharing sites including KODAK Gallery and Flickr, and Internet content manager FrameChannel, a service of Frame Media, Inc.

Kodak to Release HD Player, Video Cam
Kodak has released plans this week to sell the Kodak Theatre HD Player, a media hub that plays video in 720p, as well as the Kodak Zi6 Pocket Video Camera, a pint-sized video-capture device. The Theatre HD Player lets users view and even edit their photos in high definition. The box does other neat tricks including playing video in up to 720p format, music, podcasts, and also provides access to Internet radio stations. Kodak's Zi6 Pocket Video Camera is capable of capturing movies in sharp HD quality (720p at 60 frames per second) and in a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio.

PhaseOne's $42,000 digital camera
PhaseOne announced its P65+ digital back, which offers a resolution of 8984 x 6732 active pixels, resulting in a total resolution of 60.5 megapixels. The company said that the system is capable of taking one image every second.

SmileBooks Make it Fun and Easy to Move Your Photos From Camera to Coffee Table
CeWe Color launches its U.S. presence by introducing SmileBooks and the Smiles of Summer Contest. SmileBooks are the latest way to create and share life's moments in a beautiful, personalized photo album. After downloading the free software, users can easily make a SmileBook in three easy steps.

Mobile and Camera Phone Trends

When Your Camera Knows Where You Are
Photo geotagging has finally come to a camera near you. Noting what photo was taken where used to require either tedious manual data entry or expensive add-on gear. The Eye-Fi Explore ($130) card invisibly stamps every photo with where you took it. Once on your Mac or PC, each such photo shows the city and state where it was taken. You can also click to view either a street-map view or an aerial photo, clearly showing where you were standing when you pressed the shutter button.

Impressive Second Half Launches Will Help Mobile Phone Markets to a Strong Finish in 2008
Some impressive mobile phone product launches between now and late 2008 will help the world's mobile handset markets close out the year with strong sales, according to ABI Research. Apple's second-generation iPhone has just gone on sale, generating as much buzz as its predecessor. RIM is expected to debut important new BlackBerry models soon, and other handset vendors will add their best efforts as the second half of 2008 progresses. Such "iconic" models generate a lot of interest around the handset industry and get consumers thinking about replacement.

Apple iPhone 3G aftermath: Apple sells 1 million devices in 3 days
Apple sold 1 million 3G iPhones in its first three days of availability. This compares to the launch of the original iPhone, which took 74 days to sell 1 million devices. The iPhone 3G was available in 21 countries on July 11.

Google CEO details delicate iPhone relationship
Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt stated that he must occasionally be excused from Apple board meetings, as Google is preparing to supply the operating system used to power a mobile device that could compete with the iPhone by the end of this year. Google's CEO sought to draw a distinction between the iPhone and the devices expected some time in the fourth quarter that will use Google's Android operating system. They "will likely be quite different," he said, though he did not offer details.

Gphone May Really Happen, And Ammunition Group May Be Designing It
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin and CEO Eric Schmidt made nebulous statements about possibly building the gPhone. Ammunition Group is rumored to be designing the Gphone and that it is a seriously beautiful device.

Nokia N78 Smartphone Announced for the United States
The Nokia N78 has been officially released for the US market. The lack of "real" buttons for the numeric keypad makes for quite the sleek appearance too. In terms of specs, you get a 3.2 megapixel camera, North America-friendly HSDPA, Nokia Maps, integrated GPS, and stereo Bluetooth.

Sony Ericsson Rolls Out Five New Handsets
Sony Ericsson released four new phones. The handset maker, which has been pushed down to fifth position in global sales behind LG, has come up with two entry-level phones aimed at developing markets, as well as a gaming phone, and two new camera phones, one high-end, and one low-end.

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Personal Spotlight — Joel Proegler, Kodak

Joel Proegler General Manager, Film Capture and Vice President, Film, Photofinishing & Entertainment Group Eastman Kodak Company

Joel Proegler is the General Manager, Film Capture and Vice President, Film, Photofinishing & Entertainment Group at Eastman Kodak Company. He oversees all of Kodak's professional and consumer film products, including one-time-use cameras.

Joel joined Kodak in 1979 and has held a number of positions in manufacturing, engineering, and operations for a wide variety of products including film cameras, digital cameras, and CD storage products. From 1997 – 2003, he was based in Japan to establish the commercialization efforts for Kodak's digital cameras and during that time was appointed Director of Eastman Kodak Japan, and then President of Chinon Industries, a Kodak subsidiary.

In 2003, Joel returned to Rochester as executive assistant to Kodak's Chief Executive Officer. He joined Kodak's Film, Photofinishing and Entertainment Group in 2005.

Joel has a B. S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University. Joel is a member of the I3A Board of Directors.

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New I3A Job Board Listings

As the leading global imaging industry association, I3A is a focal point for the entire industry, drawing the active participation of members and interested parties from around the world and across all segments of the photographic and information imaging markets. That's what makes the I3A Job Board the best place in the world for employers to find the most qualified people – and for job applicants to pursue their career goals, no matter what their interest or specialty.

There are no jobs posted at this time.

Posting a job is easy. Simply click here and follow the instructions. I3A will review your submission and, if accepted, it will be posted on the Job Board for 30 days.

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Web site or contact the Standards Department at i3astds@i3a.org.

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Industry Events

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of events affecting the imaging industry.

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