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June 2003 - Nokia and Kodak announced a collaboration
agreement that will offer Nokia mobile phone users convenient
solutions to store and print digital images. Users of
Nokia imaging phones, such as the Nokia 6600, will be
able to upload, store, share and order prints of pictures
with their handset using the Kodak Picture Center Online
service. Nokia and Kodak will also jointly develop kiosk
printing services and other retail printing solutions
to empower mobile users to turn their favourite pictures
into prints.
The
rollout of the Kodak Picture Center online service started
in Europe today and will be followed by countries in
Asia-Pacific in the second half of 2003. In the Americas,
Kodak already offers its Ofoto service, with a similar
functionality, to users of the Nokia 3650 imaging phone.
"This
initiative is a strong demonstration of Nokia's dedication
to bring new value to the digital imaging market through
the benefits of mobility," says Juha Putkiranta, Senior
Vice President, Imaging Business Unit, Nokia Mobile
Phones. "The collaboration leverages Nokia's expertise
in mobile imaging devices and knowledge of mobile consumers,
and Kodak's expertise in photography. By matching the
complementary skills of Nokia and Kodak, two world-class
brands, we are able to provide the mobile marketplace
with best-of-breed mobile printing solutions for the
benefit of our customers."
"This
cooperation brings together two leaders in their markets
- the world's best mobile communications company with
the world's best photography company," said Claudio
d'Amico, Regional Business General Manager and Vice
President, Consumer Imaging, Europe, Africa and the
Middle East (EAMER). "Kodak's long heritage in photography
has enabled us to bring to market leading-edge digital
solutions to enable mobile phone users to access an
exciting range of photo services. This is part of our
broad-based strategy that provides consumers with as
many options to print as possible - from home to retail
to online."
With
the Kodak Picture Center Online, owners of a Nokia 3650,
Nokia 7650 and Nokia 6600 phone with an integrated digital
camera can store their snapshots to an online photo
album. Thanks to a Kodak application on their handset,
users can also simultaneously order prints from the
service. Later, the user can access and retrieve the
picture from the virtual photo album, forwarding it
again to another Multimedia Messaging -enabled and compatible
device such as a mobile phone.
The
Kodak Picture Center Online application will be distributed
in sales packages of the Nokia 3650 and Nokia 6600 devices.
The Kodak Picture Service Online application can also
be downloaded from the Nokia and Kodak websites free
of charge for existing users of the Nokia 7650 and Nokia
3650 imaging phones.
To
date, Nokia and Kodak have already collaborated in a
number of markets in Asia Pacific in the area of local
printing. Owners of the Nokia 7650 and Nokia 3650 imaging
phones have access to more than 1,500 Kodak Picture
Makers kiosks across the region, allowing them to print
out their favourite pictures on paper, as stickers,
personalised calendars, and enhance the pictures with
special templates from a wide selection of themes.
SOURCE
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