Tag: Company
Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company Plans Name Change, Dropping Pentax
Denver, CO—Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.’s president, Noboru Akahane, announced that the company will change its name, effective August 1, 2013. The new company...
Carl Zeiss Brand Name Becomes Just Zeiss
Thornwood, NY—Carl Zeiss AG announced a name change to Zeiss, a name already well established in general language usage in many countries when referring...
High-Tech Pioneer and Founder of EFI Large-Format Printer Manufacturer Dies
Foster City, CA—Employees at EFI, a large-format printer manufacturer, are mourning the passing of the company founder and first CEO, Efraim “Efi” Arazi, who...
Tech Veteran Elected to Kodak Board of Directors
Rochester, NY—James V. Continenza, who has extensive executive and board experience with high-tech companies, was elected as a member of the Kodak board of...
Best Buy Founder Schulze Returns as Chairman Emeritus to Support Renew...
Minneapolis, MN—Best Buy’s founder, Richard Schulze, is returning to the company as its chairman emeritus. In addition, Schulze nominated Brad Anderson and Al Lenzmeier...
Canon Ranks Among Top Five U.S. Patent Holders for 27th Year
Lake Success, NY—Canon USA, Inc., announced that for the 27th consecutive year its parent company, Canon Inc., has ranked among the top five United...
Panasonic Corporation of North America Appoints Chief Financial Officer
Secaucus, NJ—Mike Riccio was named chief financial officer of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation. ...
THK Photo Products to Change Corporate Name to Kenko Tokina USA
Huntington Beach, CA—THK Photo Products, Inc., will formally change its corporate name to Kenko Tokina USA, Inc., effective April 1, 2013. The company is...
PIR’s January 2013 Editorial: The Rise of Imaging
We’re pleased to be able to bring you three days of coverage of the 2013 International CES with our CES Digital Imaging/Photography Dailies. ...
Kodak to Sell Digital Imaging Patents for $525 Million
Rochester, NY—Kodak completed a series of agreements that successfully monetizes its digital imaging patents. The proposed transaction, which achieves one of Kodak’s key restructuring...