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February 28th, 2006. TrendWatch Graphic Arts (TWGA) unveiled today that in Winter 2005/2006, 69% of design and production firms cited "keeping up with technological changes" as a business challenge, the highest level since 1999.
Grant Recipients Kristen Ashburn and Andrew Testa Receive $20,000 Each to Execute Winning Photojournalism Proposals
NEW YORK & LONDON, Feb. 28, 2006. Getty Images (NYSE:GYI) today announced the first recipients of its 2006 Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography. Selected from 110 applications from 29 countries, Kristen Ashburn and Andrew Testa, both U.S.-based photojournalists, will each receive a $20,000 grant in addition to collaborative editorial support from Getty Images' team of photo editors. Since the inception of the Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography in September 2004, seven grants of $20,000 each have been awarded to fund, support and inspire the best global talent in photojournalism.
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(New York, NY - February 28, 2006) - Jupiterimages, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) and a leading global provider of rights-managed, royalty-free and subscription photography, today announced the launch of FlashKit's FlashFoundry.com (www.flashfoundry.com), a new paid subscription service offering over 100,000 professional-quality Flash components, video, buttons, animations and templates. Web designers and PowerPoint users can easily add Flash content to their Web sites and presentations in just minutes, rather than creating it from scratch.
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ORLANDO, Fl., February 27, 2006. Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: LEXR), a world leader in advanced digital media technologies today announced several applications developed for the ActiveMemory™ System (AMS), the company's innovative digital photography workflow technology. New and improved professional photo-imaging applications now supporting ActiveMemory, including Photo Mechanic™ by Camera Bits, Corel Paint Shop Pro™ X, and ProShooters Digital Pro 4™, will be demonstrated at the Photo Marketing Association International Show (PMA).
Iron Mountain and MorePhotos.com to Provide Online Backup, Proofing and Photo Sales Help to Photography Community
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 27, 2006. Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the expansion of Adobe® Photoshop® Services through new partnerships with Iron Mountain, the world's largest provider of data backup/recovery and archiving software as a service, and MorePhotos.com, a leading e-commerce provider for professional photographers. Expected to be available in Q2 2006, the new services will enable users to protect their digital images and increase photography business profits through an online photo backup service and integrated access to online proofing and photo sales capabilities.
Lightroom Public Beta 2.0 Photography Community and Photoshop CS2 Ecosystem Partners Rally to Support Digital Imaging Innovation
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 27, 2006. Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced wide-spread support from the photography community and ecosystem partners for Adobe® Lightroom™ Public Beta 2.0 and Photoshop CS2 software. With two open and extensible architectures, both applications allow for new, customizable workflows and innovative plug-ins and devices.
New addition to Corbis executive team brings imaging and technology marketing capabilities together
SEATTLE (February 27, 2006). Corbis today announced the appointment of David Bradley as Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Bradley joins Corbis after holding senior marketing positions at SAP, IBM and Kodak. He will be based in the company's headquarters office in Seattle, Washington.
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27th February 2006. Alamy is pleased to announce that Syner-Commmunications Ltd have joined its expanding collection of specialist picture agencies. For the first time, material from this extraordinary collection can be viewed and purchased online.
ORLANDO, FL., 02/26/2006. PMA 2006 International Convention and Trade Show, Feb. 26, 2006 -- As consumers rapidly shift from film cameras to digital, one of the biggest challenges facing the industry is making it as easy to get a print from a digital camera as it is from a film camera. Today it remains that the primary way people share and enjoy photographs is through prints, albums and scrapbooks.
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TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 23, 2006. Eight of the most highly acclaimed professional photographers of our time will be providing personal, one-on-one instructive feedback to promising digital photographers at Photoshop World Conference & Expo, March 22-24 in Miami Beach (http://www.photoshopworld.com). This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is absolutely free to full Photoshop World conference attendees on the first day of the Tech Expo, March 22.
