01/04/08
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the http://www.fujifilmusa.com/ website! PRESS RELEASE: Fujifilm Incorporates
Wide Format Ink Jet Unit Into Fujifilm U.S.A.
Retailers and Pro Labs will have a Single Ordering Point for all of their
Fujifilm Imaging Supplies
VALHALLA, N.Y., March 20, 2008 - FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. today announced that the
Wide Format Inkjet business unit of FUJIFILM Hunt Chemicals U.S.A., Inc. will
become part of Fujifilm U.S.A.'s Imaging Division as of April 1, 2008. Moving
forward, retailers and professional labs will benefit from the convenience of a
single point of order for all imaging hardware and supplies, including wide
format inkjet products.
"Many of our customers are currently expanding their Frontier solutions to
generate revenue from a wide range of products beyond traditional 4"x6" prints,"
said John Placko, senior product manager, Wide Format Inkjet Products, Imaging
Division, FUJIFILM U.S.A. "Today's announcement underlines our commitment to
meeting the varied needs of these customers in today's changing imaging
marketplace. Our new, simplified ordering process saves valuable time and
directly enables retailers and professional labs to focus on providing their
customers with stunning, Frontier-quality prints in a wide range of sizes."
Fujifilm's Wide Format Inkjet product line consists of more than 250 products
such as inks, papers and printer hardware from Epson as well as Fujifilm branded
media. Included in the product line is the Epson/Fujifilm Stylus Pro 7880 wide
format inkjet printer, which can be integrated with any Fujifilm Frontier system
to create poster prints and other large format products.
For additional information on new ordering procedures for Fujifilm's wide format
inkjet products, contact your local Fujifilm Sales Representative or call (888)
676-3719.
About FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc.
FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. is a marketing subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo,
Japan, providing digital and analog photographic Imaging Systems,
Recording/Storage Media and Motion Picture Film products and services to
consumers, professionals and businesses. For more information on Fujifilm U.S.A.
products, customers can call 800-800-FUJI or visit www.fujifilmusa.com . To
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About FUJIFILM
Fujifilm Corporation (NASDAQ: FUJI) brings continuous innovation and
leading-edge products to a broad spectrum of imaging industries including
medical, life sciences, consumer electronic, chemical, graphic arts, information
systems, photography and office products based on its vast portfolio of digital,
optical, fine chemical and thin film coating technologies. It was ranked number
15 for U.S. patents granted in 2006, employs more than 75,000 people worldwide
and in the year ended March 31, 2007, had global revenues of $23.6 billion. For
more information, please visit www.fujifilmholdings.com.
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