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AWA R D S
A BREAK FROM THE
BANKS?
KODAK WINS DSGI
supportive of Kodak’s commitment
to bring consumers printing
Anewfinancialintermediaryservice
forsmallbusinesses,availablevia
“BEST SUPPLIER” AWARD
solutions.”
The DSGi Supplier Conference
BusinessLink,providessupportfor was established in 1995 and the
businessesencounteringproblems Kodak has been awarded with the industry and printers capable of Supplier Excellence Awards have
accessingfinance.Thefreeguidance DSG International Supplier “lab quality” prints at home. always been part of this event.
andsupportisavailableinorderto Excellence award for best “We are extremely proud to have The award recognises a number of
helpforgestrongerrelationships Computing Peripherals and been acknowledged by such an measures, including customer
betweensmallbusinessesandbanks. Software Supplier. Launched in important retailer,” said John innovation offered by the Kodak
AccordingtotheForumofPrivate 2007, Kodak’s Consumer Inkjet O’Grady, Kodak’s MD Consumer Inkjet Business to DSGi retailers
Business,66%ofrespondentssaid printers currently offer the lowest and Commercial Business, “It is like Dixons, Currys, and PC
theywouldwelcomemorelocalised total ink replacement cost in the great to know that DSGi are fully World.
supportfromtheirbanks.
R E TA I L E R N E W S
DSGi ROLLS OUT
LAPTOP TRADE-INS
JESSOPS’ WEEKEND OF NIKON DEALS
RecyclingcompanyShPLimited,has
announcedapartnershipwithDSGi,
offeringadedicatedin-storelaptop
Despitewell-publicisedfinancial thelaunchofitsKingstonstorewitha
tradeinservicetoPCWorld,Currys
struggles,Jessopshasjustcelebrated newdedicatedNikonarea,which
andCurrysDigitalcustomers.The
wasopenedbyJonBentley,
schemehasbeenlaunchedto
presenterofChannel5’sTheGadget
coincidewiththelaunchofWindows
Show.
Seven.Alltheirstoresalreadytake
TheKingstonstoreisthelatestto
electricalsinforfreerecyclingbut
featureliveproductdisplays,which
customerswillnowbeabletotrade
havebeenintroducedtoencourage
inalaptopforupto£100off
customerstointeractandengage
somethingnew.
withproductsinadvanceof
purchase. Overtheweekendofthe TrevorMoore,ChiefExecutiveat
launch,thestoreofferedthousandsof Jessopssaidtheywere“thrilled”
pounds’worthofdiscountsonNikon abouttherefurbishment “andthe
goods,fromcamerastobinoculars. introductionofanexclusiveand
dedicatedNikonarea.”
JeremyGilbert,GroupMarketing
ManagerforNikonUKcommented:
“Wearepleasedtobesupporting
ourlocalJessopsstoreandhopethat
theNikonareawillencouragelocal
shopperstoembracephotography
andbenefitfromthewealthof
knowledgeonhandin-store.”
I N V E N T I O N
CALL HIM A DOCTOR...
HONOURARY DOCTORATE FOR THE MAN
WHO INVENTED THE DIGITAL CAMERA
StevenSasson,whoiscreditedwith backtothis
havinginventedthefirstdigitalcamera original
whileworkingforEastmanKodak innovationrighthereatKodak,”said
Companyin1975,hasbeenawarded professorandformerengineering
anhonourarydoctoratebythe deanKevinParker.“Steveknewthat
UniversityofRochester.Sassonwasat makingthisapoint-and-clickreality
Kodakfor35years,retiringthisyear. was10to20yearsinthefuture,but
WhenSassongraduated,Kodakwas heandhiscolleaguessawthepot-
inthefirstpeakofconsumerfilm ential.Muchofwhatwedoinresearch
technology. universitiestoday,frommicroscopic
“Theentiremulti-billion-dollardigital imagingtotelescopicimaging,stems
Camlink is a registered trademark of Fameart Ltd
imagingindustrytracesquitedirectly fromSteve’soriginalwork.”
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