Agilent Technologies Acquires the eCamera Business Unit of PhotoAccess.com.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2000 Technology Allows Easy Web Posting of Photos, Complements Agilent's Image Sensor An image sensor is a device that converts a visual image to an electric signal. It is used chiefly in digital cameras and other imaging devices. It is usually an array of charge-coupled devices (CCD) or CMOS sensors such as active-pixel sensors. and Processor Offerings to Provide a Complete Imaging Solution Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced the completion of its acquisition of the eCamera business unit of PhotoAccess.com Corp. Agilent acquired technology that, when fully developed, allows manufacturers of digital cameras to build complete imaging solutions -- including an easy-to-use process for posting photos directly on a Web site, where they can be viewed, shared, or printed. As part of the acquisition, approximately 15 design engineers will join Agilent's Imaging Electronics Division, located in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. The design team brings deep experience in both Web interface and image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished technology. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The PhotoAccess.com solution includes PhotoChip, a high-performance digital still camera chip, as well as an embedded modem and software that allows digital camera users to connect the camera directly to a phone line and automatically upload photos to a pre-determined destination. The technology augments the current procedure of downloading photos to a computer and then uploading them to the Web. The PhotoChip technology also enables rapid image data processing in the camera, allowing faster burst rates when taking pictures. Agilent is already the world's leading supplier of CMOS image sensors (miniature camera elements that capture light and convert it to digital format). With the completion of this acquisition, Agilent expects to be able to offer digital camera manufacturers a complete hardware and software solution that makes images easier and less expensive to capture and communicate. "We see digital imaging as an important element in providing solutions for the connected world. Images are increasingly used to enhance the content and context of communications," said Steve Hoffmann, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Imaging Electronics Division. "We expect that the addition of PhotoAccess.com's technology and design resources will help us to bring complete solutions to this market more quickly." "The eCamera team is very excited to be a part of a world-class organization with exceptional marketing reach and engineering talent," said Gene Wang, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for PhotoAccess.com. "We believe that Agilent has the muscle to turn the technology platform that we've developed into a standard used around the world." About PhotoAccess Founded in 1997, PhotoAccess.com is a leading provider of digital imaging solutions for the Internet. The Company's mission is to provide partners and consumers worldwide with the most convenient, cost-effective way to obtain film quality prints from digital photos. The privately funded company has offices in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , Seattle, Washington, and Tokyo, Japan. PhotoAccess has received venture capital funding from AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) A Windows multimedia video format from Microsoft. It interleaves standard waveform audio and digital video frames (bitmaps) to provide reduced animation at 15 fps at 160x120x8 resolution. Audio is 11,025Hz, 8-bit samples. Capital, JAFCO America and Allegro Capital. For more information on PhotoAccess and its products, please visit the U.S. Web site at www.PhotoAccess.com or its Japan Web site at www.PhotoAccess.co.jp. About Agilent Technologies Inc. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a diversified technology company, resulting from Hewlett-Packard Company's plan to strategically realign re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. itself into two fully independent companies. With approximately 43,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent Technologies is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. In fiscal year 1999, the businesses comprising Agilent, then a subsidiary of HP, had net revenue of more than $8.3 billion. Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. This news release contains forward-looking statements (including without limitation, information regarding the future capabilities of the acquired technologies and Agilent's future product offerings) that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the results of Agilent Technologies to differ materially from management's current expectations. These risks are detailed in Agilent's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended October 31, 1999, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended April 30, 2000, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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