CVS/pharmacy to Offer Mobile Camera Phone Image Printing.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WOONSOCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2003 CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file. Will Become the First National Chain to Offer the Ability to Print From Mobile Imaging-Enabled Phones and Wireless Devices at KODAK Picture Maker Kodak Picture Maker (also known as Kodak Picture Kiosk) is a line of self service photo printing kiosks manufactured by the Eastman Kodak company. The units typically consist of a computer, touchscreen, scanner, and one or more printer(s) in a single unit. Kiosks CVS/pharmacy (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CVS) announced today plans to introduce mobile image printing capabilities at KODAK Picture Maker kiosks at more than 3,000 stores nationwide. The service, to be available in early 2004, will make CVS the first national retailer to offer customers the ability to print pictures from their image-enabled mobile phones. Earlier this year, CVS successfully introduced "Pictures from your Digital Camera" from KODAK Picture Maker kiosks, enabling customers to produce photo-quality prints from digital media including camera cards See flash memory. , CDs and disks. The service provides customers with a simple, fast and affordable way to print digital images. Starting in early 2004, enhancements to the KODAK Picture Maker kiosks will allow mobile camera phone users to beam their images to the kiosk using Bluetooth(TM) or Infrared (IrDA) technologies. Customers can then edit, enhance, and print their photos in minutes. "CVS continues to be a retail leader in the move to digital," said Judy Strauss Sansone, Vice President of Merchandising/Photo for CVS. "The ability to walk in to your corner CVS/pharmacy and quickly print photos directly from your mobile phone is the next wave of retail digital photo services. The wireless capability of the Kodak Picture Maker kiosk also makes digital imaging easier for our busy customers." "Our research shows that consumers have a strong desire to print their digital pictures at retail. Next year, there will be tens of millions of camera phones in use capturing billions of images. The Kodak Picture Maker kiosk is an ideal way for people to print pictures at retail from digital cameras or camera phones," said Chris Sliva, Output Business Manager, US&C, Consumer & Professional Imaging, Eastman Kodak Company. "As the overall number of digital images captured - whether through digital cameras or mobile phones -- continues to grow, we want to make it as easy as possible to have access to and print these pictures where and when they want," Sliva said. In addition to the wireless option, customers will still have the choice of inserting a memory card into the kiosk. The KODAK Picture Maker kiosks currently accept CompactFlash cards, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Secure Digital (SD), xD, multimedia (MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. ) card formats, Picture CDs, picture disks, and beginning this spring, the kiosks will also accept Memory Stick Pro. The KODAK Picture Maker will support JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. (.jpg), Bitmap (.bmp) and Tagged Image Format (.tif) files. At the kiosk, customers will use a simple touch screen to preview and select only the photos they want to print, choose sizes and quantities, and make image enhancements such as red-eye reduction. Prints will be ready for pick-up upon checkout. New 3" x 4" and 1.5" and 2" photo prints will be available from the enhanced kiosks. Celebrating 40 years of dynamic growth in the retail pharmacy industry, CVS is committed to being the easiest pharmacy retailer for customers to use. With approximately 4,100 stores in 32 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , CVS has created innovative approaches to serve the healthcare needs of all its customers through its online pharmacy  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. ,
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