Casio, Zing.com and FotoNation To Announce the First ``Internet Camera End-To-End Solution''.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CES 2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000 Seamless Transfer of Digital Photos from Casio Cameras to the Zing.com Picture Service Via "Click-Free" FotoNation Technology Digital imaging is reborn re·born adj. Emotionally or spiritually revived or regenerated. reborn Adjective active again after a period of inactivity Adj. 1. today with the introduction of the first consumer Internet camera solution developed by Casio Computer Co., Ltd., the leading consumer electronics company; Zing.com, the most comprehensive free service to share, manage, store and print pictures online; and FotoNation Inc., the leading provider of digital photography connectivity software. For the first time ever, digital camera users are empowered to upload images directly from the Casio Internet camera to a co-branded Zing website using a built-in "click-free" technology developed by FotoNation. The technology will be demonstrated at the Casio booth, No. 700, at the 2000 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , January 6-9, 2000. There are three stages in the launch of the Internet camera solution. Beginning immediately, current Casio digital camera users will be able to automatically upload images directly through a PC to the co-branded Zing website using FotoNation's FotoDeveloper(R)-Uploader technology. Stage two allows consumers to bypass their computer using FotoNation's newly developed FotoCall(TM) modem and upload pictures directly to the website. In stage three, new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. cameras will connect directly to a phone line for upload to the co-branded Zing website. All three stages utilize technology developed by Casio and FotoNation. "We've built our business delivering trend-setting consumer electronics products that are easy to use," said Mr. Masayuki Hakata, managing director, Casio Computer Co., Ltd. "Casio's QV-10 camera marked the beginning of consumer digital photography and now, with the introduction of the first Casio Internet camera and its automatic FotoConnected capability to Zing.com, digital photography has become even easier to use and more accessible for consumers to enjoy." The "click-free" technology allows digital camera users to bypass current procedures of transferring and saving pictures onto a computer hard drive prior to sending them to the Web. Casio digital camera owners will now be able to pull images directly from the Internet cameras onto the Zing.com website. Users can spend more time creating and sharing albums, selecting pictures for prints, ordering personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. photo gifts and printing directly from the Zing.com website onto a home printer. "Today marks a new beginning in the history of digital photography: the birth of the Internet camera," said Mark Platshon, president and chief executive officer, Zing.com. "Casio, a pioneer in the digital camera market, is leading the next step in the evolution of photography by partnering with FotoNation and Zing.com. Casio is the first consumer electronics company to recognize the value of combining the power of the Internet with digital imaging, and we are honored that they have chosen Zing as a partner in this development." "The FotoConnected(TM) initiative by FotoNation is a direct response to the explosive growth of the digital photography industry, as well as Web-based photo communities like Zing.com," said Eran Steinberg, co-founder and chief technology officer, FotoNation Inc. "Casio and Zing.com's partnership represents a new type of convergence between an established consumer electronics leader and a Web-based digital photography community." About Casio CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is one of the leading consumer electronics companies in the world, with sales of over Yen 451,141 million (over $4.1 billion) in fiscal year ending March 1999. Since its establishment in 1957, CASIO has been active in the development of electronic calculators, timepieces, musical instruments, LCD TVs A flat panel TV that uses LCD technology or a rear-projection TV that is based on LCD microdisplay panels. See flat panel TV, rear-projection TV and LCD. , pagers and other communications devices Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. . CASIO pioneered the personal digital camera market with the March 1995 release of the QV-10. Since then, the CASIO lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. of digital cameras has continued to evolve and grow with the addition of powerful new features and functions that made them the popular choice of digital camera users, especially for personal computer applications. CASIO's corporate activities are guided by the motto: "Creativity and Contribution." About Casio, Inc. Casio, Inc., Dover, NJ, is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan. Casio, Inc., with sales over $450-million, markets business organizers, calculators, digital imaging products, electronic cash registers, label printers, musical keyboards This article is about keyboards on musical instruments. For instruments referred to as "keyboards", see Keyboard instrument. A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers on a musical instrument which cause the instrument to produce sounds. , palm-size PCs The Palm-Size PC was Microsoft's first attempt at a computer conforming to an 'in your hand' profile (or, as commonly referred to, a PDA). These devices demonstrated many firsts for this form factor, including wave sound output, comparatively high-resolution screens with , watches, and video products. For more information visit Casio's web site: www.casio.com. About Zing.com Zing (www.zing.com) is the full-service digital picture solution; a Web-based service providing easy and powerful ways to order prints and to print pictures locally, to share pictures online and to permanently store an unlimited amount of pictures. Zing also offers a comprehensive and expanding array of information, entertainment and commerce for anyone taking or enjoying pictures - from beginner to professional. Zing is the place for you to stay connected with friends and family and with people of similar interests by sharing and printing pictures using the Internet. At Zing, you can create online photo albums, ZingAlbums(TM), which can be listed in the directory for sharing with the community or kept private for family and friends. ZingAlbums include slide shows, guestbooks, discussion boards, online image editing Changing or improving graphics images. It typically refers to bitmapped images rather than vector graphics drawings. Using an image editor, images can be modified by an artist using pen, brush, airbrush and other "painting" tools. , print ordering and high-resolution local printing. Many people use ZingAlbums to store pictures for online auctions. You can also create ZingCard(TM) personalized photo-greeting cards - using your own pictures or selections from the community - which can be sent online or as printed cards via mail. Zing also lets you put your pictures on an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. array of high quality, personalized gifts including Hanes T-shirts, mugs, holiday ornaments Ornaments are a frequent embellishment to music. Sometimes different symbols represent the same ornament, or vice versa. Different ornament names can refer to an ornament from a specific area or time period. , calendars and even cookies and cakes with edible icing. About FotoNation FotoNation(R) (www.fotonation.com) offers a continually growing family of solutions for digital photography connectivity as part of the industry-wide FotoConnected(TM) initiative. FotoNation products include FotoNation-Explorer(TM), an end-user application that enables the Windows operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. to view a digital camera as a standard folder In a graphical user interface (GUI), a simulated file folder that holds data, applications and other folders. Folders were introduced on the Xerox Star, then popularized on the Macintosh and later adapted to Windows and Unix. In Unix and Linux, as well as DOS and Windows 3. on the desktop, FotoDeveloper(TM), a multi-platform SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). to allow a unified interface to most popular digital cameras, and FotoSecure(TM), a patented system of in-camera protection of original digital images from unauthorized duplication, distribution and manipulation. FotoNation's technology is included in leading consumer-imaging products from Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. , Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, , Nikon Inc., as well as with leading Internet-based photo communities. Casio and QV-10 camera are trademarks of Casio Computer Co. Ltd. ZingCards(TM), ZingAlbums(TM) are trademarks of Zing Network, Inc. FotoNation(R), FotoDeveloper(R), Connected-Photography(R), FotoConnected(TM) and FotoSecure(TM) are trademarks of FotoNation Inc. Other companies and products may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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