Exclaim's Pictavision(R) Teleprints Provides Direct-from-Camera Phone Prints.The new application lets users send images directly from camera phones to Walgreens locations nationwide TRENTON, N.J. -- Today Exclaim ex·claim v. ex·claimed, ex·claim·ing, ex·claims v.intr. To cry out suddenly or vehemently, as from surprise or emotion: The children exclaimed with excitement. v. (SM) unveiled its innovative Pictavision([R]) Teleprints application, which lets consumers print their camera phone pictures directly from their mobile handsets. Walgreen Co., the nation's largest retail pharmacy chain and a leader in innovative drugstore retailing, is the exclusive Pictavision Teleprints print-to-retail provider. Camera phone users will be able to shoot and send digital pictures to any of more than 5,600 Walgreens locations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , and have high-quality photo prints ready for pickup in an hour for just $.19 each. Users can also choose to have their prints delivered by mail. "When people take a picture, they want to do something with it, whether it's printing, merchandising merchandising Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product. , or simply sharing it with family and friends," says Dean Jarrett, Walgreens divisional merchandise manager for new photofinishing pho·to·fin·ish·ing n. The act or business of developing camera films and printing photographs for customers. pho technology. "Exclaim's Pictavision Teleprints is a revolutionary way to help our customers do more with their camera phones in a fun, fast, affordable, and easy way. This service is a perfect fit with our mission of innovative drugstore retailing." Pictavision Teleprints is part of Exclaim's Pictavision portfolio of rich-media mobile phone photo and video applications, and doesn't require memory cards or a PC. Mobile shutterbugs simply download the application to their camera phone, select the size of their pictures and send them directly to a photo center for pickup or mail delivery. "By bringing Pictavision Teleprints to consumers' camera phones, we're making it incredibly convenient to share life's moments while mobile," says Jiren N. Parikh, Vice President and General Manager of Wireless for Exclaim. "Of the 5 billion camera phone images shot last year, less than 20 percent were transmitted--and fewer still were printed. This represents an incredible market opportunity for phone manufacturers and wireless carriers, who can now offer their camera phone customers even more capabilities and enjoyment by partnering with Exclaim." Pictavision Teleprints is fully compatible with the widest array of BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) An application development environment from Qualcomm for enhanced cellphone services (e-mail, games, etc.). BREW is directly supported in the CDMA chipsets from Qualcomm, and BREW-enabled applications work no matter ([R]), Java[TM], and Symbian[TM] phones. The application's other core benefits include: * Automatic size and resolution adjustment for perfect prints every time. * Access to print history and printed photos at www.Teleprints.com. * Easy synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. of PC and Web address books, eliminating tedious, and error-prone manual data entry. * Flexible payment options allow customers to buy transaction credits on their phone through their wireless carrier. About Exclaim Exclaim is a leading branded platform provider of innovative Web and wireless applications that allow advanced sharing of digital images, video, and rich media. The new Exclaim platform enables wireless and Web providers to easily extend and offer digital imaging services to their customers, to better engage online audiences, increase wireless network traffic, and boost revenue. The Exclaim platform seamlessly integrates and moves rich media from wireless handsets to Web applications to devices in the home, providing the most complete rich media solution on the market today. About Walgreen Walgreen Co. is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2006 sales of $47.4 billion. The company operates 5,611 stores in 48 states and Puerto Rico, including 76 Happy Harry's Happy Harry's, a Walgreens Pharmacy, is a division of the Walgreens Company which operates 76 locations in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey. It was founded in 1962 by entrepreneur Harry Levin. stores in Delaware and surrounding states. Walgreens also provides additional services to pharmacy patients and prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, and medical plans through Walgreens Health Services Walgreens Health Services (WHS) is a business unit of Walgreens. The unit was started in 1991 when Walgreens decided to expand on the services provided by its mail service division. , its managed care division, which includes Walgreens Health Initiatives Inc. (a pharmacy benefits manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc. and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy. |
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