Kodak Launches Line Up of All-in-One Inkjet Printers Using SigmaTel Technology.SigmaTel's Mixed Signal SoC Helps Kodak Control Development Costs and Deliver Durable, High-Quality Documents and Photos AUSTIN, Texas -- With the launch of Eastman Kodak Company's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EK) three new All-in-One (AiO) inkjet printers, the company unveiled its partnership with SigmaTel, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SGTL SGTL Silicon Graphics Teaching Laboratory ) to use its mixed signal system on chip (SoC). SigmaTel's inkjet printer controller has been deployed in the KODAK EASYSHARE Kodak EasyShare is a sub brand of Eastman Kodak Company products identifying a consumer photography system of digital cameras, snapshot printers, printer docks, accessories, camera docks, software, and online print services. EasyShare was first introduced in 2001. 5100, 5300 and 5500 AiO Printer models. "SigmaTel's silicon-based solution allowed us to deliver a revolutionary new printer to market in record time," Susan Tousi, director of research and development, Eastman Kodak Company. "The SigmaTel technology enabled us to focus our resources on optimizing Kodak intellectual property and product design. Our new line of printers delivers affordable documents and Kodak lab-quality photos, saving consumers 50 percent on everything they print." "We are pleased Kodak selected SigmaTel for a best-in-class AiO printer solution," said Phil Pompa, interim chief executive officer of SigmaTel. "Our close working relationship with Kodak allowed us to introduce a competitive product very quickly and allowed Kodak to achieve breakthrough consumer value with the STDC STDC South Texas Development Council STDC Strategic Tactics Development Center STDC Stay Top Dead Center 2150 chip." SigmaTel's AiO solutions offer very high levels of integration for low bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. cost, while at the same time providing excellent image quality for printing, scanning, and copying. The SigmaTel AiO mixed-signal SoCs are comprised of industry leading 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 accelerators, integrated networking and fax hardware, integrated analog functions, and a powerful RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. 32-bit microprocessor core. SigmaTel's technical support & software development kits (SDKs) provide customers with complete high performance imaging solutions and fast time-to-market. "We are excited to see the KODAK EASYSHARE All-in-One Printers enter the market," added Pompa. " We look forward to our continued cooperation on future products." About Eastman Kodak Company: Kodak is the world's foremost imaging innovator. With sales of $13.3 billion in 2006, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. Consumers use Kodak's system of digital and traditional products and services to take, print and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; Businesses effectively communicate with customers worldwide using Kodak solutions for prepress, conventional and digital printing and document imaging; Creative Professionals rely on Kodak technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or still images; and leading Healthcare organizations rely on Kodak's innovative products, services and customized workflow solutions to help improve patient care and maximize efficiency and information sharing See data conferencing. within and across their enterprise. More information about Kodak (NYSE:EK) is available at www.kodak.com. About SigmaTel: SigmaTel, Inc. a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. headquartered in Austin, Texas, designs, develops, and markets proprietary, analog intensive, mixed-signal ICs for a variety of digital multimedia products in the consumer electronics markets, including digital media players, multi-function peripheral products, digital photo frames A digital photo frame is a picture frame that displays digital photos without the need to print them. Features Some digital photo frames can only display JPEG pictures. However, others support additional multimedia content. and digital televisions. SigmaTel provides worldwide infrastructure and complete, system-level solutions that include highly-integrated ICs, customizable firmware and software, software development tools, reference designs, and applications support to add value to multinational companies. The Company's focus is on providing system-level solutions that enable customers to rapidly introduce and offer electronic products that are small, light-weight, power-efficient, reliable, and cost-effective. SigmaTel is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 certified and is committed to providing customers with high performance, quality products along with superior customer service. For more information on SigmaTel, please visit: www.sigmatel.com. Cautionary Language: This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current SigmaTel expectations. The words "expect," "will," "should," "would," "anticipate," "project," "outlook," "believe," "intend," and similar phrases as they relate to SigmaTel or future events are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views and assumptions of SigmaTel, but are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, and there will be events in the future that SigmaTel is not able to accurately predict or control. For a discussion of factors that could impact SigmaTel's financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, please refer to recent SigmaTel filings with the SEC, particularly the 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. that was filed on February 24, 2006, and the form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed on November 6, 2006. SigmaTel is a registered trademark of SigmaTel, Inc. All other products and brand names as they appear in this release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. All specifications may be changed without notice. |
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