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September 2000

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The Levin Company of Compton, California, announced intentions to build a strategic alliance with PlanIt! Services, a new company that offers web-based business and marketing solutions to photographic professionals. The purpose of the alliance will be to help photographers enhance their sales and business by providing e-business solutions featuring the full line of Levin frames on their web sites and e-commerce photo purchasing systems. Information: (The Levin Company), 1111 West Walnut Street, Compton, Ca. 90220; (800) 345-4999 or (310) 762-9000, fax: (310) 608-7418; e-mail: slevin15652@aol.com; web site: www.levinframes.com/. Information (Planit Services), 350 West 84th Drive, Merriville, Indiana 46410; (888)-968-6979 or (219) 791-0650, fax: (219) 791-0655; e-mail: info@planitservices.com/; web site: www.planitservices.com/.

Photogenic Professional Lighting now has a new Web site called Photogenicpro.com. The site is meant as an additional resource for dealers and professional portrait and commercial photographers interested in finding out the latest about studio and location lighting and light-shaping accessories. The site will also feature company news and new product tips and trends, and will be updated monthly as Photogenic introduces new products. Photogenicpro.com has links to Photogenic's newest offerings, including the Photogenic PowerLight PL2 Series and system controller software, which is one of the most advanced lighting systems in the world, and the StudioMax portable lighting system, a compact lighting kit for photographers of all levels. Information: (800) 245-1417, fax: (330) 758-3667.

Kodak Professional has introduced its new ColorFlow Capture studio software to streamline the digital imaging process for increased productivity, quality and profitability. ColorFlow Capture Studio is a powerful yet easy-to-use application which simplifies picture-taking and image processing, especially within "tethered" digital camera studio environments. From a PC, the software can remotely control digital cameras, acquire images directly from the camera or its memory card, improve the reproduction through quick and easy image editing tools and process the images to transfer, archive or print in standard industry formats. These centralized controls eliminate confusing and redundant functions, automate repetitive image capture and image processing tasks and improve color quality using International Color Consortium (ICC) based color management technology. Information: (716) 724-9035.

Paving the way for more on-site retail digital processing options, George Briggs, General Manager of OnSite Pictures (OSP),a division of Qualex, and Senior Vice-president of Qualex, announces the appointment of Peter Orsini to Director, OnSite Pictures Digital Products and Services. Orsini's primary objective will be to work within OSP to provide strategic direction as the marketplace changes from strictly analog to including digital products and services.

Internet Pictures Corporation, (iPIX) has introduced the Pro-Digital fisheye system, which consists of a 4.88 mm f/5.2 fisheye lens and iPIX rotator. This system brings iPIX immersive image capture capability to a broad range of new generation12-bit/pixel professional digital cameras. Using the iPIX Fisheye System and a professional digital camera permits capturing both iPIX immersive and traditional images with superior dynamic range and color depth. The lens is currently available in only in Nikon F and Canon EOS mounts with 185° of coverage. Information: Ackermann Public Relations & Marketing, (865) 584-0550; e-mail: macosta@ackermannpr.com.

DotsPlus Imaging, a new company offering consumables for desktop inkjet printers in digital photography, digital proofing and graphic arts environments wants to ensure that users can order high quality, aggressively priced consumables-inks and media-directly from their desktops. The company today announced that its e-commerce enabled web site, www.dotsplus.com is now online and shipping orders. The site features a complete range of media and ink-jet inks for Epson, HP, Canon, Lexmark and other desktop digital inkjet printers. Media selections include photo glossy paper, photo semigloss paper, photo matte paper, canvas paper, photographic stock glossy paper, double-sided matte paper, and proof paper in sizes ranging from 811ž42x11 through 17x22 inches. Ink selections include cartridges compatible with the full range of Epson printers. Information: DotsPlus Imaging, 28 Farley Street, Nashua, NH 03064, (603) 598-9711; fax: (801) 729-9548, e-mail: info@dotsplus.com; web site: www.dotsplus.com.