photofinishing

Digital photofinishing under the name FuturePhoto (shut down in 2008).

No other company has more than 3 percent of the market, according to Photofinishing News Letter, a trade publication.

Since then, Kodak has solidified it position in wholesale photofinishing by acquiring several other small companies at home and overseas.

Although single frame cameras used standard 135 film, single frame photofinishing was always special-order.

Jay Dellostretto, Sony's vice president for digital photofinishing, says his company turns on password protection at the store's request.

Kodak consolidated its photofinishing and consumer photography units and took associated write-offs of equipment, salaries and good will.

"Fuji really has to reassert itself in its war with Kodak for the photofinishing and supplies market," Mr. Glazer said.

Similarly, Kodak's planned joint venture with Fuqua Industries in photofinishing has been stayed temporarily while the courts sort out the antitrust complaints of smaller competitors.

Fuqua's interests include Snapper-brand lawn and garden equipment, Qualex Inc. photofinishing and American Camper sporting goods.

The system can handle up to 20 orders an hour, Kodak said, adding that it provides photofinishing of the same quality as the high-speed 3510 color printer that Kodak introduced last October.

My computations from the manufacturer's estimates suggest that ink to fill a page with an 8-by-10-inch photographic image might cost as much as $3, in line with the competition and somewhat cheaper than traditional photofinishing.

Kimberly A. Snyder - President & General Manager, Entertainment Imaging, Film, Photofinishing & Entertainment Group and Vice President, Eastman Kodak.

Last week, Kodak announced that it was taking a $225 million charge against earnings in the second quarter of 1989 because of consolidation of its photofinishing and consumer photography units and associated write-offs of equipment, salaries and good will, along with special separation payments to outgoing employees.