Kodak digital cameras for half a year discontinued: China in opening inventories-Kodak, digital camera, cut off, China, clean up inventory
Kodak digital cameras will soon be history. Last Friday (U.S. time Feb. 9), Kodak announced that it will gradually withdraw from the production of digital cameras, compact cameras and digital photo frames in the first half of this year. This also means that the exit as the provider of the digital camera invented Kodak digital camera R & D and manufacturing.
Will continue to provide after-sale service
According to the relevant person in charge of Kodak (China) headquarters on the weekend to pass the digital camera discontinued, the future strategy in China has not yet announced the Kodak announced its withdrawal from the digital camera business, the impact of China temporarily unknown. However, Kodak digital camera manufacturing business has been a few years ago split Flextronics International Limited.
\"We have already started to clean up the inventory of Kodak, the related production has stopped. \"The official told reporters, Kodak is working with agents to negotiate transitional matters.
The official said that Kodak will continue to provide the camera equipment, spare parts and batteries, in order to deal with the maintenance needs of existing consumers. At present, the Kodak camera, camcorder sales and after-sales outsourcing to agents to do after-sales service will continue to the agents.
Kodak filed for bankruptcy protection last month, the current assets of $ 5.1 billion, liabilities of $ 6.8 billion. The data show that since 2004, Kodak is only 2007 a year to achieve full-year profit. The market value of the Eastman Kodak Company from February 1997 up to $ 31 billion to the current less than $ 200 million, more than ten years 99%.
70% of the business to business areas
Under the impact of the wave in the digital film giant and inventor of the digital camera, Kodak on January 19 this year filed for bankruptcy. The companies filed for bankruptcy, are looking for ways to cut costs. The company recently concluded a sponsorship contract on Hollywood's Kodak Theatre.
Kodak expects to complete the cut-off \"plan, would lose about $ 30 million in additional costs and benefits, but is expected to save over 100 million U.S. dollars a year operating costs. But Kodak is not a clear cut-off to bring the cost of layoffs, as well as Kodak overseas plant closure costs.
A Kodak spokesman said earlier that is seeking to cut costs, to give up the business will have $ 30 million expenditure, but the expected annual savings of 100 million U.S. dollars in operating costs. After the news, Kodak will brand license to other camera makers, and many manufacturers have expressed a great interest. But the claim has not been a positive confirmed Kodak.
Reporter from the digital camera business to occupy the total business in Kodak, Kodak (China) has learned that the proportion is very small. 70% of the Kodak business in commercial areas (printing), the remaining 30% of traditional businesses, including stores, film, digital cameras and other civil business. After exiting the cameras and other business, Kodak's consumer business will include only the printing business in the online camera stores, as well as desktop inkjet business.
Kodak lift patent litigation war.
Currently, Kodak continues to seek to sell its hands to hold up to more than 1,000 patented technology. , Kodak the hands of a large number of image patented technology, Kodak has more than 30 companies authorized to digital imaging technologies, including LG, Motorola, Samsung and Nokia. Kodak received a patent fee of $ 27 million in the first half of 2011, the figure was $ 1.9 billion in the past three years.
Currently include Google, Samsung, Apple and HTC, including many mobile phone manufacturers into a whirlpool Kodak patent war. In January 2010, Kodak is suing Apple for infringement, but also sued RIM BlackBerry. The 2012, Kodak filed suit against Apple, HTC and Fuji, saying that the latter infringed its patents in digital imaging. (/ Beijing News)
