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(Weymouth, MA) October, 15 2003... InfoTrends Research Group, Inc. today announced that last week’s “Digital Imaging ’03 Conference – Driving Mass Market Adoption of New Technologies” attracted an exceptional number of attendees, speakers, and press members. Taking place on October 8-9, 2003 at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, California, the event attracted over 250 attendees. For the second year, InfoTrends hosted this one-of-a-kind event, which is designed exclusively for executives from leading imaging hardware, software, Internet, and technology companies, as well as large retailers, distributors, investors, and press members. The Conference opened with a prominent keynote panel of industry experts. Paul D’Andrea, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Photo Imaging for Fujifilm; Jeff Hopper, Vice President of Marketing for Hewlett-Packard's Digital Imaging Organization; John Lang, President and CEO of Epson America, Inc.; and Greg Young, Director of Marketing for Digital Imaging at Sony Electronics; presented a keynote speech entitled “Future Opportunities in Digital Imaging – Prints, Services, Solutions, and More…” In addition, David Rogers, Vice President of the Photo department at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., provided a merchant's perspective on “Digital Processing in the Retail World” during a featured presentation. “This event was a networking venue where many of the exciting ideas in the digital imaging space coalesced for insight into future industry directions,” said Kristy Holch, Group Director at InfoTrends Research Group. “Discussions on photo printing sought guidance to the question ‘where will people print?,’ and a series on wireless imaging diagrammed the opportunities and hype surrounding this emerging market. “Another highlight was an engaging panel debate on the industry’s responsibility for consumer memory-keeping," Holch continued. "It was clear from that session, which elicited strong opinions from the audience and panelists alike, that the storage issue is a time bomb, and the industry needs to educate consumers about the impending disaster if they fail to back up their digital images. We are hoping that the industry uses this discussion as a kickoff to increase product R&D and education around helping consumers preserve their digital memories for generations.” Information on Digital Imaging ’04 will become available soon. Visit www.infotrendsresearch.com for further details in the coming weeks. |
