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Inside Mac - September 4th 2004

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Michael Conley - Manager Sales/Marketing - Kodak's Austin Development Center

Michael has worked at Kodak for 35 years in various Sales and Marketing positions, achieved the level of VP & GM Sales, Consumer Imaging Division. Developed Marketing and Sales plans and programs at ClientLink (a custom application software developer) as SR VP of Marketing and Corporate Sales. Joined Applied Science Fiction (ASF) as VP of Marketing, ASF subsequently acquired by Kodak. Currently Manager of Sales and Marketing for Kodak's Austin Development Center

Kodak's Austin Development Center's mission is to apply our unique digital imaging technologies to advance the ability of people to communicate with images. Our strategy is to incorporate our imaging technologies into Kodak products and software and license the technology to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We will also strive to adapt our technologies to serve the consumer photoimaging mass market by developing image correction and enhancement software utilities that can be used in consumer imaging applications.

Our business is comprised of two distinct yet complementary technology suites. The first, has been referred to as "digital dry film processing" which is now simply called "Kodak Film Processing Station" (FPS). The technology breaks current market entry barriers by enabling traditional film processing to occur anytime, anywhere, in a matter of minutes. The Kodak Film Processing Station together with a G3 Picture Maker kiosk provides; film processing, viewing, editing, enlarging, printing, sharing, and CD archiving in a self-service system, whose footprint is a fraction of the size of traditional film processing equipment. The FPS has no harmful chemical effluents, and no plumbing or other special infrastructure. The time required to process and print a full 24 exposure roll of film with the FPS is under 10 minutes. Though the FPS technology can be incorporated into current photo processing equipment, near-term value is derived by enabling self-serve, Kodak Picture Maker kiosks, which also print images from digital cameras and/or scanned photos. The modular system configuration and derivative adaptations also allow expansion of photofinishing into non-traditional markets such as amusement parks, resorts, hotels and other outlets where people take pictures. The FPS environmentally friendly attributes facilitate unit placement in both traditional and non-traditional photo processing markets.

The second technology family consists of software-based, automatic image correction and enhancement applications. These products include DIGITAL ICE Technology for removing dust and surface defects from scanned film or photo prints, DIGITAL ROC Technology for restoring, correcting, and balancing color, DIGITAL GEM Technology for removing image grain or noise, and DIGITAL ICE3 Technology, a combined product suite for film scanners. These technologies are presently offered as embedded licensed features in digital film scanning systems and have become standard value-add differentiators for the world's leading film scanner and digital minilab manufacturers. A DIGITAL ICE Photo Print Technology has also been invented which offers automatic surface defect correction solutions for photographic prints and is integrated into OEM flatbed scanners.

Lastly, DIGITAL ROC Technology, along with DIGITAL SHO Technology, a technology which automatically reveals details in overexposed and underexposed image areas, and DIGITAL GEM Technology are also sold by Kodak's ADC for use with Adobe Photoshop and other compatible image editing applications as software plug-ins.

Jay Nelson - Editor and Publisher of Design Tools Monthly

Jay Nelson is the editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly, a subscriber-based newsletter for graphic design professionals. He also writes for magazines and speaks at industry conferences. In earlier lives, Jay ran a graphic design firm, a training firm, a printing company, and one of the first desktop publishing service bureaus. Today he lives in Boulder, Colorado where he pretends to take time off between newsletter deadlines.

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Scott Sheppard - Executive Producer / Host

Scott Sheppard is the founder and editor of the popular Macintosh Web Site, http://www.OSXFAQ.com He is also a monthly Contributing Editor to Macworld UK magazine and produces a daily audio broadcast of Mac news and information Inside Mac Radio.

Scott Sheppard previously hosted the Inside Mac Show broadcast by CNET radio.

Scott has been using Apple computers for more than 25 years, as well as spending many years as a Wintel user, giving him the unique perspective of having spent a lot of time on both sides of the computer fence.

Greg Douglas - Director of Network Operations

Gregory Douglas has fifteen years of experience in the radio, television and computer- related areas. He was the Director of Network Operations for Personal Achievement Radio, which included responsibilities for the production, operation and distribution of the "PAR" format. As the primary individual in charge of the on-air sound for "PAR", Mr. Douglas interacted with the motivational authors, Nightingale-Conant, ABC Radio Networks, PAR O & O's and affiliates and the broadcast talent. He pioneered the transition to digital for the flagship PAR studios. In addition, Mr. Douglas was M.I.S. Manager for Douglas Broadcasting Inc. where he was responsible for the traffic and business computer functions as well as the computer networking of DBI/PAR radio outlets.

Previously, he was the General Manager of DBI's Seattle operation and Station Manager at WBPS-AM in Boston. Also, Mr. Douglas has been involved in almost all areas of broadcasting, including traffic, business, engineering, production and sales.