Released on = August 2, 2006, 12:17 pm

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Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = Panel Features Digital Imaging Experts Eran Steinberg, Elmo
Sapwater, & John Henshall


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"IMAGING WITH MOBILE DEVICES" SEMINAR TACKLES MOBILE IMAGING COMPATIBILITY ISSUES AT
PHOTOKINA 2006

Panel Features Digital Imaging Experts Eran Steinberg, Elmo Sapwater, & John Henshall

August 2, 2006, Cologne, Germany - The Panel, "A Call to Simplify Image
Capture/Print Workflow" will be presented at this year's Photokina in Cologne,
Germany, as part of the "Imaging with Mobile Devices" full day seminar. The panel
features three digital imaging experts: Eran Steinberg, CEO of FotoNation; Elmo
Sapwater, Columnist and Moderator; and John Henshall, Columnist, Columnist
www.ChipShopOnline.com and "The Photographer" magazine (UK), who will discuss ways
to effectively simplify and standardize mobile devices for ease of use in imaging.
The trio will debate intelligent workflow solutions that will remove obstacles,
making image printing as easy as making a phone call.
Almost 50% of People are Using Cellphones as a Camera

"We're approaching the fact that almost 50% of people are already using camera
phones as either their main capture devices or as a supplement to their digital
cameras. But amazingly, there is still no easy way to capture and print photos,"
said panel Moderator, Elmo Sapwater. "However, with an effective design and smart
user interface, mobile devices can be finally universally standardized for
successful and simple imaging."
The "A Call to Simplify Image Capture/Print Workflow" Panel will be held during
Photokina on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 4:30 PM, in the Kolnmesse, Cologne,
Germany. The panel is part of a full day seminar on imaging, sponsored by
Photofinishing News, IMI Europe, Koelmnesse and Prophoto. For more information on
the""A Call to Simplify Image Capture/Print Workflow" panel during Photokina, see
http://www.photokina.de.
About Eran Steinberg Eran Steinberg is CEO of FotoNation
http://www.fotonation.com, the company that standardized wireless transfer through
Connected Photography® technology. The technology takes photos from a
wireless-enabled digital camera and then immediately wirelessly transfers them to
a kiosk or other device for saving and printing. CIPA (Japanese Camera and
Imaging Products Association), camera manufacturers (such as Canon and Kodak), and
Microsoft have all adopted FotoNation's wireless connectivity standard, PTP/IP
(Picture transfer Protocol over Internet Protocol Networks). Steinberg is the
author of several granted patents in the field of digital photography and is the
project leader of the ISO Committee for Command Language for Cameras
(ISO-15740/Picture Transfer Protocol). For more information, see
http://www.fotonation.com.

About John Henshall John Henshall is the UK's longest established digital imaging
evangelist. Henshall has an unmatched breadth of experience, both technical and
creative, in all branches of photography, still and moving image; silver halide and
digital. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society (FRPS), the British
Institute of Professional Photography (FBIPP), of which he was President 1991-1992;
and a Fellow of the British Professional Photographers Associates (FBPPA). John
Henshall's photography column is available at http://www.chipshoponline.com. About
Elmo Sapwater Elmo Sapwater is a digital imaging innovator with over 25 years of
photographic and publishing experience. He is the former executive editor of PEI
and Professional Photographer, as well as a contributing columnist and writer to a
variety of international publications. His accomplishments have ranged from
creating the world's first all-electronic publication to developing multimedia
kiosks in Europe and developing an electronic still photography platform for
criminal investigations. He is publisher of Piranha Daily Imaging News at
http://www.piranhadailynews.com as well as a member of Photo Imaging News.

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