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KONICA 7
To effectively respond to rising demand in the field of digi-
tal photography, we have begun offering new types of ser-
vices, such as the Konica Internet Picture Box service, which
converts ordinary silver halide photographs into digital formats suitable for
posting on the Internet. We are also adapting our photofinishing operations
to accommodate the greater demand for digital processing services and
extend the range of our imaging services. To advance our strategies in this area, in 1998 we estab-
lished Konica Color Imaging Corporation. This subsidiary is cooperating closely with Konica Market-
ing Corporation, an information imaging marketing company, as part of the Konica Group’s efforts
to respond to demand in Japan for all types of products and services related to conventional as
well as digital images.
RIn the business field, Konica has taken a leading role in applying digital technologies to improve
the convenience and productivity of office environments. The Konica 7050 high-speed digital copi-
er became the best-selling copier in its category in the United States soon after its launch in 1995,
and subsequent models have enabled us to sustain a leading share of the global market for high-
speed digital copiers. Most recently, we have shown the future of high-productivity office equipment
with the Konica 7065, a multiprotocol digital network copier/printer system that features a high-
capacity electronic recirculating document handler (RDH) memory for digitally processing originals
and an end-to-end finisher to generate completely prepared documents.
RIn the pre-press field, we recently bolstered our Konica Konsensus series of color-proofing sys-
tems with the introduction of the Konica Digital Konsensus model. This next-generation system
dramatically simplifies the color-proofing process. In the medical field, Konica has applied propri-
etary digital imaging technologies to improve the speed
and quality of medical diagnoses. The Konica REGIUS
series of direct digitizers converts X-ray images into digi-
tal data, and Konica Dry Laser imagers are environmen-
tally sound products used to transfer images from such
diagnostic equipment as CT and MRI units to film.
21.8
22.1
24.0
26.7
27.9
’95 ’96 ’97 ’98 ’99
R&D Expenditures
(Billions of Yen)
The world of digital photography
has been broadened by the
release of the Konica QD-21
minilabs.
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