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13
Canon is pursuing diversification to ensure
further growth. For example, the
Company entered the print-on-demand
(POD) market and the market for large-
format printers as new business areas.
The display business is indispensable
to the promotion of the cross-media
imaging concept. In this context, Canon
has improved its infrastructure for the
mass production of surface-conduction
electron-emitter displays (SEDs). As a
means of accelerating the growth of its
display technologies, Canon has also
joined an alliance with Hitachi, Ltd. and
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
through an acquisition that enables the
Company to stably procure LCD panels
for use in its products and accelerate
development of organic light-emitting
diode (OLED) displays.
Canon also acquired Tokki Corporation,
whose advanced technology related to
OLED displays will significantly contribute
to the Company’s future mass production
of OLED displays.
Canon continues to promote the
Group’s business expansion. Canon
Marketing Japan has been actively expand-
ing its solutions business and has acquired
Argo 21 Corporation, a systems integrator.
In the United States, Canon plans to com-
mercialize molecular diagnostic equipment.
Canon is aggressively working to bring
OLED displays to market
Canon is forging ahead with measures to
realize commercial opportunities in SEDs
Large-format inkjet printers are working at SPECTOR, a photographic company in Belgium.
This printer is effective across a variety of materials including canvas
2. Expanding business operations through diversification
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