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2008
2009
Nikon and Nikon’s subsidiary Nikon Vision Co., Ltd.
receive 2008 Good Design Awards.
• Inverted Research Microscope ECLIPSE Ti-E
• Speedlight SB-900
”2008 Good Design Award”
• 6x15M CF (Nikon Vision)
”2008 Good Design Long Life Design Award”
Highlights
Fiscal Year Ended March 2009
March
February
January
August
September
October
Expanded production capacity of ArF immersion
scanners announced.
Nikon D3, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED and
AF-S NIKKOR 24–70mm f/2.8G ED honored with EISA
Awards.
• Digital SLR Camera Nikon D3
”European Professional Camera 2008–2009”
• AF-S NIKKOR 14–24mm f/2.8G ED
• AF-S NIKKOR 24–70mm f/2.8G ED
” European Professional Lens 2008–2009”
Patent cross-licensing agreement signed with Microsoft
Corporation to further product development.
Nikon sponsors the Nikon Field Photographer Pro-
gram, offering families throughout Asia the chance
to snap photographs on the fi eld before the start of
games during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian fi nal
qualifi ers and the AFC Champions League (ACL) 2008.
Nikon and Hewlett-Packard collaboratively develop
a system to create ultra-high resolution images of
paintings, murals, prints and other works of art.
Nikon announces a business collaboration with the U.S.
fi rm DRVision Technologies LLC to develop software for
Nikon’s Instruments Company
.
Nikon D3 awarded iF Product Design Award.
• Digital SLR Camera Nikon D3
”iF Product Design Award”
Nikon and France’s Essilor International establish the
joint venture company Nikon and Essilor International
Joint Research Center Co., Ltd.
Nikon receives Intel Corporation’s Supplier Continuous
Quality Improvement (SCQI) award for 2008.
July
Nikon announces acceptance of submissions for the
Nikon Photo Contest International 2008–2009 from
September 1 to November 30, 2008.
Nikon donates ¥3 million to the Japanese Red Cross
Society in emergency aid for victims of the earthquake
in the Iwate/Miyagi region, on June 14, 2008.
Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide uses the digital
SLR camera Nikon D2XS during a 14-day mission in
June aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
Nikkei Business magazine ranks Nikon fi rst in customer
satisfaction for after-sale service on digital cameras
for the fourth consecutive year, in its ”2008 After-sale
Service Satisfaction Ranking.”
Sales subsidiary Nikon (Russia) LLC. established to
bolster sales of imaging products, and expand
after-sales service in Russia.
June
Cumulative production volume of NIKKOR SLR lenses
reaches 45 million units.
May
Briefi ng held to explain the ”Nikon Group’s Business
Partners’ CSR Guidelines.”
Nikon D3, D300 and AF-S NIKKOR 14–24mm f/2.8G
ED Honored with TIPA European Photo & Imaging
Awards.
• Digital SLR Camera Nikon D3
”The Best D-SLR Professional in Europe 2008”
• Digital SLR Camera Nikon D300
”The Best D-SLR Expert in Europe 2008”
• AF-S NIKKOR 14–24mm f/2.8G ED
”The Best Professional Lens in Europe 2008”
Nikon donates ¥3 million to the Japanese Red Cross
Society in emergency aid for victims of the Cyclone
Nargis, which struck Myanmar on May 2, 2008.
Nikon donates ¥10 million to the Japanese Red Cross
Society and other organizations in emergency aid for
victims of the earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, on
May 12, 2008.
Nikon acquires 3,713,000 shares of its own stock
through a market purchase at a total cost of
¥11,997,760,000.
Nikon participates in the ”Mt. Fuji Reforestation Project
OISCA-International,” supporting reforestation of the
areas at the foot of Mt. Fuji.
April
Nikon D3 Wins CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2008 Camera
of the Year and Readers Award.
• Digital SLR Camera Nikon D3
”CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2008 Camera of the Year”
”CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2008 Readers Award”
Notes:
1. The months for news items refl ect the date of the relevant press release.
2. News items do not include new product announcements.
3. See Nikon’s homepage for further details (http://nikon.com/about/news/).
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