Today marks the beginning of a bright new future for us in Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging, as we unveil Kodak Alaris. The new company and its name preserve the heritage and legacy of the Kodak brand, while embodying the greater speed and agility of a nimble company that will meet market needs and changes.
As you know, earlier this spring, Eastman Kodak Company announced it would sell our Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging businesses to the U.K. Kodak Pension Plan. Today, as that sale completes and we introduce our new company, we reflect proudly upon our heritage within Eastman Kodak Company, but even more importantly, look forward to a bright new future as Kodak Alaris.
Kodak Alaris’ Personalized Imaging combines a unique heritage, expertise and market leading positions, and includes four businesses:
- Film Capture, which includes some of the world’s most popular and recognizable award-winning still film for professionals and consumers;
- RSS, a worldwide leader in instant printing with the retail instant photo kiosks offering consumers personalised photo products and the industry-leading APEX dry labs;
- Paper and Output Systems, the broadest portfolio of high quality media, including traditional photographic paper, for a variety of professional print operations and workflow solutions for photo specialty retailers, professional and wholesale labs; and
- EIS, the leading provider of digital souvenir photography services and solutions at theme parks, iconic destinations & resorts
The introduction of Kodak Alaris marks the first step toward becoming a more dynamic company focused on improved innovation, faster time-to-market, stronger customer service, and sustainable, profitable growth. We will continue to deliver the industry leading products and services that you know and trust.
We will also deliver these products and services under the Kodak brand. This means you will still see “KODAK Picture Kiosk, “KODAK PROFESSIONAL Film,” “KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Media,” and “KODAK Express,” among others.
With our industry heritage, people, products and solutions, I’m confident that together we will deliver on our vision for Kodak Alaris. We will make it easy for you to enrich, share and re-live your moments, your stories, your memories, your life. We will achieve this because:
- Kodak Alaris’ Personalized Imaging is a successful and profitable business – still with the world’s foremost imaging brand and now with a long-term investor providing a strong platform for future growth.
- Kodak Alaris’ Personalized Imaging has a fantastic and synergistic portfolio of market leading products, which span RSS, POS, EI and FC.
- Kodak Alaris’ Personalized Imaging is committed to bringing innovative new solutions to the consumer imaging space that provide the best consumer experience with the pre-eminent photo brand
Thank you for your ongoing support of our brand and our businesses. We look forward to delivering the highest quality products and services to you, both today and into the future.
Congratulations, Dennis and all the fine people who’ve made ‘the trip’. It means more than you know that the Kodak brand has Endured. All the best ~don bullock
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All the best to the employees of Kodak Alaris. Please give us all the links to the new webpages and facebook pages for the new company.
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Semuga berjaya dan selamat maju jaya pada Kodak Alaris.
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Great news! All the best to you! Looking forward to the growth of the film branch of Kodak Alaris! Would love to see Ektachrome make a come back!
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This is great news for film photographers.
BTW, Any plans for strengthening of c-41 and E-6 chemistry distribution in countries other than US.
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Hi, with regards to the chemistry, where are you based as we may be able to help.
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I am located in India. The supply of C-41 and E-6 chemistry has dried up. This has led to only one lab in India offering E-6 processing and labs moving to Tetenal 3 kits for c-41.
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That’s an astute answer to a tricky question
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I’m interested in this as well, since I’m using E-6 chemistry quite a lot with my Jobo processor. I’m based in Boston, MA.
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Pls return E100G film!
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Very awesome! Looking forward to what is going to happen 🙂 My 35mm cameras are definitely jumping for joy :3
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All the best for the future.
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Congratulations!!!!
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Nice every time nice every time y work with film from Kodak here in Uruguay South Ameica im happy about that
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Would love to know the story behind the new name – “Alaris”?
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Oh, would I love to see Plus-X back…
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Sono veramente contento!
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long life to Kodak Alaris……
Nice blog, Dennis, glad I find it,…
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Good luck and keep me informed.
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Good luck with the new old company. I’m very happy that my favourite Kodak products (tx 400 rol film and X-tol) are being continued. All the best!
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Congratulations to Dennis and all of the other hardworking people that made this new company a reality. Best of Luck to all !!! Steven
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As a retired Navy Chief Photographer’s Mate, I used Kodak products aboard ships on voyages around the world. The quality in all Kodak products was never in question. Local tech reps were always available for information, suggestions, and advice on product use. I was sorry to see the decline of the Kodak brand in recent years and sincerely hope the new name will allow the company to rise to the top once again. Bravo Zulu to the new effort.
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LONG LIVE KODAK!
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Can we have tech pan back? 🙂
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May they find some leaders with vision to recognize the future and grow with the trends of the times.
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I have a question: who’s making the actual film now?
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Fantastic new ! all the best for the future !
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Great news! I have been waiting with much interest for this day and am very pleased to see such fine films as Portra and Ektar continue to be produced and used by many. While I know it might not be possible, let it be registered that I as well would love to shoot some Ektachrome again, were you to sell it again. 🙂
All the best, may your business flourish!
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Along with the return of Ferrania, this is fantastic news. Wishing Kodak Alaris much success for the future.
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FILM is a wet process……. Kodak keeping us all WET and more KODAK MOMENTS .. thank you ALL…..
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This is an awesome move for Kodak and the KPP, and I take it as the best case scenario for film after Kodak’s bankruptcy. I guess we can all just stay calm and shoot Portra! 😀
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excellent, well done. great news!
please bring back ektachrome, especially in Super8 format!
but still being here is awesome!
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Congratulation Dennis and Kodak Alaris! Good luck in the future. Americans need the work and we are proud of you.
Your relatives in North Carolina
Aunt Rose Lambert
Pamela (Lambert) and Donald Garron and family
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Good luck!
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Hopeful
http://www.change.org/petizioni/eastman-kodak-company-resume-your-production-of-reversal-film
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What the hell?! Film, paper, kiosks, and vacation photo vending in the digital age?! These are the new hat hangers for revenue?! Are you begging for a second bankruptcy?! Keep your résumé up to date and the address of your local unemployment office…you’re gonna need ’em. You Kodak manager boofs really need to take a trip to Silicon Valley…
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Congratulations and my best wishes to Kodak Alaris! You are what everybody thinks when listen “Kodak”: Photography at its best.
I am not going to ask for my favorite film; instead, I’d ask Kodak Alaris to make some software which mimic the old emulsions like Kodacolor-X and Vericolor III type S (nobody knows their finest details more than Kodak Alaris).
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