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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Future
Image and I3A Announce Event Dates and Venue
Forbes Magazine
role as media sponsor to highlight SAN MATEO, CA – June 23, 2003 –Future Image, the leading provider of digital imaging information and analysis and the International Imaging Industry Association (I3A), the leading global imaging industry association today announced the dates and venue for their forthcoming Mobile Imaging North America Executive Summit. The invitation-only conference, to be held in Monterey, California on November 3rd and 4th will focus on the business opportunities and challenges arising from the explosive growth of mobile imaging in North America. They also announced that Forbes Magazine will be the media sponsor for the event, marking the second consecutive year of involvement by the prestigious business magazine. The conference’s opening remarks will be tendered by Alexis Gerard, president and founder of Future Image and co-author of a forthcoming book on Visual Communication, and by Lisa Walker, president of the International Imaging Industry Association. These will be followed by a round-table of visionaries and executives shaping the North American mobile imaging market, including Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi, head of Hewlett-Packard’s $22 billion/year Imaging and Printing business, Philippe Kahn, founder and CEO of LightSurf Technologies, and others to be announced at a later date. “Mobile Imaging is having such a dramatic effect on the cellular and imaging industries that I felt our readers would want to learn more about it and its impact on business communication,” said Tim Forbes, chief operating officer of Forbes Inc. “I look forward to duplicating the popularity enjoyed by last October’s Visual Communication Summit Conference co-hosted by Future Image and Forbes Magazine and the Visual Communication special section in our magazine.” “In the past 20 years, two major technology waves have fundamentally changed the way we communicate: the digitization of image content and the Internet,” said Alexis Gerard, president, Future Image Inc. “Mobile imaging is the third such wave. Future Image analysts expect sales of cell-phones with integrated cameras to reach 150 million units by 2005 with no slowdown in sight, dwarfing the most impressive figures ever achieved by standalone cameras of any description. Without a doubt, we are now at an inflection point in both business and personal communication: The advent of the first “always there” image capture appliance, and a proliferation of image capture devices in use at any given time that exceeds historical norms by orders of magnitude. This growth is driving fundamental shifts in opportunities around imaging, from appliances to infrastructure, and from services to content.” “I3A’s mission is to advance the use of imaging and drive market growth; the Summit is a fundamental opportunity for the industry to examine the impact and potential for catalyzing the use of images in pursuit of those objectives,” explained Lisa Walker, president, International Imaging Industry Association. “Meeting with industry leaders and their business clients will provide a forum to discuss ways in which the industry as a whole can extend the influence and impact imaging has on the way we communicate.” Tony Henning, lead analyst for Wireless Imaging at Future Image, editor of the Future Image WIRE (Wireless Imaging Research Edition) continuous information service, and author of “Wireless Imaging – Infrastructure and Players” and “The Camera-Phone Phenomenon,” will host a series of panel sessions that will outline the technology roadmap for Mobile Imaging over the next 12, 24, and 36 months. Content for these sessions will include device capabilities (sensor, lens, display, storage, battery, OS, and UI), bandwidth, back-end data management, interoperability issues, and DRM. In addition to the Summit’s formal program, mobile and imaging industry executives will be able to network with business leaders while golfing at Pebble Beach and while touring Monterey County’s wineries. In conjunction with the Mobile Imaging North America Executive Summit, Future Image, in association with Forbes magazine, is continuing its series of special advertising sections designed to deliver a high-value information link between the leaders of the imaging industry and the leaders of the business world. Visual Communication: Mobile Imaging Connections will be part of the November 10th issue of Forbes magazine that will reach 4.5 million readers around the world. The special section will help these global tech-savvy senior decision makers better understand the financial value of mobile imaging technologies and how it is helping leading companies cut costs, enrich the communication experience and achieve competitive advantage in their respective fields. About
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