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Ideal for Rapidly Capturing and Viewing Still Pictures and Video Using
Today's Most Popular Digital Cameras
2006 International CES Eastman Kodak Company and Lexar Media,
Inc. today introduced KODAK High Performance memory cards designed for
digital camera owners who require high-speed processing for rapid-fire still
shooting, high frame rate video capture, and fast computer transfer. Initially
available in SD (Secure Digital) format, KODAK High Performance flash memory
cards, offered by Lexar, are ideal for users of all SD format digital cameras
with both still and video capture capabilities.
"By offering SD High Performance cards, we're improving the overall
experience for people who want to capture and store their memories with both
still images and video," said Claudio D'Amico, general manager, worldwide memory
business, Eastman Kodak Company. "Recreational picture takers want to pick up
their digital camera and instantly 'freeze' a moment in time. By using a KODAK
memory card that reduces the lag time between shots and optimizes full-motion
video capture capability on some cameras, our customers will be ready for
anything that comes their way," he added.
KODAK memory cards -- including the new SD High Performance cards -- help
people have greater confidence that their treasured digital pictures and videos
are stored safely with state-of-the-art technology. In addition, all KODAK flash
memory cards are fully compatible with a lengthy list of consumer electronics
devices such as digital cameras and PDAs, as well as tens of thousands of KODAK
Picture Kiosks located at retail shops worldwide.
"As part of a multi-year agreement announced in mid-2004, Lexar and Kodak are
co-marketing a full range of memory cards," said Tessa Board, vice president and
general manager, Kodak Business Unit, Lexar. "These memory cards offer dealers
innovative, trustworthy, advanced flash memory products customers have
traditionally come to expect from Kodak."
The High Performance flash memory cards will be shown in Lexar's booth at CES
#30723, South Hall.
KODAK High Performance flash memory cards will be initially available from
Lexar in capacities of 512MB and 1GB this month. Larger capacity cards will be
available later this year.
About Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view images --
for memories, for information, for business, and for entertainment. With sales
of $13.5 billion in 2004, the company is committed to a digitally oriented
growth strategy focused on four businesses: Digital & Film Imaging Systems
-- providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and
traditional products and services; Health -- supplying the medical and dental
professions with traditional and digital imaging and information systems, IT
solutions and services; Graphic Communications -- providing customers with a
range of solutions for prepress, traditional and digital printing, and document
scanning and multi-vendor IT services; and Display & Components -- supplying
original equipment manufacturers with imaging sensors as well as intellectual
property and materials for the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and LCD
display industries. More information about Kodak (NYSE:EK) is available at www.kodak.com.
About Lexar Media, Inc.
Lexar is a leading marketer and manufacturer of NAND flash memory products
including memory cards, USB flash drives, card readers and ATA controller
technology for the digital photography, consumer electronics, industrial and
communications markets. The company holds over 90 issued or allowed controller
and system patents, and licenses its technology to companies including Olympus
Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SanDisk Corporation and Sony
Corporation. Lexar sells its memory cards worldwide and through an exclusive
agreement, also sells memory cards under the KODAK brand. Headquartered in
Fremont, California, Lexar has operations in countries around the world. More
information is available at www.lexar.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements include statements related to the digital photography market, the
benefits and availability of, and consumer demand for, KODAK High Performance
flash memory cards, and the growth opportunities available to Lexar and Kodak.
These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these
forward-looking statements. These risks include that each company's growth and
success depends on its ability to achieve and maintain technology leadership,
and develop, sell and market products that are commercially accepted. Readers
should also refer to the risk factors described in each company's filings with
the SEC, including our most recently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. We assume no
obligation to update the information in this release.
Lexar and the Lexar logo are trademarks of Lexar Media, Inc. Kodak is a
trademark of Eastman Kodak Company. All other brand or product names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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