Menlo Park, CA ? April 1, 2002 ? FotoWire, a pioneer and market leader in
e-photofinishing infrastructure, announced today that Logitech (NASDAQ:LOGI; Switzerland:LOGN, LOGZ), a leading manufacturer of personal interface products, including computer keyboards and other input devices, will promote its convenient photofinishing services to customers. Logitech?s keyboard and mouse users will now have the ability to ?process? their digital images at one of the many ?FotoWire Preferred Partner? locations.
The new service benefits both consumers and the many FotoWire Preferred Partner photofinishing locations. A consumer in need of an ideal online photofinishing location will have the opportunity to install for free the Fotowire Print Service client software (the front-end application for easily uploading your digital images to a finishing location) when he or she loads the mouse or keyboard driver software. Upon user?s approval, the Print Service icon will appear on the user?s main menu screen.
Partners in the FotoWire Preferred Partner Program benefit as well, as they will enjoy the increase in processing business from the many Logitech keyboard and mouse users, who select FotoWire for their digital imaging processing needs.
?Online photofinishing is an attractive application for PC users, and consumer demand for that service is continuing to grow,? said Michel Yavercovski, Director, Software Marketing, of Logitech. ?Logitech is committed to providing its customers with useful, quality services and products. We believe that the Fotowire Print Service will be an asset to these customers due to its convenience and ease of use.?
According to analyst firm IDC, prints from digital images will grow 28 percent from 2000 to 2005. (?The Impact of Digital Capture,? IDC, May 2001). FotoWire?s technology addresses this growing market by delivering a convenient, cost-effective tool that serves digital photo-finishing needs.
?We are extremely pleased to be working with Logitech and its large consumer reach,? said Patrick Serex, CEO of FotoWire, Inc. ?Our partnership is a great testament to the continued growth potential of FotoWire?s business and the increased consumer demand for online photo-finishing needs. In addition, we are pleased to be able to offer our Preferred Partners the continued opportunity to expand their on-line photofinishing business.?
About FotoWire
Providing end-to-end infrastructure for more than 280 Internet Print Services in 24 countries, FotoWire is both the pioneer and the global market leader of on-line photofinishing. Founded in December 1996 and based in Menlo Park, CA, FotoWire Inc. provides photo industry vendors, wholesale photofinishers and minilab operators with specific, award-winning, patent-pending solutions for the digital image processing that closely matches their current commercial and production processes. FotoWire is on the Web, at http://www.fotowire.com.
FotoWire is a registered trademark (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) of FotoWire.Com S.A. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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