Kodak and ibml Sign Agreement Expanding Global Relationship in Document Imaging Market |
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Eastman Kodak Co. (Corporate Headquarters)
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Rochester, NY, 14650-0001
USA
Press release date: March 16, 2011
Reseller and Service Agreement Expands to Greater Asia; Reaffirms KODAK Service and Support for ibml Scanners in United States and Canada
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 16-Eastman Kodak Company and ibml have signed an agreement to expand their global reseller and worldwide service relationships. KODAK Service and Support will also continue to provide coverage for the entire portfolio of ibml document imaging scanners and software packages in the United States (U.S.) and Canada.
Under the new agreement, the reseller and service and support network will serve customers in Kodak's Asia Pacific Region (APR), which includes China, Australia, and countries in Asia and the Pacific Rim. This expands the successful partnership established in 2005, when Kodak's Document Imaging business and ibml began a joint reseller program complemented with KODAK Service and Support to serve customers in Kodak's EAMER region, which includes countries in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
"The global relationship between ibml and Kodak reinforces the commitment that Kodak has to provide a comprehensive portfolio to meet customer solution needs," said Tony Barbeau, General Manager, Document Imaging, Business Solutions and Services Group, Eastman Kodak Company. "For customers looking to streamline operations and improve efficiencies, the ibml product and software options provide complementary technologies to the Kodak scanner portfolio."
Kodak's portfolio of document capture solutions includes a range of innovative and award-winning document scanners from personal desktop to high speed production-many featuring Kodak's respected Perfect Page Image Processing Technology-with a myriad of capture software capabilities available including KODAK Capture Desktop and Capture Pro software. ibml document capture solutions include industry leading IMAGETRAC Inline Document Scanners-designed for vertical applications in financial services, insurance, healthcare, mailrooms, service bureaus and government that require inline data capture-along with ibml's SOFTTRAC and DOCNETICS Capture and Management Software packages.
"ibml and Kodak are rethinking high speed and high capacity document scanning and capture, and this global partnership truly demonstrates ibml's commitment to designing scanning solutions that reduce costs and help organizations reshape document automation," said Robert Sbrissa, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Business Development, ibml. "With the expansion of our joint reseller and service network and this signed agreement, we will reach more end users across the globe, helping customers unleash the full power of document capture."
In addition to the geographic expansion agreements being formalized, the companies reaffirmed that KODAK Service and Support will continue to provide break/fix service and support for ibml's document scanner and software portfolio in the U.S. and Canada. KODAK Service and Support began coverage for the ibml portfolio in 2003.
KODAK Service and Support is made up of more than 3,000 professionals reaching more than 120 countries. It is a leading multi-vendor integrated services provider, delivering consulting, installation, maintenance and support services for the commercial printing, graphic communications, document imaging, data storage and retail industries. KODAK Service and Support professionals are uniquely qualified to provide services that control costs, maximize productivity, and minimize business risk.
About ibml
ibml provides intelligent scanning and document capture solutions that drive business process improvements from the point of capture - whether it's a high-volume centralized operation or a remote office. Combining hardware, software and services, ibml's comprehensive solutions automate the most demanding document applications in banking, financial services, healthcare, government solutions, outsourcing, and more. Every day, hundreds of ibml customers across 40 countries use our technology to capture millions of documents images. For more information visit www.ibml.com.
About Kodak
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.
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