Pakon announced today that it has chosen LifePics as an online imaging destination on their popular Impak high-speed film scanners. Along with the capabilities of writing private branded CDs and offering customized sleeving and proofing, the Impak scanners will now have an option to upload to dealers' private branded web sites, provided by LifePics.
Through April 30th 2001, existing Impak customers and customers that purchase a new Impak film scanner can sign-up to receive their online imaging web site created for free. A $10,000.00 value, LifePics will build a complete turnkey solution to each Impak scanner owner to allow for the most comprehensive private branded online imaging services to be offered by any photofinisher. Dealers will be able to upload their customers' film to their private branded web site, and offer image viewing, album creating, album sharing, image fulfillment, and archiving services.
"This new relationship allows our scanners to provide the most comprehensive online imaging solution in the industry," said Andrew Oman, Pakon Sales & Marketing Manager. "With our technology and the LifePics imaging interface, photofinishers can now offer the most advanced online imaging solution available anywhere, retain 100% of their customers, and generate more profits from digitization, upload, fulfillment, and archiving services."
LifePics is an open technology model that allows photofinishers to provide their own online imaging services via retaining complete control of their respective customers, online transactions, and services. Requirements to take advantage of the LifePics interface include a high-speed film scanner, a digital lab, and at least a DSL bandwidth connection.
The mission of LifePics is to become the leading provider of Internet digital photography infrastructure, e-commerce technology and intellectual property based on the company's proprietary LifePics architecture for online image storage, retrieval and fulfillment to retail partners in the imaging field. The company's business areas include integrated digital photography and web based applications and e-commerce software, as well as licensing of the LifePics architecture to its network of dealers. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, LifePics is a privately held Delaware corporation. LifePics was founded in April 2000 by leading imaging industry visionaries. For additional information regarding LifePics, please visit our web site at www.LifePics.com.
Founded in 1985, Pakon, Inc., is the largest supplier of photographic slide mounts and mounting equipment in the United States. In 1996, Pakon, Inc. started the Impak Division of Pakon, Inc. Impak's digital film scanners are among the world's fastest method of digitizing a roll of film. Impak scanners make-up one of the most popular and efficient ways of digitizing film from both 35mm and APS formats. Impak scanners are installed in labs and stores in markets worldwide, and allow for one of the most economical and complete turnkey solutions for film digitization available today.
