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Introduces the Eastman Kodak's EasyShare Printer Dock which is used to print snapshots from cellphone cameras without using a cable or computer. Compatibility of most Kodak digital cameras to the printer; Sending of images to the printer by infrared transmitter or Bluetooth adapter; Slot for digital Secure Digital memory cards; Comments by Kodak product manager Scott Robinson on the printer.

Reports on the holding of a survey of the Japanese photographic film and paper market by Japan's Fair Trade Commission due to a dispute over practices by Eastman Kodak Co. and Fuji Photo Film. Commission's recognition of the oligopolistic structures in the markets; Kodak chairman George Fisher's call for the United States to take action against Japan for its refusal to negotiate on the dispute.

Reports on Eastman Kodak Co. and attempts to expand its business. History of the company as a maker of camera film; Expansion of the company into the realm of photographic supplies, printers, and the Internet; Advances in photographic technology that have led the company to expand its business.

Reports on Eastman Kodak Co.'s plan to shut down a plant in Coburg, Australia, that makes photographic paper at the end of November 2004. Number of jobs to be cut; Decline in demand for traditional photographic products; Company's shift of its focus to digital cameras and products as its traditional film business shrinks.

Reports that Eastman Kodak Co.'s first-quarter 2004 profit more than doubled, driven by a surge in sales of digital cameras, photo kiosks, and ink-jet paper. Help from a weak dollar; Earning $28 million or 10 cents a share; Earning 18 cents a share excluding one-time items related to taxes and an acquisition; Beating analysts' expectation of 17 cents; Sales rise by 11 percent to $2.9 billion from $2.6 billion.

Reports that Dow Jones is dropping AT&T, Eastman Kodak, and International Paper from its list of 30 industrial stocks, and adding Pfizer, the American International Group, and Verizon Communications. Replacement of three stocks that have been in the index for decades with stocks that have been better performers in recent years; Suggestion that this change should have taken place earlier; Impact of the changes on prices.

Presents a criticism of Japan's protected consumer market by George M.C. Fisher, the chairman of Eastman Kodak company. Mr. Fisher's views on the control of consumer photo film and paper market by Fuji Photo Film; Reasons for Mr. Fisher's attack on the Motorola's cellular telephones; Investigation of Japan's consumer photo products market.

Reports that Eastman Kodak Co. has lost its client Ritz Camera Centers Inc. to Japanese rival Fuji Photo Film Ltd. Deal for Fuji to supply color paper to store laboratories of Ritz; Intensification of competition between photographic giants following Fuji's opening of paper plant in Greenwood, South Carolina.

Reports that photography equipment and supplies company Eastman Kodak Co. recorded a 38-percent increase in net income in the second quarter of 2004, as sales of digital cameras increased and cost-cutting strategies were put in place. Increase in profits; Increase in revenue; Number of jobs that the company intends to cut by the end of 2004; Increase in the company's full-year forecast for earnings from continued operations.

Discusses Eastman Kodak Company and its effort to market the digital camera. Comments from Robert M. Unterberger, president of Kodak's Digital and Applied Imaging Division; Kodak chief executive George M.C. Fisher's attempts to make electronics enhance, not usurp, silver halide film; Other companies who are tailoring their paper-based businesses to a digital world; The Advantix camera of Kodak; The competition which Kodak faces.

Reports on the Eastman Kodak Co.'s complaint filed with Japanese authorities against Fuji Photo Film contending that it had been unfairly blocked from the Japanese photo film and paper market. Appeal to the Japan Fair Trade Commission to investigate into possible violations of the antimonopoly law; Competition with Fuji Photo Film Co. for market shares.

Announces that the Eastman Kodak Company will invest over $1 billion to the making of film and paper in China. Circumstances surrounding the Eastman Kodak decision; Comments from chief executive officer of the company, George M.C. Fisher; How the money will be used.

Reports that Eastman Kodak Company is accusing Melvin Sterman of leaking secrets to the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. What Eastman contended in its legal papers; Amount of money which Eastman is seeking in damages; Information on Sterman.

Reports that on September 16, 1997 the stock of Eastman Kodak Company continued to decrease, a day after the company warned Wall Street about weak earnings for the third quarter of 1997 and the year. Statistics on the decrease in the shares; What led to reduced prices for color paper; Kodak's competition with the Fuji Photo Film Company which caused Kodak to lose market share in the United States film business; Further details on Kodak.

Says that Eastman Kodak Company asked the Commerce Department to impose steep tariffs on imported paper and chemicals for color-film processing, a step that could result in higher film-processing prices in the US. This is the first major case in which a US company argues that a Japanese competitor should raise its prices here to reflect the steady rise of the Japanese yen against the dollar. US auto makers and other companies are now deciding whether to follow Kodak's lead.

The article discusses film company Eastman Kodak's plans for its future as the use of film cameras has significantly declined, highlighting the company's explorations of technological developments in film. Topics addressed include Kodak chief executive Jeff Clarke's efforts to turnaround the company after its emergence from bankruptcy, the company's management and development under founder George Eastman, and considerations of Kodak's intellectual property and competition facing the company.

The article discusses how digital imaging and photography equipment company Eastman Kodak will have changed when it leaves bankruptcy in 2013. While Kodak-brand digital cameras, film, and kiosks will still be available, the author notes that such products will not be owned or controlled by Kodak as they were sold as part of the bankruptcy process. Criticism against Kodak's business policies and failure to adapt to technological innovations prior to its bankruptcy are also noted.

The article looks at how Hewlett-Packard Co.'s executive president of Vyomesh Joshi is leading the charge to take his company into the drugstore photograph development business. The author describes the company's attempt to get into printing business. It suggested that Hewlett-Packard is attempting to scramble to catch up to Kodak Co., which has some 60,000 photo kiosks in retail stores across America.

Features the Kodak Co.'s EasyShare Picture Viewer, a hand-held device with storing and viewing digital snapshots capacity

Reports on the decision of Eastman Kodak Co. to reduce its workforce in Great Britain as result of declining demand for conventional film processing.

Reports on the closure of five overnight photo-finishing labs of Eastman Kodak Co. in France.

Focuses on the advertising campaign for Fuji Photo Film USA Incorporated. Features of the advertisement; Budget of the company for promotions and advertisement; Difference between Fuji's campaign with that of Eastman Kodak Company.

Looks at efforts by the Eastman Kodak Co. to regain market share in South Africa, after an absence due to apartheid. Departure in 1987, due to agreement to observe sanctions against apartheid; Return in 1994; Miniscule market share, in comparison with pre-1987; Efforts to court black consumer market, and overcome white resentment at the departure.

Reports on the negotiations made by Eastman Kodak Co. to buy controlling stakes in China's three biggest makers of photographic film. Chinese companies under consideration.

Reports that The World Trade Organization vindicated Japan in a protracted dispute over whether the Japanese unfairly protect their photographic film market. How the organization sided with Japan and the Eastman Kodak Company rival, the Fuji Photo Film Company; How the ruling marked a failure for the Clinton administration.

Editorial. Discusses claims made by the Kodak film company that it was shut out of the Japanese market through a combination of government and private blocking actions. Who usually deals with tariffs and other specific trade barriers; Information on the World Trade Organization's embrace of protectionist behavior by the Japanese Government; Accusations made by the United States against Japan.

Looks at the troubles that Kodak Japan Ltd., a unit of Eastman Kodak Co., is having selling film in Japan. View of photo shop owner Isamu Yoshida that the film salesmen from Fuji Photo Film Co. offer better deals, and that Kodak does not try hard enough; Kodak's assertions that it has hit an invisible wall; Decades of government protection in the past as a reason for Fuji's success.