KodakEastman Kodak Company is one of the world's largest manufacturers of photographic equipment. It develops, produces and markets photographic and chemical products for both amateur and professional photographers. The company's other products include x-ray films, pharmaceuticals, photocopier-duplicators, acetate fibers, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester and video cassettes. Kodak also supplies films and equipment to commercial sectors such as the healthcare and motion picture industries. Kodak also makes photographic equipment for the government's air, space and scientific needs, including the legendary satellite reconnaissance cameras that can read a license plate from orbit, at least in Cold War tradition. American businessman George Eastman founded the Company in 1880 as a result of his interest in making amateur photography easier and less expensive. Eastman revolutionized photography in 1885 by introducing roll film, which used a paper base instead of glass. The company marketed its first camera in 1888, and in 1889 introduced the first flexible, transparent roll film for commercial purposes. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York. Eastman was born in Waterville, New York. His family moved to Rochester, New York, in 1860. There he developed a dry photographic plate, which he began manufacturing in 1880. In 1888, Eastman introduced Kodak. This lightweight, box-shaped camera contained film wound on rollers, eliminating the need for glass photographic plates. By the early 1900s, the Eastman Kodak Company had become the largest manufacturer of photographic film and cameras in the world. Research and technical improvements have helped keep Eastman one step ahead of its competitors. Joerg D. Agin is the key decision maker at Eastman Kodak Company. Agin began his career at Eastman Kodak as an electrical engineer in 1967. He held various positions in the motion picture and audiovisual products division. Daniel A. Carp is the president and began his career at Kodak in 1970 as a statistical analyst. and held a series of increasingly responsible positions in market research, business planning, marketing management and line-of-business management, including general manager of sales for Kodak Canada and general manager of the Consumer Electronics division.L The beginning of Eastman Kodak is normal... .... half of the paper ...... of film and digital products in the world. They created sustainable, profitable growth in Kodak's revenues by expanding the use of imaging, expanding the imaging market, and enabling convenient and easy access to images from around the world. Kodak's expectations for the year 2004 are for the product to become the largest single product used by the consumer. Furthermore, by the end of 2004, a revenue increase of between 1 ½ and 4 billion dollars is expected. Kodak's recent growth strategies have focused on digital imaging and strategic partnerships with AOL, eBay and Hewlett Packard, giving the company a strong hold on the market. Kodak will provide local area networks, wide area networks and large-scale wireless telecommunications. services. Kodak has entered into an alliance with AT&T that allows Kodak to serve as a sales agent for AT&T's telecommunications services, managed services, wide area network services and website services. This provides us with an entire digital imaging solution by connecting digital capture, processing, storage and output devices to meet our specific needs. Kodak can serve as a single point of contact for all your digital imaging network needs.