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Monday, May 26, 2008

Vivitar, SED Sign Distribution Agreement

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SED International, Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Vivitar Corporation to supply the company's popular line of ViviCam digital cameras and video recorders.

"We are pleased that they [SED] recognize the quality, value and beauty of our Vivitar digital camera line and are now offering Vivitar to their loyal customers," says Denis Karpeles, Senior Vice President of Sales, Vivitar North America.

The ViviCam series of digital cameras is one of the broadest product lines of digital cameras on the market today spanning the spectrum of interest from novice through prosumer digital photographer. Vivitar offers 12-megapixel through three-megapixel digital cameras.

"Vivitar gives SED International a large opportunity to sell all channels of business which SED services. Vivitar's large variety of cameras covers the consumer who needs the basic digital camera to the consumer who wants to use video or make high resolution photos. This is a great opportunity for SED," says Tom Roper, VP & GMM of Consumer Electronics for SED International.

Vivitar is the latest in a rapidly growing lineup of consumer electronics vendor partners for the distributor in the U.S. market. Other recent additions include Samsung, JVC, Universal Remote Control, Bell'O and Audiovox. SED offers a strong mix of services and programs for CE and IT resellers, including display programs, floor planning, same day shipping, and the recently rolled out SED Rewards incentive program.

For more information, visit www.sedonline.com.

Fujifilm Increases Photo Paper Prices

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Fujifilm Corporation President and CEO Shigetaka Komori has announced the company's plans to increase prices on its range of photographic papers and photosensitive materials from 10 to 20 percent, starting in July.

The move comes as a result of an effort to sustain the company's photo imaging business amid rapidly rising costs for raw materials, Fujifilm said in a statement today. Price increases will depend on products and markets.

"Fujifilm has been undertaking intensive structural reforms to reduce fixed costs and improve productivity, and has been absorbing the increasing costs of raw materials used to manufacture films and papers over the past few years. However, the recent soaring costs of such materials as silver and crude oil mean that Fujifilm is no longer able to absorb these costs during the production process," the company reported.

The new pricing structure will be applied to each market based on its individual conditions. For more information, click here.