| Re: Announcement from RSI [message #21853] |
Sun, 24 September 2000 18:52 |
Harold Cline
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Harold Cline, RSI
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>>> ANNOUNCEMENT <<
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> Posted on behalf of David M. Stern, Founder of RSI
> by Harold Cline, IDL Product Manager
>
> ____________________________________________________________ _____
> Kodak Announces Acquisition of Research Systems, Inc.,
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> ROCHESTER, N.Y., and BOULDER, Colo., Sept., 25, 2000-Eastman Kodak
> Company's Commercial & Government Systems (C&GS) business unit and
> Research Systems, Inc., (RSI) today announced Kodak's acquisition of
> RSI, a leading designer of software used by scientists, engineers and
> others to extract information from images captured by sources such as
> satellites, aircraft and meteorological devices.
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> Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. RSI is based in
> Boulder, Colorado and employs 140 people worldwide. It will operate
> as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kodak as part of Kodak's C&GS business
> unit.
>
> RSI's software allows customers to "visualize" and interpret
> complex data collected from remote sensing platforms such as earth
> observation satellites and diagnostic instruments in a variety of
> applications. The union of RSI's products with C&GS government and
> commercial offerings will enable Kodak to win new business in such
> markets as engineering, meteorology, oceanography, physical sciences,
> insurance, construction, mineral exploration, medical and
> government. The RSI acquisition augments Kodak's extensive image
> analysis capabilities.
>
> "RSI's history of profitable growth, coupled with our
> imaging-as-information initiatives, will result in a powerful force in
> the remote sensing and imagery-derived information business," said
> Carl A. Marchetto, president of C&GS. "This will enable Kodak to
> provide complete end-to-end solutions to our customers who not only
> want the best imagery but also integrated tools to extract information
> as well.
>
> "Our joint efforts will ensure continued growth for both
> organizations in the market segments we share and in those we choose
> to pursue in the future," said Marchetto. "There is significant value
> to be derived from information that is extracted from remotely sensed
> imagery and this is just one more step as we move to capitalize on
> that value for our customers and shareowners." "We very much look
> forward to this new association with Kodak and we are pleased that we
> now will be able to more aggressively pursue growth opportunities
> which should take RSI to an even higher level of success in the
> marketplace," said David M. Stern, founder and chief technologist of
> RSI.
>
> RSI's key offerings include four market-leading products. The
> company's flagship product, the Interactive Data Language (IDL), is a
> fourth generation software language for advanced scientific research.
> The Environment for Visualizing Images (ENVI) is a revolutionary image
> processing application supporting data analysis from broad spectral
> and radar sources. RiverTools is a software tool kit used for digital
> analysis of terrain and river networks. IDL On The Net (ION) is a
> sophisticated yet easy-to-use system that brings the power of RSI's
> software to the Internet.
>
> Kodak's C&GS unit provides innovative image information
> solutions to government agencies and commercial customers. Examples
> include aerial imaging, digital imaging systems for commercial imaging
> satellites, and optical systems for land and space telescopes. Kodak,
> based in Rochester, New York, is the world's biggest imaging company,
> with 1999 sales of $14.l billion, delivering "Images as Information".
> ____________________________________________________________ _____
>
> Additional information will be available soon on
> www.ResearchSystems.com,
> or address specific questions to info@ResearchSystems.com.
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