Building on its strong distribution growth and established business model in North America, Smilebox will offer a fully localized version of its service for top European markets starting in the second quarter of 2010. To date, more than 10 million customers have installed Smilebox and 102 million creations have been played back worldwide. Yannis Dosios, former vice president of marketing at the company’s Redmond, Wash. headquarters, will lead its international expansion efforts from offices in Athens as vice president of European operations.
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Leading brands at Photopia Hamburg
According to to the organizer, Hamburg Messe + Congress (HMC), major imaging brands will be represented at Photopia Hamburg, which will take place in the Hanseatic city from September 23 to 26 as a festival for the entire digital imaging industry. These include camera and lens manufacturers such as Canon, Sony, Nikon, Leica and Panasonic as well as Sigma and Tamron, but also the monitor manufacturers BenQ and Eizo, print service providers such as WhiteWall and the paper manufacturers Ilford and Hahnemühle. Several retailing companies and distributors, including Calumet, Foto Erhardt, IPS, HapaTeam and Probis will also exhibit.
