Energizer Holdings Inc. and the Department of Homeland Security’s United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team have jointly announced the discovery of a security exploit in the company’s Duo charger software distribution. According to US-CERT, the application - which provides an indication of battery charge level on an attached PC - includes a backdoor that listens for incoming connections on TCP port 777. Once connected, a remote computer can access files and directories or execute programs without the local user’s knowledge or authorization. While the battery status software wasn’t included in the product…
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Mar
07
2010
Energizer Duo charger security exploit discovered
Feb
26
2010
Canon issues a raft of software updates
Canon USA Inc. has today issued a wide variety of software updates, both for its digital SLRs and for its compact digital cameras. The precise selection of updates varies by camera model and operating system, but includes the company’s Digital Photo Professional, EOS Utility, WFT Utility, Picture Style Editor and Original Data Security Tools applications. Almost all of the company’s EOS digital SLR models receive software updates, as do four of the company cameras. Updated software includes Digital Photo Professional…
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Feb
22
2010
Imaging Resource Interview: Kazuto Yamaki, Chief Operating Officer, Sigma Corp
At PMA 2010, we had a chance to sit down with Kazuto Yamaki, Chief Operating Officer of Sigma Corp. Yamaki-san has an unusual perspective on the photo industry in general and the lens business in particular, having been involved in the management of Sigma for 17 years now. IR: SLR sales have really skyrocketed, compared to several years ago. As SLR sales have gone up, has there been an increase in lens sales? Or are the people that are buying SLRs…
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Feb
22
2010
Canon U.S.A. Introduces Three New imagePROGRAF Large Format Printers
Latest Models Feature New LUCIA EX Ink Set, Improved Quality and Performance LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 22, 2010 Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and advanced office solutions, today answers the increasing demand for large format prints in the photographic, proofing and graphic arts market with the introduction of three new imagePROGRAF large format models - the 44-inch imagePROGRAF iPF8300, 24-inch imagePROGRAF iPF6350…
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Feb
22
2010
Hydrophobia 70-200 Rain Cover Named Winner 2010 DIMA Award
2/22/2010 - The Hydrophobia 70-200 rain cover was just named a winner of the 2010 DIMA Innovative Digital Product Awared by the Digital Marketing Association. DIMA Innovative Digital Product Awards recognize products or services utilizing new technologies and/or applications that make the product either distinct or the first of its kind. The new rain cover comes in two models: the Hydrophobia 70-200 and the Hydrophobia Flash 70-200…
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Feb
22
2010
PSPA elects new officers; Mark Schoenrock elected president
JACKSON, Mich. Professional School Photographers Association International (PSPA), a PMA member association elected 2010-2011officers at the PSPA 2010 Official Business Session today at its annual convention in the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. The officers are President, Mark Schoenrock, Lifetouch National School Studios, Eden Prairie, Minn.; President-elect, Bill Glover, Strawbridge Studios Inc., Durham, N.C.; First Vice…
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Feb
22
2010
PIEA elects officers; Marcia Rubenstein now president
JACKSON, Mich. Photo Imaging Education Association (PIEA), a PMA member association, announces Marcia Rubenstein, Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, Calif., assumed office as PIEA president, succeeding Carole Lichty-Smith, Cincinnati Country Day School, Cincinnati, Ohio, who moved to the post of past president. Jason Leath, Rye Country Day School, New Rochelle, N.Y., was elected president-elect of PIEA. He will become president…
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Feb
20
2010
SIGMA APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM announced
The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new Sigma APO 70-200 F2.8 EX DG OS HSM. This large aperture telephoto zoom lens incorporates Sigmas original Optical Stabilizer function. The lens covers a medium telephoto range of focal lengths from 70mm to 200mm and has a large maximum aperture of F2.8 throughout the entire zoom range. The OS (Optical Stabilizer) function offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower than…
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Feb
20
2010
SIGMA APO 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM announced
The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new Sigma APO 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM. This is a 10x high zoom ratio ultra telephoto zoom lens incorporating Sigmas original Optical Stabilizer function. This lens covers a wide range of focal lengths from 50mm to 500mm ultra telephoto. The OS (Optical Stabilizer) function offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower than would otherwise be possible. For Sony and Pentax…
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Feb
20
2010
SIGMA 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM announced
The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM. This large aperture standard zoom lens is designed for digital SLR cameras and incorporates Sigmas efficient OS function. It is a compact lens with an overall length of just 91.8mm (3.6). This lens covers a focal length from 17mm wide angle and offers a large aperture of F2.8 throughout the entire zoom range, making it ideal for many types of photography…
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