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
25
2010
Imaging-Resource Interview: Masashi Imamura and Naruhiko Odashima, Sony
Imaging Resource Publisher Dave Etchells and Senior Editor Shawn Barnett interviewed top Sony executives at PMA 2010. Responding to IR’s questions were Senior Vice President and Corporate Executive Masashi ‘Tiger’ Imamura, and General Manager of Imaging Product Planning Naruhiko Odashima. Read the interview below to learn why back-illuminated sensor technology may make less of a difference in SLRs than some have been expecting. Imamura also revealed…
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Feb
25
2010
Imaging Resource Interview: David Lee and Steve Heiner, Nikon
Imaging Resource Publisher Dave Etchells and Senior Editor Shawn Barnett interviewed David Lee, President of Nikon Inc., and Steve Heiner, Senior Technical Manager, Nikon Inc. at PMA 2010. Read the interview to find out whether Nikon’s interested in the mirrorless-interchangeable-lens market, how the Aston Kutcher campaign has done for the company, and why Nikkor optical quality has taken a quantum leap in the last few years. Dave Etchells, Imaging…
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Feb
22
2010
Epson P-7000 Multimedia Photo Viewer Helps Document Explorer Richard Wieses Kilimanjaro Climb
LONG BEACH, Calif. Feb. 23, 2010 It was one of the most magical moments Ive ever had leading a group up the summit, said famed explorer Richard Wiese, on reaching the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Preserving the incomparable experiences of his many worldwide adventures is why Wiese never goes on an expedition without his Epson P-7000 Multimedia Photo Viewer. An essential tool for the on-the-go adventurer or photographer,…
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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
DIMA elects new officers; Phil Gresham elected president
ANAHEIM, Calif. Digital Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA), a member association of PMA, elected 2010-2011 officers at the 2010 DIMA Official Business Luncheon today at the annual conference in the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. The officers elected are President Phil Gresham, Fotofast, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; President-Elect Lee Varis, Varis PhotoMedia, Los Angeles, Calif.; First Vice President Joshua Litwin, Memento…
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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
Turn 4×6 Prints into Beautiful Keepsakes
Do-It-Yourself MyBook Collection Photobook Kit for Retailers and Home PMA2010, Anaheim, California, February 18, 2010 Turn your 4×6 prints into an attractive go anywhere keepsake that slips neatly into a ladys handbag. At PMA, Unibind is introducing 18 new designs to its popular MyBook Collection, a complete photobook kit that holds up to 10 4×6 prints and includes an beautiful book cover,…
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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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