Europe's largest photofinisher, CeWe Color, and ACD Systems have announced a multi-phase strategic partnership to develop software that allows customers to order photo prints and gifts directly from the ACDSee photo management application. The photos will be printed by CeWe Color and shipped directly to the customer's home or any of CeWe Color's 60,000 photo retailers for pick-up. The CeWe Color plug-in will be distributed beginning in February to CeWe Color's photofinishing customers, and available as a free download from ACDSee.com and CeWeColor.com, and CeWe Color's distribution network.
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CeWe Color Partners with ACD Systems to Provide Online Photo Services
Europe's largest photofinisher and the world's leading digital imaging software developer team up to deliver a seamless photo management and printing experience
ACD Systems International Inc. (TSX:ASA) and CeWe Color Holding AG - ACD Systems International Inc., makers of ACDSee(TM) photo management software, and CeWe Color Holding AG (SDAX, CWC, ISIN DE 000540 3901), Europe's largest photofinisher, today announced a strategic partnership to fulfill the growing demand for an easy to use, high quality Web-based photo services experience. In the first phase of the partnership, the companies will produce software integrated with ACDSee Photo Manager that enables customers to order photo prints and gifts directly from ACDSee, without having to leave the application. The photos are printed at a CeWe Color operation, and then shipped directly to the customer's home or to any of CeWe Color's 60,000 photo retailers for pick-up.
"ACD is excited to partner with CeWe Color to offer our users a practical and easy way to quickly order and receive photo prints and gifts of their favorite memories from the comfort of their homes," said Doug Vandekerkhove, chairman, chief executive officer and president of ACD Systems. "We look forward to the evolution of our relationship with CeWe Color, where together we will provide a full suite of online photo services, resulting in a complete, seamless Web-based photo management and printing experience."
"CeWe Color is the pioneer in the photo and imaging services field and ACDSee is a pioneer in the digital imaging industry. This is a natural fit in the digital photography space that will pair our best-of-breed technologies, to ultimately deliver convenience, value and quality in Web-based printing and sharing services," said Wulf D. Schmidt-Sacht, Member of the Board of Management. "CeWe Color is the trusted name in photofinishing in Europe. Factor in the more than 30 million ACDSee users, and we expect our combined technologies to make it easier than ever for photographers to manage, print and share their memories."
The CeWe Color plug-in will be distributed beginning in February to CeWe Color's photofinishing customers, and available as a free download from http://www.acdsee.com and http://www.cewecolor.com, and CeWe Color's distribution network.
Europe's largest photofinisher, CeWe Color, and ACD Systems have announced a multi-phase strategic partnership to develop software that allows customers to order photo prints and gifts directly from the ACDSee photo management application. The photos will be printed by CeWe Color and shipped directly to the customer's home or any of CeWe Color's 60,000 photo retailers for pick-up. The CeWe Color plug-in will be distributed beginning in February to CeWe Color's photofinishing customers, and available as a free download from ACDSee.com and CeWeColor.com, and CeWe Color's distribution network.
