KODAK TO EXPAND DIGITAL-PRINTING SERVICE, EXPECTS MARKET TO DOUBLE

       Kodak (Thailand) is expanding its digital-printing service,as the market is expected to double each year.
       Managing director Preecha Prasatwattana, who assumed the position in April, yesterday said Kodak would install digital-printing kiosks in four Thailand Post brances in Bangkok next month.
       If the service proves popular, it may be expanded to other post offices.
       Kodak will also increase its picture kiosks to 550 by year-end, from 400 nationwide now. It also has 400 Kokak Express Coloru Labs.
       Digital printing now contributes half of the company's total revenue,while the rest comes from digital-camera sales.
       The digital-printing market has boomed in recent years, with people taking pictures with not only digital cameras, but also camera phones and printing them out at a kiosk or labs.
       Although the digital-camera market saw sales drop 20-25 per cent in the first seven months of the year,Kodak's first half digital-printing revenue rose 35 per cent year on year.
       "We've so far maintained our market share of 50 per cent in the digital-printing business," Preecha added.