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Australian Wins Prize in International Scrapbooking Contest

wacom_ian — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:21:38 +0900

http://www.penscrappers.com/2008/09/12/only-a-whisper-away-carol-gilmour/

IKEA chooses Wacom's SignPad to reduce costs and paperwork

wacom_ian — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:50:14 +0900

Wacom, the leading manufacturer of pen tablets, interactive pen displays and intuitive interface devices, today announces that the major home furnishings retailer IKEA has adopted the electronic receipt storage solution from TeleCash GmbH & Co. KG based on Wacom’s LCD signature tablet technology - the STU-500 (or SignPad) - across Germany. In pionieering this solution, TeleCash is using the market leading technology from Wacom for generating electronical signatures.

Wacom Strengthens Operations in Asia Pacific with Logistics and Support Centres

wacom_tashiro — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:46:13 +0900

24 Sept. 2008 – Singapore – Today, Wacom Co., Ltd. announced new measures to strengthen operations in its fast growing Asia Pacific region. Under the new measures, logistics operations for the Asia Pacific region will be based in Singapore. Shipments of Wacom products to its subsidiaries and distributors in Oceania, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Taiwan will be carried out from this location, giving Wacom more flexibility to react to changes in emerging markets.

Wacom's Intuos3 Launches Into Outer Space

wacom_ian — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:28:56 +0900

Wacom, the leading manufacturer of pen tablets, interactive pen displays and intuitive interface devices, today announces that the Intuos3 A4 pen tablet is the first to be used in outer space. Astronauts are using the pen tablet in a series of experiments analysing the way they perceive distances and dimensions during their time in the International Space Station (ISS).

Press Release: CG Society announces results for Wacom-sponsored prizes in recent Challenge

wacom_ian — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:37:25 +0900

1 Aug., 2008 – CG Society (www.cgsociety.org), one of the internet's largest communities for professional computer graphics artists, holds regular competitions with some of the world's best CG artists participating. The most recent competition, CG Challenge XXII 'Uplift Universe', was the online community's largest ever with over US$100,000 in prizes.

Press Release: Wacom's Cintiq 12WX receives the red dot Award, Macworld

wacom_ian — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0900

June 24, 2008 -- Wacom, the leading manufacturer of pen tablets, interactive pen displays and intuitive interface devices, announces that the Cintiq 12WX has received the red dot distinction for high design quality in the product design category. Awarded by an expert jury at the Design Zentrum NRW, the world-renowned accolade was presented on June 23, 2008 at the Essen Opera House in Germany.

Press Release (Europe): Wacom’s Cintiq 12WX voted best digital accessory in Europe by TIPA

wacom_ian — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 +0900

Press Release: Wacom introduces major innovations in capacitive touchscreen technology

wacom_ian — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 +0900

Note: The technology mentioned in this press release is available to OEM partners seeking to integrate Wacom component technology into their products.

InfoPad Paperless Form Processing Solution featuring the Wacom SignPAD on show at CeBIT Sydney

wacom_tashiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0900

2nd Wacom Anime/Manga Contest

wacom_tashiro — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:19:29 +0900

2008.4.8 - It's that time of the year again when school kids in Japan return to school beneath the showers of cherry blossom petals, and draw hearts on envelopes containing love confessions to their future sweethearts (a few heartbreakers too...but we're optimists here at Wacom). To celebrate this time of year, w e'd like to invite anime and manga artists to illustrate your own anime/manga scene of your first love for the 2nd Wacom Anime/Manga Contest on the Wacom Community. Good luck!!

More info and online entry here:

Wacom Australia announces partnership with Ritescript®

wacom_tashiro — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:13:56 +0900

12 May, 2008 - Sydney - Wacom Australia Pty Ltd is proud to announce a new partnership with Ritescript, a division of U.S.-based EverNote® Corporation, and will be demonstrating the company's ritePen handwriting recognition software at CeBIT Australia.

RitePen allows users to write freely and continuously anywhere on screen and have their handwriting converted into typed text and placed into any Microsoft Windows application, a feature similar to Windows Vista's tablet PC input panel.

Wacom® Introduces Cintiq 12WX Interactive Pen Display to Oceania, Southeast Asia and South Asia

wacom_tashiro — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0900

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Deploys Wacom's Pen Tablets for its Paperless, Stamp-less Digital Contract System

wacom_tashiro — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0900

A special reusable sticker allowing visualization of signatures was attached to the Wacom BizTablet by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance.

Wacom presents growth vision for the future

wacom_tashiro — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0900

Wacom today announces its new brand concept for the next stage in its growth, building on the vision which has inspired it to create tools that have put high technology into the hands of the world's most creative people in the simplest and most natural way. This new direction clearly sets out the company's ambition for continued growth beyond the pen technology it has become famous for. It sets the way ahead for further innovations for anyone who uses interface technology.

Wacom introduces Bamboo Fun for digital creativity

wacom_tashiro — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0900