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Canon Inc.
(キャノン株式会社)
Type Public (TYO: 7751, NYSE: CAJ)
Founded Tokyo, Japan (August 10, 1937)
Headquarters Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Key people Fujio Mitarai, Chairman & CEO
Yoroku Adachi, President & CEO
Industry Imaging
Products Business machines, Cameras, Optical and other products
Revenue ▲ 4,156,759 million Yen (FY 2006)
Employees 127,338 Worldwide (as of June 30, 2007)
Website www.canon.com

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History

The predecessor company was established in 1930 by Goro Yoshida and his brother-in-law Saburo Uchida. Named Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory (精機光学研究所 Seiki Kōgaku Kenkyūjo?), it was funded by Takeshi Mitarai, a close friend of Uchida. Its original purpose was to develop a 35 mm rangefinder camera. A rangefinder camera is a camera fitted with a Rangefinder: a range-finding focusing mechanism allowing the photographer to measure the subject distance and take photographs

1934 logo depicting the Bodhisattva Kwan'on
1934 logo depicting the Bodhisattva Kwan'on

In June 1934 they released their first camera, the Kwanon (see "Origins of company name" below). In the Buddhist context a bodhisattva (बोधिसत्त्व bodhisattva;; Vietnamese Bồ Tát; बोधिसत्त bodhisatta Guanyin (觀音 pinyin guānyīn, Wade-Giles kuan-yin) is the Bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists Three variations of this product were marketed, however, none were actual products. Of the ten Kwanon cameras that were rumored to be produced, none were ever known to reach the market.

The new company was off to a good start. However, there was a problem: Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory had not developed a lens. Several alternatives were considered, but the decision was made to seek help from a corporation known as Nippon Kogaku Kogyo (Japan Optical Industries, Inc. , the predecessor of Nikon) to use their Nikkor lens. ( also known as Nikon or Nikon Corp, is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo Japan specializing in Optics So in February 1936, the Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory was able to release the "Hansa Canon (Standard Model with the Nikkor 50 mm f/3. 5 lens)", which became Kwanon's first commercially available camera.

The following year the company name was changed to Canon to reflect a more modern image, and on 10 August 1937, the current corporation was founded. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]

Today, despite the company's high profile in the consumer market for cameras and computer printers, most of the company revenue comes from the office products division, especially for analog and digital copiers, and its line of imageRUNNER digital multifunctional devices. The following provides a partial list of products manufactured under the Canon Brand. [2]

Canon has also entered the digital displays market by teaming up with Toshiba to develop and manufacture flat panel televisions based on SED, a new type of display technology. ( is a multinational conglomerate manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Flat panel displays encompass a growing number of technologies enabling video displays that are lighter and much thinner than traditional television and video displays that use Cathode Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED is a Flat panel display technology that uses surface conduction Electron emitters for every individual display The joint venture company SED Inc. A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together was established in October 2004. In January 2007, Canon announced that it would buy Toshiba's share of the joint venture. [3] This move was triggered by litigation from Nano-Proprietary, Inc. , which claimed Canon breached a license agreement by sharing technology licensed to Canon with the joint venture company. [4]

Canon has also announced it is developing OLED and rear-projection displays. An Organic Light Emitting Diode ( OLED) also Light Emitting Polymer ( LEP) and Organic Electro Luminescence ( OEL) is any Rear projection is a type of large-screen Television display technology [5]

Origins of company name

Canon Selphy ES1
Canon Selphy ES1

The name Canon began in 1934 with the Kwanon camera, which Yoshida, a Buddhist, named after Guan Yin. Guanyin (觀音 pinyin guānyīn, Wade-Giles kuan-yin) is the Bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists [6] The bodhisattva's Japanese name is Kannon or, more rarely, Kwannon.

Looking to the mass market the following year, Uchida looked for a more modern sounding name, settling on Canon. The word means "scriptures" and implied accuracy, a desired trait in a camera. [7] The company trademarked the name Canon June 26, 1935. [8]

Environmental report

According to a report by the New England-based environmental organization Clean Air-Cool Planet, Canon tops the list of 56 companies the survey conducted about climate-friendly companies. [9]

To further show the company's commitment to the environment, Canon has recently launched three new calculators in Europe, called "Green Calculators", which are produced, in part, from recycled Canon copiers. [1]

Football League sponsorship

Canon were the first sponsors of the English Football League, with the deal beginning in 1983 and finishing in 1986, when Canon's backing finished and new sponsors Today newspaper took over. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Today was a national Newspaper in the United Kingdom, which existed for less than a decade ( 1986 - 95)

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Canon: Canon Inc. The following provides a partial list of products manufactured under the Canon Brand. The E18 error is an Error message on Canon Digital cameras The E18 error occurs when anything prevents the Zoom lens from properly extending Corporate Profile" (company overview), Canon Inc. , May 23, 2006, Canon.
  2. ^ "Cross reference of HP printer to Canon Engine number
  3. ^ Canon Inc. (Jan 12, 2007). ""SED Inc. to become wholly owned subsidiary of Canon Inc."". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2007-01-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
  4. ^ Nano-Proprietary, Inc. (Jan 12, 2007). ""Nano-Proprietary, Inc. comments on Canon's press release regarding SED, Inc. ownership"". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2007-01-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
  5. ^ Canon, Inc. . Next-Generation Displays. Retrieved on 2007-01-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
  6. ^ Prototype-version "Kwanon", Japan's First 35mm Focal-Plane Shutter Camera. Canon Inc. . Retrieved on 2008-02-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
  7. ^ Applying for the "Canon" Trademark. Canon Inc. . Retrieved on 2008-02-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
  8. ^ History of Canon
  9. ^ Reuters report

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