Holography News articles from December 2004

Holography News archives from December 2004

AAMVA unveils new driver licence hologram.(EDITORIAL)
December 1, 2004... The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), the association that sets requirements on US drivers' licenses, is looking for manufacturers to produce its new hologram. Originated by De La Rue Holographics, the hologram will...

Top Holography Award goes to Spatial again.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
December 1, 2004... The winner of the Best of the Year in the IHMA Excellence in Holography Awards 2004 was Spatial Imaging for the second year running. Last year, the company won the accolade for its Xen waterfall large format hologram. This time, the award was...

A voice for the industry--but at what cost?(EDITORIAL)
December 1, 2004... There was a workshop at the Holo-pack*Holo-print conference in November which tried to prioritise the risks to holography. The intention had been to help individual companies focus on the risks to their business so they could consider how to...

Strong half year for De La Rue.(COMPANY RESULTS)
December 1, 2004... De La Rue reported a strong first half performance in its interim statement announced December 2 with sales of [pounds sterling]318m compared with [pounds sterling]290m in the same period last year (+ 10%) and profit before tax, exceptional...

K Laser reports first 9 months.(COMPANY RESULTS)
December 1, 2004... In its recently released first nine months results to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, K Laser paints a very different picture from last year. Sales from operations for the first three quarters this year are up 6% at TW$856m (US$27m) but operating...

AOT's first half loss; exits markets.(COMPANY RESULTS)
December 1, 2004... Applied Optical Technologies plc reported a first half operating loss, adjusted for the impact of goodwill and exceptional costs, of [pounds sterling]692,000 compared with a profit of [pounds sterling]20,000 for the same period in 2003. Sales...

New Hologram/DNA/RFID labels.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2004... Holomex has teamed up with Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS) to develop and market DNA-secured holograms. The new hologram labels, which will be used by the Chinese government on 500 million DVDs, will be available at the beginning of 2005. There...

API results show recovery.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2004... API's preliminary results, announced on November 23, indicated the company is recovering. Sales were down 3.8% to [pounds sterling]169.5m, reflecting the impact of discontinued businesses, but operating profit before goodwill and exceptional...

Dave Albee, head of US production for Applied Optical Technologies plc.(People on the Move)
December 1, 2004... Dave Albee, head of US production for Applied Optical Technologies plc, has left the company to return to American Bank Note Holographics.

Francis Tuffy, formerly of Light Impressions--who recently took up a new appointment with TSSI.(People on the Move)
December 1, 2004... Francis Tuffy, formerly of Light Impressions--who recently took up a new appointment with TSSI, has left to join National Physical Laboratory, where he will be responsible for developing the organisation's IP portfolio.

Franz-Arnim Burgholz.(People on the Move)
December 1, 2004... Franz-Arnim Burgholz, formerly of Bundesdruckerei and latterly with Digital Certification Technologies, has joined Hueck Folien as Director of R&D and Technology.

Wasatch Photonics, a designer and manufacturer of advanced holographic optics, says that Sidney Smith will be its new CEO and President.(People on the Move)
December 1, 2004... Wasatch Photonics, a designer and manufacturer of advanced holographic optics, says that Sidney Smith will be its new CEO and President. Prior to joining Wasatch, Smith was a managing partner for a venture capital company Camelback Capital....

Pan Asian Anti-Counterfeiting group formed.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2004... A new anti-counterfeiting association is being formed to cover the Asian region. The Asian Anti-Counterfeiting Association is being spearheaded by members of the Chinese Anti-Counterfeiting Association (CATA), the Hologram Manufacturers...

Holo-pack*Holo-print--the industry resolves to work together.(CONFERENCE REVIEW)
December 1, 2004... There were over 200 participants at Holo-pack*Holo-print 2004, which took place from November 15-17 in Prague, a substantial number of whom were from Russia, China and India where the industry is growing fastest. There was also a record number...

Sales and profit up for ABNH.(CONFERENCE REVIEW)
December 1, 2004... Sales for ABNH's third quarter of 2004 were up 26% at $5.8m, compared with $4.6m for the third quarter of 2003. Sales for the first nine months of 2004 were ahead by 17% at $15.7m, compared with $13.4m for the first nine months of 2003. Net...

E-beam technology: rising to new levels of protection.(TECHNOLOGY PROFILE)
December 1, 2004... Holographic security technologies have been used successfully for 20 years to combat counterfeiting of banknotes, securities, documents, etc. Over the years many of these holograms have been produced with origination technology that remains in...

The season of goodwill, and of reflection.(STOCKWATCH)
December 1, 2004... It must be Christmas--sorry, must be politically correct and call it the festive or holiday season--for not a single share price fell this month and with one exception they all gained in value. Let us hope this trend continues throughout 2005,...

That was the year that was!(STOCKWATCH)
December 1, 2004... It is that time of year--time for review and reflection. I have pointed out before that trading in most holography company shares is so thin that both company values and wild swings in share prices can seem illogical. It is also worth noting...

Hologram Industries--20 years on.(HOLOGRAM INDUSTRIES)
December 1, 2004... The origins of Hologram Industries lie in a company called MediaLaser, based in Marseilles, France, which made high quality reflection holograms in the early 1980s. Its founder was Hugues Souparis, who went on to become the founder, managing...

An era draws to a close.(10 YEARS AGO)
December 1, 2004... In December 1994 the Museum fur Holographie und Neue Medien in Pulheim, Cologne, closed down, as its owner, Matthias Lauk, decided he needed to focus on his communications company. Lauk had been one of the early hologram collectors and art...

Exhibitions and conferences.(Calendar)
December 1, 2004... Practical Holography (Photonics West 2005) January 22-27, 2005 San Jose, CA, USA www.spie.org Vacuum Coating and Metallizing Industry Conference March 2-4, 2005 Berlin, Germany www.awa-bv.com Opto Ireland...