Our Commercial and Government Systems division turned in a year of strong growth, while it collected more kudos for advanced imaging technology.

The Kodak team that helped develop the Chandra X-ray Observatory was recognized for outstanding scientific achievement by the National Air & Space Museum. In its first year, Chandra has already revealed the brilliant remains of a stellar explosion in the Crab Nebula, a possible emission from the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, and several other astronomic firsts.

Kodak people also provided the digital imaging technology aboard the IKONOS earth-orbiting satellite, a winner of last year’s "Best of What’s New" award from Popular Science magazine. Since January of last year, IKONOS has collected 200,000 images covering 24 million square miles of our planet— information that is proving immensely valuable to environmental scientists.

As you can see, Kodak’s business these days goes far beyond the familiar roll of film in the bright yellow box. Which brings up another good question: What category do you assign to a company that is creating technologies that will drive everything from online commerce to interstellar exploration?

That new category is infoimaging. Because, in the digital age, images drive value. And Kodak drives images.

Daniel A. Carp
Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer

  
Charles S. Brown and Patricia A. Bitnar (left and center) received the 2000 Kodak "CEO Diversity Award" for exemplifying strong leadership in fostering a work environment that respects and values all individuals.
In 2000, May Snowden (right) was appointed Kodak’s Chief Diversity Officer, a newly created position for the company. Visit the complete 2000 Diversity Report for more information.