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The moment’s over: Kodak to exit camera, flash camcorder business

Kodak's logo. Click here to visit the Kodak website!The Kodak moment: For years, it was synonymous with those special memories one wanted to immortalize on film. For the company's presence in the consumer camera industry, though, that moment looks to have come to an end.

Although it dominated in the film years, Kodak has struggled to come to terms with a digital world, a fact demonstrated by its recent bankruptcy filing. The...

Inside an icon: Memories of a Kodak kid

Kodak's logo. Click here to visit the Kodak website!A friend pointed me to this article; a nice story of what it was like in the good old days of Kodak, told by the son of a "Kodak Man."

Like people, most companies have a life history, from infancy through robust middle age, and finally to decline and death. When the time finally comes for me to shuffle off this mortal coil, I hope people will celebrate my life, not wring their...

Kodak files bankruptcy, secures financing

Kodak's logo. Click here to visit the Kodak website!File this under "news we all saw coming": imaging legend Eastman Kodak Co. today started Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

For months, Kodak has been trying to increase its cash on hand by selling off a large chunk of its patent portfolio, but the company had yet to find a buyer for the property. Late last year Kodak raised some funding by selling its image sensor business....