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{{Infobox_Company | |
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company_name = Canon Inc. | |
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company_type = [[Public company|Public]] ({{tyo|7751}}, {{nyse|CAJ}}) | |
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company_logo = [[Image:Canon logo.svg|200px|Canon logo]] | |
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slogan = make it possible with canon ([[Japan]])<br />Delighting You Always ([[Asia]])<br />you can Canon ([[Europe]])<br />imageANYWARE ([[USA]])<br />Advanced Simplicity ([[Oceania]])| |
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foundation = [[Tokyo, Japan]] ([[August 10]], [[1937]]) | |
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location_city = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tokyo]] | |
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location_country = [[Japan]] | |
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key_people = [[Fujio Mitarai]], Chairman & CEO<br />[[Tsuneji Uchida]], President & COO | |
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num_employees = 118,499 Worldwide (as of December 31, 2006) | |
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revenue = {{profit}} 4,156,759 million [[Yen]] ([[Fiscal year|FY]] 2006) | |
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industry = [[Imaging]] | |
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products = Business machines, [[Camera]]s, Optical and other products | |
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homepage = [http://www.canon.com/ www.canon.com]| |
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}} |
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{{Nihongo|'''Canon Inc.'''|キヤノン株式会社|Kyanon [[Kabushiki Kaisha|Kabushiki Gaisha]]|extra={{tyo|7751}}, {{nyse|CAJ}}}} is a [[Japanese company]] that specializes in imaging and optical products, including [[camera]]s, [[Photocopying|photocopiers]] and [[computer printer]]s. The headquarters are in 30-2, [[Shimomaruko]] 3-chome, [[Ota-ku]], [[Tokyo]]. Their North American headquarters is located in Lake Success, New York, USA. |
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== History == |
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The predecessor company was established in [[1903]] by [[Goro Yoshida]] and his brother-in-law [[Saburo Uchida]]. Named {{Nihongo|''Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory''|Seiki Kōgaku Kenkyūjo}}, it was funded by [[Takeshi Mitarai]], a close friend of Uchida. Its original purpose was to develop a 35mm rangefinder camera. |
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[[Image:1934kwanon.jpg|thumb|100px|left| [[1934]] logo depicting the [[Bodhisattva]] [[Kannon|Kwan'on]].]] |
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In June [[1934]] they released their first camera, the ''Kwanon'' (see "Origins of company name" below). 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. |
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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. |
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So in February [[1936]], the ''Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory'' was able to release the "Hansa Canon (Standard Model with the Nikkor 50mm f/3.5 lens)", which became Kwanon's first commercially available camera. |
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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.<ref>"[http://www.canon.com/about/outline/index.html About Canon]: Canon Inc. Corporate Profile" (company overview), Canon Inc., May 23, 2006, ''[http://Canon.com./ Canon]''.</ref> |
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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 [[Multifunctional|digital multifunctional devices]]. Additionally, Canon is the supplier of print engines found in the hugely popular [[Hewlett-Packard]] LaserJet series of laser printers.{{Fact|date=January 2007}} |
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Canon has also entered the digital displays market by teaming up with [[Toshiba]] to develop and manufacture [[flat panel]] [[televisions]] based on [[Surface-conduction electron-emitter display| SED]], a new type of display technology. The [[joint venture]] company SED Inc. was established in October 2004. In January 2007, Canon announced that it would buy Toshiba's share of the joint venture.<ref> |
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{{cite press release |
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| title = "SED Inc. to become wholly owned subsidiary of Canon Inc." |
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| publisher = Canon Inc. |
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| date = Jan 12, 2007 |
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| url = http://www.canon.com/press/2007/sed2007jan12.html |
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| accessdate = 2007-01-23}} |
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</ref> |
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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.<ref> |
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{{cite press release |
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| title = "Nano-Proprietary, Inc. comments on Canon's press release regarding SED, Inc. ownership" |
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| publisher = Nano-Proprietary, Inc. |
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| date = Jan 12, 2007 |
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| url = http://www.nano-proprietary.com/2007PressReleases/PressReleasesJan12.asp |
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| accessdate = 2007-01-23}} |
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</ref> |
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Canon has also announced it is developing [[OLED]] and [[Rear-projection TV|rear-projection]] displays.<ref> |
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{{cite web |
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| last = Canon, Inc. |
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| title = Next-Generation Displays |
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| url = http://www.canon.com/about/strategies/display.html |
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| accessdate = 2007-01-23}} |
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</ref> |
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== Origins of company name == |
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The company's original product, the "Kwanon" camera was named after the [[Kuan Yin|Buddhist Bodhisattva of Mercy]]. |
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The company name "Canon" was chosen because it sounds similar to the name of their original product, and because the usual meaning of "canon" implies precision, a characteristic they wanted associated with their company. <ref>''The name "Canon" was finally chosen. The word had a number of meanings, including "scriptures," and suited the image of precision processing, where accuracy was paramount.''.[http://www.canon.com/about/history/episode01c.html Applying for the "Canon" Trademark], canon.com corporate website. Article retrieved [[2007-04-29]].</ref> |
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== Canon products == |
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[[Image:Canonusasiliconvalley.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Canon USA's Silicon Valley offices]] |
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* [[List of Canon products]] |
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''Canon Inc''. no longer produces analogue photocopiers. Canon also produces a range of products for use in the medical field, for example mobile scanners for use in remote areas. |
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== Environmental Report == |
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According to New England-based environmental organization Clean Air-Cool Planet report, Canon tops the list of 56 companies the survey conducted about climate-friendly companies.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN1840883720070619?feedType=RSS Reuters report]</ref> |
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== References== |
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==External links== |
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{{commonscat|Canon}} |
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* [http://www.canon.com/ Canon official site] |
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* [http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/ Canon's Online Camera Museum] |
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* [http://www.gstock.com/quote/caj.html Canon historical stock chart] by [[Gstock]] |
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Revision as of 20:55, 21 August 2007
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