OM Digital Solutions Corporation (OMDS) (OMデジタルソリューションズ) is a Japanese manufacturer of opto-digital products for business and consumer use, branded OM System. The company acquired the camera, audio recorder and binocular product divisions of the manufacturer Olympus in January 2021.[2]
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Native name | OMデジタルソリューションズ |
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| Company type | Public (K.K) |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | October 9, 2020 |
| Founder | Olympus Corporation |
| Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shigemi Sugimoto (CEO)[1] |
| Products | cameras, camera lenses, voice recorders |
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Number of employees | c. 2,000[1] (2021) |
| Website | https://www.om-digitalsolutions.com |
History
editOn 30 September 2020, Olympus announced that it had entered into an agreement with financial investor Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) to transfer the Olympus Imaging division to a newly established wholly-owned subsidiary of Olympus.[3] This subsidiary was named OM Digital Solutions.[4] On 1 January 2021, 95% of the shares in OM Digital Solutions were transferred to OJ Holdings, Ltd, a specially established subsidiary of JIP. Olympus retained ownership of the remaining 5%.[2]
In 2021, OM Digital Solutions reported that all its products would be rebranded from Olympus to OM System.[5] The new name is a reference to the Olympus OM system.[citation needed]
Products
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Initially, the company continued production of products that were launched under Olympus ownership. In February 2022, OMDS introduced its first new product, the OM System OM-1 Micro Four Thirds camera to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Olympus OM-1.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Company Profile". OM Digital Solutions.
- ^ a b "Olympus Completes Transfer of Imaging Business". Olympus. 2021-01-04.
- ^ "Olympus: Einigung mit JIP zum Transfer des Kamerageschäfts". Heise.de (in German). 2020-09-30.
- ^ "Olympus Agreed on Transfer of Imaging Business with JIP". Olympus. 2020-09-30.
- ^ Burgett, Gannon (1 November 2022). "OM Digital Solutions is removing the Olympus name from its entire product portfolio". DPReview. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "OM System OM-1 Review". Imaging Resource. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
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