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About Minolta Corporation.Established in 1928 , Minolta Co. Ltd. ( Osaka , Japan ) is a global leader in optical , sensing , mechatronic , and imaging technologies.A $ 3+ billion corporation , with more than 23 , 000 employees , Minolta has over 60 manufacturing and/or subsidiary locations throughout the world.Minolta Corporation , headquartered in Ramsey , New Jersey , is the largest subsidiary of Minolta Co. Ltd. Products include photocopiers , printers , conventional and digital cameras , light and color measurement instruments , image information systems , and planetariums.All Minolta products meet ISO quality standards ; currently , Minolta Co. Ltd is actively pursuing ISO14000 certification for all its major facilities , with specific emphasis on recycling initiatives.Minolta has had many firsts in its 70 year history , including the first SLR camera ; its Hi-Matic camera used by John Glen in the first manned US spacecraft ; the first light meter used aboard a spacecraft ( Apollo 8 ) ; the first heart rate monitor/oximeter that non-invasively measures oxygen saturation of arterial blood ; the first copier to produce 2-color copies in a single process ; the first company in Japan to produce a planetarium ; the first hand-held spectrophotometer to measure and match color.For more information on the VIVID 700 , contact Minolta Corporation , Instrument Systems Division , 101 Williams Drive , Ramsey , NJ 07446 ; call ( 888 ) ISD-COLOR ext. 5288 ; fax ( 201 ) 825-4374.Browse the VIVID Web site at www.minolta3d.com.