OM Digital Solutions

For the Olympus SLR series, see Olympus OM system.
OM Digital Solutions Corporation
Native name
OMデジタルソリューションズ
Company typePublic (K.K)
IndustryElectronics
FoundedOctober 9, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-10-09)
FounderOlympus Corporation
Headquarters
Shinjuku, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Shigemi Sugimoto (CEO)[1]
Productscameras, camera lenses, voice recorders
Brands
Owner
  • OJ Holdings, Ltd (95%)
  • Olympus Corporation (5%)
Number of employees
c. 2,000[1] (2021)
Websitehttps://www.om-digitalsolutions.com

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]

Logo of OM System.
OM System is the camera brand of OM Digital Solutions.

History

On 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

OM System OM-5 camera

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

  1. ^ a b "Company Profile". OM Digital Solutions.
  2. ^ a b "Olympus Completes Transfer of Imaging Business". Olympus. 2021-01-04.
  3. ^ "Olympus: Einigung mit JIP zum Transfer des Kamerageschäfts". Heise.de (in German). 2020-09-30.
  4. ^ "Olympus Agreed on Transfer of Imaging Business with JIP". Olympus. 2020-09-30.
  5. ^ Burgett, Gannon (1 November 2022). "OM Digital Solutions is removing the Olympus name from its entire product portfolio". DPReview. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  6. ^ "OM System OM-1 Review". Imaging Resource. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
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