Dai Nippon Printing to commercialize OLEDs for sign displays in 2008

According to DigiTimes,

Japan’s Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) will commercialize OLED (organic light-emitting diode) panels before the end of fiscal year 2008, according to the company.
Jointly with a research institute, the Japanese vendor plans to develop technology to extend the lifespan of panels by ten times that of conventional products to 10,000 hours, with a brightness [...]

Konica Minolta and GE Form Strategic Alliance to Accelerate the Commercialization of OLED Lighting

Konica Minolta (KM) and General Electric (GE) announced

a strategic alliance agreement to accelerate the development and commercialization of OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) devices for lighting applications. The goal is to bring OLED lighting to market within the next 3 years. [...]

On June 30, 2006, KM announced that it had successfully developed a white OLED [...]