Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and shape, announces the launch of the CM-SA Skin Analysis Software. This new software product used in combination with Konica Minolta's portable spectrophotometers, enable highly accurate measurement of skin color simultaneously with a numerical display of the Melanin Index, Hb (Hemoglobin) Index, and Hb SO2 (Hemoglobin oxygen saturation) Index (%),thus eliminating the need for a mexameter.

Applications for the CM-SA include R&D divisions of cosmetic manufacturers, research of functional foods which promote skin health, pharmaceutical companies developing products with "skin-lightening" effects, commissioned clinical organizations, and research institutes for dermatology and plastic surgery. The CM-SA Skin Analysis Software will be available November 2008.

Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA) A wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Holdings USA, Inc., Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. is a top-tier company in the industrial measurement of color, light and shape. The company developed and introduced the first portable spectrophotometers and colorimeters, adding new dimensions of convenience and functionality. Its innovative products dramatically changed the way color, light and shape dimension is measured. Products include colorimeters and spectrophotometers for color measurement, spectroradiometers and lux meters for light measurement, and 3D non contact digitizers for shape measurement. Thousands of companies from food, plastics, paints and coatings, automotive and aerospace to cosmetics companies, entrust their products quality to Konica Minolta instruments.