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| NewsCom To Offer SuperStock's Purestock Collection of Royalty-Free Images Jacksonville, FL—September 7, 2005—SuperStock, Inc., a subsidiary of a21, Inc. ("a21") (OTCBB: ATWO), a leading online digital content marketplace for creative professionals, today announced an agreement with NewsCom (http://www.newscom.com), a joint venture of Knight Ridder (NYSE:KRI) and Tribune Media Services (TMS) (NYSE: TRB) and a leader in providing publishers with high quality content from a variety of sources. Through the agreement, SuperStock will provide NewsCom with 6,000 images from its Purestock Royalty-Free collection including images depicting business, lifestyle, sports, retail and communications. Purestock provides a wide range of images for all requirements. "In the highly competitive publishing world today, the demand for fresh, affordable and compelling images to illustrate a broad variety of news, commentary and other communications is insatiable," said Bill Creighton, General Manager, NewsCom. "Adding the SuperStock collection to NewsCom's image catalogue will enhance the quality and breadth of content in some of our most popular subject areas." "NewsCom is an exciting new outlet for our Purestock brand," said Thomas V. Butta, Vice Chairman and President of a21 and CEO of SuperStock. "Supplying high-quality images to some of the world's largest publishers and news organizations makes excellent use of the depth, breadth and exclusivity of our Purestock collection and offers a real alternative in high quality content to this important market." Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. SuperStock content will be available through NewsCom beginning in September and new images will continually be added with the growth of the Purestock collection. About NewsCom NewsCom manages, licenses and distributes digital content from 85 providers for editorial and commercial use. A joint venture of Tribune Media Services and Knight Ridder, NewsCom is a one-stop, one-password resource for the global publishing industry. NewsCom's recently upgraded and redesigned digital content website offers photos, graphics, news text, full-length text features and stock images. Leading content partners include AFP, Getty Images, Knight Ridder/Tribune, Kyodo News International, New York Times Syndicate, Notimex, Reuters, TASS, Tribune Media Services, UPI, Washington Post Writers Group and ZUMA. About a21/SuperStock a21 (http://www.a21group.com) is a leading digital content marketplace for the professional creative community. Through SuperStock (http://www.superstock.com), a21 delivers high quality images and exceptional customer service. Together a21 and SuperStock provide a whole new level of image access to the best photographers, artists, photography agencies and customers in the business, offering a valuable and viable choice in the stock image industry.
The statements contained in this press release contain certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding a21, Inc. expectations, intentions, strategies and beliefs regarding the future. All statements contained herein are based upon information available to a21, Inc. management as of the date hereof and actual results may vary based upon future events, both within and without the control of a21, Inc. management. |
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