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| WireImage Brings SuperStock's Purestock Images To Worldwide Publishing Organizations Jacksonville, FL—September 22, 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 WireImage, a leading digital photographic press agency and wire service and one of the largest entertainment and sports photo wire services in the United States. Through the agreement, SuperStock will provide WireImage, part of the MediaVast, Inc. group of companies, with non-exclusive distribution rights to 6,000 images from its Purestock Royalty-Free collection. Purestock images provide publishers with a wide range of high quality images to meet numerous requirements. WireImage, founded in 2001, provides professionally licensed photography and assignment services to the worldwide media on a real-time basis. It has extensive experience in covering major entertainment, sports, news, fashion and feature events. Recently, WireImage expanded into the commercial market by launching WireImage Creative, featuring its own rights-managed brand, WireImage Stock, and a variety of premier third-party RF collections. "WireImage is a preferred picture source for many leading publications and we are regularly expanding our content to better meet the needs of those diverse publishers," said Holger Laufenberg, VP of WireImage-Creative. "Our agreement with SuperStock enhances the depth and breadth of our offerings within those markets and helps us to increase our reach into the commercial art buying market." "We believe WireImage will become an outstanding vehicle for the delivery of our Purestock images," said Thomas V. Butta, Vice Chairman and President of a21 and CEO of SuperStock. "Their sophisticated delivery platform and our wide-ranging content should greatly assist publishers to cost-effectively deliver up-to-the-minute images for the news, entertainment, fashion and sports markets." Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. SuperStock content is available through the Creative Tab on WireImage's website and new images will continually be added through the growth of the Purestock collection. 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 photographers, artists, photography agencies and other customers, 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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