Recent Stock Photo Industry Press Releases

Tomas Speight joins Masterfile to lead European expansion

Toronto, Canada - September 26, 2005.

On January 1, 2006, Masterfile will launch direct sales operations in Germany, Italy, Netherlands and U.K. Integral to this initiative, the Canadian company has hired Tomas Speight as Senior Vice-President International.

SuperStock and Art.com to Supply Consumer Market with Unique Contemporary, Fine Art and Vintage Images

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 26, 2005. SuperStock, Inc., a subsidiary of a21, Inc. ("a21") (OTCBB: ATWOE), a leading online digital content marketplace for creative professionals, today announced an agreement with Art.com, the leading web-based, direct-to-consumer supplier of prints, posters, photographs, pre-framed art, original art and photography and custom framing.

WireImage Brings SuperStock's Purestock Images To Worldwide Publishing Organizations

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 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.

GalleryPlayer Media Networks Announces Availability on All Windows XP Platforms

Over 125 HD Collections of the World's Finest Art and Photography to Millions of PC's and High-Resolution Displays

SEATTLE, WA, 09/22/2005. GalleryPlayer Media Networks (www.galleryplayer.com) is now available on Windows XP, bringing the world's finest HD art and photography to millions of PC and high-resolution displays, it was announced today. GalleryPlayer Media Networks now encompass over 125 HD collections from more than 25 of the most renowned museums, publishers and other premium content owners, much of which is only available in HD with GalleryPlayer.

The Stock Asylum Publishes Second Annual Stock Asylum 103 List of Quality Stock Distributors

Thursday, September 22, 2005. The Stock Asylum, LLC, today released the Second Annual Stock Asylum 103, a carefully edited list of quality, rights-managed stock photography distributors in an easy-to-use format.

Designers, advertisers, publishers and other buyers of professional stock photography will find this listing an indispensable source of information in a day when finding the right image seems to be getting harder as more small companies enter the market. With 17 categories of stock photography collections, The Stock Asylum 103 makes finding the right stock agency a much simpler task.

INDEX OPEN REACHES 80,000 IMAGES

Three times more value, than when it was introduced.

NEW YORK – September 2005 – Index Stock Imagery, www.indexstock.com, launched its high resolution subscription service, Index Open (www.indexopen.com) last fall with 25,000 top quality images for $599 every six months. Index Open is still only $599, despite recently passing the 80,000-image mark.

a21 Reports Second Quarter Financial Results

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Sept. 21, 2005. a21, Inc. ("a21") (OTCBB: ATWO), a leading online digital content marketplace for creative professionals, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005.

Gross revenues for the second quarter of 2005 were $2,327,000 compared to $2,527,000 for the same period in 2004. Net loss for the second quarter of 2005 was $985,000 or $0.02 per share, versus a net loss of $312,000, or $0.01 per share, for the same period in 2004. Earnings per share for the second quarter of 2005 was calculated on the basis of 40,112,391 weighted average shares outstanding, compared to 38,095,001 weighted average shares outstanding for the same period in 2004. The second quarter 2005 results include non-cash charges of $511,000 primarily for compensation, depreciation and amortization expenses.

Stock Photography Agency Offers Rights-Protected Images By A-List Photographers

New stock photography agency, UpperCut Images, licenses rights-protected images by A-list photographers.

Madison, WI, September 21, 2005. UpperCut Images has entered the stock photography market armed with a not-so-secret weapon: great images by great photographers. With a masterful collection, an elite roster of photographers and advanced rights protection, UpperCut Images is awakening the design world with its artistic commercial offerings.

After carefully analyzing the market's demographic trends and needs, UpperCut Images recruited nearly 100 photographers – including industry heavyweights and promising newcomers – to contribute and shoot new images. The result: a talent pool that includes Sean Kennedy Santos, Darryl Estrine, Paul Aresu, David Maisel, Richard Radstone, and Chase Jarvis, to name just a few.

JUPITERRESEARCH FORECASTS LOCAL ONLINE AD SPENDING TO REACH $5.3 BILLION IN 2010; CLASSIFIEDS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE TOTAL

New York, NY, September 21, 2005. JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM), today announced that U.S. spending for online local advertising will grow 26% to $3.2 billion in 2005, and then 11% compounded annually, to $5.3 billion in 2010. The newly released report "U.S. Local Online Advertising Forecast, 2005 to 2010" points out that classifieds will continue to comprise almost 70% of that total throughout the forecast period.

FilmLoop Introduces Visual Communications Network Amid Broad Industry Support

Consumers, Advertisers and Content Providers Embrace FilmLoop as New, More Creative Way to Communicate and Drive Brand Recognition

DEMOFALL 2005, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA--Monday, September 19, 2005. FilmLoop, Inc. today unveiled a Visual Communications Network that enables people to broadcast, find, and communicate using digital content. For businesses, FilmLoop is a real-time connection that extends brands direct to consumers' PC desktops. For individuals, it's a unique way to instantly express oneself, voice a perspective, or share images with friends, family, or the general public.