Recent Stock Photo Industry Press Releases

a21 Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,Nov. 29, 2005. a21, Inc. ("a21") (OTCBB: ATWOE), a leading online digital content marketplace for creative professionals, today announced, financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005.

Revenues for the third quarter of 2005 were $2,064,000 compared to $2,077,000 for the same period in 2004. Net loss for the third quarter of 2005 was $1,343,000 or $0.03 per share, versus a net loss of $1,046,000, or $0.03 per share, for the same period in 2004. Earnings per share for the third quarter of 2005 was calculated on the basis of 41,874,607 weighted average number of shares outstanding, compared to 38,115,732 weighted average number of shares outstanding for the same period in 2004. The third quarter 2005 results include non-cash charges of $531,000 primarily for compensation, depreciation and amortization expenses.

PhotoShelter integrates PayPal payment processing to allow photographers to sell directly from their online image archives

NEW YORK ­ Nov. 28, 2005. Digital storage platform provider BitShelter LLC today announced the immediate availability of PayPal payment processing within PhotoShelter (http://www.PhotoShelter.com), their online image archiving service and marketplace.

The integration of PayPal payment processing adds an additional secure e-commerce payment gateway option for their subscribers.

International Stock Imagery Association (ISIA) Press Release

Tuesday, November 23, 2005. The International Stock Imagery Association was initially launched in October of 2005 based upon a widely recognized need for a trade association that would include all segments of the many professionals involved in the production and distribution of stock images. Through the inclusive involvement of photographers, distributors, consultants, agencies, software and hardware producers, those in the graphic arts, and all other fields of stock imagery the I.S.I.A. since its inception was based upon the needs of the individual…all individuals, regardless of other association affiliations, industry participation, channels of marketing and distribution or other factors such as experience, income, or the emphasis of work produced and distributed. 

Alamy reaches four million images

21st November 2005. With content from over 5,500 photographers and 340 agencies worldwide, Alamy has reached its year end target of 4 million images online more than one month ahead of schedule.

Uploading an average of 200,000 new images to its web site every month, Alamy has added more than two million images this year. The company says that customers are responding well to the broad range of content available.

Corbis Expands Its Partnership With PicScout to Enhance the Protection of Its Rights Managed Images

HERZELIYA, ISRAEL and SEATTLE, WA, 11/22/2005. Corbis and PicScout announced today an extension of their partnership to improve the monitoring and tracking of Corbis images.

The Image Tracker™ Service enables the monitoring of usage of 1.2 million Corbis Rights Managed images. Corbis will use Image Tracker to better protect its photographers and images collections against misuse.

SuperStock Launches New Website to Support UK Expansion

Launch of SuperStock.co.uk is part of Overall Integration Plan Targeted at UK Market

Jacksonville, FL, and London, United Kingdom, November 16, 2005. SuperStock, Inc., a subsidiary of a21, Inc. ("a21") (OTCBB: ATWO), a leading online digital content marketplace for creative professionals, today announced the launch of SuperStock.co.uk, the company's new UK web site.

MediaStorm Launches Online Publication

Six Diverse Multimedia Projects by Award-Winning Storytellers Define Innovative Publication's Debut

NEW YORK, NY, November 16, 2005. MediaStorm (http://mediastorm.org), a multimedia production studio, today unveiled its online publication. The site features projects by renowned journalists, filmmakers and artists. While the pieces cover a wide range of topics and styles, from reportage to travel and lifestyle, each combines powerful imagery and audio in a way that defines MediaStorm's editorial philosophy and publication model. See the site.

DIGITAL RAILROAD APPOINTS 30-YEAR PHOTO INDUSTRY VETERAN CHARLES MAUZY PRESIDENT

Microsoft Executive Joins Company’s Management Team to Expand Worldwide Business, Marketing and Sales Efforts

New York, NY, November 16, 2005. Digital Railroad, Inc., the leading provider of Web-based application services for the professional photography industry, today announced the appointment of Charles Mauzy to President. Mauzy is another key executive to leave a marquee technology company to join Digital Railroad’s management team. Mauzy brings extensive domain knowledge to the company from his background as a photographer, photo agent, entrepreneur, technologist and executive. He will open Digital Railroad’s Seattle office, where he will be responsible for growing the company’s sales, marketing and operations.

eMotion Announces New Platform for On-Demand Digital Asset Management

eMotion 6.0 Improves Efficiency and Expands Digital Asset Management Options for Marketing and Creative Services Organizations

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15, 2005. eMotion, a leading provider of hosted solutions for managing and distributing digital media assets and marketing content, today announced the immediate availability of eMotion 6.0, the latest generation of the company's suite of on-demand solutions that greatly enhance an organization's ability to maximize its rich media assets.

Visual Footage Search Reaches The On Ramp

StockMotionFinder.com, the first stock video and film footage search engine specifically designed for aggregated search of visual content from multiple web sites in the stock footage industry, has begun content aggregation and client demos. A professional research tool, it displays footage and video clips in a single search that spans a variety of independent web sites and databased footage archives.

New York, NY, November 14, 2005. StockMotionFinder.com is launching its stock video and film footage search engine, a professional research tool that displays footage and video clips in a single search that spans a variety of independent web sites and databased footage archives. StockMotionFinder.com (http://www.StockMotionFinder.com) is the first search engine specifically designed for aggregated search of visual content from multiple web sites in the stock footage industry. The initial phase of operations will be a soft launch period during which the footage search engine will be adding metadata and be introduced to its commercial market via one-on-one demonstrations.