FOTO NEWS 1/2 hr old (BSNS WIRE) Seattle FilmWorks Announces Distribution Agreement with Real
Seattle FilmWorks Announces Distribution Agreement with RealNetworks; Seattle
FilmWorks Adds RealAudio to Talking Pictures, Distributes RealSlideshow
Business/High Tech Editors
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1999--Seattle FilmWorks
(Nasdaq:FOTO), a leader in Internet-based digital imaging, announced
an agreement with RealNetworks the recognized leader in media delivery
for the Internet, to use PhotoWorks(R) in conjunction with
RealSlideshow.
RealSlideshow offers users an easy way to create a slide show
experience over the Internet. Seattle FilmWorks' PhotoWorks(R)
provides the easiest way to post and share photos over the Internet.
"We're always looking for ways to give our customers more choices
in how they use their digital photos," said Gary Christophersen,
Seattle FilmWorks President and CEO. "Our relationship with
RealNetworks will not only allow customers to add audio commentary to
their photos, but also easily use their photos in Internet-based
slide-show presentations with the new RealSlideshow product."
"RealSlideshow gives our customers an easy way to create
Internet-based slide show presentations," said Len Jordan, senior vice
president, Media Systems, RealNetworks. "Our relationship with Seattle
FilmWorks will give RealSlideshow users easy access to digitized
versions of their personal photos. In addition, Seattle FilmWorks
customers can now add RealAudio-based commentary to their photos to
share with friends and family."
The agreement includes:
- Mutual promotion of RealNetworks and Seattle FilmWorks on each
party's Web sites.
- Seattle FilmWorks named at the RealNetworks site as a content
provider for RealSlideshow.
- RealNetworks chosen as the source of streaming media technology
for Seattle FilmWorks' Talking Pictures audio captioning.
PhotoWorks(R): More than 40 million images scanned
PhotoWorks(R) is an increasingly popular way for Seattle
FilmWorks customers to share photos over the Internet. With more than
40 million images scanned, PhotoWorks(R) is one of the largest
consumer photo storage sites on the Web. PhotoWorks(R) service
includes free scanning of every photograph (with normal film
processing fees), Web posting to a private site and lifetime
archiving, as long as the consumer remains an active customer of
Seattle FilmWorks. To get started, customers can request free film and
an order form at www.filmworks.com.
About Seattle FilmWorks
Seattle FilmWorks is a photofinishing and online image management
company having served 1.8 million customers in 1998 and processing up
to a million photographic prints a day. Seattle FilmWorks is a leader
in providing digital images over the Internet via its PhotoMail(TM)
Internet delivery service and currently is storing more than 40
million personal photos. In addition, Seattle FilmWorks has been an
industry leader in providing digital images on CD (Pictures On
Disk(TM)). Based in Seattle, Washington, Seattle FilmWorks, Inc.
(Nasdaq:FOTO) was founded in 1978. More information is available at
www.filmworks.com or by calling 1-800-FILMWORKS.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995:
Statements in this news release concerning image storage
capacity, functional capabilities, capacity and long-term integrity of
systems, network security, quality of images, leadership in
Internet-based photo services and any other statement which may be
construed as a prediction of future capabilities, performance or
events are forward-looking statements, the occurrence of which are
subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties which
might cause actual performance to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties
include the possibility of delays in the expansion of image storage
capacity due to delays in deliveries from suppliers or technical
problems; system performance problems due to technical difficulties,
system malfunctions, Internet interruptions or other factors; pricing
and other activities by competitors; and other risks including those
described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and those
described from time to time in the Company's other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases and other
communications.
All companies and product names are trademarks of their
respective owners. For more information, e-mail info@filmworks.com or
call 800.FILMWORKS (800/345-6967).
Copyright (c) 1999 Seattle FilmWorks, Inc.
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CONTACT: Seattle FilmWorks, Inc.
Gary Tashjian, 206/281-1249, garyt@filmworks.com
or
RealNetworks
Jenny Sorensen, 206/674-2374, jenny@real.com
KEYWORD: WASHINGTON
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS PRODUCT
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET
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