@Home Network Teams With Corbis to Expand 'Making
Pictures' First Content Provider for @Home and Intel's
Broadband Imaging Destination @Home Subscribers Can
Search, Send, Print, and Purchase Up to 500,000 Images <>
February 12, 1999
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., and SEATTLE, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/
via NewsEdge Corporation -- As part of its strategy to become a
one-stop resource for digital imaging, @Home Network (Nasdaq:
ATHM), the leading provider of broadband Internet services via the
cable infrastructure, today announced that it is teaming with
Corbis, the Place for Pictures on the Internet (www.corbis.com).
@Home and Intel Corporation have been co-developing " Making
Pictures," a broadband portal for digital imaging education,
resources, and tools. Integrating the best photography content on
the Web, "Making Pictures" was created to be a one-stop shop
for users to develop and digitize film, create and distribute digital
images, and learn about the latest imaging products. As the first
"Making Pictures" content provider, Corbis will provide subscribers
with the ability to search the site's premiere picture collection,
create e-postcards, print images, and purchase prints and
posters.
"By adding half a million Corbis pictures and imaging e-commerce
functionality to @Home's 'Making Pictures' channel, which we've
been building with Intel, we are further proving our commitment to
become the gateway for broadband imaging," said Charles
Moldow, vice president, @Media sales & marketing for @Home
Network. "Corbis' outstanding photography collection and
premiere picture search engine combined with @Home's high
speed network will enable subscribers to find the pictures they
want quickly and share them easily with others."
With Corbis' robust collection of images and diverse applications,
"Making Pictures" will become a place where analog and digital
photographers can come together online to share images,
exchange e-postcards, and purchase prints and posters of their
favorite images as gifts or for use on their personal websites.
@Home subscribers now have a fast way to obtain their favorite
photos at consumer prices. They can search through more than
500,000 pictures online from the Corbis Collection, including
images of world cultures, travel, historic news events, and famous
celebrities from sources including The Bettmann Archive, United
Press International, and the LGI collection. Subscribers will also
be able to access Ansel Adams images and products through
Ansel Adams at Corbis.
"Corbis' relationship with @Home brings enhanced access of the
famous Corbis Collection to a broader online audience while
maximizing the @Home Network backbone and 'Making Pictures'
destination," said David Rheins, vice president of Corbis
Productions. "@Home's broadband capabilities and market appeal
combined with our e-commerce capabilities and extensive,
high-quality image database represents a perfect match for online
consumers' needs."
About Corbis
Corbis is a privately owned company that provides visual content
and services to creative professionals and consumers through
innovative digital technologies. The Corbis Collection -- 25+ million
images, with more than 1.4 million available online -- contains the
world's most significant photography and art from more than 1,500
creative sources, including Ansel Adams, The Bettmann Archive,
UPI, The National Gallery, The State Hermitage Museum, as well
as leading celebrity, commercial and editorial photographers.
Corbis Images (www.corbisimages.com) -- Corbis' image licensing
division targeting creative professionals -- provides its customers
with leading visual solutions and customer service across a wide
spectrum of imagery.
Corbis also creates innovative visual products for online
consumers. The Corbis Picture Experience, the Corbis Print and
Poster Store, Corbis features and other innovative online
consumer products all showcase the Corbis Collection, making
www.corbis.com the Place for Pictures on the Internet.
Corbis is based in Seattle, with offices in New York, London, Los
Angeles and San Diego. For more information about Corbis and
its products and services, call 800-260-0444, 425-641-4505, fax
425-746-1618, or visit its Web site at www.corbis.com.
@Home Network
Based in Redwood City, California, @Home Network distributes
high-speed, openly accessible Internet and Web services to
residences and businesses using its own network architecture
and a variety of transport options including the cable industry's
hybrid-fiber coaxial infrastructure. The cable connection provides
users significant increases in speed over conventional Internet
services. Leveraging the "always on" attributes of cable, @Home
allows for unique multimedia applications that go beyond current
Web experiences. Individuals seeking additional information about
availability and subscription can refer to the @Home Network Web
site (www.home.net). Since its founding in 1995, @Home Network
has reached affiliate agreements with eighteen leading cable
companies-worldwide, including Bresnan Communications
Company, Cablevision Systems Corp., CasTel, Century
Communications, Charter Communications, Cogeco Cable Inc.,
Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications, Garden State Cable,
Insight Communications, InterMedia Partners, Jones Intercable,
Lenfest Communications, Midcontinent Cable Co., Palet
Kabelcom, Rogers Cablesystems Limited, Shaw
Communications, and Tele-Communications Inc. (Early in 1999,
TCI's cable operations are expected to merge into AT&T and
thereafter be known as "AT&T Broadband Services").
NOTE: @Home Network, @Home and the @ logo are trademarks
of At Home Corporation and may be registered in certain
jurisdictions. Corbis is a registered trademark. All other brands
and product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
This press release contains forward-looking information within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is
subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. These
forward-looking statements concern the anticipated results of the
Making Pictures portal and the integration of Corbis' content.
Those results are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties,
including uncertainty whether subscribers will find Corbis' content
attractive or useful; whether the integration of Corbis' content into
@Home and Intel's "Making Pictures" portal will generate
revenues for the companies. Actual results may differ materially
due to a number of factors, including: technological, operational,
and financial challenges of developing an integrated service that
subscribers find useful and compelling; the companies' ability to
support this integrated service; the degree of customer and
industry acceptance and support for the service; and the
companies' ability to manage the service. The matters discussed
in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties described
from time to time in @Home's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. In particular, see the risk factors
described in @Home's Form S-3 Registration Statement filed on
August 12, 1998 and in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 1998. @Home assumes no obligation to update
the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
SOURCE @Home Network
/CONTACT: Lauren Meller of @Home Network, 650-569-5181, or
lmeller@corp.home.net; or Michele Glisson of Corbis, 425-401-4049, or
micheleg@corbis.com; or Matt Afflixio of Access Communications, 415-904-7070,
or mafflixio@accesspr.com/
/Web site: corbisimages.com
/Web site: home.net
(ATHM) |
