50,000 images now available on PhotoDisc Web site.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 1997-- Online Image Library Offers The Fastest Way To Purchase Professional Images PhotoDisc PhotoDisc, Inc. based in Seattle, was a leading publisher of royalty free digital stock photography. It was founded in 1991 by Mark Torrance, who also became the chief executive officer and chairman. Inc., the leading provider of professional-quality images on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and online, today announced that its online library at www.photodisc.com has climbed to 50,000 high-quality, digital images. The award-winning Adj. 1. award-winning - having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles" PhotoDisc Web site allows customers to search through these 50,000 professionally edited, high- resolution images using keywords and Virage search technology. The digital images can then be purchased with a PhotoDisc account number or with a credit card through the Cybercash secure-payment system, and downloaded into the customer's computer within minutes. Designers often find inspiration when working with this fast-growing image collection, discovering that unique photographs and creative ideas are just a mouse-click away. PhotoDisc's 50,000-image online library represents both its robust set of 84 CD-ROM products, as well as nearly three times that many additional images available exclusively online. It is an ideal resource for graphic designers and other communications professionals who develop materials on short deadlines. For those customers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the freshest imagery, more than 2000 new images are added to the online collection each month. At www.photodisc.com, Web customers have immediate access to the newest selections of high-quality digital photography. "Having this much great material available online really helps with tight deadlines," says Richard Loney owner and creative director of Bark at the Moon Graphics Studio in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Cuyahoga Falls is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2003 census, the city population was 50,375. It is currently the second largest city in Summit County. It is considered a suburb of both Akron and Cleveland, but is actually older than Akron. . "The site gives instant access to the latest photos." A pioneer in its field, PhotoDisc was the first publisher of royalty-free, high-resolution digital images and is regarded as the worldwide leader in both the creative and technical quality of digital images. PhotoDisc CD-ROMs are available nationwide through the company's catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. and at major software retailers. Both CD-ROMs and individual images are available for purchase online through its award-winning Web site at www.photodisc.com . The company's products are available worldwide in over 50 countries including the European Community European Community: see European Union. European Community (EC) Organization formed in 1967 with the merger of the European Economic Community, European Coal and Steel Community, and European Atomic Energy Community. , Asia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and the Middle East. For additional information and to order any PhotoDisc CD-ROM or a free catalog, call 1-800-528-3472. CONTACT: PhotoDisc Inc. Sophia McShea, 206/441-9355 sophiam@photodisc.com or MWW/Savitt Julie Quattro, 206/689-8505 jquattro@mww.com |
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