Comstock Web Site Garners ``Standard of Excellence'' Award From the Web Marketing Association; Validates Direct Customer Feedback.

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MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2002

Comstock Images, a leading international provider of premium-quality professional stock photography, today announced that its Web site at www.comstock.com has received the prestigious 2002 "Standard of Excellence" award from The Web Marketing Association.

The annual WebAward is designed to measure corporate Web sites against both an Internet standard and peer sites within their industry. A record number of sites from around the world were judged by a panel of independent Internet experts in seven areas including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, navigation and usefulness to target audience.

WebAward judges included representatives from J. Walter Thompson, Saatchi & Saatchi, SAP, Priceline.com, Cole & Weber, Ogilvy Interactive and others.

According to Comstock CEO' Henry Scanlon, "This WebAward is particularly gratifying because it was judged by people who actually use sites like ours themselves to find images for their advertising and promotional projects, and it reinforces what our customers keep telling us through our feedback facility: That they love our site, use it constantly, and come to us first for their image needs."

Unsolicited positive comments from site visitors are a daily occurrence, according to Scanlon. "We've worked hard to make our site particularly friendly, and people feel comfortable letting us know what they think, good or bad. The bad we use to improve things; the good makes us feel great, and, fortunately, the latter outnumbers the former by a huge margin."

Visitors are often particularly taken with Comstock's patent-pending "Ask Angela" search feature which provides links to "magically related" images based upon concept, not subject. This feature supplements Comstock's more traditional keyword and category search methods.

Recent unsolicited customer feedbacks to Comstock's Web site exemplify the sort of kudos to which Scanlon refers:

-- "I have been using (competitor) for a couple of years. Thank goodness I found you. Your site is wonderfully easy to use, your pricing is very competitive, your images are relevant and artistic, and your 'Ask Angela' and 'Search-u-lator' features blow away the competition. Thank you so much for making my job easier. You'll definitely be the first place I turn to for my future stock photos. Keep up the great work!" Kimberly Haws, Owner/CEO, Haws Communications

-- "Angela's Amazing! Love It Love It Love It! Love your whole site and set-up, in fact. Easy to use and downloads fast. Very cool. Thanks!" Christine Kenna-Moore, graphic designer, Kenna Consulting Inc.

-- "You have a wonderful site with a great search engine and great photos. I'm a longtime (competitor) user and your stuff is a great contrast. Keep it up!" Richard Nash, PR manager, IHC

-- "I think you have a superbly designed site -- it's really usable, attractive and easily the best out of all the image library Web sites out there (and I've been to them all!)." Steve Malpas, graphic designer, Blueygreen

Scores of other comments from customers can be found by clicking the "What People Are Saying" link on Comstock's homepage at www.comstock.com.

About Comstock Images

For more than 25 years, Comstock has been a world leader in the production and distribution of premium quality professional imagery to the advertising, graphic design, publishing, multimedia and corporate communities. Comstock's award-winning Web site (www.comstock.com) is one of the highest-trafficked image Web sites in the world, highly regarded for its fast, intuitive search system and ease of transactions.

Offering images in three licensing models in three divisions -- Royalty Free, Flat Rate and Rights Protected -- Comstock provides graphics professionals with the full range of image options in a friendly, intuitive and professional environment. Declared an invaluable resource by creatives of all levels, Comstock's "College of Photology" at www.comstock.com/college offers designers inside tips, how-to's and helpful industry information.

Unique to the industry, Comstock's Web site incorporates unrivaled image search capabilities with "Ask Angela," Comstock's patent-pending search system with revolutionary, visual-based image search capabilities.

Comstock operates from three digitally connected distribution centers throughout the world (Unites States, Canada and Europe). Full information on Comstock and its products can be found at www.comstock.com or by calling 800/225-2722.