Corbis Acquires TempSport; Sports Event and Celebrity Sports Images Round Out the Corbis Collection.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 29, 2000 Corbis(R), the leading provider of photography and fine art images on the Internet (www.corbis.com), today announced its acquisition of TempSport, a supplier of sports event and celebrity sports images. TempSport's images will augment aug·ment v. aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments v.tr. 1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: the existing Corbis Collection of high-quality news, contemporary, celebrity, historical and fine art imagery. The acquisition also extends Corbis' role as a leader in the digital visual content service, expanding its image collection to bring a convenient, customized experience to creative professionals and consumers. "With our acquisition of TempSport, we can now provide compelling sports imagery to our customers. These types of images are increasingly popular for our professional clients and consumers," said Tony Rojas, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Corbis. "Together, we will also be collaborating on the production and delivery worldwide of photography for major sports events such as the Sydney 2000 Olympics and EURO 2000." In the coming months, Corbis will integrate TempSport images into its existing systems and will be able to provide synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. between celebrity, history, news and sports materials, solidifying so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. its "one-stop-shop" for customers. As a pioneer in the visual content industry, Corbis has successfully brought the editorial image market into the digital age. Corbis now plans to strengthen its leadership role in the digital visual content market by developing and integrating new digital distribution models and expanding its line of picture products to include sports images. "We are pleased to be working with Corbis," said Gilbert Iundt, managing director of TempSport. "By combining our extraordinary sports collection with Corbis' leadership in digital technologies, we will become the leading force in the digital visual content marketplace." About TempSport TempSport is a press photo agency located in Paris, covering sports and sports events worldwide. Their collection includes over 1,800,000 images taken over the last 20 years from the Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. , World and European Championships There are various championships held in a variety of sports on a European Level:
35, Boulevard Exelmans 75016 PARIS Tel: 33 1 45 25 84 00 Fax: 33 1 45 25 78 21 www.tempsport.fr About Corbis Corbis is the world's definitive destination for licensing digital photography and fine art. The Corbis Collection-more than 65 million images, with more than 2.1 million available online-contains some of the world's most significant photography and fine art from more than 1500 creative sources, including Ansel Adams and the Bettmann Collection as well as leading celebrity, commercial, and news photographers. Corbis, with over 850 employees worldwide, is a privately owned company based in Seattle, with offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , London, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , and Paris. For more information about Corbis and its products and services, call 1-800/260-0444, 425/641-4505, fax 425/746-1618, or visit the Web site at www.corbis.com. Corbis and Corbis Images are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Corbis Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. |
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