Corbis Announces New Version of Its Travel Web Site, Trip.

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1997--

- New Robust Features Allow Consumers to Access Corbis Collection

For the First Time Directly From Their Desktop -

Corbis Corporation, a leading worldwide provider of visual content and services, today announced a new version of Trip, Corbis' premier Active Channel content for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.

Since its initial beta introduction on July 15, 1997, Corbis has enhanced its Active Desktop component to provide consumers with a direct link to the Corbis Collection and will include expanded functionality and content as the site evolves. Corbis has also added a collection of over 3,600 images from 100 locations around the world, searchable through intuitive maps and categories. To better meet the needs of its customers, Trip will also include interactive member benefits such as electronic postcards, downloadable wallpaper and screen savers, and community chat rooms and bulletin boards.

"We're very pleased to have Corbis as a premier Active Channel partner for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0," said Brad Chase, vice president of the application and Internet client group at Microsoft Corp. "The high caliber of world-class imagery, combined with its award-winning publishing expertise, gives Internet Explorer users a comprehensive and engaging travel experience."

The new version of Trip, available now, is featured in the Internet Explorer 4.0 online Channel Guide and on Corbis' Web site at http://www.corbis.com/features/ . There is no subscription or membership fee to view Trip, but users must have Internet access and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.

"We are excited that Microsoft selected Corbis to be featured as a premier Active Channel partner on Internet Explorer 4.0," said David Rheins, vice president of Corbis Productions. "Today's announcement further demonstrates that Corbis is a leading supplier of visual information and entertainment on the Internet. Trip marks the first offering in a new generation of online content from Corbis -- all designed to provide consumers with a new way of looking at the world by interacting with the world's largest image collection."

Trip takes viewers, via their desktops, to the most mysterious, remote and beautiful places in the world. Trip features images from the Corbis Collection and provides adventure travelers, culture-seekers and armchair voyagers with a chance to preview exotic destinations they dream about. Corbis' new photo-intensive travel Web site covers popular tourist destinations and also uncovers locations where few have ever traveled, making Trip the most comprehensive Internet travel resource. Trip's features include the following:

-- Pictorial World Atlas. This image-based travel database allows consumers to search by culture and geographic location.

-- Daily Dose. Each day, this section showcases a new aspect of a specific destination, with the destination changing weekly.

-- Focus. This section goes behind the scenes with a different photographer each week, revealing his or her unique experiences and adventures in the featured location.

-- The Active Desktop. Updated daily, instantly delivers images from around the world to the consumer's desktop.

-- Membership Benefits. This feature will offer benefits such as electronic postcards, community chat rooms, free screen savers and desktop wallpaper -- all featuring images from the Corbis Collection.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 Active Channel content reinforces the Internet Explorer 4.0 goal of delivering "the Web the way you want it" -- premier content optimized for easy, fast and personalized delivery. Microsoft Active Channel partners are leading Internet content providers who are designing their channels to exploit the new functionality in Internet Explorer 4.0 such as Dynamic HTML and channel definition format (CDF)-based webcasting. With Dynamic HTML, channel publishers can create highly interactive Web pages whose colors, images, text styles, data and even 2-D positioning can change quickly based on user interaction. Active Channel technology will also support CDF-based webcasting, which enable customers to easily define and schedule automatic downloading of their favorite content. CDF-based webcasting offers customers a more convenient and personalized Web browsing experience.

About Corbis

Corbis, a pioneer in the convergence of visual content and technology, is a leading provider of imagery worldwide. Home to the world's largest digital image collection, Corbis offers an ever-expanding range of high-quality images drawn from leading photographers, institutions and museums. Corbis, founded in 1989 by Bill Gates, continues to develop innovative uses for it images, creating new ways of looking at the world, while setting industry standards for the protection and use of intellectual property rights in the digital age.

More information is available at the Corbis Web site at http://www.corbis.com/ . Corbis is based in Bellevue, Wash., with offices in New York City and London. -0-

Corbis is either a registered trademark or trademark of Corbis Corporation in United States and/or other countries.

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