Corbis Expands Its Worldwide Image Distribution; Agreement with Leading Japanese Photo Agency, Pacific Press Service, Increases Corbis' Presence in Japan.BELLEVUE Bellevue (bĕl`vy  ).1 City (1990 pop. 30,982), Sarpy co., E Nebr., a suburb of Omaha, on the Missouri River; inc. 1855. , Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1997--Corbis Corp. today announced it has expanded its worldwide image distribution through a new agreement with leading Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and photo agency Pacific Press Service (PPS (Packets Per Second) The measurement of activity in a local area network (LAN). In LANs such as Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI, as well as the Internet, data is broken up and transmitted in packets (frames), each with a source and destination address. ). With this agreement, Japanese customers will now have a single, local source for Corbis(TM) images. "We are excited to represent one of the world's leading providers of imagery," said Robert Kirschenbaum, president of PPS. "Our association with Corbis now means that PPS will bring an ever-expanding range of high-quality images from many of the world's most renowned sources to Japanese customers." Effective immediately, PPS will represent Corbis in the licensing of its transparencies and prints to Japanese customers. "Our relationship with PPS represents a significant expansion of our international image distribution," said Tony Rojas, president of Corbis. "By pioneering the convergence of visual content and technology, Corbis is creating new ways of looking at the world. Today's announcement with PPS will give the world a new way of looking at Corbis and its vast image collection." Founded in 1965, PPS is a leading photo agency representing Japanese, American and European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. photographers and agencies in the sale of their images to publishers, advertisers and consumers of fine art in the Japanese market. 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. Founded in 1989 by Bill Gates (person) Bill Gates - William Henry Gates III, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, which he co-founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. In 1994 Gates is a billionaire, worth $9.35b and Microsoft is worth about $27b. , Corbis continues to develop innovative uses for its images, creating new ways of looking at the world, while setting industry standards for the protection 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, with offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and London. -0- Note to Editors: Corbis and the Corbis logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Corbis Corp. 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/or other countries. CONTACT: Corbis Corp. Jim DeNike, 425/401-4007 jimde@corbis.com or Waggener Edstrom Rebecca Levy, 425/637-9097 rebeccal@wagged.com |
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