Corbis Images Introduces red, the Industry's First Catalog to Showcase a Full Spectrum of Content.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000 Corbis Images(R), Corbis' image-licensing division for creative professionals (www.corbisimages.com), today announced the launch of red, a print and online catalog Similar to an online library or databases in the information storage respect, ‘’’online catalogs’’’ allow potential customers to browse a company’s items for sale from a different location using the internet. featuring a comprehensive range of contemporary images for today's graphic design professionals. Showcasing Corbis Images' "one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. " offering, red is the first 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. in the industry to feature a full spectrum of content, including contemporary, news, historical, fine art, celebrity, and 360(Degree) panoramic pan·o·ram·a n. 1. An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area. 2. A comprehensive presentation; a survey: a panorama of American literature. 3. images. "Corbis Images leads the industry in providing creative professionals with a single source for easily finding exactly the image they need when they need it," said Leslie Hughes, vice president and managing director of Corbis Images. "The launch of red demonstrates our commitment to offering great images and tools to respond to clients' needs, which vary with every project. Our clients needs are deep and diverse, and so is our photography collection." Designed by the Carbone Smolan Agency, red incorporates a diverse range of content from the Corbis Collection, which is comprised of more than 65 million images, with over 2.1 million available digitally, with a focus on contemporary, model-released images in a variety of categories, including people & lifestyles, business & industry, and travel & culture. In addition, red presents the industry's first 360(Degree) immersive images -- dynamic, full-circle panoramic views. 360(Degree) panoramics are used in interactive applications such as Web sites, CDs, and kiosks. Showcased content also includes: -- Celebrity images from Corbis Outline, Corbis Images' celebrity portraiture division, featuring photography from Mark Seliger and Michael O'Neill -- Current news photography from Corbis Sygma, Corbis Images' news division, and the Turnley Collection, documentary photography by David and Peter Turnley -- Fine art images from a wide spectrum of eras, artists, and genres -- Historical images from the famed Bettmann and Hulton-Deutsch collections as well as other sources Catalog Information and Availability Red can be ordered online at www.corbisimages.com or by calling 800/260-0444. A 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). is enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. in the print catalog that includes all of the images featured in the catalog, along with thousands more. An online Macromedia Flash(R) presentation of red is available for browsing See browse. at www.corbisimages.com. 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 1,500 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 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. 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