Corbis View offers new look at world's largest digital image archive.

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1997--Corbis Corporation today introduced Corbis View(TM), a new service that enables creative professionals to view and order images via the Internet from the world's largest digital image archive.

This service will deliver images to users' desktops in minutes, providing fast and convenient access to the Corbis Archive, which features a vast array of high- quality historical, photographic and fine art images from more than 450 sources around the world.

"Corbis View combines the expertise of Corbis researchers with the speed of the Internet to make viewing and selecting images easier than ever before," said Mike Martucci, director of sales and marketing at Corbis. "All you have to do is log onto a computer with an Internet connection. Corbis View streamlines the professional image buyer's workflow; it also expands access to our rapidly growing digital collection."

Corbis' team of highly skilled photo researchers carefully selects images. Once a custom set of images is selected, it's quickly posted to a password-protected page within Corbis View, where the images can be previewed, ordered and downloaded for design layouts. With Corbis View, users can also access detailed information on every image, such as photographer, location and caption, and zoom in on images for close review. In addition, users will have access to weekly sneak previews of new collections and seasonal and newsworthy image sets for upcoming projects. There are no research or membership fees for this service. Users can register as members or guests of Corbis View at http://www.images.corbis.com/members .

Corbis also announced a pilot program for Corbis View that tests advanced features such as full search capabilities. In addition to being able to perform keyword searches, pilot customers can browse the articipate in the pilot test at http://www.ima1 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01.

The Corbis Archive features the most comprehensive digital collection of high-quality visual content available anywhere in the world. Consisting of nearly 20 million images, including nearly 1 million in digital form, the Archive captures the full range of human experience. Images are selected from a variety of sources throughout the world, including leading professional photographers, museums, cultural institutions, public and private archives and private collections.

About Corbis

Corbis is a privately held company founded in 1989 to create new ways to access images and information through digital technology. The company is building a comprehensive archive of high-quality digital imagery and creative materials that encompasses science and technology, the fine arts, history, people and cultures, natural history and many other areas. 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-

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