Future Image Expands Digital Imaging Services to cover Visual Asset Management - Recruits Top Industry Expert.

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 1999--

Future Image, Inc., the leading provider of continuous decision support services for imaging industry executives, today announced it is expanding its coverage of the Internet Imaging and Digital Photography markets to include Visual Asset Management.

Industry veteran Tony Henning joins Future Image to manage the venture, bringing over a decade of experience designing and implementing asset management systems.

"Digital image creation is growing explosively, driven by digital cameras, broad-based consumer imaging services like You've Got Pictures and PictureDisk, and the avalanche of media-rich web sites. Solutions to manage that rising tide of visual assets are becoming a key industry enabler," says Future Image President Alexis Gerard. "Tony's comprehensive knowledge of the issues and challenges associated with designing and implementing asset management systems brings tremendous value to our constituency, both vendors and users. "

As Senior Analyst for Visual Asset Management, Henning's responsibilities will include integrating comprehensive, insightful coverage of VAM in Future Image's Executive Information Service, conducting and publishing research, and managing consulting services.

"I'm excited to join an industry-leading team," says Tony Henning. "Future Image has a ten year track record of spotting the key trends in digital imaging, and providing unrivaled intelligence on these trends to managers, entrepreneurs and investors. I'm delighted to add my experience and expertise to the growing list of decision support services Future Image provides to the imaging industry."

Tony Henning helped found AXS/Digital Arts & Sciences in 1989. Over the next ten years, he directed the development of applications and utilities to manage visual assets for a wide variety of customers and markets. He has taught numerous courses on Image Asset Management, and presented on digital imaging and asset management at various industry events, including Seybold, MacWorld, ANPA-TEC, and others.

About Future Image, Inc.

Headquartered in San Mateo, Future Image Inc. (www.futureimage.com) is the leading provider of continuous decision support services for imaging industry executives worldwide. Its flagship offering, the FIR Executive Information Service, includes the weekly FIR Digital Imaging Briefing by e-mail, and the monthly Future Image Report newsletter, considered required reading for executives in the digital imaging industry since its first publication in 1993. Future Image also offers a range of research reports on forward-looking aspects of the digital imaging industry. The FIR Executive Information Service is available on the Web from The Red Herring and Eyewire. Single issues of The Future Image Report are available for download at www.eyewire.com/futureimage.