Metro Imaging Selects eMotion MediaPartner™ 4.0
to Extend Digital Processing Operations

Online Management Service to Be Built by eMotion and Hosted By IST

Vienna, VA - April 24, 2001 — eMotion, Inc. the global leader in digital media management (DMM) solutions, today announced that Metro Imaging, the leading provider of photographic services to the professional services market, has selected eMotion's proprietary software MediaPartner 4.0 to extend its digital processing operations in the United Kingdom.

Through its relationship with IST, a solution partner based in the U.K., eMotion was able to offer its MediaPartner 4.0 software to Metro Imaging for its client base of photographers and advertisers to collaborate online. Metro Imaging will now be able to offer two distinct services, end-to-end visual asset management for individual and corporate clients and contact sheets/portfolios online.

"We selected MediaPartner as the most comprehensive and versatile solution for our clients' online asset management requirements," said Mike Mirrlees, Head of Digital Development at Metro Imaging. "Extensive research established that eMotion's offering is proven technology and continues to evolve in accordance with our changing needs."

The extensive end-to-end digital service manages visual assets online and includes: scanning, uploading and storage of images, tracking of asset usage and secure storage online and 'nearline'. The service is offered as an add-on to individual photographers or as an enterprise solution to corporations who do not want to invest in an internal solution of their own.

"Not only are we bringing another digital media management solution to another industry sector, but we are continuing to increase our presence in the U.K. and Europe," said Bob Griffin, president and CEO of eMotion, Inc."The European market has recognized that our technology is superior and we will continue to expand our operations and service offerings in that marketplace."

For more information, contact press@emotion.com

 

About Metro Imaging

Metro Imaging is the leading specialist in photographic and digital services. These services include conventional film processing and printing, high-end and bulk scanning, creative retouching and pre-press. Metro Imaging's clients cover the entire creative industry ranging from the top creative photographers to leading advertising agencies and corporate advertisers.

About IST

With over five years of experience, IST has a proven history delivering Digital Media Management solutions to the corporate, advertising, photographic, broadcast and Internet sectors. In addition to the core solution IST offers the complimentary service of digital video encoding, hosting and bespoke programming. Representative customers include: Grey Advertising, Abbot Mead Vickers/BBDO, M&C Saatchi, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, Bartle Bogle & Hegarty, Elida Faberge/Unilever, Ammirati Puris Lintas/Lowe Lintas & Partners, J. Walter Thompson, Photoshot and Explore International. For more information, visit www.ist.uk.com.

About eMotion, Inc.

eMotion, Inc. is the leading provider of digital media management solutions in the world today. For advertising, Global 2000 brand-focused companies, government media, entertainment and broadcast, eMotion offers an impressive array of products and services that power the entire lifecycle of media management, from creation and collaboration to searching, storage and distribution. eMotion is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, London and Israel. eMotion, Inc. also owns the content communities PictureQuest (www.picturequest.com), a leading provider of royalty-free and stock photography, FOOTAGE.net (www.footage.net), a worldwide network of footage sites and FootageQuest (www.footagequest.com) a worldwide network of footage sites.