Point2 Grants Patent License To Shutterfly on Photo Formatting And Storage TechnologyDecember 13, 2005Broker Agent News (Saskatoon, SK and Vancouver, BC - December 8, 2005) - Point2 Technologies Inc. ("Point2") today announced that Shutterfly, Inc. of Redwood City, CA has signed a licensing agreement for patented Point2 technology in the field of formatting, resizing and storing of image data and photos. Under the terms of the deal, Shutterfly, the leading independent online photo service and Inc. 500 company has been granted a license to Point2 United States Patent No. 6,721,802, Canadian Patent No. 2,315,278 and European Patent Application No. 00306934.1. The patents relate to the ability to automatically resize, reformat or alter image data on a client-side computer, and upload it efficiently to a central server for storage. Financial terms of the deal are confidential. "Thousands of small, medium and large organizations in a number of industries worldwide, including real estate, heavy equipment, and consumer technology products and services must rely on more efficient processes to format and upload photos to central storage servers, effectively positioning Point2 Technologies to benefit from its patents in the field," said Wendell Willick, chief executive officer of Point2 Technologies. "Market recognition of Point2's user friendly Internet technology continues to manifest itself in increased revenues from licensing and rapid adoption of Point2 Agent, our real estate broker and agent website and online marketing platform," added Mr. Willick. Over 68,000 real estate professionals in 55 countries today subscribe to Point2 Agent. Point2 also licenses its technology, including its photo management patents, to Caterpillar, Inc. About Point2 Technologies Inc. - Point2 Technologies is a global leader in online marketing and eBusiness software solutions for the real estate and heavy equipment industries. Leveraging Point2 proprietary and patented technology, Point2 develops and markets software solutions that enable organizations to conduct business over the Internet more easily and more profitably. Founded in 1996, Point2 Technologies is a privately held, profitable organization. The company employs a staff of 95 at its headquarters in Saskatoon , SK and its Vancouver , BC offices. In recognition for its ground-breaking technology and industry leadership, in the year 2000 Point2 Technologies received the No. 1 eBusiness designation in Canada by global management consultants, Bain & Company and Canada's national business daily, The Globe and Mail. Point2 was also named one of the Top 200 most promising B2B companies in the world, by Forbes Magazine. More information can be obtained at www.point2.com. Point2® is a trademark of Point2 Technologies Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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