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Fastlab and eXaNetworks introduce 3rd generation online photo sharing

PMA/Las Vegas ?March 8, 2007 - Fastlab, the European online photo finishing service offered by Colorplaza SA / Switzerland, announces at PMA / Las Vegas the launch of Fastlab WebAlbums, a third generation online photo sharing system, in collaboration with eXaNetworks Inc. based in Portland, USA.

Fastlab WebAlbums brings together advantages from different existing photo-sharing technologies, but without their drawbacks. With Fastlab WebAlbums even large numbers of high resolution digital images can be quickly uploaded to a server and shared with friends online. Sharing is both free and unlimited. The image owner keeps control of the high resolution images and can allow their friends to instantly order photo prints from these images.

This free photo sharing service, offered in 8 different languages allows users to order photo prints, photo poster prints and personalized photo gift items, delivered anywhere in the world.

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Fastlab WebAlbums is a world-premier in the online photo sharing domain and could be qualified as a third generation online album thanks to the eXaNetworks technology it uses.

First generation online albums, like those offered by Kodakgallery or Yahoo Photos, were based on the classic model of transferring high resolution files to a server where they are stored. The biggest disadvantages to this technique are the time needed to upload the photos, and trusting the images to the service that stores the images on a remote server. One advantage of this system is that the images are stored on the server in high resolution and anyone authorized can order photos or use the images for other reasons that require a high resolution image.

Second generation online photo albums such as Flickr and others offering 揚hoto-Blog?type services were incredibly successful thanks to their simple and easy methods of publishing and sharing photos online. The downside is that the images these services store online are not suitable for printing as they are downsized to a rather low resolution and only look good when viewed on a screen or for smallest format photo prints.

The third generation of online photo albums introduced using eXaPhoto technology brings together the upsides of the first two generations without their downsides:

- Thanks to the ingenious eXaPhoto plug-in for Internet Explorer, sharing high resolution images is done with amazing speed.

- The original high-resolution images are stored locally on the owner抯 computer and are only transferred once there is a need for the high resolution image, as when someone visiting an album wants to order photo prints or posters.

With Fastlab WebAlbums, anyone equipped with a PC and an internet connection can publish a large number of digital photos in no time at all and then share them with their friends and family without a quantity limit. The images are sent to a server in a resolution sufficient for viewing on a screen.

Certain new providers of WebAlbums have started to use the p2p (peer to peer) storage methods. While this is an interesting alternative to previous methods of image storage, this method requires that a visitor to the album uses the same, dedicated p2p software as the album creator. This creates a significant obstacle that users have to overcome. Unlike services using the p2p method, the eXaNetworks technology does not require the users to keep other people's images stored on his or her own hard disk.

The eXaNetworks technology only partially uses the p2p method of image sharing. For example, this permits authorized visitors access to high resolution images on the image owner's hard disk so that they can order photo prints. The eXaNetworks central application takes care of downloading the image in the required resolution from the owner's PC to the server to be used as needed.

The eXaPhoto plug-in only sends the image to the server in the required resolution for the task it is being asked to perform. Take for example: an 8 megapixel, 3.5MB image file stored on the owners?hard disk. Once shared in an album, the eXaPhoto program will only send a small approx. 50K version of that image to the server. This file size is good enough for viewing on a screen and takes at most only a few seconds to send. Now imagine that a friend sees this photo and wants to order a 6攛4?photo print of this image. The eXaPhoto plug-in then quickly transfers a version of the image in 300dpi, around 400K, which is sufficient to get a superb quality photo print. When a full resolution image is required, say for a large poster sized print, the eXaPhoto program will send a larger version of the image to be printed as a superb quality photo poster.

About Colorplaza Ltd:
Founded in 1999, Colorplaza Ltd is an independent company located in Vevey, Switzerland. Colorplaza specializes in online photo finishing and in the creation of digital imaging applications. Its principal service Colormailer is one of the leading international European services. Colorplaza Ltd also offers Fastlab as a budget priced photo finishing service. In partnership with Microsoft Corporation, the Fastlab service is integrated directly into Windows XP and Windows Vista in 10 European countries.

About eXaNetworks:
eXaNetworks Inc. is a privately held corporation based in Portland, OR, and was founded by veterans of digital imaging (founders of Image-in, Fotowire). eXaNetworks is developing an innovative, efficient and cost-effective technology and infrastructure for digital photo sharing solutions for consumers, professional photographers, photofinishing labs and OEMs.