Future Image and Forbes magazine to jointly showcase
Visual Communication – The Next Megatrend in Business

ORLANDO, FL –February 24, 2002 – At the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) tradeshow in Orlando, Florida Forbes, the nation’s leading business magazine, and Future Image, the leading provider of digital imaging information and analysis, announced their first joint effort, a special section on Visual Communication in the September 16, 2002 issue of Forbes magazine. This issue will have bonus distribution at the International Imaging Industry Association (“I3A”) reception event at the Seybold Conference in San Francisco and at various Forbes summit conferences. The section will also be posted online with direct access from both the Forbes.com and FutureImage.com web sites.

"This partnership with Future Image brings together the industry’s leading experts on emerging trends in imaging, with the business magazine that readers trust to bring them the best possible information," says Timothy Reis, Vice President of Sales Development at Forbes.  "It is the perfect opportunity for advertisers to communicate with our readers about their leading-edge products and the positive impact they can have on all kinds of businesses."

 “Business executives are now becoming increasingly aware that visual communication technologies are of vital importance to their future,” said Alexis Gerard, president of Future Image Inc. “Future Image is delighted to ally itself with Forbes, the leading business publication, to deliver a high-value information link between the leaders in the imaging industry, and the leaders in the business world.”

The first in a series of Special Future Image sections appearing in Forbes magazine will focus on the how digital imaging impacts the way every business communicates with its employees, its suppliers and its customers through the power of Visual Communication. Persons desiring information on the editorial content and sponsorship opportunities associated with the special section can contact Joseph Byrd, Future Image, VP of Business Development via email at Jbyrd@FutureImage.com .

About Forbes

Forbes is the publisher of Forbes, the nation's leading business magazine and its international edition, Forbes Global, which together reach a worldwide audience of nearly five million readers. The company also publishes: Forbes ASAP featuring Best of The Web, the technology supplement for management decision-makers, and Forbes FYI, the irreverent lifestyle supplement. Other company divisions include: Forbes.com, the company's Internet business; Forbes Management Conference Group; and American Heritage, publisher of American Heritage magazine and two quarterlies, American Legacy and American Heritage of Invention & Technology.

About Future Image

Future Image's primary research and newsletters focus on emerging trends in digital imaging and photography. In addition to “Windows XP: Challenges & Opportunities for Imaging Companies,” “Image Servers - Early Adopter Case Studies” and “Wireless Imaging 2001 – Overcoming The Challenges” recent studies published by Future Image include "Web Photo Services 2000- A Competitive Analysis", "Wedding and Event Photos Online - New Content Strategies to Drive Consumer Traffic and Revenues", "Protecting Visual Assets on the Internet - Turning Pictures into Profits" and "Worth 1,000 URLs - Visual Strategies for eCommerce".  Founded in 1991, the company is headquartered in San Mateo (CA). Business leaders in over fifty countries worldwide subscribe to its Future Image Executive Information Service. www.futureimage.com. Future Image is the official information and research partner of the I3A. 

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