Intel Press Release

GatherRound.Comsm Lets Consumers Create Web Picture Albums And Send Picture E-Mail

GatherRound.com Featured on Millennium Issue of Kodak Picture CD and MGI's PhotoSuite® III Photo-Editing Software

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 8, 1999 - Today marks the official launch of GatherRound.comSM, a new imaging Web site that helps consumers use the Internet to share pictures and personal stories easily and quickly with family and friends.

Created by Intel Corporation in collaboration with MGI Software, GatherRound.com lets users create their own password-protected, personalized picture albums, complete with captions and descriptions. Once albums are created, consumers can e-mail personal invitations to their friends and family to visit GatherRound.com and view their albums. Friends and family can make comments about what they've seen using a feature called Album Talk. There is no charge to use GatherRound.com.

"Gathering around photo albums to relive special occasions and everyday events is a familiar activity for many people," said Lorie Wigle, general manager, Internet Imaging Services, Intel Corporation. "Using the power of the Internet and GatherRound.com, we have created a place that makes it quick, easy and fun for people to share picture albums with family and friends anytime, anywhere."

Tools for Preparing Pictures
To start creating picture albums, consumers go to GatherRound.com and download the GatherRound Picture Organizer that allows them to crop and enhance their pictures, as well as add titles and descriptions. When finished, consumers click a button to upload their edited pictures to their GatherRound.com album.

Created with MGI Software's PhotoSuite® technology, GatherRound Picture Organizer, was developed to provide consumers with a wide range of options for obtaining digital photos. These include devices such as digital cameras, scanners, and one of the easiest ways to get pictures on the PC: Kodak Picture CD, a product launched earlier this year from Kodak and Intel. GatherRound Picture Organizer is also available on the Millennium edition of Picture CD. MGI's PhotoSuite III Platinum and Family Editions have the capability to upload pictures directly into GatherRound.com picture albums.

Picture E-Mail
Consumers using GatherRound.com can also send up to six of their favorite pictures to family and friends with a feature called Picture E-mail. Picture E-mail offers the users a choice of transitions between images:

  • Photo Cube: show six different pictures on a rotating cube.
  • Slide Show: displays up to six different pictures, one at a time with unique transitions.
  • Carousel: presents up to six different pictures in a slow-moving, continuous loop.
  • Single picture: showcases one individual picture.

Intel® is a registered trademark, and GatherRound.com is a service mark of Intel Corporation.
Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.
MGI and MGI PhotoSuite are trademarks or registered trademarks of MGI Software Corp.

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