dotPhoto Press Release 24/05/04

DOTPHOTO PHOTO PROCESSING SITE WINS HI-TECH PIONEER AWARD

First Site to Email Photos Directly from Any Camera Phone with Patent Pending Technology - No Software to Email Photos from Camera Phone to Internet

West Trenton, NJ, May 24, 2004 - dotPhoto announced today that it has been honored with the 2004 Hi-Tech Pioneer Award for its innovative online photography site at www.dotphoto.com.  Selected by Hale and Dorr LLP, KPMG LLP, NextStage Advisors, and Silicon Valley Bank, dotPhoto was one of only four companies chosen as the tri-state’s top emerging technology companies, based on uniqueness, market desirability, management team quality, funding, and technological/market success.

Winner of numerous awards, including the 2004 DIMA Innovation Award, dotPhoto is a pioneer in online photo-printing and sharing.  The first site to offer online photo processing and storage directly from any camera phone without special software (as well as from digital and film cameras and computers), dotPhoto has provided wireless connectivity services since February 2001.  dotPhoto has also created unique technology to allow users to add sound, text and voice to their online images; as well as edit and organize them into their own portfolio, album or sound-captioned slide show.

?We are honored to be chosen for the prestigious Hi-Tech Pioneer award,? said Glenn Paul, President, dotPhoto.  ?dotPhoto?s patent-pending technology has been blazing the path for Internet photo storage, sharing, and printing with digital and film cameras, as well as camera phones ? and this award proves it.?

?The tri-state area is rich with innovators in the life science and technology industries,? said Andrew P. Gilbert, co-chair of Hale and Dorr Venture Group in Princeton and senior partner in Hale and Dorr?s Princeton office.  ?The Hi-Tech Pioneers program provides young, best-in-class firms with a unique opportunity to present their businesses to a select group of VCs who are committed to investing in the region.?  This is the second year for the Hi-Tech Pioneers program, which was jointly conceived and developed by Hale and Dorr, KPMG and TWC, NextStage?s parent company. 

About dotPhoto
Launched in 1999, dotPhoto, Inc. is a privately-held online photo-printing, sharing and image e-commerce portal where members can print, share and sell digital photos online or via their wireless phone.  dotPhoto offers users the ability to add sound, text and voice to their online images; organize them into their own portfolio, album or dotPhoto Show; arrange for secure access by friends, family members and business associates; and sell downloads or prints of their images at prices they determine—then send funds from the sale directly to the photo owner’s bank account.  dotPhoto customers can also create and sell photos in frames or applied to mugs, T-shirts, and other popular gift items.  The Company?s patent-pending ?talking pictures? technology greatly enhances the process of photo-sharing on the Internet, enabling a more realistic and human digital photography experience. 

dotPhoto Pictavision is the lead photo viewing application for BREW and JAVA cell phones, and is available on all major cellular carriers.

For businesses, dotPhoto offers a full range of digital photography processing and storage solutions with both online and wireless access.  The Company?s state-of-the-art high-speed digital processing system enables rapid file transfer, processing and print output of digital images to custom print formats. Corporate customers can also utilize dotPhoto?s dynamic ?talking pictures? technology and the dotPhoto Show to enhance their marketing and presentation efforts.  For more information, visit www.dotPhoto.com and www.Pictavision.com