How2Share Technologies Press Release 29/11/04

Victoria Based How2Share Technologies Selected as Finalist on Red Herring’s Most Innovative Company List

Creators of PiXPO image sharing software chosen from field of 1,200 companies

Victoria, British Columbia November 2 8, 2004 How2Share Technologies Inc., creators of PiXPO image sharing software, have been chosen by the Red Herring editorial team as finalist for Red Herring?s list of the 100 Most Innovative Companies - a list established to honor the top companies in North America that have made significant breakthroughs in technology over the past year.  The Victoria based digital imaging company was selected as finalist for the prestigious list from a competitive field of over 1,200 entries by the new Red Herring magazine based in the Silicon Valley, California.

President and CEO of How2Share, Colin How said, ?We are honored to be included in this list of top innovators alongside the likes of HP (NYSE, Nasdaq:HPQ), Hitachi (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501), Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Google Inc.  This has been a fantastic year for the company as we have established our global picture sharing network as the leader in this emerging market and continue to experience significant growth.  Lyra Research estimates that 51 billion digital photos were shared online in 2003 and that number is expected to grow to 213 billion by 2008.  As we prepare to launch a new version of our flagship image sharing software, we look forward to taking an even larger share of this market next year.? 

Founded in 2002, How2Share Technologies has taken an idea created from the Founder?s personal need to share baby pictures with extended family ? developed a trademarked software application ? assembled a world class team of imaging and software experts ? fully implemented a live global photo sharing network that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ? and positioned the company firmly as a player in the rapidly growing digital imaging industry.

How2Share Technologies will be honored as a finalist at Red Herring?s Top 100 Innovators conference December 6 to 8 in Monterey, California.  The Red Herring conference brings together CEO?s and executives of the top companies leading change and executives from the financial community to recognize companies who have a proven combination of innovation, management, strategy and execution.  Created to provide leaders of the global market for innovation with information needed to stay ahead of the curve and make informed business decisions, the new Red Herring magazine and companion website report on how the world of innovation and entrepreneurship are transforming business. 

How2Share?s flagship image sharing software, PiXPO makes it fast and easy to instantly share digital photos without selecting, resizing, or uploading images ? steps required by other photo sharing methods.  Built on the company?s proprietary sharing technology, PiXPO stands apart from other photo sharing applications as users can browse, preview and download pictures directly from another PiXPO users? computer, thus making the sharing of pictures, photos and graphic files easier, faster and more secure.

Also winners at the Banff Venture Forum and the Advanced Systems Institute of BC (ASI) award for Best New Technology in 2004, How2Share Technologies and PiXPO have received international accolades including articles in North America?s most widely-read technology and photography magazines: American Photo, PC Magazine and PC World.  Recently, PiXPO image sharing software was selected as ?Pick of the Week? by leading shareware expert, Dr. File Finder.

For more information on How2Share Technologies, or to download a free 30 day trial of PiXPO image sharing software visit www.PiXPO.com. 

About PiXPO
How2Share Technologies? flagship image sharing software, PiXPO? was developed based on the company?s proprietary peer to peer sharing technology.  PiXPO makes the sharing of pictures, photos and graphic files easier, faster and more secure.  With PiXPO the user can create private photo albums with one-click, search and browse high resolution images in private or public albums, share photos instantly and chat about them with friends, family and colleagues.  PiXPO stands apart from other photo sharing applications as users can browse, preview and download pictures directly from another PiXPO users? computer. 

About How2Share Technologies Inc.
Headquartered in Victoria, BC, How2Share Technologies Inc. (H2ST) is a second-generation digital imaging software company that has developed proprietary technology to change the way rich media (audio, video, photo, etc) is transmitted and distributed.  How2Share was founded in 2002 by an Executive team with a history of proven success in developing world class digital imaging software solutions for ACD Systems Ltd., the makers of ACDSee.  How2Share?s flagship image sharing software, PiXPO? was developed based on the company?s secure peer-to-peer sharing technology.  PiXPO makes the sharing of pictures, photos and graphic files easier, faster and more secure.