Award Winning How2Share Technologies Launches New Global Imaging Website with Free eCard Photo Card Service

PiXPO picture sharing software enables instant photo sharing, chatting and free web-hosting of shared images

Victoria, British Columbia - September 20, 2004 How2Share Technologies Inc. announced today the launch of a new website to power the PiXPO global picture sharing network, www.PiXPO.com.  The new site features the free PiXPOstcard service, to enable visitors to send customized photo eCards for free, as well as the ability to upload images directly to the PiXPO Global Picture Sharing network.  As a result, www.PiXPO.com now integrates the benefits of all three standard photo sharing methods (photo hosting websites, picture sharing software and e-mail) into one easy-to-use solution.

The new PiXPO website integrates picture sharing functionality, offers free membership to one of the leading digital picture sharing software programs on the market, and provides visitors with simple tutorials on how to share pictures instantly with friends, family or colleagues.  The PiXPO Network and image sharing software combines photo album management, secure photo sharing, and instant messaging to enable fast photo sharing without delays.  With PiXPO, users can send web-hosted invites by e-mail to their friends, family, colleagues and special groups, inviting them to view their sample albums online, or to chat and share their entire photo collections instantly over the PiXPO private network. 

Features of the new PiXPO website that make it even easier to share pictures include:

PiXPOstcard ? enables users to instantly send pictures directly from the PiXPO website with a customized PiXPO postcard;

PiXPO Galleries ? powered by PiXPO photo sharing technology, the global picture galleries enable photographers and hobbyists to post their pictures for instant sharing with the world;

?How-to? movies ? educational movies clearly demonstrate how the PiXPO Network manages your security and privacy while making it easy-to-learn how to share pictures and streamline your picture sharing experience with PiXPO.

Unlike other photo sharing methods, PiXPO enables people to share photos instantly without selecting, resizing, or uploading images.  With PiXPO 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.  Built on How2Share?s hybrid technology, PiXPO combines the best features of Web and peer-to-peer software sharing models to make it even easier for both the picture publisher and the viewer to instantly share and chat about their digital photos. 

President & CEO of How2Share Technologies, Colin How said, ?The PiXPO website was redesigned to allow people to share pictures directly from the Web.  We wanted to ensure the site was informative, easy-to-navigate and able to serve as an educational resource for people who need a hassle-free way to share their pictures.  The new website, along with the addition of the PiXPO Photo Galleries and the PiXPOstcard offer exciting new opportunities to meet the needs of our growing customer base.?

How2Share Technologies has been was recognized as the best ?Emerging Technology Company - 2004? by the Vancouver Island Technology Association.  This year PiXPO also won the Advanced Systems Institute of BC (ASI) award for ?Best New Technology in 2004? and has garnered international accolades from some of North America?s most widely read technology and photography magazines: American Photo, PC Magazine and PC World.

PiXPO 1.5 can be downloaded for free from www.PiXPO.com.  An unlimited version of PiXPO can be purchased for $29.99 USD.

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.