ZING PARNTERS WITH BRIGHTROOM, INC. TO PUT PICTURES OF "THE LARGEST RELAY IN NORTH AMERICA" ONLINE

brightroom contact:
Sol Kanthack
(817)887-0033
sol@brightroom.com

Hood to Coast Race Participants Able to Purchase High-Quality Zing Prints of Finish Line Photos

Emeryville, Calif. – September 1, 2000 – brightroom, Inc., the professional event photography solution, and Zing, the picture community and industry leader in online photography, are pleased to announce that race pictures from the 19th annual Hood to Coast Relay Race on August 26, 2000 are available to view and purchase online at http://www.zing.com/hood/photos.html.

The Zing Hood to Coast pages are powered by brightroom. In production of this event, brightroom coordinated photographer logistics, managed the images and provided a turnkey hosting and navigation solution. Zing provides the ability for people to order high-quality prints on Kodak Professional paper from the race.

Professional photographers from brightroom were stationed at several points along the 195-mile racecourse, and near the finish line of the event to capture race pictures. Race participants can visit http://www.zing.com/hood/photos.html to view their race pictures online, as well as share them with family and friends. Participants can also commemorate the event by purchasing a high-quality photographic print from Zing in a variety of sizes and frames.

"We are excited by the chance to work with Zing, the recognized leader in the digital photo-sharing space," said Burch LaPrade, brightroom CEO. "Participants from around the country will be able to view their race photos and Zing them to teammates, friends and family. This event – the largest relay race in North America and the largest sporting event to be photographed completely and digitally – showcases both brightroom’s and Zing’s core technologies."

About brightroom, Inc.
Located in Emeryville, California, brightroom specializes in web-enabled event photography. Focusing on sports and corporate events, brightroom has developed a proprietary system for digitally organizing and hosting event images for participants to view, share and purchase at its site, www.brightroom.com. By using digital technology and the Internet to streamline event photography, brightroom allows the participants to view their photo after a corporate or sporting event in a matter of hours, decreasing the time between when a photo is captured and when it can be viewed, shared and purchased. brightroom maximizes marketing opportunities for the photographer and/or corporate sponsor. Their proprietary technology reduces costs, eliminates administrative headaches, and increases profits for corporate sponsors and photographers. Events using the brightroom solution enhance the participants’ experience while providing co-promotional opportunities.

About Zing
Zing, recently named Forbes.com's Favorite for Online Photo Albums, is dedicated to helping millions of picture takers stay in touch with friends and family through online photography. Zing.com and the many Zing Network partners offer free, private, unlimited, permanent storage for personal pictures surrounded by a wide array of supporting services for album presentation, greeting cards, story telling, gifts and printing. From one-step digital camera-to-web uploading to ordering high-quality photo prints, Zing is building the infrastructure to advance and simplify digital photography.