2005 Press
JUPITERMEDIA'S JUPITERIMAGES DIVISION ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF BANANASTOCK
(New York, NY - October 13, 2005) - Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, JupiterImages (UK) Limited, has acquired all of the shares of BananaStock Limited (www.bananastock.com) for approximately U.S. $19.0 million in cash. BananaStock, based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, is a leading resource for royalty free digital images for business users and creative professionals."The acquisition of BananaStock's images and business operations further solidifies JupiterImage's position as one of the largest organizations in the business of selling royalty free digital images," stated Alan M. Meckler, Chairman and CEO of Jupitermedia Corporation. "The acquisition adds another high quality collection of digitized stock photos to our image offerings, increasing our position as the largest owner of wholly-owned digitized images in the world. BananaStock's operations complement our existing direct sales operations in the U.K. and will enable further expansion of our JupiterImages business throughout Europe. We are pleased that Cathy Yeulet, founder and principal creative director of BananaStock, will continue to provide world-class imagery for BananaStock and JupiterImages through an ongoing production agreement with her new company. We anticipate significant marketing and business synergies between BananaStock and our JupiterImages division as well as our Jupitermedia properties. We expect that this acquisition will be accretive to our earnings and cash flows," added Meckler.
About Jupitermedia Corporation
Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM), (www.jupitermedia.com)
headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading global provider of original information, images, research and events for information technology, business and creative professionals. Jupitermedia includes JupiterImages, one of the leading images companies in the world with over 7.0 million images online serving creative professionals with brands like BananaStock, Brand X Pictures, FoodPix, Botanica, Nonstock, Comstock Images, Creatas Images, PictureQuest, Liquid Library, Thinkstock Images, Thinkstock Footage, Goodshoot, Photos.com, Ablestock.com, PhotoObjects.net, Clipart.com and Animations.com; and JupiterWeb, the online media division of Jupitermedia which operates four distinct online networks: internet.com and EarthWeb.com for IT and business professionals; DevX.com for developers; and Graphics.com for creative professionals. JupiterWeb properties include more than 150 Web sites and over 150 e-mail newsletters that are viewed by over 18 million users and generate over 300 million page views monthly. Jupitermedia also includes: JupiterResearch, a leading international research advisory organization specializing in business and technology market research in 18 business areas and 14 vertical markets.
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