CogniSign selected by Japanese government to be showcased at CEATEC 2008

The Japanese Export Trade Organization (JETRO) has requested CogniSign to participate at the JETRO CEATEC booth in order to showcase the xcavator technology to major companies in Japan. CEATEC is one of the largest consumer electronics shows in the world, and JETRO has a very large presence at the show. For more information, visit:
CEATEC Japan 2008

CogniSign's xcavator technology to be featured at InfoTrends Conference

We've been selected to present our technology at the InfoTrends Digital Imaging Conference, to be held October 15-16, 2008 in Burlingame, CA. This conference includes three 'Hot Looks' segments, where CogniSign has been selected as one of three top companies to present to a premium industry audience of C-level corporate executives, press, and market research analysts.

InfoTrends is the leading worldwide market research firm for the digital imaging and document solutions industry. Check out InfoTrends and this two day conference at:
www.Infotrends.com

xcavator.net inventory approaching 7 million images

I'm pleased to report that our site now has 6,857,169 great stock photos from leading vendors in Rights Managed and Microstock. We'll be adding several new providers in early Fall, across three categories: Rights Managed, traditional Royalty Free, and Microstock. Where would you like to see the biggest increases in inventory? Which categories and subject matter? We're committed to meeting the needs of the busy stock photo buyer with one stop shopping. Have a great summer and search safely !!!

COMP images launched at xcavator.net

Based on a large number of user requests, we have added larger comp images to the site. To check it out, just place your mouse over any image, and you will see the option to click on the COMP button to bring up a large, watermarked comp image. This larger format really helps in buying decisions, and these watermarked images can also be dragged and dropped to your desktop or to graphical applications like Powerpoint and Photoshop when creating mock ups. Check it out !

To buy a photo, click on the COMP button then the AGENCY button that appears with the comp image.

CogniSign's xcavator technology featured at Launch Silicon Valley

CogniSign's underlying technology powering stock photo search here at xcavator.net was featured at Launch Silicon Valley. CogniSign was one of 30 companies presenting, from a pool of over 270 applicants. Rafe Needleman at CNet was impressed: in his Webware blog he named CogniSign one of the Top 7 Companies at the event.

Tip: Using the Lightbox

The Lightbox at xcavator.net allows you to store images you are interested in. Those images will still be there when you come back to the site later, as long as you are using the same web browser. Additionally, the Email It function allows you to send the agency links to anyone you wish for collaboration on selecting images. You can also use Email It to send these links to your own email address!

Tip: Our DEMO link is a valuable resource

Check out our DEMO - a video introduction of how to use the search tools at xcavator.net. You will hear our CEO Bryan Calkins walking you through a few interesting examples that show how to use Image Search, Color Search, and interactive Image Search. It also gives a few examples of how keywords interact with these tools (as discussed in our last posting). Just click on the DEMO link at the top of the site and click the PLAY button.