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Sheila Dahlgren
SVP Marketing & Corporate Communication
Scene7, Inc.
Office: 415-506-6002
Cell: 415-948-5207
sheila@scene7.com
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January 23, 2001
Scene7, Inc., Formally Launches, Showcasing Full Suite of Interactive
Imaging Technologies
Company Announces Licensing Deals With 10 Major Apparel, Home Furnishings
and Consumer Products Brands
SAN RAFAEL, CA Scene7 a new
interactive imaging technology company, launched today with a suite
of highly-visual, interactive technologies to help companies sell
more effectively and efficiently online, in-store and in-person. Scene7
has entered relationships with 10 major brands, including Victoria's
Secret, Sanyo, F. Schumacher/Waverly, Krause's Furniture and Broderbund.
Additional relationships will be announced in coming months.
"Scene7 is the first company to offer a full suite of technologies
that unlock the interactive nature of the Internet and related delivery
outlets," said Doug Mack, Scene7's CEO. "We are helping
clients increase sales, strengthen their brands, increase customer
satisfaction and reduce sales cycles."
Backed by Hearst Interactive, Thomas H. Lee Partners, Weston Presidio
Capital, Halpern Denny and Rhodes Partners, Scene7 was formed based
on technology from Broderbund Software and GoodHome.com. Scene7 is
based in San Rafael, California.
Scene7 Interactive Technologies
Scene7's interactive imaging technologies transform
static digital product catalogs into interactive, high-impact selling
vehicles - which can be delivered via the Internet through personal
computers, in-store displays, direct sales force, or even emerging
vehicles, such as interactive television.
Scene7 currently offers seven technologies that allow companies to
offer interactive features, including real-time image customization,
multi-angle viewing, side-by-side image presentation and real-world
image effects such as lighting and shadowing. Technologies include:
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Infinite Imaging Software:
This proprietary rendering technology
enables companies to visually present their entire product lines,
with all potential options. Customers can instantly view product
options and combinations by changing out colors, materials,
textures, fabrics, finishes, surfaces and patterns. Infinite
Imaging can be implemented on a single item or in an image with
multiple products featured.
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Infinite 3D: Customers
can fluidly rotate a 3D product in real-time for viewing from
any angle. In addition, companies can combine 3D Viewing with
Infinite Imaging to enable customers to change-out materials
to view options in 3D.
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Coordinating: Mix
and match any combination of products. Coordinating technology
lets customers pick and choose their favorite items, then view
them side-by-side, overlap and resize them.
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Planning: Easily
lay out a detailed schematic and see how products will fit in
the space - ideal for industries such as home improvement, real
estate and decorating. Scene7's Planning technology automatically
positions items within a space and accurately displays size
and scale.
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"Our clients and their customers will see an immediate benefit
to their businesses by implementing our technologies," said Mack.
"By increasing customer confidence and satisfaction, our clients
can increase their sales and sell more efficiently through shorter
sales cycles."
Leading Management Expertise
CEO Doug Mack will head Scene7. Mack has previously held senior management
positions at GoodHome.com, Broderbund, McKinsey & Company and
General Electric. Scene7's Chief Operating Officer Peter Noel has
more than 20 years of business management experience with an expertise
in technology, holding senior positions at GoodHome.com, Autodesk
Software and General Electric. Noel heads Scene7's top-flight technology
unit, with a seasoned team of development experts with over 10 years
of domain-specific expertise in each key area.
"Scene7 is led by a seasoned team of management professionals
with a shared passion for delivering technologies that offer our clients
innovative new ways of selling their products," said Noel. "Our
executive managers and engineers have worked together for several
years as a team and are committed to setting the industry's
standard of excellence."
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About Scene7 Scene7™ (www.scene7.com)
provides the leading dynamic imaging platform available in the market today. The company's Infinite Imaging™ Platform enables companies to cost-effectively manage, generate and publish dynamic images, helping customers increase sales and reduce costs associated with digital imaging. Scene7 clients can easily computer generate any digital image they need — in absolute photo quality — for uses including web sites, catalogs, partner extranets and marketing collateral. Scene7 has entered relationships with global brands, technology and service providers including IBM, Microsoft, The Home Depot, Levi Strauss & Co., La-Z-Boy, Victoria's Secret, American Standard, Saab, Scripps Networks/HGTV, and Ambrosi. Scene7 is based in Novato, California. |
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