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 Barcelona, June 2007 THP Photo Services, the business unit from age fotostock that offers hosting and marketing services for the stock photography industry, has organized the first gathering for image providers and distributors that are part of the THP (Technological Hosting Platform). The gathering took place in Florence, Italy on June 7th coinciding with the CEPIC Congress. This event exceeded the expectations of the organization, with a total of 147 attendees representing 93 international companies, including personnel from large corporations, leaders in the international market, as well as representatives of small and medium sized agencies with specialized imagery or with more limited distribution. The main goal of the THP Agents and Providers' Meeting was to bring together all the players using the THP to reinforce the sense of business community and to strengthen the communication and the relationships among users, as well as to inform them of future advancements that will happen in the system. The presentation, imparted by Managing Director at age fotostock, Alfonso Gutierrez, reviewed aspects that have helped extend the knowledge of the philosophy behind the creation of the THP and of the fundamental technology involved in the system. He also talked about current technical and administrative issues affecting the THP today and about future technological developments and changes in the system that will affect its users. The main change that was communicated at the meeting is that from September on, THP Photo Services will charge image providers fees associated to the uploading, maintenance and administration of the collection of images that are part of the THP. Up to now only distributing agencies were required to pay fees associated to the hosting of images as well as other administrative functionalities. With the introduction of these fees, the efficiency and the quality of the services tailored to stock photography is expected to be even better. Comments made by Alfonso Gutierrez, General Manager at age fotostock, on the meeting are: "We are very pleased with the good turnout of both THP distributors and providers and with the positive feedback we have received from most attendees. We like to think that the THP has become a cornerstone in the stock photography industry and the positive feedback motivates us to continue moving forward with the developments that will allow us to offer the best solutions to all the users of the platform". Núria Font Communications Manager e-mail: communication@agefotostock.com www.thpphotoservices.com  THP Photo Services is a branch of age fotostock, the Barcelona based stock photography agency. THP Photo Services specializes in web hosting and marketing services for the stock photography agency worldwide. The conception of the THP (Technological Hosting Platform) goes back to 2001, the starting point of a new digital imagery trading model that today allows for the distribution of more than 4.7 million images, fed by 239 collections and hundreds of professional photographers, to over 120 agents directly or indirectly.  age fotostock is a photo agency with offices in New York, Barcelona and Madrid, and the core of its business is licensing reproduction rights for Royalty Free and Rights Managed images. It offers on the internet over three million* images of an impressive range of subjects. For image research and licensing image rights visit www.agefotostock.com. (*) age fotostock does not distribute all collections existing within the THP Photo Services. age fotostock distributes its images in more than 70 countries through an extensive and solid network of agents that knows the age fotostock name not only as a synonym for a well known brand, but for its prestige of distributing one of the best and most varied collections in the world. age fotostock is a technologically advanced photographic agency, with an efficient information technology department. Its IT team constantly develops and innovates the applications necessary to guarantee an impeccable internet service that allows clients to acquire the best photography twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. age fotostock, after many years of activity, is still an independent company, committed to its own development based on the generation and reinvestment of its own resources. 
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