2006 Press
JUPITERMEDIA'S JUPITERIMAGES DIVISION ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION CRANK CITY MUSIC
(New York, NY - March 16, 2006) - Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) today announced that its Jupiterimages division has acquired the assets of Crank City Music, which includes a wholly-owned music library of over 1,300 royalty-free music tracks and the Web site www.crankcity.com. Crank City Music provides royalty free CD collections in a variety of themes and styles for a wide range of product applications, and MP3 downloads with a simple preview/purchase/download e-commerce process. Produced by professional studio musicians, the high quality tracks feature creative arrangements with contemporary themes that utilize the latest in audio technology. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed."We are pleased to purchase over 1,300 royalty free music tracks and the associated Web site (www.crankcity.com/). In combination with our recent acquisition of BBM.net (www.bbm.net/) in December 2005, Jupitermedia is now one of the largest owners of digitized royalty-free music for promotional and Web use in the world," stated Alan M. Meckler, Chairman and CEO of Jupitermedia Corporation. "We anticipate significant synergies in cross marketing royalty-free music across our vast array of digitized image and other media properties," 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 and research 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, FoodPix, Botanica, Nonstock, The Beauty Archive, Comstock Images, Creatas Images, PictureQuest, Liquid Library, Thinkstock Images, Thinkstock Footage, Bigshot Media, Goodshoot, ITStockFree, Stock Image, Pixland, Photos.com, Ablestock.com, PhotoObjects.net, Clipart.com and AnimationFactory.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 20 million users and generate over 350 million page views monthly. Jupitermedia also includes: JupiterResearch, a leading international research advisory organization specializing in business and technology market research in over 30 business areas and vertical markets.
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