A Program Designed Exclusively for Independent Photo Imagers (IPI) Members, That Will Add Significant Value to Their Photo Retail Operations

Introducing the Perfectly Clear® Photos Program

A Program Designed Exclusively for Independent Photo Imagers (IPI) Members That Will Add Significant Value to Their Photo Retail Operations

Henderson, NV (10 June, 2011) –– Independent Photo Imagers (IPI) and Athentech Imaging Inc. are partnering to offer a new and innovative program exclusively designed to boost sales, improve profit and fuel growth in photo retail operations.

“It is a value add program for the exclusive use of IPI members,” said Brent Bowyer, Executive Director, Independent Photo Imagers, Inc. “As we move into photo-merchandising products like photo books and greeting cards, it is a reality that consumers will increase spending when their images look great. Correcting images automatically from different capture sources will reduce costs and increase consumer satisfaction. Perfectly Clear does a great job in correcting all kinds of images, including PDF documents, automatically and with very simple implementation.”

“We are happy to join with IPI to support its members in the creation of a unique service that will help them reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction,” said Brad Malcolm, President of Athentech Imaging Inc. “The program is powered by Perfectly Clear LAB, which has proven to be extremely effective over the years by other labs and retailers around the world. It is designed to maintain pace with very large volume of images, with outstanding results, and eliminates the need to invest in other hardware products. The time savings, in terms of man hours, is an enormous benefit to labs and their technicians.”

IPI members can purchase Perfectly Clear LAB by using a special code provided by Athentech Imaging to IPI members. Among the exclusive benefits of the program are reduced annual maintenance, 5 FREE keys for Perfectly Clear Photoshop or Lightroom Plug-ins for resale at the store, in-store marketing support for launching Perfectly Clear Photos and exclusive in-store signage for the program. The value of added benefits exceeds $2,000!

The program will officially launch during the 2011 IPI Members’ Retreat and Trade Show that will take place in Henderson, Nevada from June 27 to 30. Additional program details will be available at the event.

Perfectly Clear LAB is the world’s most advanced automatic image correction software and its patented, robust, and powerful algorithms deliver consistent results, significant time, and money savings to lab operations.

About Athentech® Imaging Inc.

Athentech® Imaging Inc. is an entrepreneurial, privately held company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The company is involved in three industries and markets: digital imaging, signal processing (for medical applications), and earth sciences. For more information, please visit http://www.athentech.com.

1. Winner of the 2010 DIMA Vision Award as one of the year’s most distinctive, one-of-a-kind digital imaging products.
2. Perfectly Clear® Photoshop Plug-In winner of PMA Pro Photographer Hot Pick award in 2010.

Athentech and Perfectly Clear are registered trademarks of Athentech Imaging Inc. Any other corporate names and trademarks in this document are the property of their respective companies.

About Independent Photo Imagers

Independent Photo Imagers is the nation’s largest buying group for service specialty retailers. With over 500 members and in excess of 750 storefront locations in the United States, Australasia, Canada and South Africa, IPI members are the leaders in the network of image capture and image archiving businesses worldwide. You will find IPI on the internet at www.ipiphoto.com

Media Contact:
Brent W Bowyer, Executive Director
Independent Photo Imagers, Inc.
Email: brent@ipiphoto.com
Phone: 702-617-1141 X 201
Website: http://www.ipiphoto.com