Grainger Licenses MediaBin Platform to Manage Corporate Product Images
Leading North American Provider of Maintenance, Repair and Operating Supplies
One of Many Blue-Chip Companies Who Turn to MediaBin for Content Management
of Thousands of Images
ATLANTA--May 7, 2001--MediaBin, Inc. announced today that W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) is
the latest company to license the MediaBin(TM) platform to manage over
200,000 of their product images.
Grainger, the leading North American provider of maintenance, repair and
operating supplies, services and related information to businesses and
institutions, will use the MediaBin platform to format, store, retrieve,
and update its product images automatically for greater speed-to-market,
control and accuracy.
MediaBin will enable Grainger to process and manage its thousands of product
images by creating a central storehouse for all the images. From this database,
Grainger employees will be able to access any image they need at any time.
Through the MediaBin web browser, images can be downloaded in a variety
of different formats needed to accommodate print or web applications. For
example, Grainger`s webmaster can retrieve an image for the site as a thumbnail-sized
JPEG, while the catalog production team can retrieve that same image in
a high resolution EPS format.
MediaBin eliminates time-consuming, manual processing and removes the potential
for human error. MediaBin also eradicates redundant storage, removing instances
of unmanageable archives and confusion over the current version of an image.
Finally, because images are accessible via a standard browser, the right
images are available to all authorized users throughout the company.
"The market demand for MediaBin speaks to a critical need for brand control,
as evidenced by our blue-chip customers like Grainger, Ford, Georgia-Pacific
and others, whose market share depends on brand consistency and integrity,"
said John Bacon, CEO of MediaBin. "A company highly dependent on product
images, Grainger recognized the need for superior image management and
a scalable infrastructure to remain competitive in a fast-moving environment.
MediaBin provides the consistency, accuracy, and speed in image production
and deployment that companies need to survive."
About MediaBin
MediaBin, Inc. develops innovative, standards-based media management solutions
for Global 2500 companies. The MediaBin image content management platform
enables marketing and eCommerce teams to speed time-to-market for new products,
improve customer experience and scale their businesses by automating the
management, production and delivery of brand images, product photographs
and logos. MediaBin is a key eBusiness infrastructure component that can
be integrated into web content management systems, product catalogs and
eCommerce platforms to automate image tracking and updating. Clients include
Ford Motor Company, National Semiconductor, Lear Corporation, BlueLight.com,
estyle.com, FacilityPro.com, and many others. To learn how the MediaBin
platform can work for you, call 800/437-2285 or 404/264-8000, or visit
www.mediabin.com .
About W.W. Grainger, Inc.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW), with 2000 sales of $5 billion, is the
leading North American provider of maintenance, repair, and operating supplies
and related information to businesses and institutions. Grainger shares
are traded on the New York and Chicago stock exchanges. For more information,
visit Grainger online at www.grainger.com .
CONTACT:
The MWW Group
Dori Pasternak, 212/827-3758
MediaBin
Christine Smith, 404/264-8062
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