22 saturday nov ii 2066 s economist sun stouffville tribune tv i by patrick casey staff writer ih than- four years a small woodbridge softvvare strategy firmhas grown to become an international play- er in the world of internet imaging and photo ecofriiherce v aridthankstbsbme homegrown ingenu- ity combined with a recent corporate part nership witiva switzerland-basedcohglom- erate telepix imaging inc is prepared to offer local s61utionsbut also ready to tackle the rest of the world with extensive expertise in digital imaging technologies telepixs product line consists of the internetbased photo network that allows consumers to see and share pictures over the internet v- there are an estimated 250 billion photo prints stored in shoeboxes and photo albums across north america using a suite of integrated solutions that range from image creation arid management to editing organizing and sharing of digital photos the heart of the company is a method that allows businesses to convert regular photdfilm into digital pictures and to give access to those pictures either over the internet or on cdrom trie procedure using a device called photochute not only provides additional use for new photos but also frees up closet space every person dedicates to bid photos there are an estimated 250 billion photo prints stored in shoeboxes and photo albums across norm america pointed out karl kennytelepixsfbuhderand chief executive officer i- a former communications and deck offi cer in the canadian navy kenny cofounded a computer component rrianufacturirig firm in seattle in the 1980s before returning to canada in 1989 to investigate software devel- dpriient projects i what makes photochute such an appealing solution to retailers is that they can gain additional revenue strearhs- he said photochute gives new life to old photos and frwuaihmrtit 01 miivh lrthnti i enables consumers to enjoy them all over again envisioned by peter scartha former vice- president at kodak the idea behind photochute is to increase web traffic and rev enue at the sites of retailers who purchase the 10000 turnkey package research indicates each photo loaded on to a website will attract eight new visitors- similar to napster corporations sharing network of digital music telepixs creation offers customers 24 photo images processed it a retail outlet but for an extra 10 they can have the pictures run through an additional automated scanner where they are stored on 1 cd and uploaded to the firms secure website telepix imaging inc vicepresident of sales and marketing kyle hall demonstrates the woodbridge companys photochute device that turns photographs into digital images the growing company ofifers clients the ability to store photos on a website for 30 days to share with family and friends people put pictures up on a website for a reason they want to show them to others with an access code the irriagescari be viewed on the site for 30 days and shared with others by emailing a new access code to any one in your- computers address book people put pictures up on a website for a reason they want to show them to others thats why people take the pictures in the first place points out kyle hall telepixs vice- president of sales and marketing who trans formed the business from a seller of comput er hardware arid software to an ebusiness creator challenges are nothing new to hall who graduated from the university of western ontario with a zoology degree m 1987 and went on to a sixyear career in the canadian football league as a safety in ottawa and winnipeg after forming a grocery broker company with his wife in ottawa hall established him self in the hightech industry with stints at corel corp and mgi software a specialist in imaging editing software based iri richmond hill l a lot of people dont have the bandwidth to download tnem but your sister in nebraska arid a cousin in edmonton can see just how much your kids have grown or pic- see internet page 23 sfiurfp suites dentistry healthcare mt tattoratit fptttrum of btugnttd terrltt integrated health care dentistry 4797778 vrar acupuncture fis chiropractic electfotherapiepm fat loss orthotics massage therapy shiatsu thewpjfog stressmanagementreflekwdgft apticlqoqig therapeutic ultrasoundtb traditional chinese msshhkf intermittent trac personal training xsorwcm total wellness ssmbm centrally located in unionville atlfljgag 472hwy- 7 ast unionville ontariolfi3bslm b v t vv v w i c