Getty Images Honored with Business Excellence Award for Innovation from Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC)

Getty Images, Inc. (NYSE:GYI), the world's leading creator anddistributor of imagery, will today receive the 2005 BusinessExcellence Award for Innovation from the Global Business Coalition onHIV/AIDS (GBC) at a gala headlined by Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice, U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and United Nations HighCommissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador and Academy Award winnerAngelina Jolie. The award recognizes Getty Images for the creation anduse of imagery to advance the global fight against HIV/AIDS.

To help GBC combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic, award-winning staffphotographer Brent Stirton has documented the effects of HIV/AIDS inChina, South Africa and the Ukraine, capturing powerful images thatraise awareness and call a global audience to action. In addition,Getty Images news photographers worldwide are encouraged to documentthe spread and effects of the diseases whenever possible.

To date, Getty Images has donated more than $1 million worth ofimagery to help GBC and related organizations communicate effectivelyabout the crisis. More than 10,000 AIDS-related images are currentlyavailable at www.gettyimages.com.

"Throughout history, imagery has proven to be an astounding forcefor change. Photography has helped address injustice, galvanizegovernments and call the world to action," said Jonathan Klein,co-founder and CEO of Getty Images. "Dedicated photojournalists,committed to drawing attention to the truth and shaking people out ofapathy, are at the heart of our company. This award validates the workof photojournalists everywhere and Getty Images is proud to be a smallpart of it."

Klein is today scheduled to join Members of Congress and CEOs fromleading multinational companies for a Congressional Briefing at theU.S. Capitol Building titled, "Business, Government and HIV/AIDS:Tackling Global Economic and Security Threats." Moderated by GBCPresident and CEO Richard Holbrooke, the briefing will explore ways toimprove a public/private sector partnership to promote global AIDSrelief.

Getty Images' work with GBC is part of the company's largercorporate social responsibility initiative to leverage the power ofimagery in as many areas as possible, including disaster assistance,youth development and programs to support professional photography andphotojournalism.

For complete details on the GBC events, including a Global AIDSSimulation, Congressional Briefing and Awards Gala, please see GBCpress release at www.businessfightsaids.org.

About the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC)

The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS is the pre-eminentorganization leading the business fight against HIV/AIDS. The rapidlyexpanding alliance of over 200 international companies is dedicated tocombating the AIDS epidemic through the business sector's uniqueskills and expertise. GBC's expert teams assist member companies inthe design and development of specialized programs that leverage acompany's assets and business skills to tailor an individual responseto the crisis. GBC is the official focal point of the private sectorto the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. For moreinformation, please visit the GBC Web site atwww.businessfightsaids.org.

About Getty Images

Getty Images is the world's leading creator and distributor ofvisual content and the first place creative professionals turn todiscover, purchase and manage imagery. The company's award-winningphotographers and imagery help customers create inspiring work whichappears every day in the world's most influential newspapers,magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, booksand Web sites. Headquartered in Seattle, Wash., and serving customersin more than 100 countries, Getty Images believes in the power ofimagery to drive positive change, educate, inform, and entertain.Visit Getty Images at www.gettyimages.com.

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