Founded in 1989 by Bill Gates under the name Interactive Home Systems (IHS), the original company vision was to provide broad access to a vast selection of digital content and information by consumers, schools and libraries, and in business.
Today Corbis continues as a creative resource for advertising, marketing and media professionals, providing a comprehensive selection of stock photography, illustration, footage, editorial content (breaking news, entertainment, and sports), fonts, creative merchandise, and entertainment licensing and rights representation services.
Through its branded websites Corbis® Images, Corbis Motion, Veer, Corbis Entertainment, GreenLight, and Splash News, the company helps the creative community produce distinctive work for websites, magazines, newspapers, books, television, and film.