the stock photo company Jupiterimages. In February 2009, Jupiterimages was purchased by Getty Images, and the stock photo operations of SXC became a joint venture between Getty and Dream Interactive. In December 2009 the founders decided to sell their remaining interest in the sites and later started a similar service, Stockfresh. References External links stock.xchng (Old web address) Freeimages.com (to which the SXC site redirects) Stockxpert.com (Defunct sister site) HAAP Media Ltd. (Parent company) (Site returns error, last checked April 2017) Dream Interactive Jupiterimages (Now forwards to Getty Images) Getty Images Stockfresh Image-sharing websites Stock photography Getty Images