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Media Contacts:<br />
Andrew Yarbrough (SWN) - 646.652.9108<br />
ayarbrough@globalstrategygroup.com<br />
Michael Gambacorta (SWN) - 212.379.4952<br />
mgambacorta@sendwordnow.com<br />
<strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong> Recognized by Inc. Magazine<br />
<strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong>’s 585 Percent Growth Since 2004 Helps Mass Notification Services<br />
Firm Secure Prestigious Spot on Inc. Magazine’s Lists<br />
NEW YORK, NY – October 8, 2008 – SWN Communications Inc., a leading provider<br />
of emergency notification and o<strong>the</strong>r alerting services to both public and private entities,<br />
today announced that it was ranked number 557 on Inc. Magazine’s second annual<br />
ranking of <strong>the</strong> 5,000 fastest growing private companies in <strong>the</strong> country as a result of its<br />
585.5% growth rate since 2004. <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong> also secured number 18 on <strong>the</strong> Top 100<br />
Telecommunications Companies and number 40 on <strong>the</strong> Top 100 Businesses in New<br />
York-Nor<strong>the</strong>rn New Jersey-Pennsylvania lists.<br />
“Inc. Magazine’s recognition of <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong>’s growth reflects our continued<br />
success. We are committed to expanding our business and providing <strong>the</strong> most advanced<br />
mass notification system to organizations across <strong>the</strong> country,” said Tony Schmitz, CEO<br />
of <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong>. “Some of <strong>the</strong> world’s leading organizations, from Fortune 10<br />
corporations to <strong>the</strong> highest levels of government, rely on <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong>. Organizations<br />
trust our solutions for both emergency and routine communication, whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>y are<br />
issuing life saving alerts, notification of a corporate-wide security threat or delivering and<br />
tracking business-critical information.”<br />
<strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong> has developed a state-of-<strong>the</strong>-art smart messaging platform capable of<br />
transmitting hundreds of thousands of voice and text messages in minutes. In addition to<br />
increasing <strong>the</strong> quality of <strong>the</strong> technology used, <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong> continues to work closely<br />
with and expand its relationship with key strategic business partners and customers,<br />
including <strong>the</strong> City of New York, <strong>the</strong> University of Delaware, Building Owners and<br />
Managers Association (BOMA), United Network for Organ Sharing and Florida Power &<br />
Light.<br />
<strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong> also recently released its Wea<strong>the</strong>rBlast service, which sends highly<br />
localized wea<strong>the</strong>r alerts through <strong>the</strong> combination of <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong>’s rapid notification<br />
capabilities with live, wea<strong>the</strong>r information from <strong>the</strong> Wea<strong>the</strong>rBug® Network.
“Wea<strong>the</strong>rBlast already has a proven track record of success,” said Mr. Schmitz. “During<br />
severe wea<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong>’s client, Wal-Mart, relies on Wea<strong>the</strong>rBlast to protect its<br />
employees, customers and property and avert potentially catastrophic events.”<br />
About <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong><br />
<strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong> is <strong>the</strong> leading provider of on-demand alerting and response services for<br />
both emergency and routine communication. <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong>’s easy-to-use, web-based<br />
services are used by government agencies, universities, non-profit organizations and<br />
businesses, including many of <strong>the</strong> Fortune 500, to ensure fast, effective, two-way<br />
communication in real-time - anywhere, anytime, regardless of location, device or<br />
connection. <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong>’s Alert Tracer® provides a full audit trail of messages sent<br />
and received for after action reporting and follow-up.<br />
<strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong>’s messaging platform is capable of transmitting hundreds of thousands<br />
of voice and text messages in minutes, receiving responses and monitoring and reporting<br />
<strong>the</strong> results. The SWN Alert Service is designed to reach anyone, anywhere, anytime,<br />
with any device over any type of connection. The company is headquartered in New<br />
York City. Contact <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong> via e-mail at sales@sendwordnow.com, via phone<br />
212-379-4900 or visit us on <strong>the</strong> Web at www.sendwordnow.com.<br />
Alert Tracer is a registered trademark, and <strong>Send</strong> <strong>Word</strong> <strong>Now</strong> and Wea<strong>the</strong>rBlast are<br />
pending trademarks, of SWN Communications Inc.<br />
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