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Send Word Now Recognized by Inc. Magazine
Send Word Now’s 585 Percent Growth Since 2004 Helps Mass Notification Services
Firm Secure Prestigious Spot on Inc. Magazine’s Lists
NEW YORK, NY – October 8, 2008 – SWN Communications Inc., a leading provider
of emergency notification and other alerting services to both public and private entities,
today announced that it was ranked number 557 on Inc. Magazine’s second annual
ranking of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the country as a result of its
585.5% growth rate since 2004. Send Word Now also secured number 18 on the Top 100
Telecommunications Companies and number 40 on the Top 100 Businesses in New
York-Northern New Jersey-Pennsylvania lists.
“Inc. Magazine’s recognition of Send Word Now’s growth reflects our continued
success. We are committed to expanding our business and providing the most advanced
mass notification system to organizations across the country,” said Tony Schmitz, CEO
of Send Word Now. “Some of the world’s leading organizations, from Fortune 10
corporations to the highest levels of government, rely on Send Word Now. Organizations
trust our solutions for both emergency and routine communication, whether they are
issuing life saving alerts, notification of a corporate-wide security threat or delivering and
tracking business-critical information.”
Send Word Now has developed a state-of-the-art smart messaging platform capable of
transmitting hundreds of thousands of voice and text messages in minutes. In addition to
increasing the quality of the technology used, Send Word Now continues to work closely
with and expand its relationship with key strategic business partners and customers,
including the City of New York, the University of Delaware, Building Owners and
Managers Association (BOMA), United Network for Organ Sharing and Florida Power &
Light.
Send Word Now also recently released its WeatherBlast service, which sends highly
localized weather alerts through the combination of Send Word Now’s rapid notification
capabilities with live, weather information from the WeatherBug® Network.

“WeatherBlast already has a proven track record of success,” said Mr. Schmitz. “During
severe weather, Send Word Now’s client, Wal-Mart, relies on WeatherBlast to protect its
employees, customers and property and avert potentially catastrophic events.”
About Send Word Now
Send Word Now is the leading provider of on-demand alerting and response services for
both emergency and routine communication. Send Word Now’s easy-to-use, web-based
services are used by government agencies, universities, non-profit organizations and
businesses, including many of the Fortune 500, to ensure fast, effective, two-way
communication in real-time - anywhere, anytime, regardless of location, device or
connection. Send Word Now’s Alert Tracer® provides a full audit trail of messages sent
and received for after action reporting and follow-up.
Send Word Now’s messaging platform is capable of transmitting hundreds of thousands
of voice and text messages in minutes, receiving responses and monitoring and reporting
the results. The SWN Alert Service is designed to reach anyone, anywhere, anytime,
with any device over any type of connection. The company is headquartered in New
York City. Contact Send Word Now via e-mail at sales@sendwordnow.com, via phone
212-379-4900 or visit us on the Web at www.sendwordnow.com.
Alert Tracer is a registered trademark, and Send Word Now and WeatherBlast are
pending trademarks, of SWN Communications Inc.
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