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BNW Launches Third Web Site for Growing Generations - SurrogateWeb.com

Bold New World has announced the launch of SurrogateWeb.com, a new Web site for Growing Generations, a prominent Los Angeles-based surrogacy and egg donation firm.

SurrogateWeb.com provides education and information about the amazing opportunities that surrogacy provides for women and their families, as well as an online application that allows potential surrogates to safely and confidentially upload photos and personal information.

"Bold New World is a top-notch firm. They do all their development in-house, so they can move extremely fast. We thought of the idea for SurrogateWeb.com on Monday, and it was ready to go live by Saturday of the same week," says Stuart H. Miller, CEO of Growing Generations.

The site compliments Growing Generations' sister Web sites, FertilityFutures.com and GrowingGenerations.com, both created and launched by Bold New World in 2003. Powered by BNW's Mercury Content Management System, each of these sites provides Growing Generations staff with powerful content-management tools that allow them to self-manage and filter application information as well as the site's auto-notification system for Intended Parents searching for Egg Donors.

"Growing Generations brings so much joy into so many people's lives," says Gary Hickox, CEO of Bold New World. "We're proud to be associated with them."

Founded in 1996, Growing Generations is the oldest and largest surrogacy and egg donation firm dedicated to serving the gay and lesbian community. Growing Generations has managed cases for more than 600 clients in the United States and 17 countries around the world. The agency has assisted with the births of more than 300 babies. Growing Generations has one of the highest pregnancy success rates in the surrogacy industry with more than 60% of our clients using the IVF process achieving pregnancy on the first attempt and 90% by the second or third attempt.

Bold New World has been using Web technology to help customers solve business problems since 1996, designing customized solutions that strengthen existing relationships and market new services. Bold New World offers Web design and development, Web and e-mail marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), site content management, membership registration, e-commerce and more.

BNW and ENT Develop New Site for PAHEF

Exciting New Technologies, a division of Bold New World, has launched www.pahef.org, a new Web site for the Pan-American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF). The beautiful new graphic design gives a whole new identity to PAHEF's vision and mission. Using BNW/ENT's Mercury Content Management System, PAHEF will be able to manage the Web site content themselves.

Natural disasters such as flooding and earthquakes can quickly change the healthcare needs of the people PAHEF serves. The Mercury Content Management System gives them an easy-to-use, flexible way to quickly update online content in order to provide up-to-the-minute information to their supporters. PAHEF staff can also now manage donations, update their e-mail contact system and administer their Small Grants Program, all directly from the site.

"BNW/ENT and PAHEF were a perfect fit," says Gary Hickox, Bold New World's CEO. "What they needed was exactly what we do best: provide flexibility. We're deeply honored PAHEF allowed us to play a part in bringing their desperately-needed services to the world."

PAHEF is an independent public philanthropic organization working to combat disease, lengthen life, improve health care services, foster health research, and enhance the capacities of health care workers primarily in the Americas, through grant-making and direct program implementation.

Bold New World has been using Web technology to help customers solve business problems since 1996, designing customized solutions that strengthen existing relationships and market new services. Bold New World offers Web design and development, Web and e-mail marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), site content management, membership registration, e-commerce and more. Exciting New Technologies is a division of Bold New World focusing on streaming video content, Flash development and rich-media e-mail marketing.

Bold New World Announces the Launch of Moneypants.com

Bold New World has launched a new project for client Argent Enterprises, LLC. MoneyPants.com (www.moneypants.com) is a new Web site for people who want an easier way to keep track of their money. MoneyPants.com is online software, available by subscription only, packaged with hip content and a friendly supportive community.

Inspiring and entertaining MoneyPants content, such as interviews with successful people and hilarious true confessions about money, are available to everyone. The proprietary financial software, built upon BNW's Mercury platform, is accessible only to MoneyPants members. They can track their money securely, in as little or as much detail as they want, from any computer with an Internet connection.

The CashTrack software "engine" was built as a module of BNW's Mercury system, and allows members to set monthly financial goals, enter their daily or weekly transactions and track their progress with intuitive, easy to use online tools. Both gift memberships and recurring monthly memberships were developed to enhance the new member experience.

Transactions can be recorded against numerous pre-defined or custom categories, can be ranked as "Worth It" or "Not Worth It" and can additionally be flagged as a "Tax Deductible." Recurring transactions are also recorded by Moneypants and members can be notified via e-mail in advance of due payments or pending transactions.

MoneyPants is trademarked and owned by Argent Enterprises, a California LLC. Founders Komal Bhojwani, Julia Salazar and Anne Stockwell designed MoneyPants.com, with its bright colors and playful images, to create a warm and welcoming environment where members feel, "I can do this. I'm among friends who are cheering me on."

Bold New World has been using Web technology to help customers solve business problems since 1996, designing customized solutions that strengthen existing relationships and market new services. Bold New World offers Web design and development, Web and e-mail marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), site content management, membership registration, e-commerce and more.

BNW and ENT Launch Streaming Video-based Web Site for "In the Life"

Bold New World and Exciting New Technologies have launched a new streaming video-based Web site for In the Life, the Gay and Lesbian Newsmagazine on Public Television, powered by BNW's Mercury Content Management System and Macromedia's new Flash Communications Video platform.

The new Web site (www.itl.tv) features streaming video of the current and previous episodes, an easy-to-use search engine for scheduled airings of the current episode on any local station, and a convenient way to sign up for e-mail reminders. The e-mail reminder goes out to over 10,000 customers monthly based on zip codes, along with a monthly "Videomail" with clips and teasers from the current month's show embedded in the message.

With Bold New World's Mercury Content Management System, In the Life will be able to self-manage Web site content and their online membership database, including donation histories and donor contact information.

Gary Hickox, CEO of Bold New World said, "Given the staggeringly high suicide rate among gay youth, especially young people in isolated areas, Bold New World is proud to be associated with a program providing such an essential link to the larger world community."

In the Life is a monthly newsmagazine presented on the Public Broadcasting System by ITL Media, a national organization seeking to provide information about the gay and lesbian community to those who would otherwise not have access. ITL Media also seeks to document the ongoing gay and lesbian civil rights movement, and to produce diverse images of the gay and lesbian community to create better understanding and acceptance.

Bold New World has been using Web technology to help customers solve business problems since 1996, designing customized solutions that strengthen existing relationships and market new services. Bold New World offers Web design and development, Web and e-mail marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), site content management, membership registration, e-commerce and more. Exciting New Technologies is a division of Bold New World focusing on streaming video content, Flash development and rich-media e-mail marketing.

ENT and HSUS Continue Vibrant Partnership with "My Best Pet Friend" Contest

Exciting New Technologies, a leading online communications provider and division of Bold New World, is lending its streaming media and IP communications expertise to create an online photo contest designed to raise awareness and funds for the work of The Humane Society of The United States (HSUS), the nation's largest non-profit animal protection organization. The contest allows pet owners to submit digital photos of their companions, and gather votes using emailed postcards.

"The HSUS name and mission has seen stellar growth in its online presence in the past twelve months, and we're very proud to assist with creative and technical talent to make this possible," said Ben Chodor, CEO of ENT. "Our technology will open the doors to those benefits and enable the organization to strengthen its relationships with its supporters and potential supporters around the globe."

The photo contest capitalizes on the explosion of digital photography and the enduring bond between pets and their human companions. The pet with the most votes by the end of the contest will earn a $15,000 travel package for its owner. The campaign is supported by the makers of the AVID FriendChip for tracing lost pets and Vantage Travel.

In addition to the My Best Pet Friend Photo Contest, ENT helps create e-mail fund raising campaigns and e-mail Newsletters targeted to member interests. ENT also is developing an interactive CD to be mailed upon request, which includes an animal screen saver, educational streaming videos, frequently asked questions and a donation component.

ABOUT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is the nation's largest animal protection organization with over seven million members and constituents. The HSUS is a mainstream voice for animals, with active programs in companion animals, wildlife, animals in research and farm animals and sustainable agriculture. For nearly 50 years, The HSUS has protected all animals through legislation, litigation, investigation, education, advocacy and field work. The non-profit organization is based in Washington, DC and has 10 regional offices across the country. For more information, visit The HSUS.

BNW Designs Innovative Egg Donor Database for Fertility Futures

Bold New World announced today the launch of www.fertilityfutures.com, the Web site for Fertility Futures International, LLC. The Web site features a fully searchable egg donor database, streaming audio and video of egg donors, photo galleries, and comprehensive case management software. The search engine was designed to match intended parents with potential egg donors based on multiple search criteria.

"We are so proud to be associated with Fertility Futures," says Gary Hickox, CEO of Bold New World. "Searching for a Surrogate can be extraordinarily time-consuming and emotionally exhausting. Fertility Futures does the hard work for you. Everything you need is in one place."

Using Bold New World's proprietary site management tools, the staff of Fertility Futures can self-manage the site content, including uploading up-to-the-minute data on new and existing donors and Intended Parents.

Fertility Futures International, LLC, is a caring, full-service egg donation firm headquartered in Los Angeles, with consultation offices in New York City. Fertility Futures International utilizes the latest in technology, and is designed to enhance the surrogacy process for future parents and egg donors. FFI's network of geneticists, psychologists, and attorneys are highly respected professionals who have extensive experience in assisting others in creating future families through surrogacy and egg donation.

Bold New World has been using Web technology to help customers solve business problems since 1996, designing customized solutions that strengthen existing relationships and market new services. Bold New World offers Web design and development, Web and e-mail marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), site content management, membership registration, e-commerce and more.

ENT Honored with Award for Outstanding Achievement in Web Site Development

Exciting New Technologies, a leading streaming media and online communications provider, this week received the coveted Web Marketing Association Award For Outstanding Achievement in Web Site Development for its highly interactive proprietary demonstration site www.xntec.com.

The Web site utilizes ENT's own technology to demonstrate the company's various streaming media applications. Members of the ENT team including Vice President of Sales Phil Vadon guide viewers through descriptions of each application.

"We feel that the ideal way to communicate the effectiveness and level of our services is to promote our applications with our own leading edge technology. This allows potential clients see the results of the technology before making a decision," said Ben Chodor, CEO and Co-Founder of ENT. "We are honored that this influential organization recognized our hard work with this phenomenal award," he added.

Exciting New Technologies offers a full suite of applications and services built on premium production services and a common platform with customizable interface and diverse reporting tools. The applications cover any business communication need from targeted e-mail marketing campaigns to internal employee communication. The applications demonstrated on the award-winning site include:


· XnConfernece: This Flash based applications enables LIVE multiway video conferencing over the public internet. It will change how companies and organizations communicate.

· XnDirector: This application extends the reach of any live event beyond the boundaries of a physical location both efficiently and cost effectively. BNW/ENT's team of experts helps to plan the event (to ensure quality and participation) and deliver a high quality Web offering.

· XnCommunicator: This application delivers live or on demand Web based video and audio streaming media on a common platform with interactive, business productivity applications. BNW/ENT provides back-end support including encoding, hosting and sorting of all streaming media content to execute this service anytime and anywhere.

· XnMail: This e-mail marketing application achieves a desired response rate by delivering the highest quality picture and audio to the desktop without slowing down mail servers with unmanageable files. XnMail technology allows users to connect to streaming content upon retrieving or previewing their e-mail.

· XnReporter: Measures response rates in a real-time environment and uncovers specific and relevant audience activity during a streaming event, XnMail campaign or training seminar. In the world of e-mail marketing, ROI measurement is top priority.

· XnEducator: A means of delivering testing and educational services to any desktop or handheld device via streaming media. This breakthrough application eliminates all boundaries in the classroom environment.

· XnInformer: This online interactive application can help to increase customer satisfaction by explaining how to use, set up and achieve desired results from the product that the client is marketing. This flexible service can also be utilized to facilitate employee training online.

· XnMobile: This enables BNW/ENT's clients to delivering testing and education on any your desktop or hand-held device.

The Web Marketing Association's WebAward Competition recognizes the individual and team achievement of Web professionals who create and maintain outstanding corporate Web sites. The WMA was founded in 1997 to help set a high standard for online marketing and corporate Web development. The organization is composed of Internet marketing, advertising, public relations and design professionals from across the nation who shares an interest for improving the quality of advertising, marketing and promotion used to attract visitors to corporate Web sites.

ABOUT EXCITING NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Exciting New Technologies (ENT), the leading provider of Web based communications solutions, was recently created with the ultimate goal of utilizing rapidly advancing streaming media to facilitate thought provoking and cost-effective methods for businesses to reach and, more importantly, elicit an immediate response from a target audience of any size. ENT has set itself apart from its peers through flexibility made possible by its wide array of pioneering applications created to manage, create and convert both traditional and Web-based content. Online advertisers and streaming media companies alike have attempted to reach consumer and business audiences for the better part of the decade, achieving insignificant response rates and a weak ROI. ENT brings dynamic interactive content, fast and functional transactional applications and real-time ROI measurement that has broken the mold in the world of streaming media.

Rosie O'Donnell and Boy George Team with ENT for "TABOO"

Exciting New Technologies, a leading streaming media and online communications provider, will host a live streaming press conference with Rosie O'Donnell and Boy George to talk with the media and theatre fans about the upcoming Broadway musical TABOO. The press conference will take place at the Cyber Café, 250 West 49th Street, on September 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.

The streaming press conference from 11 to 12 will enable O'Donnell, the show's producer, and Boy George, the star, lyricist and composer of the show, to interact with the media to discuss the production. Coinciding with the press conference, TABOO will launch ticket sales with an online promotion to over 3 million registered e-mail subscribers by partnering with 15 different news, entertainment, music, theatre and gay websites, making this the largest interactive campaign for a Broadway show in history. Telecharge.com, which is managing the ticket sales, will track sales in an effort to expand future outreach for Broadway sales. The streaming event will conclude with an online fan chat from 12 to 1 hosted by Race Taylor, on-air personality for popular New York radio station WPLJ-FM.

"Our live streaming platform enables Rosie and Boy George to connect with a targeted audience of the show's fans," said Ben Chodor, Founder and CEO of ENT.

TABOO will further expand its campaign through broad-scope online advertising including banner ads, pop-ups and search directory listings. Sites participating in the event and promotion include AmericaOnline.com, RollingStone.com, WPLJ.com, Planetout.com,Advocate/Out.com, Gay.com, Rosie.com, VillageVoice.com, PaperMag.com, Theatremania.com, NewYorkMagazine.com, Playbill.com, NJ.com, NYPost.com, NYTimes.com, Newsday.com, WSJ.com, the newsmarket.com, AmericanExpress.com and many others.

TABOO begins performances at The Plymouth Theatre on October 24, 2003 and opens on November 13, 2003. Please confirm your attendance with Bill Coyle at 212.398.1800 (SPACE IS LIMITED, RESERVATION IS REQUIRED). To attend online, log on to www.TABOOOnBroadway.com prior to the event to apply for press credentials and to obtain a username and password required.

The web-centric marketing campaign was developed by Serino Coyne, the advertising agency of record for TABOO, as well as other hit Broadway shows including Aida, Beauty and The Beast, 42nd Street, Hairspray, Mamma Mia, Movin' Out, The Boy from Oz, The Lion King, The Producers, Wicked and others.

Aeronautical School Teams with ENT to Connect to the World

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University has teamed with ENT, leading streaming media and online communications provider, to deploy streaming video e-mail services for its students and faculty in time for the approaching school year.

"ENT is pleased to be working in partnership with ERAU to deliver communication solutions right out of the student on line portal," said Phil Vadon, vice president of sales at ENT. "Keeping a familiar look and feel to the desktop with newly released applications to aid in the development of the student has always been ERAU's forte. ENT looks forward to continuing our long term relationship with ERAU to continue meeting students needs," he added.

Embry Riddle's 6,400 on-campus students, and faculty will be able to access ENT's streaming e-mail services on the school's password protected intranet portal. Students will be able to utilize the streaming e-mail service to communicate with teachers, other students, family and friends. Teachers may also use the service to e-mail recorded or live lessons creating a virtual on or off-campus distance learning program.

"The ultimate way to communicate the school's message of a leading edge technological institution is to provide its students with first hand access," said Ben Chador, CEO and Founder of ENT.

"This program is in line with the message to our students that we are a high-touch, high-tech institution," said Martin Smith, CIO of Embry Riddle. "Not only does this technology serve as a value-added to our students and faculty, it also indirectly serves as a marketing vehicle, in that it displays our high level technological services to potential students (friends of Embry Riddle students)," he added. Smith noted that the school is currently outfitting its computer centers with Web cams to allow for the service.

BNW Launches New Growing Generations Web Site

Bold New World announced today the launch of GrowingGenerations.com, a new Web site for Growing Generations, Inc., powered by BNW's Mercury Content Management System. The site is an information resource for Surrogates and Intended Parents, with new client tools for collecting important data and photos, and dynamically creating print-friendly profile pages in PDF format. With the Mercury System, Growing Generations staff can self-manage all the client data provided online as well as site content, guaranteeing that visitors are getting the up-to-the-minute information.

"We are extremely pleased with the site that BNW created for us," said Growing Generations CEO Stuart Miller. "It has made our daily work much more efficient and we have received rave reviews from our clients and potential clients."

Founded in 1996, Growing Generations is the oldest and largest surrogacy and egg donation firm dedicated to serving the gay and lesbian community. Growing Generations has managed cases for more than 600 clients in the United States and 17 countries around the world. The agency has assisted with the births of more than 300 babies. Growing Generations has one of the highest pregnancy success rates in the surrogacy industry with more than 60% of our clients using the IVF process achieving pregnancy on the first attempt and 90% by the second or third attempt.

Bold New World has been using Web technology to help customers solve business problems since 1996, designing customized solutions that strengthen existing relationships and market new services. Bold New World offers Web design and development, Web and e-mail marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), site content management, membership registration, e-commerce and more.