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Send Word Now™ Recognized by Inc. Magazine

Send Word Now’s 585% 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.

Media Inquiries:

Laura Sankowich

SWN Communications, Inc.

212-379-4928

lsankowich@sendwordnow.com