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Send Word Now Emergency Notification Implements Global SMS Messaging

The Highest Priority Given to Messages Sent via Send Word Now

NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) 04/04/2006 - Send Word Now, a leading emergency notification service provider, announces today its premium global Short Message Service (SMS) capabilities, which guarantee message delivery and delivery confirmation to text devices anywhere in the world. Send Word Now's global SMS solution further extends the company's messaging capability to ensure that critical messages can be delivered with the highest priority.

SMS has become a popular tool for casual interpersonal messaging and content delivery, and is commonly used for automated alerting. Messages delivered via this method override messages sent by more common means, such as e-mail (SMTP), which despite being delivered to a mobile device, still are constrained by the "best effort" nature, network delays and loss of e-mail that impacts all e-mail applications.

"SMS is one more communication method out of many that Send Word Now offers to allow our customers to ensure a timely delivery of a message during a crisis," said Michael J. Sher, Send Word Now's Co-Founder and Executive Vice President. "Because success in a crisis depends on information and communication, Send Word Now is committed to providing the speed and simplicity people require during unexpected incidents."

With the addition of premium global SMS, Send Word Now utilizes three separate routes for delivering SMS messages, further improving the chance for successful delivery in an emergency or crisis. Send Word Now, efficient for both daily use and emergency preparedness, provides the most effective means of communication during a crisis, when it is often difficult to get voice calls into or out of an area.

Many other notification services use only an e-mail gateway to send messages, and providers are unable to offer receipt confirmation or priority message delivery. Send Word Now users will receive immediate confirmation that a message was successfully received and can keep track of communications with their personnel.

Send Word Now users can send text messages to recipients' wireless handheld devices anywhere around the world, simply and quickly. The text messages can circle the globe within seconds, reaching pagers, BlackBerrys, conventional mobile phones, satellite phone or the next great portable device, all simultaneously.

About Send Word Now

Based in New York City, SWN Communications Inc., parent of Send Word Now, is a leading Emergency Notification and Incident Management web-based service. The mission of the company is to help emergency and crisis managers simplify coordination and speed communication during unexpected crises. The emergency notification service enables a subscriber to send a message that can reach multiple people and their devices (i.e. cell, work and home phone numbers, e-mail addresses, pager and/or text messaging devices) simultaneously and globally. The Incident Management service centralizes the collection and dissemination of critical time sensitive event data seamlessly integrating mapping, task and contact management, Emergency Notification and more. Send Word Now combines emergency notification and incident management tools into one seamlessly integrated Coordination Management Service. Send Word Now supports leading Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

More information about Send Word Now can be found at http://www.sendwordnow.com

Press Contact:

Laura Sankowich

SWN Communications, Inc.

212-379-4928

lsankowich@sendwordnow.com