Robert Marshall, Founder, CEO and President of AWS, Owner of WeatherBug Brand, Provides Statement on the Sale of the Weather Channel

Robert Marshall, Founder, CEO and President of AWS, Owner of WeatherBug Brand, Provides Statement on the Sale of the Weather Channel

GERMANTOWN, Md., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Marshall, Founder, President and CEO of AWS Convergence Technologies, owner of the WeatherBug(R) brand, comments on news of the potential sale by Landmark Communications of The Weather Channel and weather.com.

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"Weather is a hot topic as it impacts so much of how consumers and businesses make decisions every day. The sale of The Weather Channel and weather.com will further establish the value of the weather vertical.

As more and more eyeballs have moved to interactive and new media, WeatherBug has established a very strong leadership position and presence in that space. On web and mobile platforms we are able to leverage our unique technology and network assets to establish strategic competitive advantages and to deliver the most accurate, local weather that people and businesses can rely on.

We are excited about the opportunities this sale presents for the industry and look forward to seeing how this will play out."

WeatherBug Milestones

-- Owner and operator of the largest weather network in the world, with
8,000 WeatherBug Tracking Stations and 1,000 cameras primarily based at
neighborhood schools and public safety facilities across the U.S.
-- Strong web presence (ComScore numbers):
-- Over 16 Million Monthly Unique Users
-- Top 6 Web Property in the US overall in terms of days visited per
user per month
-- Number 4 News and Information Site in Total Pages Viewed
-- #1 provider of weather on mobile phones across all US carriers, and
Verizon's exclusive weather partner across the majority of their
platforms and products.
-- Over 1.5M active Web 2.0 widgets (Google, FaceBook, MicroSoft Vista,
Apple/iPhone, Firefox, etc ... )
-- Strategic public/private partnership with NOAA's National Weather
Service, whereby the federal government relies on WeatherBug data for
mission critical severe weather alerting and homeland security response
-- More than 80 NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX WeatherBug broadcast partners
delivering WeatherBug weather to more than 70,000,000 US households

About WeatherBug(R)

WeatherBug (http://www.weatherbug.com/ and http://www.weatherbugprofessional.com/) ensures that individuals, schools, businesses and government agencies receive the most precise live weather information, the most relevant weather reports and the earliest weather warnings to safeguard property and lives and to plan with confidence. With a worldwide network of weather sensors, WeatherBug Tracking Stations and cameras primarily based at neighborhood schools and public safety facilities across the U.S., WeatherBug maintains the largest exclusive weather network in the world. The live local weather conditions are delivered to millions of consumers via the Internet and mobile devices; to more than 100 state and local government agencies, including the National Weather Service; and to broadcast television stations, schools and businesses. WeatherBug is a brand of AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. (http://www.aws.com/)

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CONTACT: Mara Radis, +1-301-250-4017 or +1-301-512-5134,
mradis@weatherbug.com, or Alyce Menton, +1-301-250-4127 or +1-301-648-5102,
amenton@weatherbug.com, both of WeatherBug

Web site:

http://www.weatherbug.com/
http://www.weatherbugprofessional.com/
http://www.aws.com/

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