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AWS Convergence
Technologies, Inc. 12410 Milestone Center Drive Suite 300 Germantown, Maryland 20876 Phone: 301-250-4000 
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Press ReleasesPress > August 17, 2004 Press Release WeatherBug® Records Strong Gains in Users as Hurricane Charley and More people turned to leading desktop weather service than any other online weather sourceGAITHERSBURG, Md. - August 17, 2004-WeatherBug today said it recorded a surge of traffic, downloads and distributed severe weather alerts as Hurricane Charley and Tropical Storm Bonnie made landfall last week. WeatherBug provides live neighborhood weather information from 7,000 neighborhoods across the U.S. to broadcasters, federal and state government agencies, the National Weather Service, schools, consumers and businesses. According to comScore Media Metrix, the WeatherBug desktop application recorded more than seven million daily active users* on Friday, August 13 - the peak of the storm. This surpasses weather.com's own internally reported figure (6.3 million unique users) by 11 percent. During the two storms, WeatherBug:
"WeatherBug is a 21 st century weather media company. We have truly redefined how severe weather events are covered both online and on air," said Bob Marshall, CEO and co-founder of WeatherBug. "Our consumers and broadcasters depended on us to deliver live streaming local data and alerts, especially to help move people to safe ground. And we found new ways to bring this valuable information to our legions of users through initiatives like the WeatherBug weblog. We are proud to have helped inform the public and assisted in saving lives and protecting property." WeatherBug, available free at www.WeatherBug.com, had more than 24 million unique visitors in July 2004, according to comScore Media Metrix, making it the leader in online weather. Approximately 10% of these users (2.4 million), according to company records, live in and around areas affected by these two storms. About WeatherBug®WeatherBug (weatherbug.com) ensures that individuals, schools, businesses and communities always get the most precise live weather conditions, the most relevant reports, and the earliest weather warnings to safeguard their property and their lives. WeatherBug owns the world's largest weather network, which has more than 7,000 live sensors and over 1,000 cameras that generate neighborhood level reports (typically from schools) every second, not just every hour. This network powers various products and services, including: WeatherBug, the number one weather Internet application, with over 43 million downloads, streams live neighborhood conditions to its home and work users; WeatherBug Media Services, which delivers live weather information to over 80 million U.S. households through partnerships with more than 100 local television stations; WeatherBug Education, which provides engaging weather information and educational tools to schools and colleges, including an online learning program for K-12 schools called WeatherBug Achieve; and WeatherBug Professional Services, which uses the company's unique weather network and software to provide high-value solutions for vertical industries such as energy, transportation, and first response. WeatherBug is a brand of AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. (aws.com). ### * comScore Media Metrix Daily Unique Visitor custom report. Contacts: Lesley Weiner
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