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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 > October 19, 2005 Release WeatherBug® Streams Live Weather Conditions, Forecasts, News Stories and Community Photos via RSS Addressing the Needs of the News Hungry World, WeatherBug Data Now Available via Really Simple Syndication Germantown, MD — October 19, 2005 — WeatherBug, the leading provider of live, local weather information services, today announced the immediate availability of its neighborhood-level information via Really Simple Syndication (RSS). Accessible via any RSS reader such as Newsburst, Pluck, Rojo and others, users are now able to tap into the world’s largest exclusive network of weather stations to receive:
“RSS has become increasingly popular, and now millions of users use one of the many excellent RSS readers to pull the very information they seek in real-time,” said Chris McCown, VP of Product at WeatherBug. “We alone have live weather conditions from precisely where Americans actually live and work, so we felt the need to ensure that our data is available through this new, powerful channel.” Subscribe to WeatherBug RSS feeds at rss.weatherbug.com. WeatherBug, available at WeatherBug.com, had 17 million unique visitors in September 2005 and is ranked the #1 news and information site, and as a top 10 Internet property in daily reach and loyalty, according to comScore Media Metrix. WeatherBug offers a variety of ways for consumer and business users to access the rich proprietary weather information gathered from its exclusive WeatherBug Network of 8,000 live WeatherBug Tracking Stations and more than 1,000 WeatherBug cameras. This includes free and premium versions of its downloadable software application, WeatherBug, the WeatherBug website, mobile devices and on-air programs through 100 local TV stations. About WeatherBug®WeatherBug (www.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 exclusive weather network, which has over 8,000 live WeatherBug Tracking Stations and more than 1,000 cameras that generate neighborhood level reports every second versus other weather providers whose data is up to an hour or more old. This network powers various products and services, including: WeatherBug, the number one weather Internet application, with over 60 million downloads, that 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. www.aws.com. # # # Press Contacts:Alyce Menton Debra Eisenberg
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