HENDERSON, Nev., June 16, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sports Alumni, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SPNI) announced today the official launch of their first sports alumni microsite, www.americanfootballalumni.com. This site is the preliminary sign up site for their first of many sports alumni sites the Company plans to launch this year. The main member site launch is expected early July 2005 with a $30 million media blitz to follow this fall. "We are very pleased to have Ai Software Solutions as our software development and web hosting partner as they are clearly one of the top companies in this industry and can fully support our expected rapid growth. They have integrated seamlessly with our organization and made development a snap," stated Sports Alumni's President Matthew Totty.
Ai Software Solutions has more than 45 years experience in meeting clients' business technology and data processing needs. Their track record of successful solutions to real-world business challenges began in 1957. Started as a technology service provider, they have evolved into an industry vertical applications provider for the AAA Automobile Club industry - a relationship that continues to this day. They are also a long-standing Oracle and HP business partner.
"American Football Alumni (www.americanfootballalumni.com) is not just a website, but a football culture," stated CEO Stephen White. "We developed the company to provide a vehicle for Players and Coaches from High School, College and Pro, to reunite and relive the passion of football along with addressing the issues facing the sport today. The most exciting part about it, according to our former professional football members, is the ability to find all the guys they played high school ball with."
Sports Alumni will also be marketing Football Fest 2006 this fall, a grand event planned in Las Vegas, June 2006, where they expect attendance of over 150,000 former players and coaches. "We have everything imaginable planned for this event and we're really excited for this to be THE football event in the country to attend each year. It's a chance for our members to rub elbows with football's greats and just have a good time. If you lived it, you're one of us," stated Mr. Totty.
About Sports Alumni, Inc.
Sports Alumni, Inc., dba American Football Alumni ("AFA"), is a member based corporation who's membership is composed of former high school varsity, collegiate and professional football players and coaches. American Football Alumni is a formulation of a fraternal group of individuals, sharing a common bond, whose foundation is based upon an intangible passion for football and all that it means to have played and lived it. Member benefits include: Reconnecting with Friends, Coaches and Teammates, Vote in National and Regional Polls, Enhance your Business with AFAxchange Opportunities, Participate in Celebrity Events, Golf Tourneys and other Events.
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