PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 28, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Children's Internet, Inc. (OTCBB:CITC), marketers of the product ranked by PC Magazine as Editors' Choice and number one in the category of "Kids' Browsers and Services", announced today that it had accepted an invitation to join the Washington D.C. based Minority Business RoundTable (MBRT). The MBRT, the nation's foremost voice for facilitating the growth of minority owned and/or managed enterprises, is charged with shaping government policy affecting this large and rapidly growing sector.
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"We are honored by this invitation and we are excited to be joining this esteemed and powerful organization," said Sholeh Hamedani, Chief Executive Officer of The Children's Internet, Inc. "Membership gives us visibility in Washington D.C. at a time when legislation addressing the safety of children using the Internet is making its way through committees in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. We expect to be very active in voicing our views and generating awareness of The Children's Internet(r) in our nation's capital."
"As minority households in the U.S. continue to rapidly fuel population growth, our children are at risk with declining education standards and achievement," said Roger A. Campos, CEO of the Minority Business RoundTable and a member of the board of directors of The Children's Internet, Inc. "Technological innovations are what make America superior in the world, and minority businesses such as The Children's Internet are showing us the way."
Ms. Hamedani continued, "Roger Campos has been a trusted and loyal supporter of The Children's Internet for years. Many years ago he and my father Nasser found a common interest in providing a better life experience for our nation's children. As they became better acquainted, they grew to believe they could actually make a difference in the lives of our youth, and it is a testimony to their dedication that we now stand ready to deliver The Children's Internet. Having Roger on our board of directors is indeed fortuitous, as he has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to open the right doors in Washington. Now that we are approaching our launch, his activities will be invaluable."
"From our perspective, the MBRT is one of the most important organizations that can actually influence policy as our nation pursues solutions to the looming talent gap facing the United States," added Ms. Hamedani. "As, for instance, Asian countries dedicate more energy to the learning process than the United States, we must look for systemic solutions that create not only a safe environment for our children, but that also deliver powerful learning programs while actually making it fun, and therefore enticing, for a child to learn. Our technology delivers not only that safe environment, but also the tools for a dynamic, results-oriented learning experience."
About The Children's Internet, Inc.
The Children's Internet, Inc., http://www.thechildrensinternet.com, is the exclusive marketer and distributor of The Children's Internet(r) membership based service, created just for kids. The Children's Internet is the most comprehensive, secure Internet service and "educational super portal" specifically designed for children, pre-school to junior high, providing them with SAFE, real time access to the World Wide Web; access to millions of the best pre-selected, pre-approved educational and entertaining web pages accessed through a secure search engine.
The Children's Internet provides a child with the tools they need to succeed in life; a rich array of easy to use applications, including secure e-mail, search engine, homework help, games, news, learning activities and virtually limitless educational resources all within its safe, protected online community! The product is not simply a filtering or monitoring product that studies have found fail 1 out of 5 times. It is unique from all other services because it is protected by the proprietary, patent pending security software, SafeZone Technology(r), which offers unprecedented security against Internet dangers, predators and crude, inappropriate content.
About The Minority Business RoundTable:
The Minority Business RoundTable is a membership organization for CEOs of the nation's leading African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, Native-American and other minority-owned businesses. Its members analyze and help formulate effective public policies that impact minority-owned business. MBRT firms earned gross sales from $53 million to more than $5 billion per company, and these firms each employ between 80 and 4,000 people. MBRT represents the first formal opportunity for CEOs of large minority-owned firms to collectively address issues of common concern to them as employers, profitable organizations, and active corporate citizens. Coming together in such an organization strengthens their ability to develop and influence critical public policies.
The Minority Business RoundTable is proud to have the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of the country's leading corporations, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Small Business, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies as strategic partners. For more information on the Minority Business RoundTable, please visit www.mbrt.net.
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