GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 24, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- HumWare Media Corporation (Pink Sheets:HMWM) is pleased to announce that it is a finalist for two of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association's (FSTA) 2006 Top Industry Awards. Other finalists for the Best in Innovation include CBS Sportsline.com, Mobile ESPN, Fantasy Football Mobile Lineup Analyzer, FantasyAuctioneer.com, NBX, and Fantasy Sports & Mathematics.
HumWare Media's Loser Challenge is also a Finalist for the Top Unique Contest category along with NBX, NFL Loser Challenge, ESPN -- Mortensen Challenge, and Major League Lacrosse Challenge. The award will be presented to the company with the most innovative new design or technology innovation on August 30th, 2006 at the FSTA's Award Banquet in Las Vegas, Nevada.
HumWare's Fantasy Online Sports division has created and operated various online fantasy contests over the last ten years. In that time, more than 250,000 people have participated. With games in football, baseball, basketball, auto racing, hockey, golf, and unique single-event contests, the Company has been able to capitalize on the fantasy sports market.
"We are honored to be named as a finalist for two of the top Fantasy Sports Trade Associations industry awards and to be competing with the most recognizable names in the Fantasy Sports industry," stated John Huemoeller, CEO of HumWare Media Corporation.
About FSTA:
The Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) was founded in the late 1990s to provide a forum for interaction between hundreds of existing and emerging companies in a unique and growing fantasy sports industry. We serve the small, the large, the entrepreneurs, and the corporations. We serve the pioneers that invested in and grew the industry in the 1980s and 1990s. And we serve the visionaries, innovators, investors, advertisers, and sponsors that would like to network and learn more about the exciting fantasy sports industry. www.fsta.org
About HumWare Media Corporation:
HumWare Media Corporation (Pink Sheets:HMWM) is an emerging out-of-home "new media" advertising company operating the Boondoggle Sports Network (BSN). BSN delivers interactive sports trivia and fantasy sports entertainment to the hospitality industry (bars, restaurants, golf courses, health clubs, and hotels). The Company also operates unique fantasy sports contests and sells sports memorabilia through its wholly owned subsidiary Timeless Sports Inc.
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