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Compete-At Launches Online Registration Race Management Module for Running and Multisport Events BETHESDA, MD.– October 24, 2008 –Compete-At, the leading innovator of online registration and event management solutions for the sports industry, today announced the release of the running and multisport modules of the widely adopted Event Manager platform. Event Manager is a turnkey event management and online registration solution used globally by clubs, event organizers and associations. Race organizers will benefit from a comprehensive solution to manage small community "fun runs" as well as larger events such as marathons and triathlons. Compete-At also announces that Nimrod Sports has signed on to use the Event Manager online registration solution and web content management system for 18 events including both running and multisport events. Compete-At's Event Management platform will assist clubs and organizations by reducing the time it takes to perform many routine administrative tasks. The running and multisport modules have been designed to simplify both the sign up and event management processes and are tailored to meet the specific needs of races and multisport. "Over the past month, we have invited a wide range of race directors from all regions to view a pre-release of the product and the response has been tremendous" says Dave Cook, Director of Market Development for Compete-At. Dave continues, "The message we're receiving is very clear. They've been shackled to solutions that provide little more than credit card processing for years, and are embracing our holistic approach that gives them not only the online registration piece, but also a complete event and club website with photo galleries, online stores, message boards and a powerful email notification engine." Event Manager provides a comprehensive platform to run events from initial planning to website creation and results posting. Race directors have the opportunity to utilize all features of Event Manager in one complete package without additional costs. Event and club websites can be customized with point-and-click page editing and are free of advertising and other undesirable solicitations. The website can be branded to have the look and feel of the organization or club running the event as well as establish dedicated pages for sponsors, the history of the event and more. Additionally, Event Manager includes complete photo galleries that can be populated by administrators, race participants, registered users or any combination of the above. Early adopters in the pre-release program include Nimrod Sports, which organizes RUN Auckland, the fastest growing running event in New Zealand. "Creating our first event was a simple process," explains Dion Jelley, Director of Nimrod Sports. "We plan to expand and manage a total of 18 events under the RUN Auckland series in 2008. Once we saw a demo of Event Manager it was a simple decision to migrate not only our running events, but also our multisport events to the Compete-At platform. Event Manager provides an ideal system for our online entry and website management needs." Collecting the correct entrant data is a crucial component of online event management and underscores the fundamental difference between Event Manager and other platforms on the market today. Event Manager eliminates the guesswork out of the setup process by providing a library of turnkey forms backed by a robust relational database. This ensures data integrity between events as well as enables the necessary knowledge transfer between events that often suffers due to staff and volunteer turnover each year. The new modules are now open for public registration and interested race organizers can register and demo the system at www.Compete-At.com">www.Compete-At.com Event Manger Key Differentiators
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