RainedOut is a Finalist for 2011 Soccer Product of the Year

LEESBURG, Va., Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnilert®, LLC, maker of RainedOut™, the leading provider of event and group communication services, announced today that RainedOut is a finalist for the 2011 Soccer Product of the Year Awards, known as the SPY Awards, hosted by TopDrawerSoccer.com. The FREE+ text alert service is nominated in the "Web Application" category. The 2011 SPY Awards recognize all the best products and services that make up the soccer scene. The winner will be determined by the people's vote.

"We are excited to recognize the fantastic soccer innovation made this year by RainedOut! It is cutting-edge products like this that are helping take soccer, and sports, to the next level in the United States," said Max Boigon, vice president of operations at TopDrawerSoccer.com.

"We are honored to be recognized as a Finalist for a SPY Award from TopDrawerSoccer.com," said Jim Fitzmaurice, director of user development for RainedOut. "We have worked very hard to build a great service that truly helps the soccer community improve league communication."

How to Vote for RainedOut

The voting begins Thursday, December 2 and ends on January 13th, 2011. You may vote for your product using Facebook's "Like" and/or TopDrawerSoccer.com's "Vote" (free registration). All voting will take place at www.topdrawersoccer.com/spy-voting. To vote via Facebook, all you have to do is click "Like". To vote via TopDrawerSoccer.com, all you have to do is click "Vote". You may vote for RainedOut two times if using both the "Like" and the "Vote" methods. The finalist with the most total likes and votes in the Web Application category will win the 2011 SPY Award.

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About RainedOut

Established in 2004 and used by 1,000s of organizations, award-winning RainedOut is the leading event and group communication service. This FREE+, sponsor-supported service enables non-technical people to send instant alerts to the entire community for improved communication. It is used to cancel events, give directions, recruit volunteers, send reminders, and much more. As a cloud-based service, messages can initiate from a net-connected PC or from the field using a standard cell phone. Through one simple interface, RainedOut instantly and simultaneously broadcasts alerts to subscribers' mobile phones (via SMS text message) and e-mail accounts, and to the organizations' own Web pages, RainedOut Page, Facebook Page, and Twitter Account. To learn more, visit www.RainedOut.com.

About Omnilert

Omnilert, LLC develops intuitive communication technologies that help communities stay safe and connected. The company's flagship service is a Tier-1 unified mass notification system that enables a single person to communicate timely information to thousands of people anywhere, anytime, on any device or service. The award-winning company's 3,000 clients include the U.S. Army, Bayer, Mazda, sanofi-aventis, Arizona State University, Penn State, Marine Corps Marathon, YMCA, American Red Cross, and UNICEF. Omnilert solutions are sold under the brand names e2Campus, Amerilert, and RainedOut. The privately held company is headquartered in Leesburg, Va., and at www.omnilert.com online.

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