KTSM-TV El Paso Texas and AWS Convergence Technologies

Team to Deliver Live Neighborhood Weather Broadcasts

Gaithersburg, MD, February 26, 2002 - AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc., which owns and operates the largest weather network in the world, today announced that KTSM-TV (NewsChannel 9) El Paso, Texas will join its WeatherNet program.

Under the terms of the exclusive agreement, NewsChannel 9 will join the WeatherNet program under the name WeatherZone, and will incorporate into its broadcasts real-time weather data and images from five WeatherNet Weather Stations and one WeatherNet Camera that it has deployed around the metro area.  Each WeatherNet Weather Station is equipped with technology that will enable NewsChannel to provide viewers with unparalleled real-time conditions on-air and online through NewsChannel 9’s web site and a custom version of WeatherBug.

Also as part of their alliance, NewsChannel 9 will donate three more weather stations for use into area schools.  With an emphasis on furthering technology in the classroom, NewsChannel 9 will work closely with local schools to provide training information on how to incorporate WeatherZone into science, math and computer curriculums.

“The most attractive aspect of WeatherZone is its diverse application as an educational tool, an on-air tool and an internet tool to help create community identity through the weather. There's something great about waking up in the morning and knowing what it's like just up the street, rather than 20 miles away-- and having that information at your fingertips,” said NewsChannel 9 Director, Eric Pearson.

“The market exclusivity of WeatherZone gives NewsChannel 9 the unique ability to provide our viewers with the most up-to-date, live, local weather data in the region. As a result, WeatherZone has positively influenced our Web site traffic, ratings and relationship with the community,” commented Chief Meteorologist Chuck DeBroder.

About AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.

AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. (www.aws.com) owns and operates the largest network of weather stations in the world.   This real-time network gathers comprehensive, up-to-the-second weather information from more than 5,000 communities and powers the company's various products and services, including: WeatherBug(tm), an online weather service that provides live neighborhood conditions to more than seven million PC users; WeatherNet for Broadcast, which delivers real-time weather information to more than 80 million US households through partnerships with 105 local television stations; WeatherNet for Education, which provides engaging weather information and educational tools to schools and colleges, including an innovative set of online lesson plans and software called WeatherNet Classroom; and AWS Data Services which uses AWS' unique weather network and software to provide high-value solutions for vertical industries such as energy, retail, and transportation.

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