PRESS RELEASE Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Politics, Advertising Industry, Internet, Election 2004, NY Business News RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie Gets Animated Historical Unveiling of Audio Blog Technology During GOP Convention NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - August 31, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- ElectionMall Technologies, Inc. (www.electionmall.com), a non-partisan company, and Oddcast Media Technologies announced today the launch of an Ed Gillespie audio blog on the RNC Website (www.gop.com). This application will communicate Republican National Convention updates and party messages through their new product Campaign Pal, the industry-leading technology which features an online animated character who will talk to users live on the website. "This technology is a proven communication tool in the consumer and business to business worlds. We are excited to bring it into the political realm and anticipate an increase in site traffic, contributions and click through rates because of the Ed Gillespie talking likeness," stated Ravi Singh, CEO of ElectionMall Technologies. "With the availability of a package deal on this application, we expect to see more politicians using virtual characters to help target the key youth vote for Election 2004 and deliver key messages for both national and local campaigns." The RNC is the first client to use the application. Thousands of political web users are listening to the Chairman's messages directly from the website during the convention with no need of any special software. According to recent Stanford University research, people have increased trust in information presented through character-guided interactions. This is significant for the RNC, which expects over one million daily visitors to its Web site to gather important campaign information. Oddcast CEO Adi Sideman states he is "certain VHost products will help candidates increase online contributions, awareness and web traffic." Online campaign and elections expert, CEO Ravi Singh, will be available for live interviews during the RNC convention. To schedule, contact Nicole Brinck: Nicole@electionmall.com. About ElectionMall Technologies, Inc. Founded by Ravi Singh in 1999 and funded by Microsoft executive George Spix, ElectionMall Technologies, Inc. (www.electionmall.com) offers technologies to help candidates win elections. Singh, an expert in online campaigns, was recently named one of the "five new powerbrokers whose sites and bytes may well influence how you cast your ballot come November," USA Today Magazine. ElectionMall Technologies is a non-partisan company that has offices in Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles. Products like eAbsenteeBallot.com and eYardsigns.com are being utilized by both major political parties during Election 2004. About Oddcast Founded in 1999, Oddcast (www.oddcast.com) develops and distributes conversational character software products. Oddcast's core technology, the VHost(tm) Platform, enables companies to improve business results by bringing web and wireless content to life through conversational agents. The Oddcast VHost(tm) platform is the industry-leading solution for enhancing online communication with intelligent, conversational characters that can deliver information and respond dynamically to customer queries. All of Oddcast's products are Web-based and ASP-hosted and can be delivered to any device even in low-bandwidth environments - PCs, CD-ROMs and mobile devices. The company serves over 1,800 customers, including Coca-Cola, Gillette, Nextel, Verizon, L'Oreal, Holiday Inn, Viacom, Burger King and Chevrolet. Media Contacts: Dana Dickey Of ElectionMall Technologies, Inc. Dana@electionmall.com +1-202-315-6436 Michael Volpatt Of Larkin/Volpatt Communications Michael@larkinvolpatt.com +1-631-597-6892 # # # [ source of news = ElectionMall Technologies, Inc. ] ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2004/pr04-083105-electionrnc.txt http://www.send2press.com/2archivePDF/pr04-083105-electionrnc.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT NOTE TO MEDIA: to reach the organization releasing this news, please contact: Dana@electionmall.com (media only) If used for publication, please send specimen copy. ----------------------------------------------------------------- S2PR-NB PROMO / 5C / NY + CA / New York City, N.Y. / USA / English Copr. (c) 2004 Send2Press Newswire. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization, who is solely responsible for accuracy of content, by Send2Press(TM), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com [www.NYnetwire.com] references: ----------- ElectionMall.com, Election 2004, GOP, Ravi Singh, Online Politics, Campaign Pal, George W Bush, Internet Elections, GOP.com