ANKENY, Iowa. (2/12/2002) - theSideline.com, a leading provider of sports tournament pool and contest software, today announced that the Chicago Daily Herald will use Turbo Tourney Contest Server to host their upcoming March Madness contest. "The Daily Herald was looking for a turnkey solution to hosting their web contest and didn't want the hassle of building and maintaining it themselves.," said Doug Kolpek, President, theSideline.com. "The Turbo Tourney Contest Server product was a perfect match for what they
wanted to accomplish with their contest and lets them focus on what they do best."

"It really is a perfect solution for us," said Eric Best, Chicago Daily Herald Interactive Sales & Marketing Manager. "We're able to have a first class Web contest without the typical down time faced with development.
We've been able to turn our attention toward revenue generation vs. development time."

Turbo Tourney Contest Server is a complete hosting solution designed for businesses looking to leverage the popularity of sporting events with the ability to run their own customized web-based sports contest. An ideal solution for newspapers, television stations, radio stations and general businesses who want to run a sports contest but don't want the hassle of setting one up.

About theSideline.com, Inc.
theSideline.com, Inc. is the premier provider of tournament pool contest management systems for individuals and businesses. The company has redefined the way tournament contests are managed by introducing technology that makes it easy to run a variety of tournament contests. The company has helped thousands of contest managers and web site content providers make the task of running tournament pool contest quick and easy. theSideline.com is based in Ankeny, Iowa. For more information, visit www.thesideline.com.

About the Chicago Daily Herald
The Chicago Daily Herald is the 3rd largest newspaper in Illinois serving the suburban Chicago market. The newspaper owns and operates www.dailyherald.com serving over 3.5 million pages monthly. The Chicago
Daily Herald is based in Arlington Heights, IL with regional offices in St. Charles, Lisle, Elgin & Vernon Hills.

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