Varsity Networks Joins Forces with Brightroom, Inc.

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VARSITY NETWORKS JOINS FORCES WITH BRIGHTROOM

Varsity Networks, Inc., maker of TeamAssist, the premier online communication tool for high school and youth athletic programs, has joined forces with Brightroom, Inc., the leader in web-enabled event photography.

Brightroom, located in Emeryville, California, specializes in web-enabled sport and corporate event photography. Brightroom's proprietary system for digitally organizing and hosting event images for participants to view, share and purchase online, can now be accessed from all TeamAssist websites. By using digital technology and the Internet to streamline event photography, community members of TeamAssist websites can view photos after the sporting event in a matter of hours, decreasing the time between when a photo is captured and when it can be viewed, shared and purchased.

Varsity Networks is thrilled to offer this service to its TeamAssist users. "Now with Brightroom, we can offer meaningful, high quality photos to our members with just a click of the mouse", says Paul Bauersfeld, founder and CEO of Varsity Networks. Bauersfeld also adds that when sporting event photos are purchased directly from a team website, the individual sports organization receives a percentage of the proceeds, making it a win-win partnership for all.

About Varsity Networks, Inc.
Founded in 2002, and located in Hartsdale, New York, Varsity Networks (VN) is a full-service Internet company dedicated to solving the administration and communication challenges facing today's high school and college sports organizations. Varsity Networks' TeamAssist sports website services provide a single web based location for disseminating important team information such as announcements, schedule changes, or game results, maximizing benefits for both administrators and players. A TeamAssist website can be maintained by coaches or program directors with no specialized web training. These tools provide customers with easy to use, reliable, and affordable means to automate common critical functions of running a successful sports program. Designed with the input of athletic directors, coaches, players, parents and fans, TeamAssist websites are enhancing athletic programs nationwide.

About brightroom, Inc.
Located in Emeryville, California, brightroom specializes in web-enabled event photography. Focusing on sports and corporate events, brightroom has developed a proprietary system for digitally organizing and hosting event images for participants to view, share and purchase at its site, www.brightroom.com. By using digital technology and the Internet to streamline event photography, brightroom allows the participants to view their photo after a corporate or sporting event in a matter of hours, decreasing the time between when a photo is captured and when it can be viewed, shared and purchased. brightroom maximizes marketing opportunities for the photographer and/or corporate sponsor. Their proprietary technology reduces costs, eliminates administrative headaches, and increases profits for corporate sponsors and photographers. Events using the brightroom solution enhance the participants' experience while providing co-promotional opportunities.