AuntMinnie.com Surpasses One Million Page Views Per Month; Website Enrollment Exceeds 20,000 Registered Users.Business Editors SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000 AuntMinnie.com(TM), one of the fastest growing online communities for radiology professionals worldwide, today announced it surpassed one million unique page-views on a trailing 30-day basis. AuntMinnie.com's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Dr. Phillip Berman, commented, "AuntMinnie.com has grown dramatically since its launch on November 30, 1999, and has greatly exceeded our traffic expectations." Dr. Berman noted that in addition to crossing the one million page-view mark, AuntMinnie.com now: - Has over 20,000 registered users; - Averages new user registrations of almost 100 per day; - Hosts approximately 2,500 visitors daily; - Circulates over 130,000 opt-in e-mail newsletters per month; - Is growing its registered user base by approximately 14% per month. Dr. Berman also revealed that a recent poll conducted by AuntMinnie.com showed that respondents who were radiologists said they spent about 33% of all their Internet surfing time and almost 60% of their radiology-specific Internet time In the early days of the public Internet, Internet time referred to the breakneck speed with which companies scrambled to gain traffic and market share on the Web. A new business could come and go within a matter of weeks. on AuntMinnie.com. "Equally impressive are the statistics regarding time spent on AuntMinnie.com versus print publications. The radiologists responding to our survey said they devote 3.2 hours per month to AuntMinnie.com compared to 1.5 hours per month reading trade journals. These radiologists also told us that they spend nearly 75% the amount of time on AuntMinnie.com as they do on peer-reviewed journals peer-reviewed journal Refereed journal Academia A professional journal that only publishes articles subjected to a rigorous peer validity review process. Cf Throwaway journal. . "In just nine months, we have established AuntMinnie.com as the pre-eminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae online provider in our vertical market, as our web metrics attest To solemnly declare verbally or in writing that a particular document or testimony about an event is a true and accurate representation of the facts; to bear witness to. To formally certify by a signature that the signer has been present at the execution of a particular writing so as . As a measure of the value we deliver and our brand recognition, twice as many new users are now registering because of a recommendation or referral from a friend rather than as a result of a print or online banner advertisement," stated Dr. Berman. Dr. Berman concluded, "We believe the rapidly growing traffic and user registrations on AuntMinnie.com validate that original content, as well as a bundle of vertical services offered, make AuntMinnie a preferred destination on the Internet for the world-wide radiology community. Recently added features such as our Employment Classified Ads, Frontiers in Ultrasound(SM) and Radiology IQ(SM) are providing AuntMinnie.com with increasing traffic, a larger user base and growing page views. Going forward, we will continue to seek additional sponsors, strategic partners and service providers to bring even more value to AuntMinnie.com's users." AuntMinnie.com is a premier online information, transaction and education site for all individuals affiliated with the diagnostic imaging market. Rich in timely, original content and customer-centered products and services, AuntMinnie.com is intended to enhance the professional lives of its members through interaction, participation, exchange and commerce. AuntMinnie.com is a majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of Lumisys, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : LUMI). Additional information on AuntMinnie.com is available at www.auntminnie.com. This news release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from those forward looking statements, including competition from other Internet sites, market acceptance by the radiology community and those risks detailed from time to time in Lumisys' reports filed with the SEC, including the quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the period ended June 30, 2000. AuntMinnie.com is a trademark of AuntMinnie.com, Inc. |
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