Geary Interactive Recognized with International Awards.

Business Editors

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2002

Geary Interactive, an Internet-based marketing and development agency with offices in San Diego and Las Vegas, recently added two international victories to their list of accomplishments.

Geary Interactive received the Creative Excellence Award during the 2002 International Web Page Awards for gearycompany.com. The largest international forum of web site designers on the Internet, Wired Magazine rated this award one of the top five Internet awards in the world.

Geary Interactive was an Absolute Excellence in Electronic Media Award Winner for gearycompany.com and was a finalist for startrekexp.com. The 4th Annual AXIEM Awards International Competition had 1,439 entries from all 50 states, Australia, Canada, Russia and the United Kingdom. The AXIEM Awards is an international awards program created to honor those who produce the very best in all forms of electronic media.

Overall the company has won top awards in five competitions over the last months including:

-- Western Region 2002 Addy Award

-- Creative Excellence Award during the 2002 International Web Page Awards

-- Absolute Excellence Award during the 2002 International AXIEM Awards

-- Two Gold AMY Awards in electronic media during the 2002 San Diego Marketer of the Year Awards

-- Two Gold Awards during the 2002 Las Vegas AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) awards

Locally, the firm was recently recognized by The San Diego American Marketing Association with two gold 2002 AMY Awards. The American Marketer of the Year Awards annually recognize outstanding marketing accomplishments of local San Diego companies or individuals.

Geary Interactive took top honors for Best Internet Site in the Business to Business category for The Geary Company website, gearycompany.com. The site features the innovative use of flash animation technology, quick time gallery and streaming audio and video.

They were also recognized for their outstanding design work and multimedia skills found at startrekexp.com with a Best Internet site, Business to Consumer, Gold AMY Award. The site offers a cinematic experience and is the first Star Trek site ever built using flash technology as a core element to both educate and entertain fans globally about the one-of-a-kind Star Trek -- The Experience.

The firm was recently recognized with two gold awards at the annual 2002 American Institute of Graphic Arts Peep Show at the Guggenheim Museum in Las Vegas. The firm swept the competition in both web-based categories. AIGA is the oldest and largest professional association serving designers in the United States and has been conducting design competitions since 1922.

Geary Interactive was awarded the gold in the category of Interactive Website for their development of the Sahara Hotel and Casino History Timeline at www.saharahistory.com. The first-of-its-kind site allows locals and visitors from around the globe the opportunity to enjoy and interact with Las Vegas' rich and colorful history as part of the year-long celebration of the Sahara's 50th Anniversary.

One of the hottest aspects of the site is the ability to tour each of the past five decades in a setting that includes hidden elements for users to explore. Site visitors are able to submit their own Sahara experiences and be a part of the history themselves. Other elements allow users the opportunity to experience Sahara's historical stories, images and audio voice-overs, as well as witness Flash scripting technology. Geary Interactive built the site in a scalable fashion to allow the Sahara Hotel and Casino to grow and add content frequently, keeping it fresh and up-to-date.

Top honors in the AIGA Best Web Site Design went to Geary Interactive for the second year in a row. The firm was recognized for its development of Star Trek -- The Experience's website, startrekexp.com.

Geary Interactive garnered a Western Region 2002 Addy Award for gearycompany.com. With 60,000 entries, the ADDY Awards are the largest advertising competition. The local winners proceed to 14 regional competitions, and those winners proceed to the national finals.

Geary Interactive is an award winning full-service interactive agency with services in Web and multimedia design, marketing and programming. The company is an independent division of the Las Vegas-based Geary Company, a full-service advertising agency established in 1969. Geary Interactive has headquarters in San Diego, with an office in Las Vegas. Geary Interactive has helped brands such as Paramount Parks, Sahara Hotel and Casino, University of Phoenix and Southwestern Bell receive the highest returns for online initiatives. For more information on Geary Interactive, log onto www.gearyi.com.