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Personal Wedding Websites Cater to Massive Holiday Engagement Market

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:00:00 PST

San Jose, California (IPRWIRE) Thur, December 6th -- WedShare.com (http://www.wedshare.com) states that new high-tech trends in wedding planning are on the rise, from online RSVPs to guest address books that build and update themselves. And winter, surprisingly enough, is big high-tech wedding time.

You might not realize it, but December is a hot wedding month in general. While sunshiney months like April and June reign supreme, December is not far behind. But what makes December so big in terms of the Big Day is not actually the number of weddings it hosts; it's the number of new engagements. The majority of all wedding proposals--about 75%, in fact--happen over the holidays. And when today's couples get engaged, one of the first things they do after popping the questions (and getting the "yes!") is popping onto the web.

What are couples looking for?

"Everything," says Jason Melendez, president of WedShare.com, an online wedding website and planning tools company. "Most just want to know where to start. The online bridal market is huge: couples find venues, DJs, cakes, caterers; you name it. Wedding planning takes a lot of research, and the web is research central."

WedShare.com provides one of the first things couples today look for: a personal wedding website, the home base from which to launch their planning. But WedShare.com doesn't build the wedding website for them...it provides a service that lets couples build their own and give it whatever address they like: JohnAndJane.com, for example.

Today's tech has much to offer the busy 21st-century engaged couple. There is a lot of information management when it comes to guest lists, seating charts, meal preferences, and so forth. Communication is crucial between vendors, the bridal party, and the couple themselves. All-inclusive wedding planning services that a company such as WedShare.com provides can count significantly towards making the planning experience fun and enjoyable, rather than hectic and stressed.

Laine and Dave of Seattle, Washington, say "Wedshare has been a lifesaver! We use it to keep all of our friends and family informed of plans and events. We have invited guests from all over the country and we can keep in touch so easily. Our vendors and wedding planner love it too! This was the first and best decision we made around our wedding."

Business is growing so fast, in fact, that WedShare.com is announcing significant overhauls and upgrades to its hardware network and its offered features. To meet the demands of its rising membership base, prices will also be increasing. But to accommodate the large number of holiday engagements, WedShare.com will hold off on the price upgrade until January and offer a low price promotion through December.

For more information, visit: http://www.wedshare.com to learn more.

About WedShare.com:
WedShare.com (http://www.wedshare.com) was founded in 2004 by Crystal and Jason Melendez, online wedding planning experts, married couple, and authors of "e-Plan Your Wedding: How to Save Time and Money with Today's Best Online Resources". Since its founding, WedShare.com has become a leading planning resource and top personal wedding website provider. The company is based in California's Silicon Valley and has an international client base that stretches across the globe. Its goal is to enable anyone to create their own unique personal wedding website, and to use the latest technology to streamline the many planning details with ease and confidence.

( An http://IPRWire.com Press Release )

Contact Info:

Name: Crystal Melendez
Address: 123 E. San Carlos St. #113
City: San Jose
State: California
Country: USA
Zip: 95112

Web Address: http://www.wedshare.com
Business Blog: http://iblogit.com/wedshare
Phone: 408-404-5225

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Wedding Website Provider WedShare.com Announces New Music Capabilities

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PST

San Jose, California (IPRWIRE) Sat, October 13th, 2007 -- WedShare.com (http://www.wedshare.com) announces the unveiling of a brand new wedding website audio feature that will make sharing your wedding planning experience over the web more vivid than ever!

Now, visitors to a couple's wedding website can hear their favorite and most meaningful musical selections, played in sequence and accompanied by notes that scroll in a customized music player. WedShare.com clients have a variety of options to choose from in implementing this new facet of their online wedding planning showcase, including how they want the music controls displayed and what their personal messages should be for each song. Music can be uploaded in MP3 format, and multiple songs can play in sequence.

"We needed a website that allowed us to upload music that George had written himself," say WedShare.com clients Kelli and George of Atlanta, Georgia. "We had hoped for the capability of the site to automatically play the music and load more than one song. [WedShare.com] upgraded the music capabilities to do just that! Our coworkers, friends, and family love our website. We even added a D.J. request box for a little fun."

Wedding websites are quickly becoming a must-have wedding planning tool, and for good reason. They allow couples to post easy-to-find registries, online RSVP's, maps and directions, and many more timesavers geared towards enabling the planning couple to cut down on the stress load and have more fun. WedShare.com, a Silicon Valley company founded in 2004, provides a service that lets engaged couples create their very own professional wedding website without any technical know-how. The websites can be live and online in minutes, and now they can sport your own personal jukebox as well as showcase your photos and videos. "Music is almost always an important aspect of a couple's relationship," says WedShare.com CEO Crystal Melendez. "Think about how large a role music plays in a wedding celebration, and in our lives in general. We wanted to allow this life soundtrack to take center stage in our clients' websites, in an innovative, fun, and exciting way. People are going to love the new music capabilities of their wedding websites, and so will their friends and family."

For more information, visit http://www.wedshare.com

About Wed Share:
WedShare.com was founded in 2004 by Crystal and Jason Melendez, online wedding planning experts, married couple, and authors of "e-Plan Your Wedding: How to Save Time and Money with Today's Best Online Resources ". Since its founding, WedShare.com has become a leading planning resource and top personal wedding website provider. The company is based in California's Silicon Valley and has an international client base that stretches across the globe. Its goal is to enable anyone to create their own unique personal wedding website, and to use the latest technology to streamline the many planning details with ease and confidence.

( An http://IPRWire.com Press Release )

Contact Info:

Name: Crystal Melendez
Address: 123 E. San Carlos St. #113
City: San Jose
State: California
Country: United States
Zip: 95112

Web Address: http://www.wedshare.com
Business Blog: http://iblogit.com/wedshare
Phone: 408-404-5225

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Wedding Website Provider WedShare.com Partners with Couture Wedding Stationery Designer

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PST

San Jose, CA (IPRWIRE) Thu, August 9th, 2007 – WedShare.com (http://www.wedshare.com) is announcing a partnership with online couture wedding stationer Custom Invites (http://www.custominvites.ca). Soon, couples who purchase invitations for their wedding from Custom Invites will receive a complimentary wedding website from WedShare.com. Additional cross-promotion of both online wedding companies is also in the works.

The popularity of personal wedding websites is increasing rapidly, and with good reason. With easy to find gift registries, maps, directions, online RSVPs, and even guest address books that build and update themselves, a wedding website can save time, hassle, and make the planning experience a lot more fun. WedShare.com offers a service that lets couples create their own wedding website and have it online in minutes, without any tech experience at all. Soon couples can have all of that convenience for free right when they purchase their invitations.

“I think clients will find it to be a huge value-add,” says Custom Invites creative director Lauren Laba. “Not many other invitation/website vendors are offering special packages like this, so from a brand and visibility standpoint, I hope that this benefits both of our businesses not only in the coming months, but down the road as well.”

Custom Invites focuses on the design of couture wedding stationery. All of their designs are unique and produced solely in-house, not sold to mass distributors or purchased from out-sourced design firms. Their website allows couples to build their very own custom design right online.

“We’re always looking for unique, creative, and innovative online services that we can work together with to provide continually higher value to today’s brides and grooms,” says Jason Melendez, president and co-founder of WedShare.com. “Getting your own custom, beautiful wedding website right along with your custom, beautiful invitations is a fantastic convenience and value for anyone planning a wedding.”

For more information visit: http://www.wedshare.com

About Wed Share:
WedShare.com was founded in 2004 by Crystal and Jason Melendez, online wedding planning experts, married couple, and authors of “e-Plan Your Wedding: How to Save Time and Money with Today’s Best Online Resources”. Since its founding, WedShare.com has become a leading planning resource and top personal wedding website provider. The company is based in California's Silicon Valley and has an international client base that stretches across the globe. Its goal is to enable anyone to create their own unique personal wedding website, and to use the latest technology to streamline the many planning details with ease and confidence.

( An http://IPRWire.com Press Release )

Contact Info:

Name: Crystal Melendez
Address: 123 E. San Carlos St. #113
City: San Jose
State: California
Country: United States
Zip: 95112

Web Address: http://www.wedshare.com
Business Blog: http://iblogit.com/wedshare
Phone: 408-404-5225

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Engaged Couples Get Helping Hand From Powerful Online Wedding Website Planning Tools

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PST

San Jose, California (IPRWIRE) Fri, Jul. 13th, 2007 --Wedding website service WedShare.com (www.wedshare.com) reports that nearly 80% of all engaged couples today use the Internet to help plan their wedding, a trend that is still on the rise. And it’s not just about information, they say. With the boom of the online bridal market, new tools and resources are emerging that can greatly ease the planning burden for today's engaged couples.

"The Internet has created a cultural revolution," WedShare.com president Jason Melendez says. "It has dramatically changed how we shop, keep up with the news, and stay in touch with friends and loved ones. It has also made changes to how we plan a wedding."

According to Melendez, the winds of change are good news for stressed-out brides.

"There are a lot of great ways to save time and money now that were unheard of just five years ago," Melendez says. "Things that used to be time-consuming and dreaded tasks are now fun and enjoyable."

One example is a self-building address book. It is a contact book for guests that actually builds itself, eliminating the hectic job of hunting down everybody's mailing address before sending out invitations. These new guest databases feed directly into the RSVP page of a couple's wedding website, allowing guests to post their event responses, list who is coming, and even make meal selections. Everything is tallied and organized by the system automatically so that a couple can view a simple report and know at a glance how their guest list stands.

Melendez says, "With WedShare.com, we wanted to take all of these great new tools and put them together in one single resource. Now when guests visit your wedding website, they can RSVP online -- a feature that is integrated with your guest database -- and update their own contact info for you."

At the same time, a couple planning their wedding can use their wedding website's planning tools to slice up their wedding budget, get recommended amounts for various wedding items based on their budget, and even get emailed when payments are due. Gift registries are all linked up and in one place, making them easy for guests to find and easy for couples to maintain.

Ernie, a groom-to-be in Baltimore whose delegated wedding duties included setting up the couple's wedding website, found that the integrated guest and event tools became a major cornerstone of their planning.

"The main thing that impressed me about WedShare was the guest and event management tools," he says. "They are very well integrated and impressive. Guests update their own contact information, which makes mailing out invitations so much easier. In terms of event management, you choose which guests see which invitations. So if you have a rehearsal dinner or brunch with separate invitees, this is all taken care of for you."

With their hectic schedules, it is easy to understand how these online conveniences and timesavers are especially appreciated by today's brides and grooms.

"Couples planning a wedding today are older, on average, than those just five or ten years ago," says Melendez. "The average age of today's bride is 28, where it once was 18. Engaged couples today have careers, they're busy, and time is in short supply. Mom and Dad may have traditionally footed the bill, but today's brides and grooms usually pay most or all of their wedding costs themselves."

To learn more about WedShare.com and personal wedding websites, visit www.wedshare.com.

About WedShare.com:
WedShare.com was founded in 2004 by Crystal and Jason Melendez, online wedding planning experts, married couple, and authors of "e-Plan Your Wedding: How to Save Time and Money with Today’s Best Online Resources." Since its founding, WedShare.com has become a leading planning resource and top personal wedding website provider. The company is based in California's Silicon Valley and has an international client base that stretches across the globe. Its goal is to enable anyone to create their own unique and personal website, and to use the latest technology to streamline the many planning details with ease and confidence.

( An http://IPRWire.com Press Release )

Contact Info:

Name: Crystal Melendez
Address: 123 E. San Carlos St. #113
City: San Jose
State: CA
Country: USA
Zip: 95112

Web Address: www.wedshare.com
Business Blog: http://iblogit.com/wedshare
Phone: 408-404-5225

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New Hi-Tech Wedding Planning Book Just Released By Founders Of Wedding Website Service WedShare.com

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 PST

San Jose, California (IPRWIRE) Thurs, May 10th, 2007 -- WedShare.com (www.wedshare.com) is a personal wedding website service that allows engaged couples to create an interactive website for their wedding in minutes, with no technical experience required. Personal websites are just one of a number of tools, resources, and tips covered in the newly released book "e-Plan Your Wedding: How to Save Time and Money with Today's Best Online Resources."

In reviewing the book, the Library Journal says: "Technology has even changed traditional rituals, so this solid guide introducing couples to wedding websites and online planning tools comes as no surprise… the authors take care to reassure technophobes."

WedShare.com founders Crystal and Jason Melendez spent nearly a year organizing and hand-selecting resources to compile into the comprehensive 480-page book.

"It's a complete guide," Crystal Melendez says, "covering everything from engagement to honeymoon. Wedding books are typically either worksheet-oriented or etiquette-oriented. Few provide online resources in any great detail. We wanted this book to include everything, from worksheets and checklists to etiquette, and we wanted to make sure that our readers take advantage of every time- and money-saver available today."

"Many current wedding books include some wedding site information," says the Library Journal, "but this guide goes further."

According to Melendez, 2.5 million couples tie the knot each year, and spend an average of $26,000 per wedding. These 21st century newlyweds are older (the average age of brides today is 27), many have careers, and they usually bear most or all of the financial burden themselves. That means engaged couples are under more time and financial pressure than ever.

Using the communications and organizational power of the web, "e-Plan Your Wedding" shows how it is now possible to take shortcuts that save time and money. Tools like personal wedding websites -- where guests can find maps, directions, hotel info, and even RSVP right online -- are thoroughly covered.

Even the grooms are getting involved. "Technology gives the guys something to do that they can enjoy," Jason Melendez says. "Brides today want their guys to give them a hand, and grooms want a say in where their money is going, though they may not be into flowers and lace. There are ways the guys can make a big contribution to the planning without having to become one of the girls. We're seeing a big trend in the grooms becoming more active."

Find "e-Plan Your Wedding" wherever books are sold, or visit www.eplanyourwedding.com. To learn more about personal wedding websites, visit www.wedshare.com.

( An http://IPRWire.com Press Release )

Contact Info:

Name: Crystal Melendez
Address: 123 E. San Carlos St. #113
City: San Jose
State: CA
Country: USA
Zip: 95112

Web Address: www.wedshare.com
Business Blog: http://iblogit.com/wedshare
Phone: 408-404-5225

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WedShare.com Introduces New Photo Display Options For A Personal Wedding Website

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST

San Jose, California (IPRWIRE) Fri, Mar. 30th, 2007 -- WedShare.com (www.wedshare.com) is announcing their latest addition to a service that lets tech-savvy and Internet novices alike create their own personal wedding website. According to WedShare.com, these features have yet to be seen and will make a website come to life like never before.

With a single click, couples can now turn their 2-dimensional online pictures into scrapbook-quality images that curl and bend like a real photograph. These are effects that even an Adobe Photoshop guru would find challenging to emulate. Additional options include adding "handwritten" notes to the photos, tilting them in various ways, and even stacking them in true scrapbook style.

What does this mean to the engaged couple, beyond a beautiful showcase? According to WedShare.com, it’s another way that the busy couple, who often don’t have the time or know-how to do such digital wizardry themselves, can quickly and easily create a professional online showcase of their big day that will wow their family and friends.

The popularity of wedding websites is increasing rapidly, and with good reason. The convenience offered to an engaged couple, their friends, and their family, is often never realized until the newlyweds-to-be actually have one going for them. With easy to find gift registries, maps, directions, online RSVPs, and even guest address books that build and update themselves, a wedding website can save time, hassle, and make the planning experience a lot more fun.

"I can’t imagine keeping all this organized without my personal website," says bride-to-be and WedShare.com customer Kristen of New York City. "And I have family and friends in three different countries. This keeps everyone in touch, and the savings I’ve had in phone bills alone is a godsend."

According to WedShare.com, even if couples are aware of the huge benefit that this new trend has to offer to their planning, they may not look further because they feel they wouldn’t be able to make it happen on the technical level.

"77% of engaged couples today use the Internet to help plan their wedding," says WedShare.com CEO Crystal Melendez. "Yet, just 34% have a wedding website. We’ve found that couples either don’t know such a tool exists, or they’re afraid that they aren’t technically-savvy enough to create their own."

Features like WedShare.com’s brand new photo editing options, that allow online imagery to come to life with a single click, is just one of the many features this service is offering to help even the most novice web user create a dot-com for their own big day, live on the Internet in just minutes.

Visit www.wedshare.com to learn more.

( An http://IPRWire.com Press Release )

Contact Info:

Name: Crystal Melendez
Address: 123 E. San Carlos St. #113
City: San Jose
State: CA
Country: USA
Zip: 95112

Web Address: www.wedshare.com
Business Blog: http://iblogit.com/wedshare
Phone: 408-404-5225

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WedShare.com Introduces Cultural Wedding Website Options That Marry Tradition With Technology

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST

San Jose, California (IPRWIRE) Thurs, Mar. 15th, 2007 -- WedShare.com (www.wedshare.com) proudly announces their cultural wedding website series, part of their service that lets engaged couples share the big day the way their grandparents and great-grandparents would have done, if only they had the Internet.

A personal wedding website allows any couple to easily share things like maps, directions, photos, and gift registries. Guests can even RSVP online. A service like WedShare.com lets couples put their site online in minutes, with no technical experience required. However, an element that has been missing until now, according to WedShare.com president Jason Melendez, is cultural tradition.

"The web is a visual medium," Melendez says. "Different cultures have very specific imagery and colors associated with the wedding celebration. A couple’s website should be an extension of the wedding itself, and that includes the wedding’s cultural aspects."

WedShare.com designers worked closely with couples of varied cultural backgrounds to create the first installment of what they anticipate will be a one-of-a-kind collection of cultural wedding website themes. Couples can customize those themes with their own personal touches and preferences.

Such cultural integration was exactly what Karishma and Ankur of Ann Arbor, MI were looking for when they wanted to build a website and share it with their family and friends. Karishma says, "Wedshare.com helped me design a website that was unique to our culture. They allowed us to design a site that was unique to us. It was the only site that provided so many options."

Those options, according to Melendez, are what more and more couples are seeking. "For today’s brides, weddings are all about personalization," he says.

WedShare.com started the project after they were approached by various couples who were looking to integrate the imagery of their cultures into their personal wedding websites. The results have been an instant success, and continue to grow in popularity.

Ongoing releases of additional cultural themes are anticipated, and WedShare.com plans to continue offering what they see as an overlooked need for many engaged couples today, and a hot trend in the ever-changing online bridal scene.

Visit www.wedshare.com to learn more.

About WedShare.com:
WedShare.com was founded in 2004 by Crystal and Jason Melendez, online wedding planning experts, married couple, and authors of e-Plan Your Wedding: How to Save Time and Money with Today’s Best Online Resources. Since its founding, WedShare.com has become a leading planning resource and top personal wedding website provider. The company is based in California's Silicon Valley and has an international client base that stretches across the globe. Its goal is to enable anyone to create their own unique site, and to use the latest technology to streamline the many planning details with ease and confidence.

( An http://IPRWire.com Press Release )

Contact Info:

Name: Crystal Melendez
Address: 123 E. San Carlos St. #113
City: San Jose
State: CA
Country: USA
Zip: 95112

Web Address: www.wedshare.com
Business Blog: http://iblogit.com/wedshare
Phone: 408-404-5225

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New Personal Wedding Website Service Offers Fantastic Advantages for Those Planning That Big Day

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:21:00 PST

San Jose, California (IPRWIRE) Tue, Jan. 30th, 2007 -- WedShare.com (www.wedshare.com) is pleased to announce their new wedding website service, providing unique, yet easy to use features that allow couples to plan, manage, and showcase their engagement, ceremony, and honeymoon. This remarkable service is a must-have for anyone planning a marriage. Couples not only receive their own Internet space to showcase their event, but they are also given a myriad of other useful tools and services to assist in the creating and managing of the site and the many details associated with their wedding.

Crystal Melendez, CEO, stated recently: "Planning a wedding can be a major undertaking. The engaged couple must inform and stay in touch with vendors, family, and friends, many of which may be scattered across the country or even the world. A lot of information needs to be managed and organized."

"Today, the Internet is bringing people together and streamlining communication like nothing else. Personal wedding websites are becoming such a popular trend because they let busy couples take advantage of this powerful management and communication resource."

WedShare.com customer Sabrina W. of Danville, CA says: "What started out as a way to ease RSVP's and save a few dollars on invitation inserts turned into the central repository for everything related to the event. I love it! My big day wouldn't have been the same without it. The designs are great, and the flexibility and ease of use is awesome. I would recommend it to everyone."

The development of WedShare.com was undertaken by Crystal and Jason Melendez, wedding industry and technology professionals. They are the authors of the new 2007 book, "E-Plan Your Wedding: How to Save Time and Money with Today's Best Online Resources," and have put a lot of their research into their new online service. Their goal was to develop a superior wedding website service backed by industry experience and research.

Visit www.wedshare.com to learn more.

About WedShare.com:
WedShare.com was founded in 2004, and is steadily becoming a leading online wedding planning resource and top personal wedding website provider. The company is based in California's Silicon Valley and has an international client base that stretches across the globe. Its goal is to enable anyone to create their own unique personal wedding website, and to use the latest technology to streamline the many planning details with ease and confidence.

( An http://IPRWire.com Press Release )

Contact Info:

Name: Crystal Melendez
Address: 123 E. San Carlos St. #113
City: San Jose
State: CA
Country: USA
Zip: 95112

Web Address: www.wedshare.com
Business Blog: http://iblogit.com/wedshare
Phone: 408-404-5225

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PC Satellite TV Comes of Age, Online Company Shows How To Get Free International Broadcasts

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST

Santiago, Chile (IPRWIRE) Wed, Jan. 17th, 2007 -- PCTV (www.pctv.pacific-servers.com) is proud to announce the launch of their new software packaging that allows computer owners with reliable Internet connections to watch virtually any broadcast programming. This includes movies, sports, music, and other programming. With this PC satellite TV software, viewers can unlock thousands of local and international channels, including radio programming. In addition, all of these features are legal and easy to access.

PCTV delivers two of the hottest services in the online entertainment industry in demand today -- television on a personal computer and downloading facilities to movies, music, games, software, and more -- for free.

Manuel Solar of PCTV states, "Why pay for a monthly subscription service when you can have all the Internet television you ever dreamed of right from your computer? If you want to watch live sports programming such as basketball, football, baseball, soccer, rugby, hockey, formula 1, golf, movies, documentaries, news, music, cartoons and much more without any monthly subscriptions, then Live PCTV Viewer Pass Plus is your solution."

When asked if his service could allow viewers to watch major sporting events, Solar replied, "Over the last decade football and other live events have become a highly commercial business forcing the average supporter to spend large sums of money if he or she wants to enjoy the game or event. These high costs have cut off the possibilities to have fun with little money. Pacific-Servers.com has solved the problem and is here to help provide worldwide programming with the ultimate video stream experience, all in one place."

This is also a great service for those individuals who have to travel frequently. PC satellite TV can go anywhere. All that is required is a computer and a reliable Internet connection. It has never been easier to stay in touch with local and international news and events.

This is what Satellite Insider had to say about PCTV: "Live PC satellite TV is our favorite website, as they are able to show you how you can unlock over 1,000 different channels on your computer. This includes radio stations as well. You learn how to record the programming if you wish to view later. They also provide a selection of movies and games for your enjoyment."

For more information on this very affordable service, visit www.pctv.pacific-servers.com.

About Pacific-Servers.com:
PCTV has been in business since early 2006 and is a branch of Pacific-Servers.com hosting company. The company is focusing on providing quality and affordable hosting and how-to multimedia solutions to clients all over the world.

( An http://IPRWire.com Press Release )

Contact Info:

Name: Manuel Solar
Address: San Jose de La Sierra 1169
City: Santiago
State: Region Metropolitana
Country: Chile
Zip: 7591466

Web Address: www.pctv.pacific-servers.com
Business Blog: http://iblogit.com/pctv
Phone: 56-2-9551045

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