Divorcenet.com Recognized as One of New England's Best

Divorcenet.com's Site Selected as a 2005 MITX Awards Finalist

Divorcenet.com Recognized as One of New England's Best

NEWTON, Mass., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Divorcenet.com (http://www.divorcenet.com/) today announced its site has been selected as a finalist in the Media/Portal category for The 10th Annual MITX Awards. Produced by the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, the MITX Awards recognize excellence in the creation of interactive technologies designed, produced or developed in New England.

Begun in 1996, the MITX Awards have grown to the largest and most prestigious awards competition in the country for technology innovations and celebrates the best creative and technological accomplishments emerging from New England.

"This is a special milestone for the organization and the commercial internet industry as a whole, both of which have seen significant change, myriad successes and unprecedented growth over the past decade. As technology advances, we will be at the forefront of those advancements." said Kiki Mills, Executive Director of MITX. "Our awards finalists continue to raise the bar and their work is a true testament to how interactive technology has become a core technology for businesses across all industries, nonprofits and educational institutions."

The Divorcenet.com technology team has combined the latest in Internet technology (informative news 'blogs,' lawyer-moderated advice forums, zip-code search capabilities for professional resources and others) to bring accurate and relevant information closer than ever to the average person. Doing so has built Newton-based Divorcenet.com into the pre-eminent resource (it now has over 40,000 members) for divorce and family law information by blending award- winning expertise in divorce law, journalism, divorce communication, technology and content creation to address all aspects pertaining to divorce -- from considering divorce through post-divorce issues such as alimony and child support.

"We are thrilled that Divorcenet.com has been named a finalist for the 2005 MITX Awards," said Steven L. Fuchs, managing partner and co-founder of Divorcenet.com. "It has always been our goal to help ease the difficult process of divorce by offering accurate, easily-accessible information designed for the average person, in addition to community support. We will continue to find ways to take advantage of the latest technology in support of this mission."

Divorcenet.com will be recognized with the other finalists in the category of Media/Portal at a gala awards ceremony traditionally attended by over 800 of the region's top interactive technology and business professionals. Winners will be announced at the ceremony in the Boston Copley Place Marriott on Wednesday, November 2nd. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.mitxawards.org/.

The 2005 MITX Awards program is sponsored by AOL, Doubleclick, Eyeblaster, IBM, Nixon Peabody LLP, Pointroll, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC and Backbone Media. Media partners are boston.com and Technology Review.

About Divorcenet.com

Founded in 1995, Divorcenet.com(R) is the leading provider of consumer- focused divorce information, seeking to empower women and men undergoing divorce. Consumers can access objective, credible and trusted divorce-related general and state-specific articles, support communities, interactive tools for managing divorce, and a nationwide directory of divorce lawyers, mediators and financial professionals.

About MITX

The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) accelerates business opportunities and professional development for those who seek to create business advantage through the innovative application of technology and services. Serving more than 2,500 members from multiple industries including Internet, interactive marketing, healthcare, and financial services, MITX is the region's premier association for thought leadership, technology trends, building business relationships and professional training and development. MITX also offers its members the chance to promote their companies to targeted audiences through sponsorships, speaking opportunities and networking. MITX is headquartered in Cambridge. For more information please go to http://www.mitx.org/.

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Source: Divorcenet.com

CONTACT: Sara Fraim of MITX, +1-617-871-2155 ext 203, sara@mitx.org; or
Brenda Suarez of Red Javelin Communications, +1-978-855-4635,
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Web site: http://www.divorcenet.com/