BOSTON ? America East Conference and XOS Technologies, a leading provider of advanced digital video and online media solutions to professional and collegiate athletic organizations, have partnered to launch a revamped www.AmericaEast.com.
For this partnership, XOS will provide an online platform that includes website design, technology development and integration and E-commerce solutions. The newly launched site, which is aimed toward an interactive audience, will offer FREE online streaming of the America East television package, live championship statistics, an upgraded webstore and online auctions.
With the most comprehensive scheduling tool on the market, www.AmericaEast.com will now serve as an all-in-one portal to live stats and streaming audio and video for all contests around the league.
America East can now publish news and information about its athletics teams on the revamped AmericaEast.com site, while being able to take advantage of XOS Network partnerships, gaining additional content and distribution through media partners such as Google, ESPNU.com and ESPN.com.
Log on to www.AmericaEast.com today to check out the new site.
About America East:
Since its modest beginning as a men’s basketball-only conference in 1979, America East has evolved into one of the most comprehensive NCAA Division I conferences with a commitment to broad-based, competitive athletics programs, complementing the academic integrity and missions of the member institutions. Each of the nine institutions - University at Albany, Binghamton University, Boston University, University of Hartford, University of Maine, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University, and University of Vermont - offer a unique blend of academic and athletic tradition. Progressive in its approach to its more than 3,500 student athletes,America East recognizes champions in each of its 22 sports: men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. America East also conducts the most comprehensive academic recognition program for student-athletes. Nearly 1,700 student-athletes with grade-point averages of 3.0 or better were honored in 2004-05 alone. With a geographic footprint covering the Mid-Atlantic to Northeast regions of the United States, America East has a population base of more than 50 million people and nearly 30 million television homes. America East member institutions include more than 106,000 students on the nine campuses and boast nearly 1 million living alumni, including more than 300,000 in Metro New York, more than 250,000 in Great Boston and nearly 75,000 in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area.
About XOS Technologies, Inc.:
In its mission to offer one-stop technology solutions geared to help professional and collegiate sports teams, conferences, leagues and athletic administrators win on and off the field, XOS Technologies has developed four product lines ? Digital Video Editing Coaching Tools, Facilities Design & Integration, XOS Network Online Fan Management Platform and XOS Total Ticketing & Donor Management Solution ? which help teams and leagues integrate video, data, teaching and fan management technologies to assure maximum return on each technology investment. XOS Technologies’ audio, video, computer, software and Internet products can be found at practice facilities, arenas and on the road across the country. XOS’ more than 700 partners include teams in the NFL, AFL, CFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, NAIA and NCAA. For additional information, please visit http://www.xostech.com.