ANKENY, Iowa. (2/18/2002) - theSideline.com, Inc., a leading provider of sports tournament pool and contest software, today announced that KGAN-TV will use Turbo Tourney MegaPool Edition to manage their upcoming online tournament contest. "KGAN-TV used Turbo Tourney last year to run a very successful online contest and we're excited to have them back as a customer again this year.," said Doug Kolpek, President, theSideline.com, Inc.. "The Turbo Tourney MegaPool Edition product makes it easy for them to manage the entire contest themselves."

"We use on-air promotion to drive our television viewers to 'Iowa's Largest Office Pool' on our web site., " said Nathan Deklotz, KGAN-TV New Media Director. "We needed a reliable program to handle a large volume of contestants, and Turbo Tourney was the perfect fit."

Turbo Tourney is an automated pool manager for your college basketball tournament pool. With the ability to handle up to 10,000 players (MegaPool Edition) along with a wide array of manager tools, Turbo Tourney takes all the work out of this time-consuming and error prone task. You setup all your options, customize your pool parameters and let Turbo Tourney do the rest!


About theSideline.com, Inc.
theSideline.com, Inc. is the premier provider of tournament pool contest management systems for individuals and businesses. The company has redefined the way tournament contests are managed by introducing technology that makes it easy to run a variety of tournament contests. The company has helped thousands of contest managers and web site content providers make the task of running tournament pool contest quick and easy. theSideline.com, Inc. is based in Ankeny, Iowa. For more information, visit www.thesideline.com.

About KGAN-TV
KGAN-TV is the CBS Affiliate in Eastern Iowa located in Cedar Rapids, IA. Their market size is 89 (Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Iowa City and Dubuque) and is owned by Sinclair Broadcasting Group. KGAN is the television home for the University of Iowa Hawkeye Football and Basketball programs in Eastern Iowa, as well as the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

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