For Immediate Release
ATIS 1200 G Street, NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005	Contact: Trish Gessner St. Michel Phone: 202-434-8851 E-mail: tstmichel@atis.org www.atis.org

ATIS Launches Free Technology Newsletter

August 19, Washington – ATIS today announced ATIS TechBeat, a free online newsletter service that delivers current technology news to ATIS members, committee participants and other industry professionals.

ATIS TechBeat editors aggregate technology news from their media sponsors and deliver it via email to more than 3000 subscribers.

“We started ATIS TechBeat as a service to our members and others in the industry so they would have relevant technology news from the industry’s leading news outlets compiled and delivered in an accessible and easy-to-use format,” said John Bernhards, director of marketing and public relations for ATIS.

“The TechBeat e-newsletter is a service that ATIS provides to the industry,” said Susan M. Miller, president and CEO of ATIS. “The news it delivers helps our member companies track emerging trends and technologies that are vital to their business decisions.”

Inaugural media sponsors include Billing World, Telecommunications Magazine, and Telephony.

The latest edition of ATIS TechBeat is available online at http://www.imakenews.com/atis, and interested readers can subscribe from the site.

About ATIS

ATIS is a technical planning and standards development organization that is committed to rapidly developing and promoting technical and operations standards for the communications and related information technologies industry worldwide using a pragmatic, flexible and open approach. Participants from more than 350 communications companies are active in ATIS’ 22 industry committees and Incubator Solutions Program. www.atis.org

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