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PRNewswire - November 27, 2007
"We are deeply honored to receive these awards and are humbled to have been considered with the other organizations in our categories, which included representatives from all sectors of business, technology and community service," said Dawn Averitt Bridge, Founder and Chair of the Board, The Well Project. "Our goal in creating this website was to make information about HIV and AIDS readily accessible and usable for any woman who might need it. These awards demonstrate the success we have had in doing so."
The Stevie Awards considered more than 800 nominations from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry. The InfoWorld 100 Awards honor IT projects that demonstrate the most creative use of cutting-edge technologies to further their business goals.
The Well Project's comprehensive Web portal (www.thewellproject.org) provides easy-to-understand, accurate and current information about HIV and AIDS for women and their caregivers, addressing all important medical and personal issues facing HIV-positive women. The Web portal features more than 140 fact sheets, data sets and presentations, and receives 63,000 unique visitors each month, from more than 180 countries around the world. The site is currently available in both English and Spanish and will become available in French in 2008. The Well Project has embarked on a full globalization plan to make the content available in additional languages, which is expected to be implemented by 2010.
The Well Project's international websites rely on translation services from Lionbridge, a leading translation services provider. By integrating Lionbridge's Web-based translation management platform, Freeway (TM), with its content management system, Documentum, the Well Project can quickly scale to support new language Websites, without having to deploy additional management software. The combined solution automates complex tasks involved in multilingual content management, making it easier for The Well Project to update its portal with timely and appropriate content in multiple languages.
The Well Project develops resources and partnerships to educate, nurture and support the community of HIV-positive women, their caregivers and health care providers. The organization also advocates for new research and treatments, promotes better standards of care, furthers public awareness and education about HIV disease among women and connects people in search of a trusted, supportive and protected environment.
"There is a mistaken belief that AIDS is no longer a problem in the United States, but with an estimated 20,000 women diagnosed with HIV every year, the need for accurate, accessible information about how to prevent and treat HIV has never been greater," said Ms. Averitt Bridge.
It is estimated that between 300,000 and 500,000 women in the United States are living with HIV.
ABOUT THE WELL PROJECT
The Well Project is an Atlanta-based national non-profit organization that bridges research, resources and relationships to change the AIDS pandemic's effect on women around the world. The Well Project addresses three critical gaps in the HIV and AIDS arenas: information access, treatment research and community support.
The Well Project was founded by Dawn Averitt Bridge and her brother Richard Averitt in 2002. Ms. Bridge was diagnosed with HIV in 1988 at age 19 and has since become one of the nation's most prominent HIV and AIDS treatment advocates, as well as a sought-after speaker and published writer on women's health issues. Dawn has developed programs to increase HIV and AIDS awareness, accelerate treatment research, promote better standards of care and expand clinical trials to include women. Under the Averitts' leadership, The Well Project has moved to the forefront of the global fight against HIV and AIDS.
ABOUT THE STEVIE AWARDS
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
Presenting sponsor of the 2007 Stevie Awards for Women in Business is Infiniti. Supporting sponsor is JetBlue. Media sponsor is Pink magazine. The Business TalkRadio Network broadcast the ceremonies live nationwide.
ABOUT THE INFOWORLD MEDIA GROUP
InfoWorld Media Group helps IT solutions management choose the right technology, within the context of a cohesive strategy, for business impact at their organizations. Rather than merely covering the enterprise technology market, InfoWorld identifies and promotes emerging technology segments that add unique value for the organizations that implement them, as well as the vendors that provide those solutions. Using an integrated communications approach including online, events, research, and a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products. Visit InfoWorld at http://www.infoworld.com/.
For more information, please visit: www.thewellproject.org
Source: The Well Project
CONTACT: Richard Averitt of The Well Project, +1-434-361-0015, raveritt@thewellproject.org
Web site: http://www.thewellproject.org/
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