AeA and PR Newswire Team to Provide News Distribution and Communications Services to AeA Members
PRNewswire
WASHINGTON

AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the nation's largest high-tech trade association, will now offer its 2,500 member companies access to PR Newswire's communications services and vast distribution network exclusively through a new partnership announced today.

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"AeA is proud to offer members access to PR Newswire's impressive portfolio of services," said Anne Caliguiri, director of communications, AeA. "This partnership allows us to expand our communication efforts, enhance our profile, and offer an excellent distribution service to our members."

AeA members can take advantage of PR Newswire's services by signing up through http://toolkit.prnewswire.com/aea/, a site that also contains practical information on how to get started using PR Newswire, as well as day-to-day public relations tips and tactics.

Further, technology related news releases issued by PR Newswire members will soon be available on AeA's website, http://www.aeanet.org/, a resource for those researching trends in the technology industry, which has hundreds of thousands of visitors each month.

"PR Newswire has worked with many of the leading technology companies in the world and as a result we have a deep understanding of their communications needs," said Pamela Bartlett, director of strategic channels, PR Newswire. "AeA members represent some of the most innovative and forward-thinking companies in the tech industry today, and we are excited to be able to offer them our industry leading services."

Members of AeA who wish to take advantage of PR Newswire's services can sign up via http://toolkit.prnewswire.com/aea/ or on http://www.aeanet.org/ under 'Business Services and Savings/Media Distribution.' AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), founded in 1943, is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry and is dedicated solely to helping members' top line and bottom line.

About AeA

AeA, founded in 1943, is a nationwide trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry and is dedicated solely to helping our members' top line and bottom line. We do this in partnership with our small, medium, and large member companies by lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels, providing access to capital and business opportunities, and offering select business services and networking programs. For more information, please visit http://www.aeanet.org/.

About PR Newswire

Now in its 52nd year, PR Newswire Association LLC (http://www.prnewswire.com/) provides electronic distribution, targeting, measurement and broadcast services on behalf of some 40,000 corporate, government, association, labor, non-profit, and other customers worldwide. Using PR Newswire, these organizations reach a variety of critical audiences including the news media, the investment community, government decision-makers, and the general public with their up-to-the-minute, full-text news developments.

Established in 1954, PR Newswire has offices in 11 countries and routinely sends its customers' news to outlets in 135 countries and in more than 40 languages. Utilizing the latest in communications technology, PR Newswire content is considered a mainstay among news reporters, investors and individuals who seek breaking news from the source. PR Newswire's leading services include ProfNet Experts(SM), eWatch™, MEDIAtlas™, Search Engine Visibility (SEV), MediaRoom, MediaSense™ and MultiVu™. PR Newswire is a subsidiary of United Business Media plc of London.

  For more information, please contact:
  Anne Caliguiri
  Director of Communications, AeA
  202.682.4443
  anne_caliguiri@aeanet.org

  Rachel (Asche) Meranus
  Director of Public Relations, PR Newswire
  212.282.1929
  rachel.meranus@prnewswire.com.
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SOURCE: AeA; PR Newswire

CONTACT: Anne Caliguiri, Director of Communications, AeA,
+1-202-682-4443, anne_caliguiri@aeanet.org; Rachel (Asche) Meranus, Director
of Public Relations, PR Newswire, +1-212-282-1929,
rachel.meranus@prnewswire.com