TORONTO, Jan. 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Logica Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:LGHL), and its subsidiary Anne's World, today announced that www.annesdiary.com, the first social networking site for children, has proven extremely popular with the public in its initial roll-out phase.
"The New Year has gotten off to a fast start for Annesdiary.com, which is the first to offer children a biometrically secured chat room and interactive diary, and with increasing enrollment to the site, Logica is highly confident that its initial target for subscribers will be met," said Pino Baldassarre, Chief Executive Officer of Logica Holdings, Inc.
"We are seeing interest in usage from not just Canada and the U.S., but also global inquiries as girls and their parents around the world are seeking a safe website for establishing friendships within a secure online community," said Mr. Baldassarre. "These indications are coming on both an individual and institutional basis as schools are also expressing interest at an increasing rate."
Mr. Baldassarre noted that Anne's World is currently in discussions with schools in both Canada and the U.S. with a view to making the website and its security features available to all students and teachers for the purposes of communication and study.
"The security features of our site make parents feel much more comfortable in allowing their children access to the Internet as an alternative to other well-known, unsecured social networking sites," said Emily Want, Chief Executive Officer of Anne's World. "We look forward to expanding our offerings to more children around the globe, so that all young people will have a place to communicate online while being protected from those who would do them harm."
Annesdiary.com launched in Toronto in November 2007 with major press coverage on both a local and national level. To view/listen to media interviews relating to Annesdiary.com, please visit: http://www.annesdiary.com/corporate/?m=getinvolved.
ABOUT ANNESDIARY.COM (www.annesdiary.com)
Through a licensing agreement with Anne's World, Annesdiary.com is the world's first secure social networking site for children. Protected by leading-edge biometric technology in the form of a fingerprint reader, Annesdiary.com is an interactive world in which young people inspired by the stories of Anne of Green Gables are encouraged to explore their own creativity. In partnership with Fujitsu Limited, Novell Technologies and 123ID, Anne's Diary is setting new standards in online safety for children.
ABOUT LOGICA HOLDINGS, INC. (www.logicaholdings.com)
Logica Holdings, Inc. is a company whose primary focus is in the e-commerce and information technology sectors. The current configuration of held companies reflects a common theme: the growing global market for social networking and downloadable entertainment content. This is the essential idea behind the entities that are currently part of Logica Holdings, which include Plays On the Net, a comprehensive and global online guide to theater, Anne's World, licensee of Annesdiary.com, the world's first secure social networking site for girls ages 5-14, and Curtain Rising, a user-friendly search engine which will enable theater-goers to locate productions, venues and information with ease.
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