TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Logica Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:LGHL) announced today that Annesdiary.com, the first social networking site for children to offer a biometrically secured login and verification system, is receiving support from some exciting names in children's publishing and e-commerce sites targeting young people.
One of the original companies to support Annesdiary.com is Webwisekids.org, a renowned US-based organization dedicated to educating young people about safe and sensible internet use.
"We are very happy to continue to support Anne's Diary in its efforts to promote online safety for children," said Judi Westberg Warren, President of Web Wise Kids. "We applaud Anne's Diary for its efforts to encourage young people to explore their creativity and self-expression, while emphasizing the importance of awareness and privacy when communicating online."
Webwisekids.org, which started its relationship with Anne's Diary in July of last year, has now been joined by The NetSmartz(r) Workshop, which after careful consideration, has granted permission to Annesdiary.com to link through its website (www.netsmartz.org). The NetSmartz(r)Workshop, a program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, is an interactive, educational safety resource for children ages 5 to 17, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement. The NetSmartz(r) Workshop employs age-appropriate activities to teach children how to stay safer on the internet and in the real world. The site operates a strict policy regarding web linkage and its decision to allow Annesdiary.com to feature its details on the NetSmartz website as part of their 'Online Safety Tips' is vindication of Annesdiary.com's efforts to protect youth from online victimization.
Annesdiary.com is also linked to some major names in publishing including Discovery Girls, an online and printed magazine created by girls, for girls. Discoverygirls.com features fashion, school, entertainment and gossip for girls and boasts readership of more than 700,000. Annesdiary.com is currently featured on www.discoverygirls.com as one of the 'DG Friends.'
Simonsays.com, the website of Simon & Schuster, also featured Annesdiary.com in a recent edition of its librarian's newsletter. In addition, Simon & Schuster Canada is currently supplying regular updates for the Annesdiary.com Book Club page, as well as special edition books and movie tie-ins as contest prizes.
"We are proud to be associated with trusted brand names such as NetSmartz, Discovery Girls and Simon & Schuster," said Pino Baldassarre, Chief Executive Officer of Logica Holdings, Inc. "We are dedicated to creating a fun, educational environment where children can explore the Internet in a protected space, and to have the support of other, leading names in e-commerce for children is a sign that we are working in the right direction."
ABOUT ANNE'S DIARY
Through a licensing agreement with Anne's World, Anne's Diary is the world's first secure social networking site for children ages 6-14. Protected by leading-edge biometric technology in the form of a fingerprint reader, Anne's Diary 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. For additional information, please visit http://www.annesdiary.com/
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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