Dear HY-TEK
Customers,
As co-founders of
HY-TEK Sports
Software, we have
enjoyed the journey
the past 25 years
with the Swimming
and Track & Field communities of
coaches, parents,
officials and
athletes. We built
our company by
simply working hard
and doing our best,
but more
importantly, by
listening to you.
Our core products of
MEET MANAGER and
TEAM MANAGER serve
over 35,000 Customer
worldwide and it is
with that breadth of
acceptance by the Swimming
and Track & Field communities
that we decided to
accept the
acquisition offer of
The Active
Network, the
leader of internet
based sports product
solutions. We
believe it is time
to move forward with
the variety of
resources available
from such a
successful and
influential company
as Active.
This acquisition
brings an important
international player
to these sports that
will result in the
right combination of
desktop and internet
product solutions
that work together,
not separately, in a
way that makes sense
for you.
Please email us
directly if you
would like any
further information
about the
acquisition or about
any ideas you might
have going forward.
As always, we look
forward to serving
you.
Tom
Taylor
Charlie Hodgson
Tom@hy-tekltd.com
Charlie@hy-tekltd.com
Director, HY-TEK
Sports Software
Software
Development, HY-TEK
Sports Software
Press Release
The Active Network
Establishes
Leadership Position
in Swimming and
Track & Field
Markets with
Acquisition of
HY-TEK Sports
Software Businesses
SAN DIEGO,
CA -
July 8, 2008
-
The Active Network,
Inc. (Active), a
leading provider of
application services
technology and
marketing solutions
for community
service and
participatory sports
organizations, today
announced that it
has acquired
Hodgson’s
Hurricanes, Inc. and
certain assets of
T&C Products, Inc.,
which collectively
operate under the
name
HY-TEK Sports
SoftwareŽ, the
leading software and
services provider to
over 95 percent of
the swimming and
track & field clubs,
schools and
organizations in the
United States.
HY-TEK Sports
Software offers a
wide range of
solutions to the
swimming and track &
field communities,
including team
management, meet
management, athlete
training and
performance
enhancement,
database support and
administrative
tracking. Its
products are used by
more than 20,000
professional leagues
(USA Track & Field
and USA Swimming),
national governing
bodies, and high
schools and colleges
in over 30 countries
around the world.
“We have invested 25
years of our life in
HY-TEK Sports
Software and are
confident that a
company, like
Active, with the
same values and
vision for the
future will take us
to the next level,”
said Tom Taylor,
co-founder of HY-TEK
Sports Software.
“Active has built
strong endurance and
team sports
divisions, and we
feel that our
software will
integrate
perfectly.”
For more than a
year, Active and
HY-TEK Sports
Software have worked
together to improve
the offerings made
available to HY-TEK
Sports Software’s
customers by
integrating Active’s
online registration,
marketing services
and data collection
with HY-TEK Sports
Software’s desktop
software
applications. The
acquisition is
expected to provide
customers with a
single comprehensive
software solution to
meet their needs as
well as access to
Active’s extensive
marketing resources.
“The Active Network
is strongly
committed to
providing the best
possible services to
both the swimming
and track & field
communities in order
to maximize
participation,”
stated Eric McCue,
general manager of
ActiveEndurance, a
division of The
Active Network. “The
acquisition of
HY-TEK Sports
Software gives us
the opportunity to
combine our services
while continuing to
introduce new
technologies and
strengthen our
offerings.”
About HY-TEK Sports
Software
HY-TEK
Sports SoftwareŽ
branded products
offer the very
finest in software
products and
services for
Swimming and Track &
Field. These
products include
computer software
for meet management,
team management,
business management,
athlete training and
performance
enhancement,
administrative and
statistical tracking
software for the
individual athlete,
web-based
interactive
Searchable Database
support for sports
organizations (TEAM
MANAGER Online), and
PDA based products
for Palm OS devices.
About The Active
Network, Inc.
The Active Network
delivers integrated
technology
solutions, marketing
services and online
media properties
that encourage and
enable participation
in activities and
events. For more
information, please
visit
www.ActiveNetwork.com.
Media Contact
Tina Wilmott, The
Active Network, Inc.
tina.wilmott@active.com
or 858-964-3813
