Lottery Post releases new tool
MARTINSVILLE, New Jersey -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Lottery Post(R) announced
today the release of the Lottery Results Gadget for Windows Vista, which
for the first time delivers virtually realtime lottery results directly to
individuals' Windows desktops worldwide.
The new software operates inside the Windows Vista Sidebar as a small
but highly functional lottery results monitor, capable of being customized
and moved to the user's desire. When new lottery results are available,
they are immediately displayed without any action or request on the user's
part, and also include the jackpot amount for the next drawing.
"This is really different from lottery results delivered by all the
other web sites and applications available to consumers," said Todd
Northrop, CEO of Lottery Post. "For the first time lottery players can
install a product right on their Windows desktop that automatically
delivers the exact lottery results they want, without having to ask for
them. This will quickly become must-have software for every lottery player,
because it eliminates the need to seek out lottery results."
Like most Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets, the software installs in the
span of a few seconds, and then opens as a small, unobtrusive
mini-application in the Sidebar area. But it would be a mistake to judge
the Lottery Results Gadget by its size -- it comes loaded with a surprising
number of features and customizations.
"We started with the basic premise that the gadget should be able to
display results for any combination of lottery games," Northrop explained.
"Once we nailed that, we kept adding features we wanted -- such as sound,
larger font sizes for people with poor vision or big monitors, multiple
languages, detailed grid views, adjustable gadget sizes, SideShow support,
and a ton of other great features."
World-Class Technology and Design
At the heart of the Lottery Results Gadget is the same technology and
innovative design that earned Lottery Post a place in Microsoft's ASP.NET
AJAX Showcase. Lottery Post is the world's
most heavily visited non-government lottery web site, and as such relies
upon a combination of friendly, accessible design and worldclass,
leading-edge technology and programming to keep things running smoothly.
"For Lottery Post, great design and technology is not defined as the
biggest 'wow' factor, but instead as a product that entices people to
experiment, that rewards them -- never punishes them -- every time they
click, and that delivers functionality and information to those who might
never have used it otherwise," Northrop said.
The Lottery Results Gadget also has substantial online support,
something not commonly found with Sidebar Gadgets or other types of gadget
software. Users are one click away from installation support,
documentation, and troubleshooting. Also included are direct links from the
gadget to Web-based information resources to "drill-down" on any lottery
game to access vast amounts of game data and content.
Breaking with Tradition
Because of its small size and lack of advertisements, the Lottery
Results Gadget is perfect for people who want to check their lottery
results at work, where an unexpected popup ad or ads with dancing aliens or
unsavory content are not boss-friendly.
"Lottery players are accustomed to being assaulted by a thousand
advertisements when they go to web sites for lottery results," Northrop
said. "When people install the gadget and see lottery results coming onto
the screen with not a single ad to be found they're going to be wondering
'what's the catch?' The good news is that there is no catch!"
Other lottery results products such as add-on toolbars are widely
maligned as agents for spyware, tracking users' online behavior, increasing
the amount of spam they receive, and showing annoying popup ads. The
Lottery Results Gadget breaks with that tradition, and instead is supported
100% by user donations, in a software model called "donationware". If a
person wishes to donate, they can contribute any amount they feel is fair
for the value they receive.
Product Availability
The Lottery Results Gadget is available for immediate download at
lotterypost.com/gadget/download. The gadget is also available for
download at the Microsoft Gadget Gallery and popular
download web sites.
The Lottery Results Gadget currently comes packaged with three
languages - English, Spanish, and French - and automatically switches to
the language settings on the computer.
Lottery Post is committed to timely product updates and abundant and
efficient communications to customers. To be notified of new versions as
they become available, customers can subscribe to the gadget's RSS 2.0 feed
and/or e-mail alerts. In addition, the gadget itself automatically checks
for new version availability.
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