Sportime International's Web Site Offers Video Product Demonstrations, Industry Related News And More

July 5, 2000 ó Sportime Internationalís web site is ìon the grow,î with its newly added, video product demonstrations that can be viewed right on the site. Users just click, look and listen.The videos fully demonstrate how children use Sportimeís innovative products in a physical education environment. Each video is in full color and runs approximately two to two-and-a-half minutes long. The Company plans, in the near future, to add more video product demonstrations to the web site.ìWe are proud to be the first in our industry to have video product demonstrations on a web site,î said Randy Olmstead, vice president, marketing. ìGiving our customers product information in this state-of-the-art format will help them make a more well-informed buying decision.îIndustry related news and product information are also constantly being added to the web site. The site contains information on pertinent industry news, such as the status of the PEP Bill (Physical Education
for Progress Act), and other valuable information physical educators use every day, like field court specifications, activity guides and much more. The Company expects the site to be fully operational with e-commerce in six to eight months.For more information the Sportime web site go to www.sportime.com. The Sportime catalog is mailed out three times a year (March, August and December) to current customers and prospects. Call 1-800-444-5700 for a FREE copy of the catalog.Located in Atlanta, Ga., Sportime is the worldís most innovative catalog retailer in the physical education market. With over 340 pages, the Sportime catalog features products for kindergarten through adult program levels. Visit Sportimeís web site at www.sportime.com.Sportime is also the publisher of Abilitations, the industryís leading catalog of rehabilitation equipment for the development and restoration of physical and mental ability through movement.Sportime is a subsidiary of School Specialty, Inc., the largest supplier of
non-textbook educational products in the United States.Please notify the media contact listed when using this news release in your publication.To request a photo to go with this news release, see the media contact listed below.Media Contact:Donna JohnsonPhone: 770-449-5700, ext. 306E-mail: dmj@sportime.com