Ion Thunder takes on Billion Dollar Competition for a Good Cause

IonThunder.com, a small site that has dedicated a portion of its future profits to supporting research into chronic debilitating diseases, outranks billion dollar competition according to industry pundits.

Princton Junction, NJ (PRWEB) November 11, 2003 -- Ion Thunder, the only games website that has dedicated a portion of its future profits to be donated for the support of research into chronic debilitating diseases, has made history by being recognized as one of the "stickiest" websites on the entire Internet, despite having been created at a fraction of the $10 to $20 million generally spent by its competitors. In its periodical market research report on the U.S. Internet, Deutsche Bank quotes Comscore/Media Metrix figures illustrating that the site at http://www.IonThunder.com has visitors that average more than 4 times as much time at the site as visitors spend at any similar site, including those of multi-billion dollar competitors such Microsoft, Vivendi and Electronic Arts.

According to company CEO Jonathan Strong, "Our road would have been easier had we followed conventional wisdom or chosen the business model du jour that would appeal to venture capital firms and investors, but that kind of cynical, cookie-cutter approach would have precluded the chance to build the best in the market while creating a steady revenue stream to contribute to research in illneses such as Lyme disease, Parkinson's, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. We're committed to the notion of 'doing well by doing good'".

Strong, a 25-year veteran of information technology and management consulting who has led major consulting operations for global firms before beginning this venture, notes that the firm's next project will be the creation of a web-based national tracking database that will correlate symptoms and patient progress for various illnesses against such factors as exposure, lifestyle impacts, timeliness of accurate diagnosis, and treatment regimen. "Many doctors are hobbled by limits placed on them by health insurance companies, and there is simply no resource today that tracks and correlates patient data as we will. Data is in the field now that would help to more accurately understand critical issues such as the incidence of Lyme disease, Parkinson's, Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia. The methodologies used by the offical organizations that currently track such data and publish conclusions are limited. There is a wealth of information waiting to be analyzed that will help us identify and recognize population trends, illness progression, and treatment effectiveness".

The website at http://www.IonThunder.com is currently published by The Strong Group, Inc. It will be spun off as a separate entity later this year so that it may achieve its mission without any potential contention relating to its business goals and objectives. The Strong Group, Inc. can be found online at http://www.StrongGroup.com.

Ion Thunder, www.IonThunder.com and StrongGroup.com are trademarks of The Strong Group, Inc. Other company and service names above are trademarks of their respective companies.
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