“YouSendIt Business Heroes” Contest Will Honor Users Who Save the Day, Every Day

CAMPBELL, Calif., October 27, 2009 – Everyday acts of innovation and heroism that occur in offices around the world will be recognized by YouSendIt, the leader in secure digital file delivery on the Web, with the YouSendIt Business Heroes contest. YouSendIt today announced that it will celebrate the ways that its users save the day by asking them to share stories about the ways they or a colleague rescued a business effort using YouSendIt.

Users are encouraged to submit their amazing stories online. Stories such as meeting a seemingly impossible deadline by relying on YouSendIt to deliver files in just seconds; to collaborating with colleagues and clients in the remotest locations by sharing large files easily through YouSendIt; to securely sending the most confidential eDiscovery data in time for the latest trial. The best stories are eligible for any of the four prize packages below:

Grand Prize – $1,000 cash, a “Get Away from It All” party with 10 friends, a 3-year subscription to YouSendIt for the winner and 10 friends, a FlipVideo HD camera and an honored position in the YouSendIt Hall of Fame online.
Second prize – an iPhone 3G gift card with the YouSendIt Tracker app for the iPhone, a 3-year subscription to YouSendIt for the winner and three friends and a YouSendIt T-shirt.
Third prize – a 3-year subscription to YouSendIt for the winner and one friend, a $50 Starbucks gift card and a YouSendIt T-shirt.
People’s Choice – a 3-year subscription to YouSendIt, iPhone 3G gift card with YouSendIt Tracker and a YouSendIt T-shirt.

“This contest gives us an opportunity to recognize and honor our users who come to the rescue every day using YouSendIt to do the impossible,” said Ranjith Kumaran, founder and CTO of YouSendIt. “Whether they work at a small business or are an IT administrator at a large company, their ability to creatively use YouSendIt to solve daily challenges makes them a hero in their workplace and to us.”

The contest submission period is open from October 27 to November 24. Entrants can participate and learn more about the contest including timeline and rules by visiting our Business Heroes Contest information page.

The jury will select finalists between November 25 and December 6. The voting period for the People’s Choice Award will open December 7-20. Winners will be announced on January 13, 2010.

About YouSendIt

YouSendIt is the number-one secure digital file delivery company serving professionals, businesses and government agencies on the Web today. More than ten million people trust YouSendIt to instantly and securely send, receive and track their valuable business content, everything from time-critical contracts, presentations and CAD files to important videos, graphics, photos and music. YouSendIt makes reliable, secure, express delivery of digital content a routine part of people’s daily life. For more information please visit www.yousendit.com and the YouSendIt blog at http://blog.yousendit.com/.

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