VIRTUAL, INC. REAPS SEVEN MARCOM AWARDS FOR WEB, DESIGN AND EVENT PROJECTS

WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Nov. 24,  2008 - Virtual, Inc. (http://www.virtualmgmt.com),  an innovative association and virtual community management company, has received  seven MarCom Awards (http://www.marcomawards.com/) for its  work this year, the company today announced. 

The MarCom  Awards program, administered by the Association of Marketing and Communications  Professionals, is an international competition that recognizes creative  excellence in the concept, writing and design of print, web, visual and audio  materials and programs.

Specifics of Virtual's honors are as  follows:

• Platinum award: design of the Good Harbor Web  site, at http://www.goodharbor.net/
• Platinum award: design of I3A's Imaging  Innovation event logo (http://www.i3a.org)
• Gold award in Public Relations: Special Event Plan for the NFC Forum's NFC Zone at the Consumer Electronics Show (http://www.nfc-forum.org)
• Gold award: design of the Web site homepage for the Alliance for Sustainable Air Transportation, at http://www.sustainableair.org/
• Gold award: design of the tri-fold brochure Protecting Cardholder Data, for the PCI Security Standards Council (https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/)
• Honorable Mention: creation of a  "Microsite" for ITechLaw's Annual Meeting in Barcelona, at http://www.itechlaw.org/barcelona2008/  
• Honorable Mention: design of a folding business card for a Virtual employee

Virtual is no stranger to the awards  podium.  Since its founding nearly 10  years ago, the company has won dozens of national and regional awards for  marketing, public relations, technology and association management programs  and services. 

About  Virtual, Inc.
Virtual, Inc. is an association management  company that combines advanced technology, industry best practices and  innovation to provide associations with world-class operations, driving key  business processes so that clients can focus on their missions.  More information is available at www.virtualmgmt.com or from Paula Hunter,  +1 781-876-6227, phunter@virtualmgmt.com.