New York, N.Y. - /Webb Communications, www.sitespan.com, a leading new media development consulting firm based in New York City and Milan, announced that they have been retained to develop and promote www.DiningCertificates.com.

DiningCertificates.com will enable consumers to buy Gift Certificates from their favorite restaurants via a secure, on-line interface. The service will make it easy and inexpensive for restaurants to sell gift certificates on-line. Customers can purchase the gift certificates via the restaurant's site or on the DiningCertificates.com web site. The newly launched service expects to add 400-500 restaurants during the next 12 months. The main concentration will be U.S.-based restaurants, but restaurants in Europe are expected to be added in the near future. This is a continuation of the on-line collaboration between Webb Communications and Emilio Barletta, the CEO of DiningCertificates.com, who also heads the Dopo Teatro Restaurant Group In New York City. Restaurants in the group are; Trattoria Dopo Teatro, Osteria Fiorentina, Cascina and Zanzibar. Webb has developed the web site presence and on-line marketing for restaurants of the group.

Webb Communications will design all components of the brand ID of Dining Certificates.com, both on-line and off-line. Webb will develop and produce secure back-end systems to facilitate on-line orders and an extensive on-line marketing campaign. "We are very pleased to be collaborating with DiningCertificates.com" explained John Battista De Santis, vice president of Webb Communications. "we are looking forward to developing the business model and contributing to the success of this unique web portal."