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TouchTunes TOUCHTUNES UNVEILS NEW DIGITAL JUKEBOX SOFTWARE AT ASI SHOW

GEN III OPERATING SYSTEM DESIGNED TO GENERATE GREATER REVENUE AND PRODUCTIVITY

Public Web Site Will Let Patrons Create Personal Play Lists for Jukebox Use

Industry Pioneer Gets Awards, Gives Prizes at Chicago Expo

LAKE ZURICH, Ill., — In the course of receiving several industry awards and awarding prizes of its own to visitors at the Amusement Showcase International Show in Chicago, digital-downloading jukebox leader TouchTunes Music Corporation unveiled its new operating system software, called Gen III, in preview demonstrations at its exhibit booth.

“Based on input from our operator advisory council, we've developed innovative new features to excite the general public, generate more jukebox revenue, and also simplify the lives of our operators,” said Dan McAllister, TouchTunes vice president for sales and marketing.

The initial version, scheduled for release around mid-year, is designed specifically for TouchTunes broadband-enabled jukeboxes, the company said. A version for dial-up connected jukeboxes will follow.

The Gen III system software for broadband will tie in to a new consumer Web site designed to draw patrons to TouchTunes jukebox locations. The public site MyTouchTunes.com will allow anyone to create and save personal play lists that can be downloaded and used on any TouchTunes broadband-enabled jukebox running the Gen III software.

“This will forge a new link between patrons and operators’ locations, fostering customer loyalty and building relationships that will stimulate more business at the jukebox,” said Dominique Dion, TouchTunes vice president for research and development. McAllister added: “Once you've created a play list, it’s just human nature to want to try it out and have your friends hear your favorite songs.”

TouchTunes will launch a public awareness campaign for MyTouchTunes.com as soon as the Web site is launched and operators have had the opportunity to deploy the Gen III software.

Additional Gen III revenue enhancement features include, among others: · Dual English-Spanish language support. A push-button icon on the touch-screen monitor will let patrons switch from English to Spanish on-screen instructions and vice-versa. · Improved music search and sort functions to make it easier for patrons to find songs, albums, artists, musical genres, and music related to holidays and special events. New operator-productivity features include: · Hard-drive content “morphing.” This allows an operator to quickly and easily download and recreate a jukebox’s music content on a blank, replacement hard drive. · Enhanced bookkeeping module. A new automated feature lets operators enter a formula for calculating the coin-box split with each location.

	From left: Dan McAllister, TouchTunes vice president for sales and marketing, and Corky Simmons, general manager, Automatic Music, Concord, Ohio, who won a Bose radio in a raffle at the digital jukebox giant’s ASI show booth. Simmons earned his raffle ticket by submitting a product testimonial letter. At right is young Andrew Brower, who drew Simmons’ winning ticket at the show booth. Brower is the son of TouchTunes operators Dawn and Mike Brower of Merlin Amusements.
	From left: Lou Miele, L & M Music, Williamsport, Pa., whose raffle ticket won him a TouchTunes Allegro floor-model digital jukebox, and Dan McAllister, TouchTunes vice president for sales and marketing. At right is young Andrew Brower, who drew Miele’s winning ticket at the show booth. Brower is the son of TouchTunes operators Dawn and Mike Brower of Merlin Amusements.
	Seen at TouchTunes’ pre-show cocktail reception: Dan Clarton, TouchTunes director of sales, and Scott Vogt, Sports Arcade Vending, Monee, Ill.
	That’s the ticket. TouchTunes’ Nikki Hendricks (left) and Kathy Pelot, with raffle-ticket drum at the company’s ASI show booth.
	Seen at TouchTunes’ pre-show cocktail reception. From left: Ron Bolger, Howard Music Co., Davenport, Iowa; Touchtunes’ Michelle Santangelo; and Kevin Gelatka, Mike’s Amusements, Lansing, Ill.

April 4, 2006