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AVT, Inc. Announces Guaranteed Monthly Payments on Digital Signage Based Vending Systems

Thursday 11. September 2008 - AVT, Inc. (formerly Automated Vending Technologies) (Pink Sheets: AVTC), announced today that it has formed a joint venture with UDM (United Digital Media), located in Palm Springs, Ca., to guarantee monthly payments to vending operators who have purchased and placed AVT digital signage equipped vending systems at qualified locations.

“Those deploying an AVT manufactured vending system equipped with AVT’s Digital Advertising Signage Equipment can each be eligible to be part of the AVTi Media Network, which involves payments starting at $50 per machine per month,” states AVT founder Shannon Illingworth. “We are so confident that our PC based advertising vending systems will increase the awareness and marketing ability of products, services and branding that AVT and our advertising partners are willing to prove it by paying for it.”

Curtis Pickering, CEO of United Digital Media, confirms the merits of the joint venture with AVT to offer guaranteed payments to qualified vending operators, saying that “the joint venture between AVT and UDM is unique because we have merged specific core digital signage attributes into the deployment of a nationwide network of close-up and personal message centers called vending machines!” He stressed that “as the network grows and reaches critical mass, national advertisers will now be able to reach measured specific demographics on a personal level, something that has been difficult to do with any real success.” He concluded by stating that “this defines a new type of media marketing and should prove to be an exciting and effective vertical within the out of home advertising industry.”

The joint venture taps into current AVT server hardware and UDM’s mission critical application software which controls, updates and changes format as needed on any DSE (Digital Signage Equipped) vending systems at the push of a few keystrokes. This software is capable of administrating control from a PC located anywhere a connection to the internet can be made.

“This joint venture and solidification of core competencies between AVT and UDM further characterizes the continued efforts and execution of AVT’s dedicated management team to maintain a position in the vending machine industry as a competitive and innovative company in pursuit of originality, state-of-the art technology, and increased revenues,” Mr. Illingworth said.