DVDPlay Appoints Former Blockbuster and Monterey Media Executive as Vice President of Video.The Leading Provider of Fully Automated DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Rental Kiosks Accelerates Video Business with Tom Szwak SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- DVDPlay, the standard for "The New Way to Rent New Release Movies[TM]," and the innovator and leading U.S. owner/operator of fully automated DVD rental kiosks, today announced that Tom Szwak has joined the company as Vice President of Video. Szwak joins DVDPlay from Monterey Media where he served as Senior Vice President of Sales and drove sales of new release and catalogue DVD and VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. product to retailers, distributors, and internet sites in the US and Canada. Earlier in his 24-year career, Tom was Vice President of Purchasing at Blockbuster Entertainment where he was responsible for the purchasing and distribution of all products and merchandise to over 4,000 Blockbuster corporate stores, and for negotiating agreements with studios and distributors. Szwak left Blockbuster to take the position of Senior VP of Acquisitions and Development, and later Senior Vice President of Sales at Republic Pictures. "Tom's leadership will play an instrumental role in developing and maintaining the strategic alliances with industry vendors," said Chuck Berger, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , DVDPlay. "We are delighted to welcome Tom to our executive team. He brings a wealth of industry experience and expertise in purchasing to DVDPlay. His role is critical as we accelerate our roll-out of DVDPlay kiosks to supermarkets, convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. , military installations, and other high traffic locations across the country." About DVDPlay DVDPlay's (www.dvdplay.com) easy to use, credit card enabled kiosks hold more than 500 DVDs, ensuring that there will be plenty of the hottest new movie releases available. Movies can be rented in less than 60 seconds. There are more than 1,000 DVDPlay kiosks located in 35 states and Canada, with approximately 3,000 expected to be deployed by the end of 2007. DVDPlay's kiosks are networked and powered by patent-pending software that enables dynamic pricing, promotions, inventory management, advertising and movie trailer insertions, as well as the capture and measurement of key business metrics. DVDPlay kiosks meet all federal and state regulations including UL, FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. and ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. certification. For information, visit the DVDPlay website at: http://www.dvdplay.com/pr/szwak.html. |
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