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MOD Systems Introduces Low Cost In-Store Digital Media Appliances for Retailers.


Integrated Offering Provides Affordable, Reliable Entertainment Merchandising Solution

LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  -- MOD Systems, a leading provider of in-store digital media solutions, today unveiled at 2007 International CES([R]) new digital media merchandising and fulfillment hardware appliances for retailers. The offerings, which include the MOD Point-Of-Decision (POD) Device and MOD Store Server Appliance A self-contained computer system specialized for network use. Its applications are pre-installed, and access to setup and configuration is via a Web browser. Server appliances may provide a single application or several applications; for example, a single device may provide file server, , are designed to provide retailers with a highly reliable, low cost solution for entertainment merchandising and fulfillment. MOD Systems will demonstrate its hardware solutions by private appointment at CES, January 8-11, 2007.

"Until now, retailers have not had an efficient, cost-effective way to merchandise and cross-sell using a virtual inventory of music and video entertainment," said Mark Phillips This article is about the former husband of Princess Anne, The Princess Royal. For other people named Mark Phillips, see Mark Phillips (disambiguation).
Captain Mark Anthony Peter Phillips
, 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.  of MOD Systems. "We've radically reduced the cost of deploying a sampling system by about two-thirds, giving retailers the ability to create an engaging in-store experience, provide better access to information, and deliver a vast amount of entertainment content to consumers."

Low Cost Entertainment Merchandising System

The HD compatible MOD Store Server Appliance and MOD POD are part of MOD Systems' integrated platform for retailers to cost-effectively manage, merchandise and fulfill digital media. The MOD Store Server Appliance and MOD POD are designed to provide retailers with affordable access to a merchandising and sampling system that scales to include content fulfillment via optical disk (CD and 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.
) or directly to music and video players and devices.

The MOD Store Server Appliance provides high-definition, full-motion video Video transmission that changes the image 30 frames per second (30 fps). Motion pictures are run at 24 fps, which is the minimum frequency required to eliminate the perception of moving frames and make the images appear visually fluid to the eye.  output and enables retailers to create an engaging in-store experience. The Store Server Appliance controls digital signage, overhead music and video for support of merchandising and promotional initiatives throughout the store. It includes the following features:

* DVD drive for video displays.

* Network connection which drives up to 50 MOD PODs, one overhead display, and five zones of background music.

* Disk space storage up to one terabyte.

* Delivery of entertainment content direct to a device.

"More than three quarters of consumer purchase decisions are made at the point of purchase," said Gale Daikoku, retail research director, Gartner. "Kiosks and sampling devices can deliver endless aisles to the customer and multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple  integration to retailers, providing a compelling merchandising alternative. By significantly reducing the cost of in-store hardware, these benefits become more achievable for wider deployment."

Sampling and Fulfillment

The MOD POD is a self-enclosed, 10.5 inch flat-panel device for retailers to offer in-store sampling, purchasing and fulfillment of digital music and movies. It includes the following features:

* 10.4 inch LCD touch screen with an intuitive user interface and 800 x 640 resolution.

* Card swipe and bar code scanner A device specialized for reading bar codes and converting them into either the ASCII or EBCDIC digital character code. Pen scanners, also known as wand scanners, were the first type of bar code scanner developed in the 1970s.  for secure point-of-purchase customer transactions.

* Camera for real-time customer communications.

* USB USB
 in full Universal Serial Bus

Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer.
 and Ethernet ports for downloading digital entertainment to media devices and media capable mobile phones.

* Headphone See headphones.  jack for sampling audio files.

The MOD POD fulfills content via a wide range of delivery options including CD and DVD burning, as well as downloads direct to media devices such as MP3 players and media capable mobile phones.

Rich Content Catalogues

Retailers can effectively merchandise and sell music and movies to consumers with MOD Systems' content catalogues. The catalogues currently include more than one million music tracks from independent and major music labels (including Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels.

Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.
, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, and EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC.  Music); as well as trailers from ScreenPlay Inc., provider of the world's largest movie trailer catalogue of more than 15,000 titles, including new releases. MOD Systems is also currently in content discussions with major movie studios and independents to add more video content to its system; in particular for future in-store manufacturing of DVDs.

About MOD Systems

MOD Systems provides retailers with a complete system for profitably managing, merchandising, and delivering digital media to customers. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Seattle, MOD Systems' unique approach is based on managing digital content intelligently and delivering it flexibly, with a focus on large scale deployments. With MOD Systems, retailers are positioned for the next generation of retailing supporting a wide range of consumer devices and delivery options including CD/DVD burning, direct to device, and wireless. More information is available at www.modsystems.com.

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