In-Room System Helps Generate New Revenue, Improved Guest Experience
RICHARDSON, Texas and SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- AMX Corporation (Nasdaq: AMXC), a worldwide leader in advanced control
system technology, and InfoGenesis, a leading provider of technology solutions
for hospitality and foodservice, today announced they have formed a
partnership to develop a specialized control system solution for hotel rooms.
Hotels now benefit from an integrated product set from the two companies that
provides their guests with instant, one-touch access to in-room amenities and
environmental controls, while generating new revenue streams through these
special services.
From an AMX Touch Panel situated in the hotel room, guests have instant
access to a variety of services, such as room service, temperature, lighting,
concierge, valet, television, movies, and security features. AMX in-room
Touch Panels seamlessly connect with InfoGenesis' Revelation point-of-sale
(POS) solution, a technology used in the world's largest hotels and casinos to
manage all food, beverage and retail transactions. Streamlining the
integration of in-room amenities services produces a new revenue generation
tool for hotels that can provide easier access to retail offerings, such as
food and beverages, spas and other concierge services. The solution also
reduces costs associated with data entry errors and labor required for
alternative order collection methods, such as door tags and phone ordering.
"The room experience is often the leading factor that determines whether a
guest returns to a hotel. Hotels that incorporate this solution save guests
from the routines that often taint their room experiences, such as flipping
through hotel directory books, searching for the right buttons on a phone, or
accessing the television to find the services they need," said Scott Norder,
AMX Vice President of Business Development. "AMX and InfoGenesis allow hotels
to differentiate themselves by simplifying a guest's stay through
unprecedented one-touch access to any number of services and controls from an
intuitive in-room AMX Touch Panel."
"Discerning guests are looking for properties that anticipate their needs
and create an ambiance of luxurious comfort and superior service," said Brent
Christensen, Manager, Product Line Strategy, InfoGenesis. "Our partnership
with AMX provides a new opportunity for hotel and gaming customers to combine
control and retail point-of-sale operations in the room to produce increased
opportunities for revenue enhancement, operational efficiency and improved
guest satisfaction, thereby improving the bottom line."
The in-room amenities product is one of many AMX Hospitality Solutions
offered to the hotel and gaming market. AMX control systems can be found in
virtually every area of a hotel, including ballrooms and meeting rooms, event
halls, restaurants, night clubs, media control centers and outdoor pool and
spa areas. AMX provides the power to manage, monitor and control every piece
of audio/video and multimedia in any number of rooms, the flexibility to
automate and control environmental devices such as lighting, temperature and
window treatments, and the simplicity of one-touch timing control.
To view the in-room amenities solution from InfoGenesis and AMX, visit
booth #1011 at the G2E Trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center,
October 5-7, 2004.
About InfoGenesis
Based in Santa Barbara, California, InfoGenesis is a leading developer of
enterprise information solutions for the hospitality and food service
industries built on advanced Microsoft technology and making use of IBM
SurePOS point-of-sale hardware. For more information visit
http://www.infogenesis.com .
About AMX Corporation
AMX CORPORATION is a worldwide leader in advanced control system
technology targeting commercial and residential markets. AMX delivers
convenient, easy-to-use solutions that incorporate advanced programming and
network applications to simplify your life through technology. AMX's strategy
is to work with leading dealers and distributors to integrate its products
with other electronic devices, while continuing to lead the industry in
control technology. It's your world. Take control.(TM) For more information
about AMX, visit http://www.amx.com .
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release that state the Company's or
management's intentions, beliefs, expectations, or predictions for the future
are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject
to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the
Company's actual results to differ materially from those projected in such
forward-looking statements. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties
include, our strategic alliances; the ability to develop distribution channels
for new products; our dependence on suppliers, dealers and distributors;
reliance on the functionality of systems or equipment, whether our own systems
and equipment or those of our customers, dealers, distributors, or
manufacturers; domestic and international economic conditions; the financial
condition of our key customers and suppliers; the complexity of new products;
ongoing research and development; our reliance on third party manufacturers;
the ability to realize operating efficiencies; dependence on key personnel;
the lack of an industry standard; reliance on others for technology; our
ability to protect our intellectual property; the quick product life cycle;
the resources necessary to compete; the possible effect of government
regulations; possible liability for copyright violations on the Internet with
the use of our products and other risks referenced from time to time in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-
looking statements contained herein are necessarily dependent upon
assumptions, estimates and data that may be incorrect or imprecise.
Accordingly, any forward-looking statements included herein do not purport to
be predictions of future events or circumstances and may not be realized.
Forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to,
forecasts, projections and statements relating to product development and
acceptance, inflation, future acquisitions and anticipated capital
expenditures. All forecasts and projections in the report are based on
management's current expectations of the Company's near term results, based on
current information available pertaining to the Company, including the
aforementioned risk factors. Actual results could differ materially. The
Company is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation
to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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SOURCE AMX Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.amx.com
http://www.infogenesis.com
CONTACT:
Kari Mickits of AMX Corporation,
+1-469-624-7605, or kari.mickits@amx.com ; or Kerry Allen of
InfoGenesis, +1-805-681-8600, ext. 423, or kallen@infogenesis.com
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