[May 17, 2013]

VendScreen Adds Industry Innovator Jim Brinton to Board of Directors

VendScreen, Inc., inventor of the VendScreen Revolution (News - Alert)™ smart device for vending machines, has added new vision to its Board of Directors.

Jim Brinton, former chairman of the National Automatic Merchandiser Association (NAMA), past president and chairman of Unified Strategies Group (USG), president of Evergreen Vending, and CEO of Avanti Markets, joins VendScreen as a member of the Executive Board. Brinton has extensive industry experience from the operator-side and is committed to advancing the industry. "I believe that technology will be what determines the market leaders as our industry moves forward. Evergreen has been an early adopter of the Revolution device and we are rolling this out to all of our machines. Cashless acceptance is very important and loyalty programs and increased user interaction via cell phones, and alternative payment solutions will become more important. The VendScreen platform is built to meet the needs of our consumers now, and ill handle our needs going forward," Brinton stated.

Glenn Butler, founder and CTO, and Brinton are aligned on this vision. Butler commented: "VendScreen Revolution™ is the most exciting product that I have ever worked on. Our goal is to transform the consumer experience to bring consumers back to vending and drive more revenue through existing machines. Jim's guidance and support will help us meet these goals faster."

The VendScreen Revolution™ Device

The VendScreen Revolution™ device is powered by Android (News - Alert) and 3G wireless technology for seamless over the air updates as the platform evolves. The Revolution device can be easily retrofitted into the cutout slot of most vending machines and provides and interactive 4.3 inch touchscreen accepting standard credit cards and NFC for payment. VendScreen also is fully integrated with VendSys, MEI, and Streamware and manages all nutritional information. The platform enables advertising and promotions that can be directed at the user of the machine, while the machine itself is kept in compliance with nutritional information disclosures.

About VendScreen, Inc.

VendScreen, Inc. is the inventor of the VendScreen Revolution™ smart device, founded by two longtime veterans of the vending machine industry. Glenn Butler, actively working as VendScreen's Chief Technology Officer, is a serial entrepreneur, having been involved in many startups from the "garage" stage to pre- and post-VC funding. Only two years out of college, he co-founded Streamware Corporation and sold it 10 years later to Crane Co (NYSE: CR). In addition to focusing on VendScreen, Inc., Butler is a contributing editor to Automatic Merchandiser magazine.

For more information, please visit www.vendscreen.com.

VendScreen Revolution is a trademark of VendScreen, Inc.

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