Veteran High-Volume Manufacturing Executive Joins DVDPlay As It Accelerates Production of DVD Movie Rental Kiosks San Jose, CA – 12/19/2006 – DVDPlayTM today announced that Jim Godwin has joined the company as Vice President of Manufacturing. Godwin joins DVDPlay from Flextronics International, where he served as Director of Engineering & Program Management. He brings to DVDPlay extensive experience in bringing products into high-volume manufacturing. In his new role with DVDPlay, Godwin is responsible for overseeing the production of DVDPlay’s network of DVD rental kiosks, which are being rapidly deployed across the U.S. There are now more than 600 DVDPlay rental kiosks installed in the United States and Canada. Prior to Flextronics, Godwin was a principal of SET Engineering, an entrepreneurial design engineering company. Godwin has over 25 years of high tech product and corporate development for companies such as Quantum Corporation, Optimem, Insite Peripherals and Spectra-Physics. His experience includes both management of and individual contributions to engineering teams developing new products for production. Godwin graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 1980. “Jim Godwin is a terrific addition to the DVDPlay team,” said Chuck Berger, Chairman and CEO of DVDPlay. “He brings a world of experience in high-volume manufacturing that will be critical as we accelerate our roll-out of DVDPlay kiosks to supermarkets, convenience stores and other high-traffic locations across the country.” About DVDPlay
DVDPlay (www.dvdplay.com) offers consumers unparalleled convenience, low rental prices and new release DVD movies at kiosks located in grocery stores, convenience stores, military bases and apartment complexes. New releases are just $1.49 and first-time users can try DVDPlay for free. The easy-to-use, credit card-enabled kiosks hold more than 500 DVDs, ensuring that there will be plenty of the hottest new releases available. There are more than 600 DVDPlay kiosks located in 34 states and Canada, with 2,250 expected to be installed 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. Kiosks are UL, FCC and ADA certified. For information, visit the DVDPlay website at http://www.dvdplay.com/pr/godwin.html
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