August 14, 2008MaxBox confirm Caribbean kiosk deal worth over $6.5mAlways good to see what Andy Egan and Maxbox are up to, and here is latest release from them -- The MaxBox push for international expansion continues apace as they sign up Advanced Integrated Systems in Jamaica as exclusive distributors for the Caribbean and they place their first order for 300 kiosks. The three year distribution deal with Jamaica based Advanced Integrated Systems (AIS) gives the company exclusive rights for distribution of MaxBox digital retail kiosks and all of its applications across the whole of the Caribbean. AIS will initially focus on Jamaica to deploy the first order of 300 MaxBox kiosks, capitalising on the long standing links they already have with Jamaican companies across all business sectors – including government, retail, tourism and banking. They then plan to expand into other parts of the Caribbean. Both companies are raring to go with the new deal and the AIS project team from Jamaica will be joining MaxBox in Cheshire in September for an intensive training and development session on software/hardware and application development and marketing of the MaxBox. Stacey Halsall-Peart, Chief Operating Officer AIS MaxBox Digital Retail already deploy their touch screen digital retail kiosks across the UK and Ireland in retail, leisure, corporate workplace and transport sectors and with the help of partner distributors TCSJOHNHUXLEY have this year started to hit the casino and gaming sector worldwide. Deployment into the Caribbean augments MaxBox’s worldwide distribution push. Andy Egan, Chairman and CEO MaxBox Digital Retail Ltd “This latest distribution deal fills another gap for us in our worldwide distribution network, we are making good headway with the distribution deals we signed earlier in the year to hit the casino and gaming sectors and also into the retail sector in Ireland, and this new deal in the Caribbean gives us a really exciting new dimension to our business.” About Advanced Integrated Systems (AIS) Jamaican based Advanced Integrated Systems was founded in 1987 and is an IT solutions-driven company committed to hardware and software integration. AIS has clients across all business sectors in the Caribbean and specializes in transaction processing and spin-off services. About MaxBox Digital Retail Ltd MaxBox Digital Retail Ltd is an aggregator and software developer of digital based leisure, entertainment and retail content which is vended over its own estate of MaxBox kiosks. MaxBox Digital Retail Ltd also licenses its content to other broadband enabled kiosks and devices. The company also offers bespoke kiosk and self service design and content solutions to meet specific business needs. MaxBox kiosks are placed in leisure, entertainment, retail, transport and corporate environments. Andy Egan and British Olympic Appeal Andy Egan has recently been invited to join the British Olympic Association Appeal 2008 as a council member. The British Olympic Association (BOA) receives no government or lottery funding and depends heavily on the Fundraising Appeal. It costs BOA approximately £18,000 to support each athlete and 100% of the funds raised goes directly towards ensuring that the sportsmen and women arriving in Beijing will be able to compete on equal terms with the best in the world.
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