| Industry Veteran Tom McGowan Joins Starmount as Vice President of Product Management |
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Austin, TX – June 3, 2009 – Starmount, the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for the integrated digital signage and retail professional services industry announces industry veteran Tom McGowan has joined Starmount as Vice President of Product Management where he is leading the strategic development of a unique open source operating platform framework for digital signage, kiosk, and mobile handheld systems. Tom McGowan is an industry pioneer with more than 25 years experience in digital signage and kiosks in public spaces and casinos. He led the earliest initiatives with Harrah’s Casinos to develop standardized “green” messaging systems for customers and employees in 1986. He created the graphical interface for the launch of the very first customized third party Keno application and participated in gaming license submissions for the State of New Jersey in 1992. In 1996, Mr. McGowan was recognized with the Harrah’s Chairman’s Award for development of the Harrah’s Total Rewards kiosks. The Total Rewards kiosks were the first in the gaming industry to provide patron self-service food comps and feature less than 5-second transaction time. He participated in numerous IT initiatives with property management, point of sale, lodging, and casino management systems. He implemented and managed a digital signage software enterprise network for eighteen Harrah’s casinos in 1998. In 2002, Mr. McGowan founded Marketing Communications, LLC, a digital signage consulting firm that focuses on innovation, organizational development, process improvement, and sales efficiency, for public space and casino gaming companies. Mr. McGowan is an industry veteran with clients including: St. Clair Interactive, Activelight, Intellimat, Avocent, Pioneer, Alpha Video, Broadsign, Scala, Omnivex, Pacific Digital, Jupiterbay, The Digital Signage Group, Evision, 3M, LG Electronics, EDR Media, Funk Linko. “Starmount continues to enhance our market position with the development of innovative products and services, says Joe Halloum, President and CEO of Starmount Systems. Mr. McGowan will help us focus our attention on developing products and services that ensure our customer’s success in the marketplace.” About Starmount, Inc.Starmount is the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for the integrated digital signage and retail professional services industry providing software solutions and services focused on digital signage, interactive kiosks, mobile handheld systems and other point-of-service/point-of-sale products. Built on our next generation application framework, Starmount provides quality integrated products and services, enabling our customers to realize value from their digital marketing solutions. Taking a partnership approach, we help extend the lifetime value of our customers’ solution by focusing on understanding their exact business process as well as technology needs and providing a complete integration of their systems. For more informationvisit Starmount at www.starmountsystems.com. ### Media Contact: |