| For Immediate Release |
| CONTACTS: |
| Ann Parker |
| Director of Corporate Communications |
| LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation |
| 605-988-1000 |
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communications@lodgenet.com |
LodgeNetRX
Expands Healthcare Footprint In High-Opportunity
Market With Beacon Communications
Major Healthcare Distributor for Colorado
and Surrounding Region Chooses LodgeNetRX to Provide World-class Patient
Entertainment, Education and Communication system for its clients.
SIOUX FALLS SD and DENVER CO, March 9, 2007 – LodgeNetRXTM, providing interactive
entertainment, education and communication solutions to the healthcare industry,
today announced it has entered into a sales representation agreement with
Beacon Communications, LLC, a major distributor of full-service communications
and systems integration to the healthcare industry. The agreement designates
Beacon Communications as a sales representative for the LodgeNetRX Interactive
Patient Television Solution in Colorado
and the surrounding region.
“As momentum and interest continue to build for our interactive television
solution, we are constantly looking for new channels through which to provide
the LodgeNetRX solution to progressive healthcare organizations,” said Gary
Kolbeck, Vice President Healthcare Business Development for LodgeNetRX.
“According to the American Hospital Association, more than $1 billion of new
hospital construction projects are on record in the state of Colorado.
We are extremely pleased to be working with a company that is familiar with the
region and has a record of excellence in product quality and customer service.”
“Through this agreement we can offer our valued clients a state of the art
interactive TV platform that will help them elevate the in-room experience and
drive increased operational efficiencies along with the opportunity for new
revenue streams,” said Michael Hester, managing partner of Beacon
Communications. “The experience, customer support and field service resources
behind the LodgeNetRX solution make us even more confident about featuring it
in our sales offering.”
About LodgeNetRX
LodgeNetRX www.lodgenetrx.com provides interactive
entertainment, education and communication solutions to enhance patient
satisfaction, quality of care and operational efficiencies for the healthcare
industry. LodgeNetRX is the healthcare
division of LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: LNET), the world leader in interactive TV and
broadband solutions to hotels throughout the United States and Canada as well as select
international markets. Services include on-demand movies, on-demand games,
music and music videos, subscription sports programming, and television
on-demand programming, as well as high-speed Internet access. LodgeNet provides service to more than one
million interactive hotel rooms representing more than 6,000 hotel properties
worldwide.
About Beacon
Communication, LLC
Beacon Communications, LLC (www.beaconcom.com) is a communications
system integrator with a focus on the institutional market, specifically the
healthcare industry and the education marketplace. Based in Denver,
Colorado and with a network of dealers
located in a five state region, Beacon offers assessments, design, sales,
installation and especially service. With an emphasis on integration,
Beacon provides solutions with Interactive Television, Nurse Call, Alarm
Monitoring, and Intercoms to improve efficiencies, increase the value of each
individual system, and support work flow processes. Beacon Communications
personnel in conjunction with their network of dealers have been involved with
and continue to support thousands of facilities.
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