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The Investors Corner: Digital Signage Business Gaining Ground
(Wednesday, 29 March 2006) -

The Investors Corner: Digital Signage Business Gaining Ground
NEW YORK, NY, (NAMC) - This morning we want to introduce a company to our listeners that is involved in the digital signage business.

The name of the company is IMPART Media Group and they are based in Seattle Washington, they are a publicly traded company and trade under the symbol IMMG on the OTC Bulletin Board market. This is a brief overview of the company: IMPART designs and develops digital signage for the out of home advertising market, utilizing plasma or liquid crystal display (LCD) screens on a digital network. The company’s services include consultation, design, hardware, installation, and complete management of display devices from a central network operations center. It offers integrated software and hardware solutions such as projection equipment, video wall systems, electronics and equipment mounts.

In addition, IMPART delivers news and entertainment, video, advertising and branding messages, combined on one screen, within public locations. The company is growing through acquisitions of companies, talented personnel and technology. They are at the forefront of the digital signage revolution that is rapidly growing in the out of home advertising market.

The management team consist of their Chairman, CEO and Chief Financial Officer Joe Martinez, President Laird Laabs, and Chief Technology Officer Thomas Muniz.

The company has recently acquired the advertising firm E&M Advertising out of New York this further increase their potential revenue stream. They also recently completed an equity financing that put an additional $4.5 million of capital in the company for acquisitions, expansion and operating expenses. We normally do not run a feature on a company that trades anything less that the Nasdaq markets unless there is a solid reason.

Now lets talk about their direction, after the recent acquisition and the capital raise it seems like the company may be lining up for bigger things. Granted they have not generated massive revenue in the past but the additional funds puts them in a unique position, they actually have the ability to make horizontal acquisitions on a cash and stock basis to further leverage their current business.

Recently on CNBC they ran a feature on cinema advertising, now traditionally cinema advertising consisted of slides or the reel to reel previews or commercials. They have begun to include digital solutions in theaters. Many financial institutions are now beginning to utilize digital signage at their locations to grab the attention of customers while they are banking.

The out of home advertising market is adhering to the new technology that is available; advertisers are beginning to see the benefits as well. Major players in this market include PRN Corporation; they create in-store media networks for major retailers such as Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), Costco (NASDAQ: COST), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Circuit City (NYSE: CC) and Albertsons
(NYSE: ABS). They are one of the driving forces in the digital signage industry.

Now there is a company by the name of Focus Media (NASDAQ: FMCN) they are heavily involved in the digital signage business but not here in the United States, they are based in Shanghai China, they recently acquired one of their
competitors by the name of Dotad that operates the largest Wireless Access Protocol in Beijing China. With the current growth in Asia you can bet that Focus Media is eyeing digital signage companies here in the United States and not for a joint venture or a working relationship. More than likely based on their past will be seeking acquisitions to strengthen their position in the digital signage industry in the United States.

So this little known company by the name of IMPART Media Group may swing in one of three directions that we can see, the first may be a joint venture with PRN Corporation, the second may be a bid from Focus Media, the last may be that they continue on their growth path and seek a Nasdaq listing shortly.

In either scenario the company does well, but the possibility of the company being acquired seems to be the most likely scenario at this juncture.
So at this point the stock is trading at $2.41, if any of the above scenarios occur, which we believe just may happen, this stock could grow some legs and slide into the double digits.

With a market cap of only $30 million and the management holding a good portion of the outstanding shares, this may be a company that you will want to take a look at.

Here is the company’s contact information,
Their number is 206-633-1852, call them and ask for a due diligence package. Their website is Web Site:
http://www.impartmedia.com
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We urge you to go to Yahoo Finance, or TheStreet.com and do your due diligence.

Get the proper information from the company and be well informed, with smaller companies like this you need to gather any information that you can.
Also it is not advisable to place large buy orders, the company is thinly traded and an investor may pay a higher price than he or she should. We should make you aware that in 2005 it is likely that you will not see any major revenue posted by the company as their capital raise took place in 2006so be aware of that as you are looking at the numbers.

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Louis Victor
NAMC Newswire
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