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MILESTONES

YEAR EVENT
2009

IBMA: Dave Purdy SVP, VAR Sales elected to Board of Directors for IBMA (International Business Music Association)

SPECS 2009: PlayNetwork chosen to speak as part of the "Solution Track" session

SPECS 2009: PlayNetwork awarded a Best in Show award for Media Experience

PlayNetwork Acquires Channel M to deliver total media experience

PlayNetwork launches the Mobile Media Experience

PlayNetwork establishes social media stamp with launch of Facebook and Twitter pages

PlayNetwork extends online engagement with Web Radio 2.0

2008 Summit Emerging Media Award for Leadership: Scheels Sparks, NV installation

Puget Sound Business Journals Fastest Growing Private Companies List

PlayNetwork launches Serenade, a web based music & messaging management system

Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 50/500 national fast-growth lists

PlayNetwork hosts record growth for FY2008, adding 68% increase in subscribing locations and 31% in revenue growth

Advertising 2.0: PlayNetwork was chosen as an industry expert panelist to speak on "Out-of-Home Advertising―Video Networks, Retail and Digital Landscapes"

SXSW: PlayNetwork was chosen as an industry expert panelist to speak on "brand labels"

PlayNetwork submits and wins a NASFM Retail Design award for Under Armour

PlayNetwork hosts inaugural Entertainment Media Event in conjunction with Global Shop offering a live performance by Pat Monahan

PlayNetwork named as Cisco Academy of Digital Signage Partner
2007 PlayNetwork submits and wins a Chain Store Age Retail Store Design of the Year award for Under Armour

PlayNetwork Assumes All XM for Business Sales and Service

IBMA: PlayNetwork spoke at the VAR/Dealer information session, as well as on the "Crystal Ball on Future of our Industry" panel discussion

Digital Hollywood Fall: PlayNetwork was chosen as an industry expert panelist to speak on "In-Store Digital Music Solutions"

PlayNetwork hires Boston based PAN Communications to serve as public relations agency of record
2006 Video Media Services and Promotional Services Launched
2005

PlayNetwork merges with Crows Nest Entertainment

Adam Brotman spins off new venture (to be announced later); Lon Troxel takes over as CEO

PlayNetwork merges with Crows Nest Entertainment

Deloitte Technology Fast 500
2004 Inc. 500 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500

Industry veteran Lon Troxel joins as Executive Chairman of the Board

Fourth generation of music players (400 Series — Performer™ P400, Combo™ C400, and Producer™ A400) released
2003 Inc. 500 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 national fast-growth lists

Third generation of music players (300 Series — PlayDisc Player P300, E-Player E300D, Combo Player C300D, and PC Player 6.0) released

Dual-zone playback and enhanced rich mixing capabilities
2002 Private financing round of $4.4 million

9th Fastest Growing Private Company in Washington State (Puget Sound Business Journal ranking)
2001 Private financing round of $5 million

Market Engineering Award for Customer Service Innovation from Frost & Sullivan for “Great Installations – Great Systems” quality-assurance program

International distribution partnerships: Nippon Rediffusion Ltd. (Japan) and TSC Music Systems Ltd. (England)

Second generation of music playback:
E-Player™, PC Player™ and PlayServer™

PlayNetworkonline.com is launched — a self-subscription music service for small businesses
2000 Private financing round of $13 million

Key commercial audio partnerships
1999 PlayNetwork moves to Redmond
1998 First generation of digital music players released
1997 R&D focuses on music licensing and proprietary music-management system — Conductor™
1996 PlayNetwork is founded (Seattle)

16-20 hour CD-ROM music programming is developed