Los Angeles, June 8, 2009 - NxSystems LLC; the leading provider of IP Based Entertainment and Services Delivery Platforms to the hotel and lodging industry, is pleased to announced its new Executive Management team.

"Our NXSYSTEMS vision is to enable a variety of entertainment and related services over IP networks irrespective of the delivery infrastructure," stated Francis Najafi, NXSYSTEMS Chairman of the Board. "We are delighted to announce our Executive Management team who will bring this vision to fruition," he added.

"We are very excited about where the company is today," said Hooman Honary, president and chief technology officer of NXSYSTEMS, LLC. "We have a product and technology platform that is extremely scalable and can address a wide variety of value added entertainment and connectivity solutions for various market segments. Our mission is to provide high quality entertainment in a cost effective manner to any consumer, anywhere in a personalized fashion."

Executive Management

• Francis Najafi, Chairman of the Board
  F. Francis Najafi is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pivotal Group, a thirty year old real estate and private equity/venture investment firm with an active presence in a variety of technology companies and all major real estate product types. Mr. Najafi believes in taking a hands-on approach to business and as Chairman of NXSYSTEMS, he directs the vision of the company and is active in all strategic decisions.
• Hooman Honary, President and Chief Technology Officer
  Hooman Honary, a multimedia and wireless company visionary, has been named President and Chief Technology Officer of the multimedia and wireless company. He previously served as Chief Technology for Oxford Media in the development communication and multimedia technology strategies for a nationwide On-Demand content delivery network. Additionally, he held senior technology and strategic development positions with Intel Corporation and Broadcom Corporation, global leaders in semiconductors for wired and wireless multimedia communications. Mr. Honary has been engaged in communications and digital multimedia systems and has 21 patents to his name.
• Ira Dworkin, Senior Vice President of Operations and Product Development
  Ira Dworkin is the new Senior Vice President of Operations and Product Development, responsible for installations, customer support, and engineering teams, as well as product planning. Ira has managed engineering, product development, and operations organizations for over 15 years with consumer-focused media, entertainment and technology leaders, including Cisco Systems' Linksys subsidiary, Moviebeam (a former subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), and InnMedia, a joint venture between Hilton Hotels and LodgeNet Entertainment.
• Stephen Guillot, Vice President of Hospitality Sales and Marketing
  Stephen Guillot, a hospitality media veteran, is the Vice President of Hospitality Sales and Marketing. Stephen is responsible for developing and managing NXSYSTEMS' market growth strategy, tactics and business models to increase NXSYSTEMS' distribution of entertainment and service delivery platforms to the hospitality industry. He recently served as Vice President of Sales and Strategic Alliances at On Command Video. Stephen's background includes over 20 years of extensive sales and marketing knowledge in a wide variety of industries including: Hospitality, Media Technology, Commercial Real Estate, Biotech, and Pharmaceutical.

About NXSYSTEMS LLC

NXTV Inc. was founded in 1997 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, NXTV emerged as the first and largest IP VOD provider in the global hospitality industry, delivering to its customers IP-based, 100% digital in-room entertainment solutions that allow hotel owners to take full advantage of new technology today and in the future, offering guests the ultimate on-screen entertainment and communication experience. NxTV's platform runs over the hotel's existing converged IP network, enabling the property to communicate with a wide variety of in-room technologies without the cost and effort of installing and maintaining separate networks for each hotel application. NxSystems LLC acquired certain assets from NXTV Inc. in early 2009.

NXSYSTEMS delivers a full suite of digital IP-based in-room entertainment services including High Definition Video on Demand (HD VOD) and IPTV Free-to-Guest content, wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, and a customized guest interface. Clients include the world's most prestigious hotel brands, including Four Seasons, Peninsula, W Hotels, St. Regis, MGM Grand, Le Meridien and Hyatt. NXSYSTEMS has offices and customers in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

CONTACTS:

Hooman Honary
President and CTO
NXSystems, LLC
5700 Canoga Avenue, Suite 150
Woodland Hills, California 91367
(818) 227-1225
hhonary@nxtv.com
http://www.nxtv.com

Media Contact:

Sarah Suggs Cheek
Pivotal Group
scheek@pivotalgroup.com
(602) 625-4544
www.pivotalgroup.com

SOURCE: NXSYSTEMS, LLC

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