AVT Launches Interactive SMS Technology On Its Product Dispensing Systems

Tuesday March 17, 2009, 8:23 am EDT

CORONA, Calif., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AVT, Inc. (formerly Automated Vending Technologies), (Pink Sheets: AVTC - News), announced today it will offer interactive (SMS Technology) text messaging to all of its customers purchasing PC based vending and product dispensing systems equipped with LCD displays.

"We are immersed in the interactive world of text messaging and AVT is now offering this technology as a key component on our 7" thru 22" LCD driven Vending and Product Dispensing Systems," said AVT's founder Shannon Illingworth. "Our base line Touch Screen Vending product (TSV(TM)) has the capability of sending text messages to cell phones. This feature benefits both our operators for diagnostic alerts and advertisers for enhanced marketing in addition to the tremendous value it represents as a key patent pending technology for AVT."

Bryan Ross of Take10 Media explains that "this feature breathes marketing life into the advertising component on the LCD display driven products such as the Tech Store, IVend and Movie Rental Kiosks. It offers the advertisers what they've always dreamed about, a sure fire way of tracking the effectiveness of their advertisements."

"Technology always finds a way and AVT always finds a way to make technology work for its customers and its shareholders," Mr. Illingworth said.