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Netkey acquires digital signage software firm Webpavement

August 27, 2007

EAST HAVEN, Conn. —Netkeyannounced that it has acquired Webpavement, one of the largest providers of software used for the operation and management of networks of digital signs.

Webpavement, based in Alpharetta, Ga., was founded in 2000 and is a developer of software for digital signage. Webpavement customers include Pfizer, Clear Channel, Welch Foods, Robins Air Force Base, Jacksonville International Airport, the University of Houston, and the Georgia Department of Transportation.

"There is tremendous opportunity in the convergence of interactive kiosk technology and digital signage, and Netkey is now uniquely positioned to offer to Fortune 1000 companies software and services that are optimized to address the specialized business and technology requirements of these fast-growing channels," said V. Miller Newton, chief executive of Netkey. "Webpavement is recognized as being one the top providers of digital signage software, and we welcome their employees, customers and partners to the Netkey family. As a result of this acquisition, Netkey is redefining the way self-service and digital signage solutions are delivered to the market by making it easy for businesses to select a single best-in-class vendor for both."