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MGM PROPERTIES CAPTURES SILVER MEDAL AT DSE 2014’s

APEX AWARDS FOR CREATIVE APPLICATION OF NEC DIGITAL SIGNAGE

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Massive NEC Display Video Walls Entertain Guests, Improve Hotel-Customer

Engagement

CHICAGO – February 19, 2014 – NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of
commercial LCD display and projector solutions, and MGM Properties have been awarded the
2014 APEX Award’s Silver Medal in the hospitality category for massive video walls at several
of MGM’s Las Vegas hotels. Winners were announced February 12 at this year’s Digital

Signage Expo Awards banquet in Las Vegas.

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NEC products included X Series 4x4 video walls, each weighing in at more than 5,000 lbs.,
used for entertainment, event promotions, contests, and as antidotes to perceived wait times at
lobby front desks. A social media component also was a major part of the implementation to
engage hotel guests.

“We have had a long-standing relationship with MGM Properties and are grateful that its
creative applications of our video walls have now been honored,” said Ashley Flaska, Vice
President of Marketing at NEC. “MGM Properties is a premium brand, well acknowledged for its
customer service and cutting-edge technologies.”

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Since the original installation at the MGM Grand Hotel, NEC video walls also have been
deployed at other Las Vegas venues, including the Mirage, Mandalay Bay, and Luxor hotels,
and at the Starbucks at City Center located on the Las Vegas Strip below the Mandarin.
Hundreds of thousands of social media hits have appeared on the digital screens since the first
video wall went live on New Year’s Eve weekend in 2012.

“Our social networking feeds have been among the coolest applications of the NEC video
walls,” said Randy Dearborn, Vice President of Multimedia & Guest Technology for MGM
Properties. “We’ve engaged with our guests on another level, and the feedback from tweets
and other social commentaries has improved customer service. In addition, our wait-time
complaints have dropped 25 percent since the NEC video walls went up.”

The APEX Awards are sponsored by the Digital Signage Expo, the world's largest international
trade show dedicated to digital signage, interactive technology, and out-of-home networks. The
APEX Awards honor innovation as demonstrated in the deployment of technology in the global
digital out-of-home industry.

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About NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc.
Headquartered in Itasca, Ill., NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc., is a leading designer and
provider of innovative desktop LCD monitors, commercial- and professional-grade large-screen
LCD displays, a diverse line of multimedia and digital cinema projectors, and integrated display
solutions. NEC Display Solutions develops leading-edge visual technology and customer­focused solutions for a wide variety of markets, including enterprise, healthcare, education and
digital signage. It has deployed more than one-million large-format displays worldwide. For
additional information about NEC Display Solutions of America products, call (866) NEC-MORE,
or visit the website at www.necdisplay.com. For digital images, please visit

http://necdisplay.com/digital-media-library. Follow us on our social media channels: Facebook,
YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn.

About VUKUNET

VUKUNET, from NEC Display Solutions of America, is the engine that powers the digital out-of­home advertising business. VUKUNET is the only universal ad serving platform that drives ads