ACCESSIT ADDS LEADING EXHIBITOR RELATIONS EXECUTIVE AS DIGITAL CINEMA ROLLOUT MAKES MAJOR ADVANCE

MORRISTOWN, N.J. and – January 7, 2006 – Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (“AccessIT”) (AMEX: AIX) announced today that Brad Carroll, a leading exhibitor relations executive, has joined the company as Director of Business Operations at AccessIT’s digital cinema technology and services division. In this newly created position, Mr. Carroll will be responsible for managing the operational functions necessary to support successful deliveries of movies and other content to theatres. In addition to his broad experience as an exhibitor relations specialist, he also brings to AccessIT extensive expertise in film distribution and booking and operational management.

Most recently, Mr. Carroll served as Director of Exhibitor Relations for Fandango, the nation's largest online and phone movie ticketing service, serving over 1,100 theaters and 12,500 screens. There, he created business development strategies, established and maintained relationships with both exhibitors and film studios, and served as internal liaison between Fandango’s Marketing, Finance, Operations and IT Departments.

Prior to Fandango, Mr. Carroll served as Director of Sales and Client Relations for Technicolor Cinema Distribution, the theatrical movie distribution division of Technicolor, one of Hollywood’s leading celluloid film reproduction and distribution services companies. His film distribution and schedule management experience includes positions with AMC Theatres, specializing in film settlement and booking; at Miramax Films as a print controller; and at Savoy Pictures as a film booker. Carroll was also a founder of Joseph Street Pictures, a video production house catering to independent film-makers and first-time directors.

Commenting on his new position, Carroll said: “There can be no doubt that digital cinema is the wave of the future in motion picture distribution and exhibition, which is why I’m particularly pleased to have the opportunity to be joining a company like AccessIT – a pioneer in the sector and now clearly taking the lead in promoting digital cinema’s adoption by theaters across the country. It’s exciting to be a part of this historic transition in a great industry.”

Russell Wintner, president and COO of AccessIT’s Digital Media division, added: “As our company takes another giant step forward with its recently announced major exhibitor agreements for deploying digital systems, it’s critically important that we have seasoned professionals with proven experience working with our studio and exhibitor partners. Attracting someone with the broad and deep background and credentials of Brad Carroll is a big plus for AccessIT.”

Mr. Carroll earned a BS in Business Administration from Bryant College with a minor in Film from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.


AccessIT's Christie/AIX unit serves as the funding vehicle and administrator for the company's 4,000-screen digital cinema rollout plan expanded significantly from the total originally announced in June 2005. Christie/AIX will act as the financing intermediary between content-owners — major studios and independent distributors, among others — and exhibitors who will receive turnkey, DCI-compliant Digital Cinema systems including 2K projectors and related hardware and software.


Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AccessIT) is an industry leader in offering a fully managed storage and electronic delivery service for owners and distributors of digital content to movie theaters and other venues. Supported by its robust platform of fail-safe Internet data centers, AccessIT is able to leverage the market-leading role of its Theatrical Distribution System (TDS) with its innovative digital delivery capabilities and in-theatre software systems to provide the highest level of technology available to enable the emerging Digital Cinema industry to transition from film without changing workflows. For more information on AccessIT, visit www.accessitx.com.


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