Muzak needed low cost and reliable messaging equipment for their expansive network of business music clients and Mackenzie had the experience to build it! The result is the diamond jm, a solid state satellite download audio message repeater. "The diamond jm offers unprecedented value for our messaging clientele" says David Moore, Muzak's Vice President DBS.

Functionally, the diamond jm acts as a monitor for the satellite feed of business music and when controls are sent from Muzak's Network Operations Center in Raleigh, NC, the unit automatically downloads advertising, marketing or public address messages. Once downloaded, the messages are inserted into the rotation and played over the satellite fed music at pre-determined intervals. All aspects of the diamond jm are controlled via the uplink and there is no user intervention or configuration required. The diamond jm contains no moving parts and is based on non-volatile flash memory so there is no maintenance and the unit is protected from power failures.

More and more firms are learning the bottom line value of consistent marketing messages. Muzak's satellite network combined with the diamond jm, allow multi-location retail chains or businesses to transfer messages to a few or thousands of locations simultaneously. The diamond jm is manufactured exclusively for Muzak by Mackenzie Laboratories, Inc. and is only available through authorized Muzak affiliates.

"We are proud to add Muzak to the growing list of OEM's who benefit from Mackenzie's development and manufacturing expertise" says Robert Bird, Mackenzie's VP of Business Development. Since 1954 Mackenzie has continued to revolutionize the messaging industry and the diamond jm is a welcome addition to the firms' existing message-on-hold, remote download, page stacker/feedback eliminator and message repeater product lines.