Maine Red Claws to Install Daktronics Integrated End Wall Scoring System

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Nov. 3, 2009 – Earlier this year, the NBA Development League approved a new expansion franchise for Portland, Maine. The Maine Red Claws will open their first season with a new light emitting diode (LED) integrated end wall scoring system designed, manufactured and installed by Daktronics Inc. (Nasdaq-DAKT) of Brookings, S.D.

Scheduled to be installed at the Portland Expo Building the second week of November, the new system will include an LED video display with a 10mm pixel pitch measuring approximately five feet high by nine feet wide. The indoor display will feature live video, instant replays and dazzling graphics, animations and advertisements during games.

“We are excited to have the scoreboard installed in the Expo later this month,” said Red Claws President and General Manager Jon Jennings. “Along with the brand-new parquet floor, the scoreboard will transform the Portland Expo and make it an even more exciting place to watch a game. We expect a packed house and a raucous crowd at Red Claws games, and the scoreboard is only going to add to the excitement.”

Two basketball scoreboards and stats displays will join the video display, giving fans the information they need to keep up with the games. Shot clocks and LED locker room timers will also be part of the integrated Daktronics system installed at the Expo Building.

Daktronics LED video and messaging display technology offers a long lifetime with minimal maintenance and low power consumption, providing value and excitement for years to come.

About the Maine Red Claws
Affiliated with the Boston Celtics and the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA, the Main Red Claws will mark their inaugural season this year. On Feb. 25, 2009, the NBADL awarded the city of Portland, Maine, with the expansion franchise, and the name “Red Claws” celebrates the lobster industry in Maine, along with Maine’s status as the largest producer of lobsters in the U.S. The franchise is owned and operated by Maine Basketball, LLC, which is principally owned by Bill Ryan Sr., the chairman of TD Bank, and Bill Ryan, Jr., owner and operator of Oxford Plains Speedway. Jon Jennings, a partner in Maine Basketball, LLC and former Boston Celtics assistant coach, serves as the team’s president and general manager.

About the Portland Expo Building
Located in Portland, Maine, the Portland Expo Building was built in 1914, making it the second oldest arena in continuous operation in the U.S. (behind Matthews Arena in Boston, Mass.). The building is home to over 185 events each year, hosting trade shows, concerts, sporting events, conferences, civic meetings and special events. Currently, it is the home court for the Maine Red Claws, as well as the site of Portland High School home basketball games and high school and middle school indoor track meets.

About Daktronics
Daktronics has strong leadership positions in, and is the world’s largest supplier of, large screen video displays, electronic scoreboards, computer-programmable displays, digital billboards, and control systems. The company excels in the control of large display systems, including those that require integration of multiple complex displays showing real-time information, graphics, animation and video. Daktronics designs, manufactures, markets and services display systems for customers around the world, in sport, business and transportation applications. For more information, visit the company’s World Wide Web site at: http://www.daktronics.com, e-mail the company at sales@daktronics.com, call (605) 697-4300 or toll-free (800) 325-8766 in the United States or write to the company at 331 32nd Ave. PO Box 5128 Brookings, S.D. 57006-5128.

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For more information contact:
MEDIA RELATIONS:
Mark Steinkamp
Marketing Manager
tel (605) 692-0200
e-mail Mark.Steinkamp@daktronics.com

Daktronics Inc.
331 32nd Ave
Brookings, SD 57006
USA
Anne Larkin
Phone 605 697 4965
Anne.larkin@daktronics.com

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