uWink Adds and Promotes Personnel to Support Franchising and Technology Licensing Efforts

  
    
  
  
    
      uWink (OTCBB:UWKI), an entertainment and hospitality software company 
      and operator of an interactive restaurant concept, announced today the 
      promotions of Peter Wilkniss to President and Chief Operating Officer 
      and Brent Bushnell to Chief Technology Officer and the addition of Jon 
      Boucher as Vice President, restaurant operations and franchising. These 
      promotions and addition were made to support uWink’s 
      franchising and technology licensing efforts, as the company rolls out 
      two new uWink interactive restaurant locations in Hollywood and Mountain 
      View, California over the next several months.
    
    
      “With the new stores about to open, uWink will 
      demonstrate the critical mass necessary to showcase our technology and 
      our concept,” said Nolan Bushnell, CEO of 
      uWink. “The promotion and addition of team 
      members to help drive franchising and technology licensing is a logical 
      next step and one that I am very excited about.”
    
    
      Peter Wilkniss has been promoted from Chief Financial Officer to 
      President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Wilkniss’ 
      dedication and tireless efforts have been instrumental in structuring 
      and planning the new uWink and then in executing on that plan. His 
      understanding of the company’s technology and 
      its larger vision have been and continue to be critical in shaping the 
      company’s direction and his business 
      development and transaction structuring skills will become even more 
      valuable as uWink drives the franchising and technology licensing 
      components of its business plan.
    
    
      Brent Bushnell was promoted from lead developer to Chief Technology 
      Officer due to his technical understanding and vision of the uWink 
      system as well as his ability to lead and drive a team of system 
      engineers. Mr. Bushnell has been instrumental in establishing uWink’s 
      technology licensing initiative and his understanding of various 
      operating systems as well as web applications authoring, scaling and 
      maintenance makes him the perfect person to lead the charge. Mr. 
      Bushnell is the son of Nolan Bushnell, uWink’s 
      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
    
    
      Jon Boucher comes to uWink with over 10 years of restaurant operations 
      and franchise experience. One of Mr. Boucher’s 
      primary areas of responsibility will be to shape uWink’s 
      franchising and technology licensing offerings from an operator’s 
      perspective and to lead uWink’s sales efforts.
    
    
      Prior to joining uWink, Mr. Boucher held the Vice President of 
      Operations position with the $35 million (revenue) Landmark Restaurant 
      Group, an IHOP franchisee, from 2006-2008. There, Mr. Boucher lead a 
      team of two Regional Directors, one Director of Training, one District 
      Manager, one Director of Facilities and over 1,000 employees. Mr. 
      Boucher also opened 11 restaurants in 17 months while maintaining the 
      highest level of operating status at all 17 locations. Prior to that, 
      Mr. Boucher served as the Vice President of Operations for the $60 
      million (revenue) Huntington Restaurant Group, one of 14 Chili's 
      franchisees in the United States and, at one time, the largest Denny's 
      franchisee in the world. During this period, Mr. Boucher managed various 
      groups of restaurants from Oregon to Florida and was actively involved 
      in the management of Huntington’s franchising 
      affiliate, which was the franchisor for a number of concepts, including 
      Central Park Hamburgers and Gators Dockside Restaurant.
    
    
      About uWink:
    
    
      uWink develops digital media entertainment and hospitality software and 
      an interactive restaurant concept that allows customers to order food, 
      drinks, games and other digital media at the table through proprietary 
      touch screen terminals. uWink is led by entertainment and restaurant 
      visionary Nolan Bushnell, founder and former CEO of Atari and Chuck E. 
      Cheese (NYSE:CEC). For more information: www.uwink.com.