RICHARDSON, Texas - September 28, 2010 - AMX^®, the leading provider of solutions that simplify the implementation, maintenance, and use of technology to create effective environments, announced today that it has been named a "Best Place to Work in America" for 2010.

This is the fifth consecutive year AMX has been selected for the prestigious national award by the Great Place to Work^® Institute, who oversees the annual rankings. This year's list was published in partnership with Entrepreneur^®.

The Great Place to Work Institute compiles the list based on their analysis of each company including confidential employee surveys to determine its "Best Companies" rankings for Fortune 100 Best and 50 Best Small & Medium honors. The survey gauges factors such as a company's culture, values, quality and effectiveness of practices and programs, internal communications and more.

"As a leader in the control and automation industry it's important to recruit extraordinary employees and our unique work environment is a distinguishing factor in making AMX an attractive place to work," said Rashid Skaf, AMX president and CEO. "When you provide employees a culture that sets them up for success, both professionally and personally, it's not only immensely rewarding but enables us to continue serving as a best partner to our dealers and customers while driving innovation in the industry."

AMX was named ninth among this year's list of the top 25 mid-sized companies in the U.S.