
                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


      Access Integrated Technologies, Christie commit for the long term in

                Groundbreaking Digital Cinema Framework Agreement

           Reached new milestone as Christie/AIX  Subsidiary  Orders Another 100
Units From Christie Digital Systems USA Inc.

MORRISTOWN,  N.J., OCTOBER 3, 2005 - Spurred by positive industry  acceptance of
their   groundbreaking   digital   cinema   funding  plan,   Access   Integrated
Technologies,  Inc.  ("ACCESSIT")  (AMEX:AIX) and Christie  Digital Systems USA,
Inc.  ("Christie")  today  announced a strengthened  commitment to their Digital
Cinema Framework,  removing  provisions that had originally allowed either party
to terminate their  agreement by September 30. The companies  viewed the move as
an expression of their long-term pledge to the innovative template they designed
for funding a nationwide rollout of theater-based digital systems.

The  modification  reaffirms  the ACCESSIT  subsidiary,  Christie/AIX's  plan to
ultimately purchase and install 4,000 Christie DLP Cinema(R)  projection systems
and  related  hardware.  The first 100  systems  covered by the  agreement  were
ordered from projector  manufacturer  Christie on August 5, 2005. The second 100
were  ordered  last week,  successfully  reaching  a  milestone  in the  planned
deployment of 150 systems by December 31, 2005.

Last  month,  Walt  Disney  Studios'  Buena  Vista  Pictures   Distribution  arm
contracted  with  Christie/AIX  to provide up to 100% of all future feature film
releases for digital  distribution to those 4,000 screens and pay Christie/AIX a
virtual print fee for each digital movie displayed on Christie/AIX's systems.

Commenting  on today's  announcement,  ACCESSIT  Chairman and CEO Bud Mayo said:
"This amendment underscores both parties' commitment to the rollout plan and our
mutual confidence in its success.  We remain fully committed to our timeline and
confident that we will begin deployments on schedule."

Jack Kline,  President and COO of Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc., added: "We
are making great strides with  distribution  and exhibition and no longer need a
contingency  clause in our  agreement.  We now know it is truly going to happen.
All the pieces of the puzzle are falling into place.  We are making  significant
progress in negotiating  contractual commitments with the top studios and expect
the  completion  of  exhibition  agreements  very  soon.  There is no doubt that
digital  cinema is  finally  shifting  into high  gear,  driven by a  practical,
workable solution that meets the needs of exhibitors and studios alike."

Christie/AIX  is currently  in  negotiations  with  multiple  major  studios for
similar  commitments  and  expects  formal  announcements  to be  made  shortly.
Elsewhere,   Christie/AIX  is  also  continuing   high-level   negotiations  for
installation  of digital systems with several  regional and national  exhibition
chains to participate in its deployment plan.

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.

CHRISTIE is a leader in visual solutions for world-class organizations, offering
diverse  applications  for  business,  entertainment,  and  industry.  A leading
innovator  in film  projection  since 1929 and a pioneer in  projection  systems
since 1979,  Christie has  established  a global  reputation  as a total service
provider  and the world's  single  source  manufacturer  of a variety of display
technologies and solutions.  Christie offers comprehensive solutions for cinema,

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large  audience  venues,   control  rooms,  business   presentations,   training
facilities,  3D and  Virtual  Reality,  simulation  and  education  as  well  as
industrial  and  government  environments.  Christie  solutions are used in over
75,000 locations  worldwide,  including more than 10,000 projectors and displays
networked  with  ChristieNET(TM)  networking  devices.  For more  information on
Christie's  cinema  solutions and to find a theatre with Christie Digital Cinema
projectors, visit WWW.CHRISTIEDIGITAL.COM.

DLP Cinema(R) is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments.


SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
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ACCESSIT 's registration statements, quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB and annual
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CONTACT:
Suzanne Tregenza Moore                        Michael Glickman
ACCESSIT                                    The Dilenschneider Group
55 Madison Avenue                            212.922.0900
Suite 300
Morristown, NJ  07960
973.290.0080

www.accessitx.com

Dorina Belu
Christie
519.749.3323
DORINA.BELU@CHRISTIEDIGITAL.COM
www.christiedigital.com


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