Allied Vaughn was formed through the integration of two leaders in the media manufacturing and distribution industry, Allied Digital Technologies and Vaughn Communications. Both companies focused their services on the corporate communication, special interest and education markets.

Allied Digital Technologies
Allied Film and Video was founded in 1960 in Detroit, Michigan. From the earliest days as a film laboratory, Allied served the needs of the corporate communicator, providing 16 mm services. As the needs of the market moved towards video, Allied added videotape duplication and packaging services.

In 1993 Allied acquired VCA/Teletronics, a videotape duplication company. And in January of 1995 Allied Film and Video merged with HMG Digital Technologies, forming Allied Digital Technologies. The union cemented Allied's position as the nations leading supplier of video, audio, CD and CD-ROM duplication to the non-theatrical market.

Vaughn Communications, Inc.
Vaughn, Inc. was founded in 1942. Vaughn entered the commercial communication market in 1977 by forming Video Midwest, a new division that would rent and sell broadcast video equipment, design and install television production facilities and offer the relatively new service of videotape duplication. Through the strategy to closely service clients across the country, Vaughn an opened facility in 12 key geographic markets and was renamed Vaughn Communications, Inc.

Vaughn Communications added Graphic Design and Packaging, Fulfillment and Distribution services, and entered the newly emerging CD-ROM industry. In 1996 Vaughn was named to the Forbes list of 200 best small companies in America.

Both Allied Digital Technologies' and Vaughn Communications' success and growth came through their strong commitment to the industry and markets. In 1999 Allied and Vaughn merged to form Allied Vaughn. A management and investment team lead by former Vaughn Communications CEO, Dave Willette, assumed leadership in 2000.

The company continued its focus on the corporate and marketing communication industry by further expanding its services into the digital arena. During 2001 Allied Vaughn made significant investments in the digital asset management market through entering into a 50% partnership with Ancept, Inc., a digital content management company in Minneapolis. This partnership allowed Allied Vaughn to start offering the digital media management service of digitizing and storing videos on a server, enabling clients to archive, organize, search, and retrieve their master tapes from any place they have internet access.

As the corporate world further embraced digital forms of communication, Allied Vaughn expanded its services to include DVD authoring and transfers and DVD duplication and replication in 2002. Later that year Allied Vaughn purchased the business operations of TangibleData, Inc., a Colorado based company that provides the ability for clients to create customized CD's and DVD's on-demand using advanced web enabled tools.