Self-Service Information Update: Jan 2005

click to request your pass to PMA 2005Coming up for the industry is the PMA Show in Orlando. KIS will be in partner TouchPoint's booth. If you need a pass just sign up on the KIS website.

Since the last newsletter the KIS website has undergone a redesign, and now includes new models, vending turnkey products, and application solutions. Some key benefits include:

  • All standard kiosk models (+30 now) can be dynamically reskinned and customized online. Apply custom signage as well.
  • Brand new Applications solution section covers the most active self-service segments for the self-service industry.
  • "Vending Solutions" section highlights turnkey revenue-driven products designed by and for independent operators.
  • Complete custom solutions design catalog for those wanting the perfectly branded and unique design.
  • Expanded sections on warranty and service plans covering site surveys to 24 hour parts.

  • Industry case studies including:

    • Circle K and how new innovative and profitable financial services have become a winning solution.
    • In Retail learn how Audi used 2D scanners, Flash and .NET to communicate to shoppers at shopping malls, issue coupons and expand their customer base.
    • Upcoming case studies include FedEx and many more.

    Tour the new KIS website today.

click to request your pass to PMA 2005


Coming Event!
Visit booth 3195 at PMA to see the latest QuickPIX kiosk models from KIS and TouchPoint. **Also, there is a limited number of passes available which get you into the show at no charge. Sign up today and get into the digital world.

In The News

Here are some interesting news items and trends from the self-service technology world we noted or are involved with. For up-to-the-minute information we recommend subscribing to our our RSS newsfeed.

  • In The News: Speedway SuperAmerica adds service customer terminals with Info Touch. learn more

  • KIS Receives 2004 Vertical Market Penetration Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan. learn more

  • In The News: Secretary Tom Ridge Announces Enhancement of Expedited Traveler Program Through New York.s JFK Airport. learn more

  • In The News: TAMPA - Busch Gardens deploys self-service ticketing kiosks at the front gate. learn more

  • In The News: The competitive battle to grab retail locations for photo kiosks is being ratcheted up by Sony with moves on both the technology and marketing fronts. Excerpt and pdf courtesy Photo Trade News magazine learn more

Related Self-Service Technology News

  • MiniMac First Look (w/ Wi-Fi & Bluetooth) -- learn more

  • Sevenfold Increase In Voice-Based Transactions -- learn more

  • Inproving Usability is key to more self-service transactions according to Forrester. -- learn more

  • New DRM group formed -- learn more

  • Tesco signs contract to buy EPC/RFID readers -- learn more

  • New international figures show fans downloaded more than 200m tracks last year, a tenfold leap on 2003 when the figure stood at 20m. learn more

  • Study Indicates Continued Digital Print Growth for Retail Photofinishers -- learn more

  • Ingate Technologies Acquired by Concourse. --- learn more

  • The MPEG Licensing Authority had reached a royalty policy for the patents in the Open Mobile Alliance DRM 1.0 specification. -- learn more

  • Retail CIOs Demo RFID Prototypes at NRF -- learn more

  • Google Inc. is stepping further into the management of digital photos as it launches an update to its Picasa software. --- learn more

  • Leave it to the Scots to start implanting RFID chips so they can get a drink faster! learn more

  • Catch slide show covering new products at CES. Includes Jackin Chan, 320 lb subwoofers, in-wall port systems, video telephony, optical burners (Lightscribe), 65" LCDs,

  • Secretary Tom Ridge Announces Enhancement of Expedited Traveler Program Through New York.s JFK Airport -- learn more

  • It's clear that 2005 will be the make or break year for WiMAX. Every wireless chip and equipment maker of note bar Qualcomm is now part of the WiMAX Forum; the planned harmonization of 802.16e with Korea.s Wi-Bro could create the first unified global standard for both fixed and mobile communications; WiMAX could quite realistically be the basis, in later iterations, of 4G. -- learn more

KIS Message: If you are considering expanding your self-service initiative take the next step. KIS has proven solutions for all of your self-service and kiosk needs, whether it is 2 units or 2,000 units. Experienced system consultants help you put together the complete software, hardware and service package your project deserves.

Tradeshow Calendar

  • February 20-23rd -- PMA 2005 -- Orlando: KIS will be in booth 3195 with TouchPoint. To schedule a meeting email us or call 1-800-509-5471.

  • April 5-7th -- FOSE -- Washington, D.C.: Government is still big business. KIS will be in DynaTouch's booth with Terri McClelland. To schedule a meeting email us or call 1-800-509-5471.

  • April 18-20th -- KioskCom 2005 -- Mandelay Bay: The big event is in Vegas again. Click here to sign up for all the complementary goodies. Maybe play a round a golf at the golf tournament on Sunday (sponsor is Hemisphere West). And gee whiz... why get an iPod when you could get a Dell DJ portable music player? All you need to do is sign up!



At NRF: our Giftcard self-service kiosk got a tremendous response last week in New York.


 

OEM Service
Ask KIS about our complete range of OEM services.


 


The Stealth is an original. Architectural and flexible, it is used in a very wide choice of applications.


 

Digital Media : we have several models and designs to choose from.


 


quickPIX A complete, self-contained photo finishing station, QPIX-2000 features embedded QuickPIX application and CatapultDMD device software. Standalone or networked, the QPIX-2000 is as rugged and versatile as it is attractive.

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