DIMA Photo Kiosk Shootout Results

Recent competition at PMA Show in Las Vegas results with Storefront winning 6 of 8 awards with the photo kiosk used provided by KIOSK Information Systems.

Storefront.com Wins the Super Bowl of Kiosks with a Blowout Victory

To the folks at Storefront.com, the Super Bowl is over. They won and are now uncorking the champagne to douse each another.

The equivalent of the Super Bowl in the kiosk business is the DIMA Photo Kiosk Shoot-Out, which was held in Las Vegas the day before PMA opened. Unlike the face-off in Arizona, where one team plays only one other team in one game, DIMA's Super Bowl pits 28 kiosks in eight separate competitions.

Storefront.com won six of the eight competitions, the most one-sided blowout since the Shoot-Out five years ago. Kodak was a winner of one category, and Whitech the other.

The competition is broken down into four separate categories: Digital Order Station; Instant Print Kiosk; Software Only; and Multi-Function Photo Kiosk. Each category is judged by two different panels: a group of three industry experts and a consumer panel of local residents. In total: eight competitions.

Kodak took the Expert's Choice honors with its new G4x Print Station in the Multi-Function Photo Kiosk category as selected by the expert panel. Whitech was the winner in the Digital Order Station group, with its PT2600 taking the People's Choice honors. Storefront.com swept the other six, three from the experts and three more from the consumer panel. Its IT-2000 kiosk won two of the awards.

The expert panel consisted of FRANCIE MENDELSOHN, Summit Research Associates; ROBERT PORTER, Euro Kiosks Network; and LAWRENCE DVORCHIK, KioskCom (JD Events). CHAD MUNCE, PMA executive, digital imaging markets, coordinated the Shoot-Out competition for DIMA.

Asked for his reaction when he first heard about the six awards, TOM CEH, senior VP, Sales and Marketing for Storefront.com, said he used exclamations not suitable for printing in a family publication. Then: "We were ecstatic, totally flabbergasted. The word 'wow' is definitely in play." In describing his firm that flies somewhat below the radar, Tom said, "People are beginning to see Storefront.com as a leader in the kiosk space." Among the firm's customers are Kroger, Duane Reade, Fred Meyer, and King Soopers.

MURRAY MACDONALD is president and BOB RICCI is CEO of Storefront.com. To them, Super Bowl Sunday's game was only an incidental event.
-Jerry Lansky

NRF Retail Trade Show

KIOSK Information Systems to show DVD, Photo and HR kiosks at the NRF show next week in New York. Show Link KIOSK Information Systems will be exhibiting at the upcoming NRF "Big Show" in New York City next week. With 400 exhibitors, including every major retail supplier, the show fills New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Jan. 15-18 with every conceivable retail product and innovation. KIOSK will be located at booth 2060 which is the Kiosk Com Pavilion. The KioskCom pavilion will be set up as a comfortable lounge, encouraging guests to escape the frenzy of the show floor in a relaxed atmosphere. Solutions being shown by KIOSK will include the DVD Selling Machine for unattended previewing of DVD, also a new countertop solution for photo, digital media and mini-lab functionality. Rounding out the solutions will be an HR solution for Retail. The unit is designed for assisting self-service employees to manage their benefits. For more information email craig at kiosk.com

Health and Nutrition Kiosk in Retail

To help retailers offer an engaging, information-rich shopping experience, Healthnotes Inc. (HNI) today announced the launch of its latest EasyAnswers Touchscreen Kiosk, the Low-Profile. Available in nine design variations, the Low-Profile Kiosk offers retailers the flexibility of choosing the color and graphics scheme that works best for their stores.

“Over the past eight years of helping retailers deploy information kiosks in-store, we’ve found that one of the key challenges they face is designing a kiosk that’s engaging and easy-to-use for their customers,” stated Skye Lininger, HNI president and CEO. “With our new Low-Profile Kiosks, HNI has leveraged our years of design expertise to address these challenges and are proud to offer an easy, affordable way for retailers to tailor a kiosk to their stores.”

The Low-Profile Kiosk is a plug-and-play unit preconfigured to run Healthnotes applications. The kiosk stands five feet tall and includes engaging graphics to grab customers’ attention and motivate them to use the kiosk to find answers to their health, food, and lifestyle questions and help them make purchase decisions. It’s available in 3 standard colors (red, green, and blue) and 3 signage treatments to match the department where the kiosk is located; Healthy Living, Food and Recipes, and Pharmacy. Additional customization, such as adding the retailer’s logo or other branding elements, is also available.

Attendees of Natural Products Expo East, September 16–18, 2005 in Washington, D.C. can demo the new EasyAnswers Touchscreen Kiosk in the HNI booth, #4036.

HNI Executive Conducts Seminar for Retailers

On Friday, September 16 at 2:00 p.m., Dr. Skye Lininger, HNI president and CEO, will give a presentation on the importance of using information to educate customers and drive sales. He will share a “checklist” of key things to look for when finding a content partner, and will highlight do’s and don’ts for using information to enhance the shopping experience in-store and online.

About Healthnotes Inc.

Healthnotes Inc. (HNI) is the premier provider of reliable, easy-to-use health, food, and lifestyle information for Web sites and interactive touchscreen kiosks. Used by seven of the top ten US supermarkets, as well as pharmacies and health food stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, Healthnotes® Retail Solutions empowers consumers to make educated decisions and drives product sales—online and in-store. HNI also generates Web applications that are licensed to e-commerce and health-related Internet sites worldwide. On the Web: www.healthnotes.com

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Press Release on Web

Prepaid Gift Card Retail Kiosk

St. Clair Interactive and KIOSK InformationSystems will be displaying a new self service gift card solution for retail kiosks.

Press Release
St. Clair And Kis Introduce Gift Card Retail Kiosk

October 4, 2004 Louisville, CO -- St. Clair Interactive and KIOSK InformationSystems will be displaying a new self service gift card solution for retail kiosks. The new solution will be shown at the upcoming Digital Retailing tradeshow in San Francisco October 11 and 12th in booth 1218.

Shoppers can purchase gift cards and also check values of existing cards without lineups or delays at check outs. The kiosk dispenses and updates values both on the card and in the database. Transactions can be linked to POS. The application can transact with almost any Gift Card / prepaid / PIN database that has xml capability (such as EWI Prepaid, Mosaic, etc).

Rick Malone, CEO of KIOSK InformationSystems Inc said, "We're happy to work with St. Clair on another joint product. Gift Cards have a strong ROI and self-service makes the return even higher. We like products that offer real services and real returns for our retail customers!"

KIOSK InformationSystems designs and manufactures touch screen, self-service kiosk solutions for retail, human resources, employee benefits, CRM, Wi-Fi, loyalty, gaming and many more self-service applications. With more than 28 standard kiosk models, custom models, turnkey vending units such as public internet terminals and photo kiosks, KIOSK has the largest self-service product and services line from which to choose.

Founded in 1993, KIOSK InformationSystems has more than 100 years of combined experience and is ISO 9001 and UL-listed certified. Retail kiosks, human resource and self-service solutions are a core competency. Major clients include Wal-Mart, U.S. Postal Service, McDonalds, Pepsi, the U.S. Government and Disney. For information about KIOSK products and services please visit www.kis-kiosk.com/pr-photokiosk , call KIOSK at 303-466-5471 or email pr@gokis.net St. Clair Interactive Communications is a pioneering designer, developer and producer of interactive touch screen self-service transaction applications. Its client list spans the globe and includes major companies in the retail, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, health care, transportation, education and public utilities sectors. Since it was established in 1983, St. Clair has delivered more than 460 interactive multi-media projects, each developed for specific business applications and each using its own combination of hardware / software / network / data / user interfaces. For more information about St. Clair Interactive please visit www.stclairinteractive.com or call 800-461-8335 or email info@stclairinteractive.com.

Health and Nutrition Kiosk

KIOSK InformationSystems and Healthnotes Inc. Launch Consumer Health Kiosk for Retail Applications

KIOSK InformationSystems and Healthnotes Inc. Launch Consumer Health Kiosk for Retail Applications

LOUISVILLE, Colo., -- KIOSK InformationSystems (KIOSK) and Healthnotes Inc., a nationally-recognized leader in providing consumer information on health and lifestyle issues, have developed and launched an interactive kiosk system designed for supermarket, pharmacy and natural product store customers. Healthnotes branded the new kiosk the EasyAnswers Touchscreen and will sell it to retailers bundled with its kiosk software products, Healthnotes Healthy Living and Healthnotes Pharmacy.

Pennsylvania-based Clemens Family Markets is the first store to make the EasyAnswers Touchscreen available for its shoppers, incorporating the new kiosk in 20 of its 21 suburban Philadelphia locations.

Healthnotes Healthy Living and Healthnotes Pharmacy provide consumers with easy-to-understand, science-based information on health concerns, supplements, foods, nutrition, special diets, and weight control, as well as hundreds of recipes. Healthnotes Pharmacy also features over 2,000 patient education monographs (PEMs) on OTC and prescription medications. The articles, PEMs, and recipes can be printed directly from the kiosk.

"A growing consumer acceptance and use of kiosks is helping drive the introduction of these products in all facets of our lives," said Schuyler Lininger, HNI president and CEO. "Healthnotes is proud to team with KIOSK InformationSystems to offer retailers a sophisticated yet user-friendly kiosk system that they can use in-store to educate shoppers on healthy living information at the point of decision."

For additional information about KIOSK, Healthnotes, and the new kiosk services, visit www.kis-kiosk.com or www.healthnotes.com.

About Healthnotes Inc.
Healthnotes Inc. (HNI) is the premier provider of credible, easy-to-use health and lifestyle information for Web site and in-store touchscreen kiosk initiatives. More than 6,500 supermarkets, pharmacies, and natural product stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom use Healthnotes Retail Solutions to improve customer service, build loyalty, and increase sales. HNI also generates behind-the-counter applications that are licensed to e-commerce and health-related Internet sites worldwide.

About KIOSK
KIOSK InformationSystems designs and manufactures touch screen, self-service kiosk solutions for retail, human resources, employee benefits, CRM, Wi-Fi, loyalty, gaming and many more self-service applications. With more than 28 standard kiosk models, custom models, turnkey vending units such as public internet terminals and photo kiosks, KIOSK has the largest self-service product and services line from which to choose.

Founded in 1993, KIOSK InformationSystems has more than 100 years of combined experience and is ISO 9001 and UL-listed certified. Retail kiosks, human resource and self-service solutions are a core competency. Major clients include Wal-Mart, U.S. Postal Service, McDonalds, Pepsi, the U.S. Government and Disney. For information about KIOSK products and services please visit www.kis-kiosk.com, call KIOSK at 303-466-5471 or email pr@gokis.net.

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Photo Kiosk Shootout

KIOSK InformationSystems Enters Digital Photo Kiosk Shoot-Out LOUISVILLE, Colo., Jan 30, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- KIOSK InformationSystems, Inc. (KIOSK) has entered its QuickPIX Photo Machine in the First Annual Digital Photo Kiosk Shoot-Out sponsored by the Digital Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA) at its 2004 Conference February 10 in Las Vegas.

QuickPIX, manufactured by KIOSK in partnership with TouchPoint Solutions, Inc., is a complete, self-contained photo finishing station with a small footprint designed for placement in a wide range of retail locations including convenience stores, supermarkets and drugstores. Each unit incorporates full point-of-sale functionality including photo printing, cash and credit card processing and the issuing of receipts. In addition, QuickPIX units can be tailored to the branding needs of individual retailers.

At the DIMA Shoot-Out QuickPIX will compete against other stand-alone output photo finishing kiosks. A panel of judges will evaluate each system on a variety of attributes including speed of first print, user friendliness, quality of print and simplicity of use. QuickPIX by KIOSK offers the user high speed, high volume and high quality photo printing. Surface wave technology and pure glass touch screens in QuickPIX assures superior resolution and fewer false screen touches.

"Retail leaders and consumers have quickly embraced the photo kiosk as a natural outgrowth of the digital camera revolution," said Rick Malone, president and CEO of KIOSK. "The uniqueness of QuickPIX makes the experience of editing, printing and paying for your own digital photos quick, fun and easy."

QuickPIX and other KIOSK kiosks will be on display in Booth B203 at the Photo Marketing Association International Annual Convention and Trade Show February 12-15, 2004.

KIOSK InformationSystems designs and manufactures touch screen, self-service kiosk solutions for retail, human resources, employee benefits, CRM, Wi-Fi, loyalty, gaming and many more self-service applications. With more than 28 standard kiosk models, custom models, turnkey vending units such as public internet terminals and photo kiosks, KIOSK has the largest self-service product and services line from which to choose.

Founded in 1993, KIOSK InformationSystems has more than 100 years of combined experience and is ISO 9001 and UL-listed certified. Retail kiosks, human resource and self-service solutions are a core competency. Major clients include Wal-Mart, U.S. Postal Service, McDonald's, Pepsi, the U.S. Government and Disney. For information about KIOSK products and services please visit www.kis-kiosk.com/pr-photokiosk, call KIOSK at 303-466-5471 or email pr@gokis.net.

For further information, please contact Tom Weaver of KIOSK, +1-303-661-1652.

SOURCE KIOSK InformationSystems, Inc.

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