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nREACH’S “MOBILE CONTENT KIOSK™” TO BE POWERED BY THE NETSHIFT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM
Kiosk to begin roll-out this October at Los Angeles International Airport
Golden, CO, September 3, 2002 – nReach, the leading revenue generating content distributor and kiosk developer, has selected NetShift’s design and development platform for its Mobile Content Kiosk™. The platform will facilitate the design and construction of innovative and exciting kiosk applications that leverage industry standard web technologies such as HTML, Java, XML, COM and others, it was jointly announced today.
Under the terms of the agreement, NetShift will offer a unique combination of software expertise, hardware understanding, value-added services and integration skills.
“We are very pleased with NetShift’s product,” said Clint Fayling, President, nReach. “We believe it will directly and dramatically reduce the total cost of operating our self-service kiosks, and greatly improve our level of customer service.”
“This is a very exciting technical alliance, remarked Bob Gallner, NetShift VP Sales USA. “This deal brings the proven industrial strength of the NetShift platform together with a cutting edge kiosk application that has global potential.”
Products available through nReach’s Mobile Content Kiosk™ include games, feature films, music, maps and guides, subscriptions, eBooks and software for users of handheld devices (Pocket PC, Palm OS, Linux, and MP3 Players), as well as ring tones, icons, games and screen savers for mobile phones. To transfer items from the kiosk, customers simply insert their preferred media card into a corresponding slot and make a selection. The kiosk will then determine what type of device is being used; and, after a small financial transaction, the appropriate file will be transferred within seconds (wirelessly for mobile phones).
This new patent-pending technology eliminates the need for a desktop computer, as well as the cumbersome steps currently required to load programs and information onto mobile phones and handheld devices. To keep each kiosk up-to-date, content providers and location managers have access to the system and in seconds are able to manage their content, add/remove items, and update pricing.
About NetShift:
NetShift is the leading solution provider of public access self-service technology. The NetShift product suite has evolved into a highly robust and resilient platform with the features and capabilities demanded by the extensive and ambitious deployment plans of some of the world’s largest organizations. NetShift is the choice of kiosk developers and system integrators, demanding the kind of industrial strength expected when a serious return on investment is at stake.
With an installed base of 50,000 deployments in over 70 countries, NetShift and its global network of resellers are providing solutions and professional services to organizations operating kiosks, ATM's, multimedia payphones, gaming machines and many other self-service devices. NetShift solutions are available for individual kiosks and networks of thousands of remotely managed devices for information (route planning, tourist information, museum guides etc.), communication (Internet, email, video mail, SMS, telephony etc.) and entertainment (gambling terminals, interactive games, online tournaments etc). NetShift solutions can be seen in leading organizations world-wide in markets as diverse as Retail (Vodafone, BP, Halfords, Automobile Association, PepsiCo), Transport & Tourism (Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games, Ordnance Survey Mapping, UK National Trust), Hospitality (Marriott Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Hyatt Hotels), Telecoms (British Telecom, France Telecom), eGovernment (State Of Rhode Island, Library Of Congress, UK Post Office, UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Kennet District Council, Bristol City Council, Dumfries & Galloway Tourist Board, Glasgow Science Centre). Netshift’s technology, people and extensive experience delivers a public access solution with real business benefit. See www.netshift.com for further details.
About nReach:
Based in Golden, Colorado, nReach is a mobile solutions partner with Microsoft, and an innovation leader in revenue generating content distribution. nReach provides a point of sale solution that allows a location to distribute and monetize mobile content to their customers’ handheld devices and mobile phones. Utilizing nReach’s patent pending Mobile Content Kiosk™, a business can now sell from a complete catalog of handheld titles including: movies, music, e-books, software, games, newspapers/magazines, maps/guides, and subscriptions. nReach’s Mobile Content Kiosk™ allows mobile users with any common handheld computer to instantly receive rich, dynamic content and applications through the use of media cards and wireless. For more information, please visit www.nReach.com.
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