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Autumn 2011

Room Service

New Hospitality Infotainment Terminal

Advantech has introduced the HIT-W151 Hospitality Infotainment Terminal, a solution which allows service providers to provide TV, video, Wi-Fi, and remote communications to tabletop. Access to individual services can be authorised via a smartcard reader, and the system can be extended to provide remote banking services to the customers as well. The solution includes a 15.6” flat glass panel, peripherals, and is customisable to match the decor of its surroundings.

Thick and Fast

The use of high paper quality helps prevent counterfeiting. To meet these market requirements, Fujitsu Components has developed the FTP-63A, a print mechanism that combines thick paper handling and high speed printing in a compact design.
 

Selling On

Distribution is all about partnership – building relationships with vendors and resellers that form a solid platform on which all partners can grow. A true two-tier distributor should not manufacture its own products – it’s what the vendors are best at – and should never sell to end customers – it’s what you’re best at.

Turkish Tax Havens

Where The Big Money Goes

MEI has introduced Cashflow SCXL, which includes a cashbox capable of holding up to 2,200 notes. The increased flexibility brought about by expanding the SC cashbox portfolio to four different capacities (600, 900, 1,200 and 2,200) allows operators in many different industries to specify the right product for individual application needs.
 

Cutting Through the Static

Dreusicke has introduced its new ‘Dregoleit’ electrically conductive polyurethane feed-rollers. The company states that these combine two material properties which are not normally known for appearing together: being resistant to electrostatic charges and still providing low wear and long life.

Linked In

Crane Payment Solutions’ PayLink USB integration module allows for easy integration to PC platforms, flexibility of peripherals and quick and simple software downloads. PayLink connects to a PC using a single USB point and allows credit handling, audit information, error checking and diagnostics. The Application Programming Interface (API) allows for integration of payment peripherals into a self-service terminal.
 

Lasting Impressions

With the launch of the new conga-EAF Computer-on-Module (COM), congatec is aiming to guarantee a sustainable future and broad scalability for the ETX standard. With a choice of seven AMD G-Series processors, the new product is also designed to offer an excellent price/performance ratio.

Kiosks on Call

There is now an app for monitoring your kiosk status from your mobile phone.
KioWare is introducing its new KioWare Server Mobile application. The app works with the company’s existing Server software to notify you via your mobile phone of the status updates for all of your kiosks. The existing software provides browser, OS and desktop lockdown for the kiosk client side license, while the server side license allows you to maintain communication with your kiosks from a central server.

Just the Job

Kiosks to Help People Back to Work

In the wake of the recession, unemployment is still a major issue, for the UK as for many other European countries. But the economy is picking up, albeit gradually, and a new scheme has been set up to help the chronically unemployed re-enter the job market. This scheme takes advantage of bespoke kiosk technology which match job-seekers to vacancies.
New kiosks have been developed as part of a collaboration between two UK companies, and are being deployed as part of the Welfare to Work programme.

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