Tag Archives: kiosk mode

Kiosk Mode

Editors Note:ย  As much as we appreciate Microsoft supporting some sort of kiosk mode we canโ€™t help but wish they could recommend โ€œassistiveโ€ products likeย KioWareย andย Sitekioskย which eliminate the โ€œlearned my lessonโ€ or didnโ€™t.ย  Companies who have spent years analyzing and dealing with the situation have a much more robust, time-saving and cost-effective solution. There are more complex solutions such asย Nanonationย andย 22Milesย which can also be used depending on the situation.

Over the last 25 years we have seen repeated recurring cycles of company network technicians bored with their current tasks and deciding that by reading a few articles and running a test on their PC that they are perfectly knowledgeable.ย  No offense but one critical credential for any supplier/provider is โ€œhow many times have you been hacked?โ€.ย  Unless you have been hacked, repeatedly, you are essentially a neophyte.

Finally, no offense but it is worth considering Android for in-house locked down access. Active Directory is one vector to consider eliminating.

Links

Kiosk Mode – Windows Kiosk Mode

Kiosk Mode Recently there was a large RFP for kiosk enclosures (at a federal cemetery).ย  The procuring office indicated that no computers would be required as they had existing stock of some older Dell laptops. The laptops run Windows 7 (consumer edition).ย  Deploying self-service computers with an unsupported (and often hacked) operating system in order to save $20โ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Mode Edge – Common Problems

Kiosk Mode Lockdown Windows Editors Note:ย  As much as we appreciate Microsoft supporting some sort of kiosk mode we can’t help but wish they could recommend “assistive” products like KioWare and Sitekiosk which eliminate the “learned my lesson” or didn’t.ย  Companies who have spent years analyzing and dealing with the situation have a much more robust, time-saving andโ€ฆ Read More »

Secure Browser & Kiosk Mode by KioWare

Secure Browser – Kiosk Mode for Windows 2024 Update: Kiosk Mode Malware โ€” Hackers Steal Credentials Secure Browser For Windows Linux โ€“ Redesigned Website Kiosk Software News – DynaTouch acquiresย KioWare KioWareย for Windows Version 8.24 with KioTouch – Kiosk Industry Lockdown Secure Browser Windows – Kiosk Remote Management Update Windows 10 Kiosk Mode –ย KioWareย 8.33 The transition from IE toโ€ฆ Read More »

Secure Browser For Windows Linux – Redesigned Website

KioWare Launches New Website: User-Friendly Features With A Fresh Look And Feel – Kiosk Software Secure Browser Kiosk Mode September 17 th , 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEโ€”KioWare, the leading secure browser and lockdown, is pleased to announce the official aunch of its redesigned website, marking an important milestone in its ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional service to theโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Mode Malware — Hackers Steal Credentials

Malware locks Google Chrome in kiosk mode until you enter your password New situation where hackers use kiosk mode to gain credentials. Bleeping Computer first reported. Excerpt —ย A malware campaign uses the unusual method of locking users in their browser’s kiosk mode to annoy them into entering their Google credentials, which are then stolen by information-stealing malware. Specifically,โ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Mode VMWare Lockdown

Kiosk Mode VMWare Self-service kiosks can be used in many different situations,ย such as healthcare, hospitality, and education. For example, a majority of patients claim that the most challenging part of a hospital or doctor visit isnโ€™t the visit itselfโ€”itโ€™s the check-in process. A kiosk station can help simplify the patient experience by allowing them to update their personalโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Mode or Assigned Access

Kiosk Mode & Assigned Access Mode Kiosk Mode Article reprinted from Kioware and author Jim Kruper date Feb 2014 Generally, kiosk mode is usually meant to refer to a particular โ€œmodeโ€ that most browsers offer.ย  โ€œKiosk Modeโ€ is offered by browser applications (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox etc) to run the application full screen without any browser user interfaceโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Software – KioWare announces Europe & UK presence.

ย KioWare Kiosk Software for Android and Windows Now Has UK Office Reading, United Kingdom March 16, 2015 โ€“ Analytical Design Solutions Inc. (ADSI) dba KioWare, headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, has a new office location based just outside of London offering sales and service for current and prospective EMEA clients. Joining the KioWare team & managing the KioWare Europeโ€ฆ Read More »

KioWare Remote Server Interface Update

Tuesday, January 05, 2016 KioWare has released a new version of their KioWare Server & KioCloud kiosk management product solutions. All KioWare products can be used to secure mobile devices such as tablets, desktops, and smartphones running Android or Windows Operating Systems.ย  KioWare kiosk software products lock down your device into kiosk mode, which secures the overall operatingโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Software – KioWare Europe & UK presence.

Kiosk Software Europe ย KioWare Kiosk Software for Android and Windows Now Has UK Office Reading, United Kingdom March 16, 2015 โ€“ Analytical Design Solutions Inc. (ADSI) dba KioWare, headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, … Reading, United Kingdom โ€“ Analytical Design Solutions Inc. (ADSI) dba KioWare, headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, has a new office location based just outside of Londonโ€ฆ Read More »

Linux Kiosk Mode – Lockdown Browser

KioWare OS for Linuxยฎ – Kiosk Mode for Linux! YORK, Pa. โ€“ KioWare is excited to announce the release of a KioWare OS for Linux product. Originally only available for Android, KioWare OS for Linux is our most secure product to date. Both options were created to provide customers with an industry-leading, customizable kiosk solution that saves timeโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Industry January Newsletter 2016

Latest news and announcements for Kiosk Industry.

January Update – Kiosk IndustryBig News – January is the last month for charter membership and charter sponsors. Charter means your company is fixed in the site index as the navigation. Go to the home page and hover your mouse on the About section and see the Charter flyouts.  It is $299 till the end of January.  I decided to include January since I will be at NRF.  Here is link and we take CC or Paypal (and you don’t have to insert your EMV card holding it oddly in your hand ๐Ÿ™‚

Recommended: I wrote up a NRF Preview which lists companies and booths. I’ll be there with Michael Tulloch of CTS and we’re going to talk to a lot of people (plus maybe the usual steak dinner). If you want to say hello send me an email ([email protected]).

Also a write up after some interviews about HealthSpot and why it seemingly has crashed and burned after such a meteoric rise.  Same week Higi gets $40M. Go figure. I really liked the blog entry by Frost & Sullivan. They did a nice job. 

Here’s the other news from Kiosk Industry…
Editor Picks

Thanks for your support!

Craig

Copyright © 2016 Kiosk Industry Group, All rights reserved. 
You signed up for monthly email from Catareno with events and news from kiosk, thinclient, retail and chrome industry. 

Our mailing address is: 

Kiosk Industry Group

P.O. Box 575

EastlakeCO 80614

How to Create a DIY Kiosk (aka cheap kiosk)

Cheap Kiosk Rules Small business owners recognize the valueย of self-service because it allows them to serve more customers with minimalย staffing overhead. This article gives you the components to piece together a very economical do-it-yourself kioskย for your small business or startup for under $1000 Source: blog.kiosksimple.com Theย Components That Make Up Your “Cheap Kiosk” Firstly, I want to clarify thatโ€ฆ Read More »

Linux Kiosk – Porteus Kiosk

Google Chrome 46.0.2490.86 web browser is also included

Source: news.softpedia.com

Powered by a long-term kernel from the Linux 4.1.13 LTS series, Porteus Kiosk 3.6.0 is built around the Mozilla Firefox 38.4.0 ESR and Google Chrome 46.0.2490.86 web browser and includes a great number of new features that have been announced by the developer two days before the release of the distribution.

Prominent new features of Porteus Kiosk 3.6.0 include support for associating kiosk clients with the brand new Porteus Kiosk Server operating system that lets users access, manage, and monitor those clients when they’re behind a firewall, proxy, or Network Address Translation (NAT).

There’s also support for replacing or adding new default preferences for the compatible web browsers, including Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, the resolution of the Kiosk Wizard window has been increased to 800×600, and it is now possible to control the right-click mouse state through the wizard.

Kiosk Mode Android Software New Release

KioWare for Android Version 4.3 is Now Available! A new version update of KioWare for Android has been released. Version 4.3 for Android is now available with many improvements that work toward the companyโ€™s goal of constantly improving user experience. The updates to version 4.3 include streamlined app management, improved permission requests, a customizable notification shade, an improvedโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Mode Software – Renewing Sponsor Sitekiosk

PROVISIO SITEKIOSK KIOSK MODE SOFTWARE PROVISIO Sitekiosk Software is a market-leading kiosk software development company providing turnkey secure kiosk, digital signage and remote management software solutions. PROVISIO products are sold in more than 50 countries through offices in the U.S. and Europe. Fortune 500 companies, including Verizon Wireless, Hilton Hotels, BMW, T-Mobile and Citibank, have chosen the companyโ€™sโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk mode: How to make Chrome OS do less

Kiosk Lockdown Mode With Google tools, you can create, publish, and deploy apps that make Chrome OS devices do even less. That’s a good thing. Andy Wolber explains. Source: www.techrepublic.com The process takes three steps: create the app, upload it to the Chrome Web Store, then deploy the app to managed Chrome devices. (Even if you don’t haveโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Software – KioWare Windows simplifies kiosk set up

Newest KioWare for Windows Released Highlights are: New KioWare Classic Importer Tool. ย KioWare has added an importer tool that allows users of KioWare Classic for Windows to import their configuration settings easily for use with the new KioWare for Windows (nice feature for existing user base). Super easy/simple attract screen set up. ย KioWare has added a new optionโ€ฆ Read More »

Kiosk Software – SiteKiosk Version 9 Released!

New version 9 released by PROVISIO yesterday. Windows 10 support. Major release.  We’ll take it for a test drive later this week.

Source: www.provisio.com

Features:

  • Simplified the licensing model to Basic and Plus variants.
  • Support for Windows 10 (2618/3044).
  • New Chrome-based browser with customizable user interface (3092).
  • Script support for keyboard emulation input devices (2783).
  • Reworked and simplified configuration tool (3041/3149).
  • Filtering of top-level domains added to content filter (3108).
  • Added easy to use size adjustment to onscreen keyboards (3010).
  • Maintenance screen can be controlled with a SiteRemote job (2788).
  • New SiteRemote Client stati: maintenance and emergency mode (2980).
  • New SiteRemote job type that allows to create an idle time between two job steps (2879).

Kiosk Software Free – Lockdown Browser for Windows

Free Kiosk Software (evaluation only) SiteKiosk is now available with Windows 10 and Chrome support. Miami, December 23 — The latest release of SiteKiosk Windows supports Windows 10 and features a Chrome-based browser with customizable browser toolbar, a content filter with top-level domain filtering, a new onscreen keyboards with size-adjustment option and more. ย Free trial ย available atย www.sitekiosk.com Sitekioskโ€ฆ Read More »

Mobile device BYOD management vs kiosk software KioWare

When securing and locking down kiosks or mobile devices, is kiosk software or mobile device management more beneficial? It depends on the context.

Source: www.kioskmarketplace.com

One way MDM is moving into that industry is via the tablet. “When tablets arrived, it was a natural addition to, or replacement of, the smartphone. Quickly, it became clear that tablets could also be used by a much broader segment of staff on tasks within the workplace,” said James Kruper, president of KioWare. “For example, sales staff in a retail store can wander around the store with a tablet helping customers.”

This pushed tablets into a category Kruper calls a “purposed device,” since it is a device that is utilized for a specific purpose, within certain security parameters. Hence, it would make sense that MDM would begin to push into the self-service market, but also kiosk software could also move into the smartphone MDM market, according to Kruper. Purposed devices lay in between self-service and mobile device management.

There are still a few primary differences between the two markets. First of all, most self-service kiosks are made for use by the general public whereas a purposed device is usually meant to be utilized by an employee or owner during hours of operation. Second, many kiosks utilize peripherals in a manner that MDM devices have not adopted yet. Some examples of this include magstripe readers, printers, RFID scanners, cash dispensers and so on. In order to perform this task, the kiosk needs an interface to communicate with the devices.

“MDM vendors will need to add self-service capability to their MDM architecture, and the risk is that it will become a clunky add-on that performs poorly,” Kruper said. “MDM can be a viable option in the purposed device market, but in the true kiosk/self-service market, they are the new kids on the block and need to prove they can provide 24×7 security as well as device integration and monitoring.”

The key question that emerges from this discussion is whether MDM will ever be able to displace kiosk software. For purposed devices, it could go either way, according to Kruper. If keeping the device locked down is more important, then kiosk software might be more beneficial. On the other hand, if you need to be able to change the settings and update the device often, then MDM might offer more freedom.

“In the kiosk/self-Service market, if it is a public facing kiosk expected to run unattended and for long periods of time, then it is hard to beat kiosk/self-service solutions designed and tested specifically with that intent,” Kruper said. “In the spectrum that is corporate device management, consider that BYOD is on one side of the spectrum where there is a high level of freedom but little/no control, MDM is in the middle,

and kiosk software would be to the right where there is a high level of restricted behavior allowing for stronger security and tight control of the device.”

Kiosk FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

Kiosk FAQ is intended to answer those questions that we are asked frequently, no surprise there. Kiosk Mode Kiosk Best Practice Report on Usage of USPS kiosks ย usps- report.pdf Eliminate admin accounts in the OS. Learn from others How to Setup Kiosk Mode Chrome Kiosk Mode versus Kiosk software โ€”ย Link How to do kioskย modeย on Nexus 7 Setting Kioskโ€ฆ Read More »

KioWare Uses PROPORT Tablet for Demos at Kiosk London Expo

Traverse City, Michigan (PRWEB) October 13, 2014 — KioWare has chosen ADT’s powerful PROPORT™ tablet for demonstrating their Android Kiosk software at the Kiosk London Expo on October 15-16. Source: www.prweb.com The PROPORT is a powerful Android-based commercial tablet from AD Technologies that can be deployed as a kiosk, point-of-sale terminal, digital signage display, business process solution, andโ€ฆ Read More »