Draft Telemedicine Accreditation Standards
In a partnership with the ATA, ClearHealth Quality Institute has unveiled a draft of its proposed telemedicine accreditation standards.
Source: mhealthintelligence.com
Meridian Taking Tech to Next Level for Kiosk Business
Meridian Kiosk Next Level Technology
A slice of next-gen technology born in Moore County was exhibited earlier this month in New York City when more than 35,000 retail industry professionals attended the National Retail Federation’s
Source: www.thepilot.com
“We’re seeing two big trends. Our clients are looking for outdoor kiosk applications and the locker system, which can be used indoors or outdoors,” said Rebecca Swibes, Meridian marketing specialist.
Lockers can be deployed in a variety of settings and are picking up speed in the marketplace alongside mobile ordering, which is on the rise. Potential clients include fast food establishments, pharmacies and grocer applications, plus unattended equipment rentals, short-term real estate key pickup and drop-off, and similar services for auto repair and vehicle rental agencies.
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NRF2018 – How Target, Kroger And Design Within Reach Are Tapping Tech To Improve Your Shopping Trip
NRF 2018 – Target, Kroger Tech
Longtime merchants are turning to technology to enhance what many retailers now seem to view as their greatest asset these days: their fleet of stores.
Source: www.forbes.com
Nice article. Still, the devil is in the details. Salespeople with mobiles searching inventory is dependent on accurate and well-labeled inventory. Being able to identify what is actually on the shelf (and where) is required. Add in trying to identify if the other store down the street has it is even worse.
Video Wall — New SmartMount for Digital Signs
Peerless-AV® Launches New SmartMount® Supreme Video Wall Mount with Quick Release at ISE 2018
New mount offers innovative, time-saving installation and maintenance features, including a quick release mechanism and more micro-adjustments than ever before
AURORA, Ill. – February 5, 2018 – Peerless-AV®, the award-winning designer and manufacturer of the highest quality audio and video solutions and accessories, is excited to introduce its newest video wall mount, the SmartMount® Supreme Full Service Video Wall Mount with Quick Release (DS-VW775-QR), at ISE 2018, Hall 12, Stand F90.
Video Wall Mount — Click for full size image
Designed with the needs of integrators and end-users in mind, the DS-VW775-QR offers innovative, time-saving installation and maintenance features, including tool-less micro adjustment, easy hang wall plate, quick release mechanism, and reusable spacers for both portrait and landscape applications.
With the addition of tool-less lateral micro-adjustment, the DS-VW775-QR offers 1.5″ of fine tune adjustment on each of the X, Y, and Z axes. The mount also features prominently colored adjustment knobs that can be easily located by installers during set-up and future video wall maintenance visits. Plus, serviceability is easier than ever before with the press to release pop-out feature, providing quick and convenient access to a recessed display without searching for hidden pull strings. The gentle release mechanism requires less pressure to pop-out a display than other video wall mounts, giving peace of mind that the delicate pixel structure will not be damaged from pressing too hard on the display front.
Reusable spacers can be used for both portrait and landscape applications resulting in a faster and more cost-effective install. Enhanced cable management allows the cables to effortlessly travel in and out with the display, eliminating the chance of interfering with the mount, as well.
“As the leading digital signage mount manufacturer in the industry, our key focus has and continues to be creating solutions that ease installation and maintenance, while aiding our customers in developing eye-catching video walls,” said Nick Belcore, Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, Peerless-AV. “We are excited to introduce this latest evolution of our award-winning Supreme Mount, now available with a built-in quick release mechanism. We are confident that this addition will provide integrators and end-users with expanded options when implementing video walls.”
The standard version DS-VW775, launched in 2016, has the same feature set as the new DS-VW775-QR, but offers unique red pop-out levers above and below. When the mount is fully extended it offers an extra 2″ of service space from the wall compared to the SmartMount® Full-Service Video Wall Mount with Quick Release (DS-VW765-LQR/PQR).
Both Supreme models weigh significantly less than previous Peerless-AV video wall mounts. The DS-VW775-QR is 4.5lbs lighter and the DS-VW775 is 10lbs lighter than the DS-VW765-LQR Full-Service Video Wall Mount with Quick Release, for example. This makes these mounts even easier to handle and position, especially when combined with the installation app and reusable display-dedicated wall plate spacers. Using the easy hang keyhole adaptor plate, a single installer can simply hook the mount onto the wall, providing a hands-free environment to secure it – a valuable on-site time and cost saving feature.
The DS-VW775-QR and DS-VW775 support 46″ to 60″ displays with a maximum load of 56.8kg (125lbs) and VESA pattern up to 600 x 400. Included security hardware makes the DS-VW775-QR suitable for public environments to deter tampering and theft.
For more product details, please visit: https://www.peerless-av.com/en-us/professional/products/DS-VW775-QR
Peerless-AV’s new SmartMount® Supreme Full Service Video Wall Mount with Quick Release is available now through Peerless-AV direct sales representatives and authorized distribution networks.
For additional information about Peerless-AV, please visit http://www.peerless-av.com, http://www.facebook.com/PeerlessAV, and twitter.com/PeerlessAV.
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Speakers Section – Experts in Self-Service
Kiosk Speakers
Alex Doumani ex-Redbox Coinstar
We receive requests for kiosk speakers as well as content experts many times over the year. And example would be the upcoming Shanghai Vending and Kiosks show. They were looking for a speaker. Our candidate that we provided was Alex Doumani — former VP of Technology with Coinstar and Redbox.
Here is a list of some of the speakers and experts we can arrange for you. If you are looking for persons to interview for data research we can assist you there as well.
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For kiosk consultants visit DigitalBusiness.US website. Rates vary from free to $300/hour.
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CSA Healthcare Service Solutions – Partner in the Field
Source article on Healthcare IT
Excerpt:
CSA Healthcare Service Solutions – Partner in the Field
Fortunately, they had a long-standing partner in CSA Service Solutions, who stepped in to strategically break down the nationwide deployments into manageable geographical pieces and execute product recall quickly and efficiently. CSA has carved a niche for itself in offering cradle-to-grave services to healthcare OEMs and software vendors, ranging from installation, full project management, depot repair, logistics management, compliance, and validation, to expertise areas like on-site support, call centers, and product training.
ADA Kiosk – Congress Weighs Changes To ADA
Congress Votes on H.R. 620 which impacts ADA kiosk
aka ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
Update: The House passed the bill 2/15/2018 along party lines.
The ADA Education and Reform Act, or H.R.620, is slated to come up for a full vote in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday or Thursday. But detractors say the bill would gut the part of the landmark ADA law which requires public businesses to make accommodations allowing for ease of entry for people with disabilities.
Source: www.disabilityscoop.com
Something needs to be done about predatory lawyers for sure but this doesn’t do it. It basically drops the bar for companies a couple of notches and eliminates any legal action. Remains to be seen whether companies decide long term it is in their interest to deploy assistive infrastructure now, or later.
ADA lawsuits are already one of the lowest categories of lawsuits filed against businesses. The Center for American Progress has reported that the small uptick in ADA litigation can be attributed to “just 12 individual attorneys and a single disability law firm” which filed more than 100 cases each.
The likely outcome we predict is a vote along party lines in the house passes the bill and then it goes to the Senate where it will likely be blocked.
Another point of view: Seems it only adds a 180 window to the process of filing suit is all. You get 180 to make significant improvements. What determines significant vs. insignificant? So long as there is real money available through these lawsuits you’ll have trolls.
Full text of H.R. 620
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/620/text
ACLU Take on it
The entrance to the post office in a small town was up a flight of 20 steps. When told he needed to make the post office accessible to wheelchair users, the postmaster was befuddled. “I’ve been here for thirty-five years and in all that time I’ve yet to see a single customer come in here in a wheelchair,” he said, according to Joe Shapiro in his 1994 book, “No Pity.”
Tom Ridge R-PA Opinion piece from The Hill
Back in 1990, President Bush told the business community they hold in their hands the key to the success of the ADA, for it can “unlock a splendid resource of untapped human potential that, when freed, will enrich us all.” He characterized passage of the ADA as one of his proudest achievements. Let’s not undo that success.
TTom Ridge is founder and chairman of Ridge Global, as well as chair of theNational Organization on Disability, a position he has held since 2006. He was America’s first secretary of Homeland Security and the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania.
Rep. Ted Poe R-TX (author of bill)
Passing H.R. 620 is good for all stakeholders. Simply having notice of claimed violations with a sufficient level of detail and the opportunity to cure within a limited time period prior to filing a lawsuit will eliminate the abusive tactics that have become commonplace.
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/373555-its-time-to-restore-the-integrity-of-the-ada
Wheelchair-bound protesters dragged out of congressional hearing
Feb. 13, 2018, 7:37 PM WASHINGTON — Demonstrators interrupting a hearing in the House Rules Committee to protest reforms to the Americans with Disabilities Act were arrested and dragged out of the room inside the US Capitol on Tuesday.
Why Congress is Close to Gutting Key Provision of ADA
Pacific Standard 2/14/18 — Unscrupulous lawyers are a problem, so let’s work on sanctioning them. As Dara Baldwin says, “You got bad apples, go after the bad apples!” What shouldn’t happen is a legislative assault, fueled by donations from retail groups, on the fundamental right to equal access for people with disabilities.
https://psmag.com/social-justice/congress-is-close-to-gutting-a-key-provision-of-the-ada
Big thanks to Steve Taylor of Taylor Stands for his help with this. Thanks Steve!
Taylor Stands makes patented ADA compliant POS assist device. People in wheelchairs can easily pull the terminal closer for easier and private access.
Doing More — A Success Story – A Child That Should Have Been a Statistic
This is a brief story of Demetrius Napolitano, a young man who should have been a statistic. He grew up and was passed around 30 different foster homes. Today he is not only surviving but thriving…and adopted into a forever family at age 24. This is part of his story and we enjoyed having him speak at SuperSaturday 2018.
ISE 2018 – Interview with Dave Haynes, Sixteen:Nine – Meeting Rooms
Dave Haynes, Sixteen:Nine: “The pure play guys have a real advantage”
With his finger on the pulse of the industry, no one knows quite as much about digital signs (or about selling salt—trust us and watch the video) as Dave Haynes, the founder and editor of the Sixteen:Nine blog and the Meeting Room Signs website.
Meeting rooms are the gateway drug for digital signage companies wanting to enter that world. Getting in opens up many other opportunities as well.
Haynes stresses analytics and can’t disagree with that. With digital signage in search of ROI (still), traffic and audience footfall analytics would seem to be their big card to play, yet I don’t think it has been played.
Maybe I should ask Dave Haynes why that is…
Samsung Connected Pop-Up Kiosk
Nexshop Connected Pop-Up Kiosk
Samsung debuted a concept for connected pop-ups at NRF 2019 and here is some information regarding that concept.
The Next Big Thing:
The Internet of Things (IoT)
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• Everything from enterprise systems to PCs to mobile devices to all types of digital devices can now connect to the Internet.
• Over the next five years, global IP networks will support up to 10 billion devices and connections, increasing from 16.3 billion in 2015 to 26.3 billion by 2020.
–Cisco ‘Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Complete Forecast for 2015 to 2020,’ June 2016
• IoT’s rapid growth is driven by factors such as low cost, Wi-Fi proliferation, and fast internet.
• IoT solutions can be applied to anything with Internet access and take current systems to the next level.
For more information contact [email protected] or Romulus Stoian with Samsung
More Samsung Pop-Up related information:
Remote Management Presentation
in the wild – outback ziosk
Outback Kiosk On The Table Tablet
meeting today at outbackI love the little ziosk check out option and always print.
FAQ – Which Card Printing Module for Self-Service Terminals?
Which Card Printing Module for Self-Service Terminals?
The demand for self-service kiosks has been rising over the past few years. Kiosks are used by banks, leisure and transport operators, universities and shops to meet growing consumer needs and expectations for instant, on-the-spot services, while also reducing operating and personnel costs.
How to Choose a Card Printing Module For Self-Service Terminals?
In order to help you selling Kiosk self-service terminals, Evolis has written a guide which details the criteria to consider when choosing a printing module for a self-service kiosk project.
- Type of personalization requested (graphic and/or electronic)
- Autonomy
- Number of card templates to issue
- Size of the card module
- Need for a card input slot
- Simplicity of software integration
- Manufacturer’s ability to provide project support and develop tailor-made solutions
Learn more about Card Printer Evolis
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In The Wild – Drive-Thru Kiosk Self-Order Subway Drive Thru
Caught in the Wild – Subway Drive Thru Kiosk
click for full size — Subway drive thru kiosk
McDonald’s Kiosk News: More touch screens and table service just the beginning
McDonalds Kiosk – more touch screen and table service CNN
McDonald’sCEO Steve Easterbrook says the fast food giant is rolling out self-order kiosks, mobile pay options, an updated interior design, even table service.
“Customers have access to information that gives them much more control over their lives,” Easterbrook said in an interview with CNNMoney’s Cristina Alesci.
That’s pushing consumers to demand more, he says — especially in the way of personalized eating.
“They’re expecting us to evolve and offer greater convenience,” Easterbrook said.
Source: money.cnn.com
Peerless-AV Outdoor Displays Webinars – 3/21, 11 am CT
Peerless-AV Outdoor Displays Webinar Tomorrow 3/21, 11 am CT
Outdoor Displays
There has never been an outdoor daylight readable display built to withstand the harsh outdoor elements like the Peerless-AV® Xtreme™. The fully-sealed weatherproof design provides the ultimate protection, while the patented Dynamic Thermal Transfer™ system passively cools and thermally heats the display eliminating the need for filters, vents or fans. With the highest water and dust ingress protection ratings in its class, the Xtreme display is a perfect choice for any indoor or outdoor location.
For more information on Outdoor see Outdoor Kiosks here on KI.
PEERLESS-AV WEBINAR SCHEDULE
- March 29th: Silver Level Certified Installation Training – 10:30 – 11:45 CT
- April 6th: Focus Webinar – Wireless Solutions – 11:00 – 11:30 CT
- April 12th: Gold Level Certified Installation Training – 10:30 – 11:45 CT
- April 20th: Focus Webinar – Kiosks – 11:00 – 11:30 CT
More Information on Peerless-AV
GDPR Update – EU GDPR General Data Protection Regulation
GDPR Update
It’s 63 days from going into full enforcement mode. Best to be aware if based in US and doing business in EU.
Source: www.eugdpr.org
The EU is just about ready to turn on their information privacy laws. Typically the US uses the EU as baseline and tries to “harmonize”. Given the Facebook debacle I suspect there might be a bit more impetus given to that effort. Safe to say the US is still a bit of the Wild West (except for HIPAA). If you do business internationally best to be aware.
NCR Nuti – Giant C-suite shakeup at NCR Corp. as CEO Bill Nuti to retire, COO Mark Benjamin quits
NCR Nuti Stepping Down
NCR’s Board of Directors has been actively engaged in a process to recruit, evaluate and interview candidates to succeed Nuti.
Source: www.bizjournals.com
Training — Upcoming Peerless-AV Webinars: 3/29 Installation Training & More
Training — Upcoming Peerless-AV Webinars: 3/29 Installation Training & More
Join Peerless-AV’s Craig Recchia as he presents the Certified Installer Silver Level Training Course at this link.
This webinar includes training on the benefits of digital signage and the various applications it can be used. The training also focusses on the different types of kiosks along with menu boards and video wall carts and stands.
Below are included Peerless-AV’s April webinars.
April 6th: Focus Webinar – Wireless Solutions – 11:00 – 11:30 CT
April 12th: Gold Level Certified Installation Training – 10:30 – 11:45 CT
April 20th: Focus Webinar – Kiosks – 11:00 – 11:30 CT
Key Changes with the General Data Protection Regulation
EU GDPR or General Data Protection Regulation 2018
Key changes coming with the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) and how it will impact businesses.
Source: www.eugdpr.org
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and was designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens data privacy and to reshape the way organizations across the region approach data privacy. The key articles of the GDPR, as well as information on its business impact, can be found throughout this site.
Future Retail – Inside Amazon Go, a Store of the Future – The New York Times
Future Retail
The future retail technology inside Amazon’s new convenience store, opening Monday in downtown Seattle, enables a shopping experience like no other — including no checkout lines.
Source: www.nytimes.com
The World’s First Four User Self-Service Weed Kiosk Has Arrived
Weed Kiosk Has Arrived
GreenSTOP is the world’s first self-service, four user kiosk that allows licensed cannabis providers to serve more customers in less time and customers to seamlessly pick up.
Source: www.blackenterprise.com
You don’t have to go to an in-person dispensary to pick up marijuana. That is the goal for GreenSTOP, the world’s first self-service four user kiosk that allows licensed cannabis providers to serve more customers in less time and customers to seamlessly pick up. The company’s business model is to license their “Smart Dispensary” platform to dispensaries and charge them a fee to use the platform.
Black Enterprise caught up with co-founder Tim Island to discuss the company’s plans for the kiosk.
Announcing the Wallaby™ POS Stand with Flip Capability
WallabyTM POS Stand with Flip Capability
The Wallaby POS Stand offers a flexible platform that can flip between retail point of sale and hospitality self-order kiosk. Equipped to house a standard 3″ printer, an expansion module and connectivity for a variety of peripherals, the Wallaby POS Stand helps deliver a seamless and engaging checkout experience.
Tokenworks ID Authenticate Product News – User Authentication Drivers License
Tokenworks Product News – User Authentication Drivers License
We like to highlight our members when we can and new product enhancements are now available from Tokenworks.
Tokenworks provides a complete range of Age Verification, Data Entry & Form Fillers and Forensic Scanners. And complete developer tools.
Editors Note: While with KIOSK Information Systems, I probably participated in the installation of literally thousands of Tokenworks devices for various customers. We found them to extremely reliable and updating to latest jurisdictional data was ideal.
IDWedgeKB
USB Keyboard drivers license scanner with built in parsing – Recently Tokenworks did a node.js project which lets browsers grab data from device.
The IDWedgeKB™ form filler desktop solution scans drivers licenses, ID cards, credit cards and other magnetic striped cards and fills computer forms with information from the card automatically! Plugged into any USB port and recognized as a keyboard, the IDWedgeKB™ extracts contact and payment information fields from driver’s licenses, debit/credit cards, membership cards and student IDs and sends them to the flashing cursor on ANY computer.
IDWedgePro
Software based – multiform – auto form filler.
The IDWedge®Pro form filler solution scans drivers licenses, ID cards, credit cards and other magnetic striped cards and fills multiple computer forms with information from the card. It automatically recognizes and populates forms in multiple PC applications, allowing different applications to share the same ID scanner. It works with any PC application that accepts keyboard input.
ID Parser Server product
A parsing server that clients can run from a windows server or on Azure and parse drivers licenses.
For larger clients, a great way to parse across large number of internet-connected devices. Supports Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, Applications. Simple to integrate and easy to Update . Uses TokenWorks Proven ID Parsing DLL software. Handles all N. American Drivers License*, State issued IDs, Ontario Health Card, Military IDs
The founders of Tokenworks have been involved in the Smart Card market since 1992 and have participated in a number of industry events and associations such as the Smart Card Forum, Smart Card Industry Association, Smart Card Alliance, CardTech/SecureTech and National Association of Campus Card Users.
In all of our efforts, the following principles are paramount:
- Design in durability, quality, and value.
- Deliver value to our customers and shareholders.
- Do it once. Do it right.
- Keep it simple.
For more information and pricing (included on website) visit Tokenworks website.
ADA Kiosk – U.S. Access Board Launches YouTube Channel
ADA Kiosk – U.S. Access Board Launches YouTube Channel
More ADA Information
Android Kiosk Software – New Release of KioWare for Android
Android Kiosk Software
Summary:
Version 3.15 of KioWare for Android (Lite, Basic, & Full with Kiosk Management) has added a number of new features and UI improvements including password protection options for the configuration tool, an updated Android SDK (Version 26), ability to add superuser permissions when provisioning, and more. Using the KioCall Video Conferencing app (from KioWare), KioWare for Android can now accept incoming calls while in Attract mode. A new battery management tool is also available (for use with the ArmorActive Optica Pro LED™.)
Additionally, the KioCall videoconferencing app, previously available only for use on Windows devices, is now available as an Android app for use on Android phones and tablets.
Full Release on KioWare website
More Information
Microsoft puts kiosks in Canadian Best Buys | FierceRetail
Microsoft puts kiosks in Canadian Best Buys
Shoppers in eight Canadian Best Buys can now learn about and test products through Microsoft kiosks. In partnership with Advanced, the kiosks highlight Microsoft’s most popular software and hardware products and feature motion-activated ads, tutors and demonstrations.
Source: www.fierceretail.com
Microsoft never seems to completely go away.
QSR Ordering Kiosks And Out-Of-Stock Shoes
From Pymnts.com article
QSR Ordering Kiosks Evolved From A 1980s Solution For Out-Of-Stock Shoes
“We kicked the idea around, and it got some interest,” Lappe told kioskindustry.org. “After the session, the Dean suggested I apply for a grant to see if we could make it happen.”
With just $2,500 in seed money for the project, Lappe went to work on an interface and an algorithm to power what would arguably become one of the first self-service kiosks. The device would come to have a plasma touchscreen, which was important since many people didn’t know how to use a computer at the time.
“I wanted to make it as simple as possible for people who had never used a computer before,” Lappe added. “I didn’t want it to look or feel like a computer.”
The kiosk, which was dubbed the PLATO Hotline, appeared in the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign’s student center only a few weeks before Lappe graduated. And it was a resounding success.
Kiosk Meets Retail
A few years after the introduction of Lappe’s kiosk, the Florsheim Shoe Company decided to bring self-service kiosks into its retail stores. Through the kiosks, customers could also view different styles on a video screen, while the machine would literally talk to customers and sell them on the features of different shoes.
Read the full story at Pymnts.com article
Internet Kiosk Porn – shut down due to porn video hack and Netflix – 2016
Kiosk Porn Hack News
porn video kiosk hack
People, this is why we can’t have nice things. New York city has had to shut down it’s public Internet kiosks because too many people were looking at porn or streaming Netflix on […]
Source: www.geek.com
Why in the world they didn’t whitelist a large comprehensive set of sites surprises me.
Coca-Cola Digital Marketplace Launching for North America
Coca-Cola’s Marketplace Connects Customers to Leading Technologies for Every Aspect of Business to Increase Customer Revenue
ATLANTA, June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Coca-Cola North America is launching a digital marketplace this fall that connects its foodservice customers to pre-vetted, industry-best restaurant technologies with competitive pricing. The marketplace of solutions for front of house, back of house and outside of house is powered by Omnivore, a universal point-of-sale connectivity platform, that offers seamless integration into restaurants’ point-of-sale (POS) systems. The marketplace is the result of a year-long collaboration between Coca-Cola and Omnivore and one output of Coca-Cola’s investment in Omnivore, announced in late 2018.
Today, restaurant consumers’ expectations and use of digital technology are evolving at a record pace, creating growth opportunities for restaurants. While third-party technology companies are innovating to provide game-changing solutions for the restaurant industry, it is challenging and costly for restaurant operators to research, test, integrate and deploy the right technologies to capitalize on this growth opportunity.
Coca-Cola’s digital marketplace addresses these concerns. Experts at Coca-Cola and Omnivore have partnered to vet today’s leading foodservice technologies, taking the guesswork out of finding the best-in-class digital solutions for restaurant operators. Coca-Cola’s strategic partnership with Omnivore allows for easy and affordable integration between any of the technologies in the marketplace and a restaurants’ POS system. This seamless connection capability reduces the time, money and resources restaurants currently expend on technology integration.
The curated marketplace will include restaurant technologies to improve consumer engagement and optimize all aspects of restaurant operations, including:
- front-of-house technologies (tableside ordering and payment, guest engagement, kiosk, digital menus);
- back-of-house technologies (inventory, labor, analytics); and
- outside-of-house technologies (online ordering, third-party delivery, loyalty and more).
“For 133 years, Coca-Cola has been focused on adding value beyond the beverage for our customers,” said Billy Koehler, Director of Digital & Payment Platforms for National Foodservice & On-Premise Marketing at Coca-Cola North America. “Decades ago, we provided customers with value-adds like Coca-Cola-branded cash registers and static Coca-Cola signage. In the 21st century, combining our expertise in foodservice and digital to offer tangible technology solutions provides the most value for our restaurant partners who always welcome an edge to increase their revenue. The marketplace is just one example of the digital solutions we’ll be rolling out for customers in the months to come.”
Coca-Cola and Omnivore are collaborating with today’s leading technology providers for inclusion in the marketplace, which is set to launch in September 2019. Access to the marketplace and technology integration through Omnivore is free for Coca-Cola customers. Cost to a restaurant for technologies in the marketplace will vary by technology, but more competitive rates will be available for Coca-Cola customers.
Coca-Cola has been focused on providing digital solutions for their customers the last few years. After forging a partnership in 2018, this spring Coca-Cola and Omnivore launched the Menu Management Solution (MMS) app, a single source of truth software that allows restaurants to own their digital menu content and control their brand across any digital platform.
“Our year-long collaboration with Coca-Cola and select restaurant operators has helped us validate and develop additional digital solutions that contribute to profitable growth for restaurants,” said Shane Wheatland, Chief Marketing Officer at Omnivore. “These solutions align well to consumer needs as well as common barriers experienced by restaurant operators as they digitize and build a competitive advantage for their brand. We look forward to the launch of Coca-Cola’s marketplace, and continuing to foster agile and affordable access to meaningful third-party solutions.”
Coca-Cola’s strategic partnership with Omnivore and the launch of the digital marketplace are important milestones in Coca-Cola’s long-term vision of building a digital ecosystem that connects Coca-Cola, foodservice operators and consumers. This ecosystem, which has been in planning and development over the last two years, will be fueled by proprietary technologies, analytics and tools available only for Coca-Cola customers aimed at optimizing customer business operations and driving their profit growth.
ABOUT THE COCA‑COLA COMPANY
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. In addition to the company’s Coca-Cola brands, its portfolio includes some of the world’s most valuable beverage brands, such as AdeS plant-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Costa coffee, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, innocent smoothies and juices, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater and ZICO coconut water. It is constantly transforming its portfolio, from reducing sugar in its drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. It is also working to reduce its environmental impact by replenishing water and promoting recycling. With its bottling partners, it employs more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide.
ABOUT OMNIVORE
Omnivore empowers restaurant brands to digitize their guest and operational experience in a meaningful and sustainable way. We deliver an end-to-end suite of solutions built on data and insights that help optimize the essential elements of the digital restaurant experience; online ordering, pay at table, 3rd party delivery, kiosk/digital menu, reservations, loyalty, inventory, labor and analytics.
SOURCE Coca-Cola North America
UPS Kiosk & Digital Signage – Worlds Smallest UPS: Xtreme Power J60
Compact UPS for Kiosks, POS, Digital Signage and Thin Clients
Xtreme Power Conversion is one of our members and has a new iteration of the J60 which is a very small UPS with very good specifications. The UPS is one of those devices that should always be part of your kiosk or digital signage. If nothing else to prevent hacking and provide security. The first “lets break in” tactic for any terminal is to disconnect power and then try and gain control during bootup.
Depending on the power grid and the weather, brownouts are very common. Quite often you can see kiosks or digital signs that have rebooted and are waiting to be initialized. Sending technician is automatic $200 and 24 hours.
We’ll have one of these at the show in Chicago so stop by and see it.
In Brief
- That’s an iPhone resting on top of it in the picture
- Retail price $419
- 10 year lithium battery life compared to 2-5 years lead-acid battery
- 3.4lbs and 1.25 inches
- 2000 discharges compared to 200 lead acid
- Auto restart
- Works in hot temperatures and does not affect battery life
- Keeps devices up during power blips so devices don’t restart
- Battery backup, power protection, and surge protection
- 5 year warranty
Features — One of the biggest features with the J60 is the unit will automatically restart when battery is depleted during a power outage. Many UPSs don’t have this feature and it becomes costly for downtime and time consuming for technical support to get these units powered back up after a power outage. Keeping devices up like ATM’s, Casino Kiosk’s, Credit card processors, POS, and self-checkout scanners during a power outage is crucial to every business financially. If you have a power outage you want to make sure you have 4-5 minutes of battery backup so you can do a safe shutdown of devices and finish a secure transaction with your customers.
More Information
- Videos – we have videos
- UPS kiosk specifications
You’re Going To Use That Self-Checkout Machine Whether You Like It Or Not
Self-Checkout Machine – You are Going to Use It
We may not realize it, but retailers are conditioning us to be our own cashiers.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
After two decades of freeze-ups and unfamiliar items in the bagging area, self-checkout may be in the midst of an expansion. RBR, a research firm focused on banking and retail automation, says that self-checkout terminals recently had a “breakout year,” with global sales increasing by 67 percent in 2016; a surge in U.S. big-box stores purchases was a driving factor. NCR Corporation, the leading manufacturer of self-checkout machines, says it’s had record growth over the past two years.
The way retailers and industry watchers tell it, self-checkout is growing because customers want it to grow. Tech-savvy millennials would rather deal with a machine than make small talk, and even old-school shoppers might like to avoid a long cashier line if they’ve only got a couple items.
Drive Thru Kiosk Solutions – Real World
Drive Thru Kiosk Solutions
Hello all!
• Bennett Holdings Group – #10199 Johnstown, PA
• Kristen Chandler – #68779 Midland, TX
• Russell Rogers – #50511 Bentonville, AR
• Steve Adams – #59469 Anchorage, AK (FIRST IN ALASKA!!)
• Ricky & Niki Cook – #13878 Walhalla, SC
Beautiful locations for all with many more to come this year! Speed, accuracy, throughput, and so much more have been key factors with these rollouts. If you are in the area for one of the locations, stop by for breakfast, lunch, and dinner to experience it for yourself!
Visit Nextep for your Drive Thru Solutions!
Contact Us
2155 Butterfield Drive, Suite 111
Troy, MI 48084
You can also contact Olea Kiosks [email protected] or 800-927-8063
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Shake Shack Not Going Cashless After All
Half the customers didn’t know how to order on the iPad, a Google commenter wrote
Source: www.eater.com
Here is some insight on cash in restaurants. Shake Shack backed off of it but still is working towards cashless. The CEO reasons are:
Safety: We’ve mitigated the very real security risks associated with having large quantities of cash on-site, so we can become a safer place for our team and our guests.
Efficiency: We’ve streamlined our operations, eliminating cash-counting, and facilitating easier shift transitions (team members can jump on the register without the time-consuming security steps involved in cash-tray change-outs.)
Speed: Without handling cash and making change, we can serve more guests in far less time, meaning you spend less time waiting in line to place your order and pay.
Here is LinkedIn article from Meyer the CEO
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-were-going-cashless-danny-meyer/
Meridian Kiosks Expansion – Continues to Grow with Facility Expansion
Meridian Kiosks Expansion – Continues to Grow with Facility Expansion
Aberdeen, N.C. – June 28, 2018 – Meridian, an industry leading kiosk manufacturer and software developer, is expanding their fabrication and assembly facilities. “This is an exciting time for Meridian and for our customers,” said Senior Project Manager, Amanda Jordan. “The additional manufacturing lines allow for production planning flexibility leading to better turnaround times for customer orders.”
As a fully integrated manufacturer, Meridian designs, engineers, fabricates, assembles, deploys and supports self-service solutions from their 13-acre headquarters in North Carolina. The 15,000 square foot expansion will provide added space for the assembly and fabrication teams, three additional shipping docks and secure storage lockers. Meridian saw the need to expand in order to achieve economies of scale. “As production output increases, costs per unit decrease, which allows better material’s cost management,” said Jordan.
Meridian considered adding a building or renovating the oldest part of their facility, dating back to the early 1900’s. “We decided to renovate the existing space as it would connect to our sales and marketing team’s offices,” said Meridian Founder and CEO, Chris Gilder. The renovation adds a 15,000 square foot assembly space and provides fabrication with an additional 10,000 square feet to accommodate its expansion.
“As Meridian continues to grow so do our space demands, we needed more room for both fabrication and assembly,” said Gilder. “To accompany the physical expansion, we have also begun a migration to SAP to allow for significant scalability, visibility and control improvements to our manufacturing, sales and accounting system. This also allows us to directly link to many of our larger clients’ systems for seamless ordering and project management processes.”
Meridian’s expansion is scheduled to be completed this summer. To learn more about Meridian’s in-house manufacturing, visit meridiankiosks.com.
ADA Kiosk Accessibility Tip – Integrating Storm NavPad
ADA Accessibility Tip – Integrating Storm NavPad
We get asked about configuring the Storm NavPad and it comes with API/SDK which lets programmers configure it. In Windows you can even light the lights so to speak. There are firms that specialize in assisting with that exact sort of thing (listed on our ADA page).
Another less software intensive is to use a lockdown such as KioWare. See the screenshots below.
See below — the Accessibility screen for turning on Nav-Pad support. Also, where you turn on JAWS and ZoomText. Turning Nav-Pad on automatically creates Hotkeys for all the NavPad keys.
Here are all the hotkeys
And here we show all the different ways to configure a Hotkey. The ‘Perform this action:’ list box has ~20 predefined actions: Begin/Renew Session, Copy, Paste, Toggle Virt Kbd, Volume Up/Down, etc…
