[0] Netkey Software Powers World's-First `Electronic E.mbassy' Kiosk Installed at Sydney Olympics.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2000 The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Australia has added a new dimension to its ability to serve the public with the installation of the first working prototype of a remote information kiosk - an "electronic E.mbassy" -- in Sydney for the Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. and beyond. Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, was one of the first people to access the new kiosk when she visited the Counsel last week. The Princess has been in Sydney in her role as president of the British Olympic Association The British Olympic Association (BOA) is responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Olympic Games. It was formed on 24 May 1905 by the House of Commons. The first chairman of the association was Lord Desborough. . Netkey, Inc., based in Branford, Conn. with offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , rapidly configured the industry leading Netkey Web Kiosk Channel software to allow Olympic visitors to read current news and information from Britain. Visitors can also call up the latest travel advice, receive answers to frequently asked questions, conduct on-line research, and print out passport and visa forms. The Netkey kiosk software Kiosk software is the system and user interface software designed for a kiosk or Internet kiosk. Kiosk software locks down the application in order to protect the kiosk from users. Kiosk software may offer remote monitoring to manage multiple kiosks from another location. focuses the web user on Olympics information, provides system security, and transforms the web content into a format easily readable by non-computer users. The kiosk was installed at the British Consulate-General near Circular Quay QUAY, estates. A wharf at which to load or land goods, sometimes spelled key. 2. In its enlarged sense the word quay, means the whole space between the first row of houses of a city, and the sea or river 5 L. R. 152, 215. , steps away from major Olympic events and top tourist attractions Noun 1. tourist attraction - a characteristic that attracts tourists attractive feature, magnet, attractor, attracter, attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" such as the Opera House, the Royal Botanical Gardens Royal Botanical Gardens might refer to:
"The electronic E.mbassy is an exciting development for us," Britain's Consul General consul general n. pl. consuls general Abbr. CG A consul of the highest rank serving at a principal location and usually responsible for other consular offices within a country. in Sydney, Peter Beckingham, said. "This is the first unit to be installed by the Foreign Office for public testing anywhere in the world. The Olympics will give us a great opportunity to assess its capabilities and its appeal to the public." The kiosk initiative in Australia had been spurred by the need to find better ways to supply information to the 1.1 million residents who hold a British passport British passports may be issued to people holding any of the various forms of British nationality. The British monarch does not have a passport as British passports are issued in the monarch's name[1]. , the 1.6 million with a parent born in Britain, the 30,000 people issued with work visas every year, and the large number of Australians -- 745,000 in 1999 -- who visit the UK annually. "The Netkey software product is performing brilliantly in this first release of the 'electronic E.mbassy'," stated the Commission's technical administrator, Ron Green. "The remote management system allows for continuous modifications of this kiosk and others throughout Australia." "Netkey is proud to be a part of this historic event," said Alex Richardson, chief executive officer of Netkey. "The Commission's innovative use of Netkey's patented Internet kiosk software platform provides users with fast access to Internet information where and when they want it -- and the kiosk never takes a break for tea." About Netkey Inc. Netkey Inc. (formerly Lexitech Inc.) is the leading provider of innovative end-to-end solutions for Internet kiosks. Netkey provides patented self-service e-commerce systems to a wide spectrum of industries, bridging the gap between "dotcoms" and traditional businesses by Web-empowering storefronts, bank branches, payphones, transportation centers and other public areas via Internet kiosks. Netkey delivers its hardware-independent software through its own Internet-based application service provider (ASP) site called Netkey Express (http://express.netkey.com), and through partnerships with leading systems providers. Netkey's blue-chip list of forward-thinking customers include Yahoo!, JC Penney, Microsoft Corp., Borders Inc., Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. WebPhone Network, J.C. Decaux, and Bayer Corp. Netkey investors include Zero Stage Capital and CyberStarts. The company has headquarters in Branford, Conn. and offices in San Francisco and New York. For more information about Netkey and its award-winning solutions, call 1-800-443-7924, email info@netkey.com, or visit http://www.netkey.com. Netkey Inc. holds U.S. Patent Nos. 5,761,071 and 6,078,848. Netkey, Lexitech and "Turn the Monitor Around" are trademarks of Netkey Inc. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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