27/07/06 - Suzo signs Continental European distributor with Pyramid Technologies
Suzo International is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with a key dynamic manufacturer of Banknote Readers. Suzo International is now the Continental European distributor for Pyramid Technologies (PTI) from Arizona, USA.
Thus, Suzo customers will be pleased to know that they have a new choice in high quality, low cost bank note readers. The TRILOGY is a stackerless bank note reader that can be seen as a serious alternative to the already established products in the market. The Trilogy Series Bank Note Acceptors are competitively priced and designed for indoor use in the amusement, gaming, vending, lottery and kiosk markets.
Trilogy Bank Note Acceptors can accept notes from 60mm to 85mm in width, thus including the GBP 50 UK note. Pyramid Technologies have been able to design an excellent, high-security, easy-to-use product but at a price that will raise many eyebrows within the market.
The Trilogy can boast a number of features, including dual-stage optical anti- stringing and a removable note path for easy cleaning and maintenance. A very high acceptance rate comes with high security against fraudulent notes. This 12V DC unit can accept up to 12 notes (all four directions) and has an accept rate of approx. 20 notes per minute.
Suzo Americas have been distributing Pyramid Technologies and also the new subsidiary in Spain for some time now. The excellent feedback has led to the Continental European distribution contract. Outside of Russia, Ukraine and Kazachstan (separate distributor), Suzo International can offer the PTI products in Continental Europe.
Please contact your local Suzo sales representative for further information.
27/07/06 - SUZO INTERNATIONL ANNOUNCES THEIR NEWLY DESIGNED WEBSITE
Suzo International would like to invite you to visit their website at www.suzo.com to see the new design of the website. Suzo International have focused on making their website as informative as possible for customers. With a product range of over 30,000 separate articles, there is an abundance of information that Suzo can offer. The new website aims to provide a structured, simple-to-find approach so customers can simply and quickly find the information they need.
With so many items available, it is vital to have a simple, clear website to help customers. The Suzo Catalogue can be downloaded from the website. It has been separated out into fifteen separate sections. Customers can focus on the types of products they require and download this section. Futhermore, under the heading 'Downloads', brochures and manuals can be downloaded of many key product lines. For example, details of products from ELO, Futurelogic, MEI and Pyramid can be found as well as a host of information on Suzo's hopper range.
Details of new products, press releases and an exhibition overview can be found. Suzo invites you to sign up on its mailing list. Being an information-only website, please note that it is no longer possible to place orders online on the www.suzo.com website.
Marcel Oelen, Managing Director of Suzo International stated: "With the rapid growth of the Suzo-Happ group the importance of our website has grown. We focus on our customer base and so have consciously invested in providing a website that is dedicated on providing as much information as possible on our product range. We always endeavour to understand the needs of our customers and we believe the new website is a further step in the right direction."
4/7/06 - EUROPE FALLS BEHIND USA AND ASIA PACIFIC IN TAKE UP OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
KioskCom Europe 2006 to demonstrate how businesses can transform the cost of sale and improve customer service through the use of self-service kiosk technology
In order to have competitive advantage, there is a growing need for businesses across every sector to reduce costs. Whilst American and Asian companies are embracing new self-service kiosk technology to boost revenue, improve customer service and support new channels to market, their European counterparts appear reluctant to get on board.
In the US, the market for kiosk technology is set to grow 39% in 2006 compared to only 15% in Europe. In the UK, kiosks are starting to make an appearance; cinemas, for example, increasingly offer self-service ticket systems for those who have already paid online or via the telephone, using the machine to validate identity. Yet, many European businesses are still failing to adopt the self-service technologies, such as self-service food ordering devices, that are increasingly standard across the US and Asia Pacific.
This year's launch event for the UK and Europe, KioskCom Europe 2006 (www.kioskcomeurope.co.uk), is designed to demonstrate the value of point-of-service, point-of-information and point-of-sale self-service solutions. A combined Expo, strategic conference and kiosk 'test drive' area, will provide education on how to deploy, manage and maintain these new, fast growing channels and services.
Phil Hunter, Managing Director of KioskCom Europe 2006, explains, "The UK may be a nation of queuers; but in an increasingly demanding consumer society, perhaps no longer a nation of happy queuers. It is hard to measure the cost of lost sales and disgruntled customers who fail to return but every consumer-based organisation recognises the problem associated with poor customer throughput. Furthermore, given the switch to Chip & PIN technology, the sales assistant's role has, in many cases, been reduced to little more than supervising the consumer transaction."
"The reasons for self-service technology adoption are evident: self-service technology saves money, reduces costs and improves customer service," he adds. "The adoption may well be slow but, if tackled appropriately, will be sure. And, once in place, self-service offers organisations extraordinary opportunities to transform the process of direct consumer interaction."
Kioskcom Europe draws upon a 10 year history of successful events in the USA. The two-day event, 8-9 November at London's Olympia, will bring together industry professionals to discuss how European companies can take advantage of self-service kiosk technology to increase profitability, create long-term revenue generating opportunities, and increase customer loyalty.
Hunter concludes, "If the consumer - especially the queue loving British consumer - is to be encouraged to self-serve, organisations need to take a long term training stance towards encouraging adoption. It may go against the national grain but self-service is a global trend; failing to follow suit will fundamentally constrain competitive position."
Alberici Spa is constantly innovating their range of products, as well as their organization structure and premises. Working in a proper environment makes a proper product: a way of saying that, the Company believes, reflects reality. Alberici is growing in terms of staff, of internal organization and of working spaces. - The refurbishing of the Company head office is now being completed: a new window-paneled façade houses enlarged offices, show-room and meeting rooms. Furthermore, new premises have been built for the technical department and for the tests laboratories. New specialists too have joined the staff in strategic functions: design, sales and marketing. The staff increase has involved also a change in the organization of procedures, pushing ahead the process of improving lean flow-practice.
New quality staff, new quality premises - generate new products quality.
8/6/06 - GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL'S LAS VEGAS INTEROPERABILITY TESTING LABORATORY MOVES TO A SPACIOUS NEW BUILDING
LAS VEGAS, NV (June 6, 2006) - Gaming Laboratories International Inc. (GLI), the world's leading independent gaming testing company, is proud to announce its Las Vegas laboratory is moving to a spacious 43,000 square foot building this month. The new facility will include a 28,000 square foot section dedicated to Systems and Interoperability testing.
GLI's larger Interoperability Center will allow for complete end to end testing of gaming systems and gaming devices that connect to them as well as new downloadable and server based technologies. This allows GLI, as the only GSA certified laboratory, to expand its certification-testing program for GSA against their SAS, S2S and G2S protocols. Additionally, GLI will expand their Special Technology, Device Testing and Field Inspection groups in Nevada. This expansion will better facilitate the increasing needs of gaming regulators and manufacturers by providing higher levels of training and awareness. Also, the increase in space and manpower dedicated to the new Las Vegas facility strengthens GLI's capabilities in the western region of the US. GLI currently employs over 50 people in its Las Vegas laboratory and will employ nearly 100 people in the near future as the company continues to grow.
Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. currently operates wholly owned and fully staffed gaming test laboratories in Lakewood, N.J.; Golden, Colo.; Las Vegas, Nev.; GLI Europe, B.V. in Hillegom, The Netherlands; GLI Africa in Pretoria, South Africa; and GLI Italia, in Bologna, Italy and GLI Asia, Macau, China. Gaming Laboratories Australia operates fully accredited test laboratories in Sydney and Adelaide under license to Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. GLI employees number approximately 400 worldwide, providing more than 125,000 certifications annually to over 400 gaming regulatory bodies worldwide. GLI was founded in 1989 by James R. Maida and Paul J. Magno and was the first independent laboratory of its kind.
Contact: Christie Eickelman, Director of Worldwide Marketing - 702-914-2220 or c.eickelman@gaminglabs.com
