8/5/06 - JCM AMERICAN WINS TOP HONORS AT KIOSKCOM AWARDS
JCM American's self-service DMV kiosk took top prize at the recent KioskCom trade show, held recently in Las Vegas. JCM designed and installed the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle's (DMV) self-service kiosks, winning top honors for Best Kiosk Application for Government, Education or a Non-Profit Agency at KioskCom's 5th annual Excellence Awards. Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles Director Ginny Lewis was also named "Industry Deployer of the Year."
The award was given by a panel of 21 judges, representing analyst firms, kiosk vendors and suppliers and kiosk media, who selected winners in a dozen categories.
JCM?s kiosks were first launched in Nevada DMVs in June 2004. Currently, there are 22 stations in DMV offices statewide, including two outdoor walk-up kiosks that are available nearly 24 hours daily, seven days per week. Two AAA offices in Las Vegas also have kiosks providing the same DMV services.
Nevada?s kiosks are the first in the U.S. to accept cash and credit cards, and give change while dispensing government documents on the spot. Motorists can renew vehicle registrations, obtain driver?s license renewals and get vehicle insurance verification with little to no wait and average transaction times of two minutes. Since the project began, Nevada motorists have used the kiosks for almost 300,000 transactions.
KioskCom is the world?s largest and longest running kiosk and self-service conference and tradeshow, delivering business solutions focusing on interactive self-service programs to a highly qualified audience in the areas of retail, finance, hospitality, tourism, health care, government, gaming/entertainment, hospitals, restaurants, QSRs, financial services, ticketing, photo and other industries.
KioskCom launched the inaugural industry-wide KioskCom Excellence Awards in 2002 to recognize the most successful and innovative interactive self-service solutions. Past winners include BMW, Sony, AAA, the US Postal Service, Avis, Hilton Hotels, Sunoco, SAS, Daimler Chrysler and ExxonMobil.
4/5/06 - JCM American is heading east
Fresh from big successes at last month's NAMA and KioskCom trade shows, JCM American is heading east to dazzle the vending world with its technologically superior products. JCM's innovative products will next be shown at the Atlantic Coast Exposition, which takes place May 5 and 6 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. JCM will be in booth #300.
On display will be the four latest products in JCM's advanced vending product line. JCM's high security, high acceptance Optipay cash recycling system has changed the world of vending forever. Optipay recycling enables multi-vending, allows for higher price points, and drives increased sales volume at the vending machine.
JCM VP of Commercial Sales Dave Elich said, "We are very excited about the tremendous advances our products are bringing to bottlers and vending operators across the country. From coast to coast, our customers are reaping the benefits of using JCM products."
Optipay RC is the first bill recycler that enables vending machines to dispense the same bills they accept as part of the change to a customer, enabling the machine to become a single cash management system. The Optipay BV is specifically designed for the vending market. JCM has incorporated its high security validation processes, reliability and optional snap-on bill recycling technology into a validation package that meets the space and cost restraints of the vending market. Optipay CC is the vending industry's only coin changer that works with the JCM Bill Recycler to enable customers to receive change in both bills and coins.
JCM will also be showing its revolutionary LCD Bezel, which is an add-on option to the bill validator. Made specifically for the vending world, this new bezel fits in the existing validator punch out and is interactive and programmable. It allows operators to program a wide range of messages, such as logos, specials or usage instructions.
3/5/06 - NEW ADVANCED CLEANING PRODUCT EXCLUSIVELY FOR JCM BILL VALIDATORS
JCM has teamed with KIC Products to create the brand new "JCM Waffletechnology" Bill Validator Cleaning Product. The pre-saturated cleaning card was designed in cooperation between KIC's development group and JCM engineers exclusively for JCM bill validators. The card's design precisely and thoroughly cleans JCM bill validators to maintain optimal performance. It will make its debut at Southern Gaming Summit this May, and will be available through the JCM sales team and through KIC Products' distributors.
2/5/06 - Sacoa On Air!
Leading Debit Card System vendor Sacoa has announced the release of wireless hardware for its well known PlayCard System. Company spokesman Pol Mochkovsky revealed that the system has been in use at an undisclosed Argentinean location for the last few months. The latest line of Sacoa controllers and Access Points replaces all wiring hardware and related components. System features and capabilities are unaffected and wireless and traditional controllers may coexist. With this announcement, Mochkovsky said, Playcard, with more than fifteen years of technological leadership is now On The Air!
2/5/06 - Middle East Vending & Kiosks Expo set to bring together top industry majors
Top industry majors from the vending and kiosks sectors will make their presence felt at the two-day Middle East vending and kiosks exhibitions scheduled to be held in Dubai later next month.
The Middle East Vending Expo 2006 and the Middle East Kiosks Expo, to be held at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre on May 20 and 21, 2006, will be a one-stop business-sourcing centre showcasing the most advanced vending and kiosks products and technology. The event, held under the patronage of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), will be organised by Global Links Exhibition & Conference Organizers LLC one of the leading arrangers of exhibitions and conferences in the Middle East.
Among the leading industry players who have confirmed their participation at the Expos are Alhamrani Universal Company, Hemisphere West Europe Ltd, Pyramid Technologies Inc, Aptec Distribution, Kiosk Information Systems, Zupera Technology, Al Sayegh Brothers, Validation Technologies, Custom Engineering, Eastern Networks, All Star Vending, Aram & Hagop, Kiosk Technology Systems, GM Vending, Energy International, Phoenix Mecano, GPTDuvade and Walvyn Group.
The International event will feature conferences and seminars addressed by some of the worlds leading industry experts. Those confirmed include Peter Snyder, Kiosks Information Systems (KIS), United Kingdom who will give his insights on Rules & Regulations of the Kiosks Industry zcan zbilge, Exim A.S., Turkey who will be updating the trade public on Next Generation Self-Service: Trends & Technologies, Catherine Piana Director-General of European Vending Association, Chief Executive Officer of World Vending Association will address the delegates on the Challenges, opportunities and trends in Worldwide Vending. The conferences and seminars are open to the visitors of the expo free of charge.
