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Winners of the 2006 KioskCom Excellence Awards announced

For the fifth year, KioskCom has handed out accolades to the best self-service applications and providers. Here are the big winners.

April 19, 2006 by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The fifth annual KioskCom Excellence Awards were presented in a dinner and ceremony, Monday, April 10th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. For the second year, former CNN anchor Bob Losure announced the winners and presented the trophies. Nanonation sponsored the awards.

Twelve specific categories, plus three special awards, were highlighted in the evening ceremony. Here are the winners in each category:

Best kiosk application in a retail environment Winner: Build-A-Bear personalized gift card kiosk (Nanonation) Runner-up: Thornton's Convenience Stores - SubWorks ordering kiosks (Xpedient)

Build-A-Bear personalized gift card kiosk (Nanonation) Thornton's Convenience Stores - SubWorks ordering kiosks (Xpedient)

Best kiosk application in a financial service Winner: Storm Solutions (WebRaiser Technologies, Inc.) Runner-up: Shelby County Trustee (KIOSK Information Systems)

Storm Solutions () Shelby County Trustee ()

Best kiosk application for travel or hospitality Winner: Swift Workforce HR Kiosk (Netkey and KIOSK Information Systems) Runner-up:Vanguard Alamo Car check-in rental kiosk (KIOSK Information Systems)

: Swift Workforce HR Kiosk ( and KIOSK Information Systems)Vanguard Alamo Car check-in rental kiosk (KIOSK Information Systems)

Best kiosk application for entertainment or gaming Winner: Mobile Downtown kiosk (Mediasolution) Runner-up: The 810 Zone (Nanonation)

Mobile Downtown kiosk (Mediasolution) The 810 Zone (Nanonation)

Best kiosk application for a government/education/non-profit agency Winner: Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles self-service kiosk (JCM Corporation) Runner-up: Hurricane Katrina kiosks (Ezscreen Touchscreen Systems)

Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles self-service kiosk (JCM Corporation) Hurricane Katrina kiosks ()

Best kiosk application for categories not specified above Winner: BodySpex Kiosk (MEI) Runner-up: Shelby County Trustee (KIOSK Information Systems)

BodySpex Kiosk () Shelby County Trustee (KIOSK Information Systems)

Best transactional kiosk application Winner: Build-A-Bear personalized gift card kiosk (Nanonation) Runner-up: Shelby County Trustee (KIOSK Information Systems)

Build-A-Bear personalized gift card kiosk (Nanonation) Shelby County Trustee (KIOSK Information Systems)

Best non-transactional kiosk application Winner: Virgin Life Care HealthZone (IBM) Runner-up: Mazda Retail Revolution (Nanonation)

Virgin Life Care HealthZone (IBM) Mazda Retail Revolution (Nanonation)

Best kiosk project software application Winner: Giant Supermarkets (St. Clair Interactive, Agilysys) Runner-up: The Apunix credit pre-authorization kiosk (Apunix)

Giant Supermarkets (, Agilysys) The Apunix credit pre-authorization kiosk ()

Best kiosk project hardware/enclosure design Winner: CeroView 2800S photo kiosk (CeroView) Runner-up: Virgin Mobile - mobile phone merchandizing kiosk (MTI)

: CeroView 2800S photo kiosk (CeroView) Virgin Mobile - mobile phone merchandizing kiosk (MTI)

Most creative/best use of new technology in a kiosk deployment Winner: Mobile Downtown Kiosk (Mediasolution) Runner-up: Virgin Life Care HealthZone (IBM)

Mobile Downtown Kiosk (Mediasolution) Virgin Life Care HealthZone (IBM)

Best content in a kiosk deployment Winner: Sprint Interactive Center (Sprint) Runner-up: Philadelphia & Its Countryside virtual tourism information center (Technology Portals Inc.)

Sprint Interactive Center (Sprint) Philadelphia & Its Countryside virtual tourism information center ()

Special Awards: Industry deployer of the year: Ginny Lewis, director, Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles Industry supplier of the year: Richard Malone, president, KIOSK Information Systems "Best of the Best" (overall highest scores): Build-A-Bear personalized gift card kiosk by Nanonation

Ginny Lewis, director, Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles Richard Malone, president, KIOSK Information Systems Build-A-Bear personalized gift card kiosk by Nanonation

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