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IBM announces 17-inch Anyplace Kiosk

May 15, 2006

RALEIGH, NC - IBM announced its first ultra-compact kiosk with a 17-inch touchscreen. The new IBM Anyplace Kiosk 17-inch models are designed to enable business innovation in a bigger, bolder way. They can now be used in more ways to heighten the customer experience and expand the usage of self-service kiosk solutions across a variety of industries including retail, travel and transportation, entertainment and healthcare.

"Clients around the world have asked for a larger kiosk screen and we've responded," said Christopher Wong, director of marketing and strategy for IBM Retail Store Solutions. "I believe you will see these ultra compact kiosks in more and more environments as people use and seek out self-service in a variety of consumer-facing environments."

The IBM Anyplace Kiosk 17-inch model is part of IBM's comprehensive kiosk offerings, which now include three touchscreen sizes: 17-inch, 15-inch and 12-inch. The IBM Anyplace Kiosk combines a 1.3 GHz processor, advanced infrared touchscreen display and optional peripherals in a slim, tapered design, offering a cost-effective opportunity to install an informational kiosk virtually "anyplace."

With the capability to show full-screen video as well as high-quality sound, the kiosks can deliver a variety of applications including product information, self-ordering in restaurants, unattended check-in for hotel guests, healthcare screening statistics, and much more across a variety of segments including retail, travel/tourism, communications, financial, government, transportation, entertainment, healthcare and other sectors.