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Kiosks key to NBA charity event

November 24, 2003

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than 1,000 participants and spectators were involved in the annual Vlade Divac Charitabowl fundraising event. The Second Annual Charitabowl event is an evening with Vlade Divac, teammates and coaches of the Sacramento Kings, and local celebrities.

WebRaiser Technologies provided the ticketing kiosk for the event. WebRaiser conceptualized a multi-functional kiosk system that would meet a number of needs, according to a news release.

WebRaiser recommended the kiosk dispense a plastic card with the Charitabowl logo on it to serve as the ticket, instead of the traditional paper-based ticket.

"We recommended the plastic card for a number of reasons," said Alex Lowe, WebRaiser chief technologist. "One of the key objectives for the event-management team was to collect spectator data for future marketing of similar events."

The kiosk system stands about 6 feet tall. It's a cross between a billboard sign and ticketing booth, according to the release. It has a large image of bowling pins being knocked down, a cartoon graphic of Vlade Divac, and the Charitabowl event logo.

Participants bowl to raise funds for the Group Seven Children's Foundation, which offers support to children around the world who face isolation, poverty and displacement in war-torn areas and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento.