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Moki to open source MokiTouch tablet kiosk app

March 20, 2014

Moki is making its MokiTouch kiosk app available on an open-source basis to developers and businesses on the Apache License 2.0 model,a ccording to an announcement. The Salt Lake City-based mobile app security specialist said that the move will enable developers to customize the app for their own unique circumstances.

MokiTouch is a mobile app that enables the creation of networks of remotely manageable kiosks based on iPads and Android tablets. MokiTouch can be managed using Moki's Manager platform, which provides control, security and support at the device and app layers.

Moki said that MokiTouch and Manager help companies to deploy, monitor and support custom kiosks. Whether the kiosks are all in one location or spread across the globe, users can manage the entire experience from a single Web dashboard.

Moki's Manager service is available in a wide variety of app types including mPOS, personal productivity, hospitality and retail.

MokiTouch delivers the visibility, control and security needed in customer-facing kiosk apps, the company said. All MokiTouch settings can be adjusted on the device or through the Moki Manager service. Other features include Web traffic tracking, printing, content control via 'white-listing,' video and image playlists and user data security.

The open source projects for MokiTouch iOS and Android are available at https://github.com/MokiMobility/MokiTouch-iOS and https://github.com/MokiMobility/MokiTouch-Android respectively.

"We are seeking to enable the developer community, as well as companies, that need to create custom kiosk solutions," Tom Karren, Moki's CEO and co-founder, said in a statement. "We are excited to be more collaborative with our customers on the MokiTouch apps via this open-source model."