NETSHIFT POWERS VISITOR INFORMATION KIOSKS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON

The state's latest technological innovation is designed to improve the visitor experience of the byways that carry them from one attraction to the next. Spearheaded by The Southern Oregon Visitors Association, Oregon Tourism and National Scenic Byways (NSB), touch kiosks will be installed at 20 tourist hubs across the state. Tourists will be able to access traffic news, road cams, and a multitude of local web sites with attraction information. 

Oregon's remote locations provide a tricky technology challenge in terms of overall reliability. Certain sites, such as the spectacular Crater Lake National Park, are so remote that connections are made via satellite. NetShift's Builder and Runtime software are designed to ensure the systems are suitable for use, by preventing system crash and the need for on-site technical support.

Joe Hunkins, a consultant to Southern Oregon Visitors Association says: "NetShift was extremely insightful with the software and programming aspects of this project and paid prompt attention to our specific needs. The creative proved to be a dramatic improvement on the initial design and we hope it will become a national model for kiosk based travel information systems."

 About NetShift

Industrial strength self-service public access solutions.

NetShift is the leading solution provider of public access self-service technology. The NetShift product suite has evolved into a highly robust and resilient platform with the features and capabilities demanded by the extensive and ambitious deployment plans of some of the world's largest organisations. NetShift is the choice of kiosk developers and system integrators, demanding the kind of industrial strength expected when a serious return on investment is at stake.

With an installed base of 50,000 deployments in over 70 countries, NetShift and its global network of resellers are providing solutions and professional services to organisations operating kiosks, ATM's, multimedia payphones, gaming machines and many other self-service devices. NetShift solutions are available for individual kiosks and networks of thousands of remotely managed devices for information (route planning, tourist information, museum guides etc.), communication (Internet, email, video mail, SMS, telephony etc.) and entertainment (gambling terminals, interactive games, online tournaments etc). NetShift solutions can be seen in leading organisations world-wide in markets as diverse as Retail (Vodafone, BP, Halfords, Automobile Association, PepsiCo), Transport & Tourism (Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games, Ordnance Survey Mapping, UK National Trust), Hospitality (Marriott Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Hyatt Hotels), Telecoms (British Telecom, France Telecom), eGovernment (State Of Rhode Island, Library Of Congress, UK Post Office, UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Kennet District Council, Bristol City Council, Dumfries & Galloway Tourist Board, Glasgow Science Centre). Netshift's technology, people and extensive experience delivers a public access solution with real business benefit.See www.netshift.com for further details.  

For further information, please contact: Julian Haslam, Marketing & Communications Manager, NetShift, Kennet Side, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5PX, UK.

Tel: +44 (0) 1635 568800 Fax: +44 (0) 1635 568850

e-mail: julian.haslam@netshift.com

Web site: www.netshift.com

US office: NetShift, LLC, 12240 SW 53rd Street, Suite 511, Cooper City, Florida 33330, USA.

Tel: +1 954 689 4406, Fax: +1 954 689 4965.

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