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KioskCom Excellence Awards - 2005 Winners

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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE AND TICKETPOP ELECTRONIC TICKETING KIOSK BIG WINNERS AT THE 4^TH ANNUAL KIOSKCOM.COM INTERACTIVE KIOSK EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Awards Honor Top Interactive Self-Service Kiosk Deployments

Las Vegas, NV - April 20, 2005 - Last night the United States Postal Service along with a number of prominent companies won excellence awards for their deployment of interactive self-service applications. Former CNN Headline News Anchor Bob Losure presented the awards to a jubilant crowd of over 250 industry professionals. The awards ceremony took place during the 9th annual KioskCom.com Trade Show and Conference, which is being held this week at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

"We salute the winners and all of the finalists, this was a stellar year for the industry. The panel of 11 judges had a challenging time deciding on the winners as all of the projects were strategic, innovative and visionary," said Lawrence Dvorchik, KioskCom.com's COO and the Executive Director for the awards program. "The awards truly had an international flair with winners from Norway, Puerto Rico, Latin America and Korea."

There were 17 categories of winners, and for the first time KioskCom.com awarded two individuals with outstanding achievement awards. Bradley Walker, President and CEO of Nanonation was awarded Industry Leader of the Year and was recognized for his significant contribution to the advancement of kiosk and self-service technology. Janet Webster, Manager Retail Service Network and Access Management for the United States Postal Service was named Deployer Leader of the Year and was recognized for the strategic role she has played in driving the Postal Services kiosk deployment. The United States Postal Service won three first place awards for the Automated Postal Center and TicketPop won two first place awards for its Electronic Ticketing Kiosk. Following is a list of the winners:

Best Kiosk Deployment in a Retail Environment - Large Deployment (100+ Kiosks): WINNER United States Postal Service - Automated Postal Center; 1^st Runner Up: BMW X3 Kiosk/BMW of North America

Best Kiosk Deployment in a Retail Environment - Small Deployment (<100 Kiosks): WINNER: Ticketpop Electronic Ticketing Kiosk; 1^st Runner Up: AVIS Car Rental Automated Return Kiosk

Best Kiosk Deployment for a Government Agency: WINNER: United States Postal Service - Automated Postal Center; 1^st Runner Up: The WWII Registry of Remembrance

Best Kiosk Deployment for Travel, Hospitality or Entertainment: WINNER: Ticketpop Electronic Ticketing Kiosk; 1^st Runner Up: Hilton Hotels Self Service Check-In Kiosk

Best Public Access Kiosk Application: WINNER: Vendistore Digital Storefront Kiosk; 1^st Runner Up: Latin America Enterprise S. A.

Best Content in a Kiosk Deployment - Large Deployment (100+ Kiosks): WINNER: BMW X3 Kiosk/BMW of North America; 1^st Runner Up: Daimler Chrysler's Vehicle Information Center

Best Content in a Kiosk Deployment - Small Deployment (<100 Kiosks): WINNER: WinesandRecipes.Com Kiosk; 1^st Runner Up: The AAA/CAA Customer Service Kiosk

Best Kiosk Software (Toolkit): WINNER: TSS Enterprise by WebRaiser Technologies; 1^st Runner Up: MediaMax by MediaSolution

Best Hardware/Enclosure Design for a Kiosk Deployment - Large Deployment (100+ Kiosks): WINNER: SONY Picture Station; 1^st Runner Up: BMW X3 Kiosk/BMW of North America

Best Hardware/Enclosure Design for a Kiosk Deployment - Small Deployment (<100 Kiosks): WINNER: Vision Public VoIP Kiosk by NIT; 1^st Runner Up: CeroView's DPS9010 Photo Kiosk

Most Creative/Best Use of an Input Device in a Kiosk Deployment: WINNER: Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union - Real-Time Data Management; 1^st Runner Up: WWII Registry of Remembrance

Most Creative/Best Use of New Technology in a Kiosk Deployment; WINNER: MSHOP by MediaSolution; 1^st Runner Up: Sunoco NASCAR Outdoor Convenience Store Kiosks

Best New Kiosk Deployment - Large Deployment (100+ Kiosks): WINNER: United States Postal Service - Automated Postal Center; 1^st Runner Up: Hilton Hotels Self Service Check-In Kiosk

Best New Kiosk Deployment - Small Deployment (<100 Kiosks): WINNER: Ticketpop Electronic Ticketing Kiosk; 1^st Runner Up: SAS Network Kiosk

Best Updated Kiosk Deployment: WINNER: Daimler Chrysler's Vehicle Information Center; 1^st Runner Up: ExxonMobil E-Wiz

Best Other Kiosk Deployment - Large Deployment (100+ Kiosks): WINNER: SONY Picture Station; 1^st Runner Up: FedEx Self-Service Shipping Kiosks

Best Other Kiosk Deployment - Small Deployment (<100 Kiosks): WINNER: Consolidated Technology & Solutions Group - Self-Storage Facility Automated Management Kiosk; 1^st Runner Up: Burn-A-Song Touchscreen Digital Download Stations

"On behalf of all of the judges and staff of KioskCom.com 2005, we would like to congratulate the winners on their achievements," said Dvorchik. "Self-service technology is clearly becoming a part of our every day lives as evidenced by the increasing volume of award entries and their successful kiosk deployments," added Dvorchik. "We would also like to recognize the judges for their efforts as well. There were hundreds of written entrees which they reviewed for hours prior to the show and then they did usability testing on all of the finalists during the first day of the show." Judges for the awards were selected from leading publications, consultants and analysts, both inside and outside of the kiosk industry and include representatives from the following organizations: KioskCom.com, Euro Kiosks Network, NRF, Frost & Sullivan, Kiosk Business Magazine, Summit Research Associates, Automated Retail Partners, Gartner Dataquest, Delphi International, LakeWest Group, Pre-Paid Press, and EXPO Magazine.

In addition, the attendees at the awards dinner reached deep into their pockets and donated over $8,500 to Positively Kids, a wonderful non-profit organization based in Las Vegas that provides home care services to medically fragile children.

About KioskCom.com's Interactive Kiosk Excellence Awards:
KioskCom.com's Interactive Kiosk Excellence Awards (www.kioskawards.com) are the premier awards for interactive self-service technology worldwide. Established in 2002, these awards continue to honor, recognize and promote the very best interactive self-service kiosk deployments, and the successes of those organizations implementing self-service technology. The awards are intended to showcase the best kiosk applications and designs for the many industries that currently use interactive, self-service kiosks. The winners will set the standards of excellence for future kiosk implementations. KioskCom.com's Interactive Kiosk Excellence Awards are announced each year at KioskCom.com's Annual April Conference and Exhibition. For more information about KioskCom.com 2006, scheduled for April 10-12 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, please call 800-882-8684 or visitwww.kioskcom.com.