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SAN FRANCISCO - friendlyway and Netkey Sponsor Web-enabled Kiosk at EpiCenter Business and Technology Center
SAN FRANCISCO – July 10, 2001 - EpiCenter, a non-profit program of the San Francisco Partnership that develops and nurtures new ideas for emerging talent within the area’s technology community, hopes to boost its ‘connected status’ with area participants when it launches this summer. Thanks to a sponsorship made possible by Netkey, Inc. and friendlyway, Inc. the area center will also be able to offer visitors Web-based onsite information and Internet access through state-of-the-art Web kiosk technology.
“Netkey and friendlyway have been great supporters of EpiCenter and we look forward to exploring the Web with this new resource,” said Hillary Sessions, executive director of EpiCenter. “The kiosk is an easy way for our visitors to access the Internet and for the EpiCenter to showcase its services.”
EpiCenter will officially launch its Web site this coming Wednesday, July 11 with a ceremony at the organization’s home base on One Market Street, where the kiosk is located. EpiCenter is the first site in the city dedicated exclusively to the Bay Area's technology community, providing a state-of-the-art facility offering a variety of ongoing programming including panel discussions, workshops, lectures and networking events. The EpiCenter kiosk showcases Netkey’s award-winning self-service software technology integrated with friendlyway’s eye-catching, signature Intelligent Internet Station that delivers a reliable and user-friendly way to bring Web-based information into the center’s public space.
“We are particularly proud that we can support EpiCenter’s educational values and the importance its places in supporting San Francisco Bay Area business growth,” said Alexander v. Welczeck, President of friendlyway. “friendlyway is pleased to work with Netkey in combining strengths to bring world-class, easy-to-use Web based information to EpiCenter visitors through our Intelligent Internet Stations.”
“Netkey sees EpiCenter as a great forum through which we can share our software innovations with the pioneers of San Francisco’s high technology community,” said Netkey CEO Alex Richardson. “The kiosk demonstration is a great example of the power of Web self-service that is especially applicable to retailers, banks, and other organizations that are looking to maximize their investment in the Internet and e-commerce.“
About EpiCenter
EpiCenter, founded in 2000, is the leading resource for San Francisco’s technology community. EpiCenter fosters and drives growth by connecting businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals with partners, clients and investors. Located in the financial district at One Market Street, EpiCenter provides a meeting place for San Francisco’s technology community to develop and nurture new ideas and emerging talent. EpiCenter is a nonprofit program of the San Francisco Partnership.
About friendlyway, Inc.
Friendlyway, Inc. develops and markets products, services and intelligent solutions for friendly customer communication. Friendlyway empowers companies in retail, banking, leisure, media and other industries to create a rapid, consistent, and reliable Internet experience that enables users to gain public access to their web content anywhere in the world. Success the “friendlyway”; wins prestigious German Start Up 2000 competition judged by McKinsey & in 2001 NetInvestor bills friendlyway as best “on-line off-line mix” and 1 of 25 most innovative companies. Friendlyway’s customers include Bertelsmann, BMW, Dresdner Bank, Intel, Microsoft, Nokia, SBC Communications, Texaco, and The Industry Standard. friendlyway markets globally and has operations in Europe, America, with plans to launch Asian operations in Singapore. For more information on friendlyway, please contact us at 1-866-KIOSK4U or visit us on the Web at www.friendlyway.com.
About Netkey, Inc.
Netkey Inc., develops, markets and supports innovative software products that allow companies to manage high volumes of customer transactions and increase opportunities for multi-channel sales through kiosks, managed PCs and other self-service devices. Netkey's market-leading software suite has become the authoring platform of choice for developers and systems integrators across the globe. Frost & Sullivan ranks Netkey as “the premier provider of kiosk software.” Netkey's customers include Yahoo!, J.C. Penney Co., Microsoft, E*Trade, Borders Group. Inc, Fidelity Investments, Ford Motor Co. and Service Merchandise. Netkey has offices in New York, San Diego and Branford, Conn. The company holds three U.S. patents for its self-service technology. For more information on Netkey, please contact us at 1-800-443-7924 or visit us on the Web at www.netkey.com.
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friendlyway, Inc.
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