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friendlyway Names Electrograph as Master Distributor
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 06, 2002– friendlyway, makers of the internationally acclaimed Interactive Information Stations, today named Electrograph Systems, Inc., master distributor for North America for friendlyway's designer interactive kiosks. Electrograph a 20 year veteran in display technology solutions, is the largest distributor of plasma displays in the United States and also provides CRT and LCD flat panel displays, touch screens and Projectors. Electrograph is also one of first distributors to offer real value added services such custom solutions and technical support for resellers throughout North America.
Friendlyway’s Interactive Information Stations joins Electrographs burgeoning lineup of display products from manufacturers such as Pioneer, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, NEC, Viewsonic, Sony, Panasonic and JVC and introduces friendlyway to a new channel of more than 3,000 audio-visual specialists in the U.S. The two companies will showcase the sleek & elegant kiosks at the InfoComm AV communications trade show in Las Vegas, June 12-14.
"We are pleased to have found in Electrograph a solid, experienced company with a complementary family of products and professionals who understand the need for custom solutions and post sales support," said friendlyway President, Alexander von Welczeck. "With the addition of Electrograph, friendlyway now has a channel to support the needs of every kind of customer: Banking, Retailers, Hotels, Museums, Airports, and more."
"friendlyway brings a compelling new addition to our lineup of display solutions ," said Electrograph President, Sam Taylor. "Their Interactive Information Stations satisfy the need for premier specialty displays where demand for dependable, friendly functionality is equaled by desire for the product's sophisticated aesthetics."
friendlyway’s gracefully curved, floor standing aluminum or high-gloss black stations offer Internet access, email, dynamically updated information and off-line rich contents at the touch of a user-friendly IntelliTouch™ touchscreen. The company's value-added solutions make the friendlyway Interactive Information Stations ideal for custom applications such as multi-channel retailing, pay-per-use and “narrowcasting” for real-time content delivery. Other friendlyway advantages include advanced streaming multimedia, PDA beaming, WiFi Connectivity, purchase processing, and integration of video cameras, card readers and other devices into its Interactive Information Stations.
About Electrograph
Founded in 1982, Electrograph Systems, Inc., is a national value-added wholesale distributor of display technology solutions, and the largest wholesale distributor of plasma display monitors in the United States. The company entered into the plasma market in 1996 as the first distributor of Fujitsu plasma displays in the United States. Since then, Electrograph has seen remarkable growth and is now the largest distributor of plasma displays in North America, offering a full range of display technology solutions for dealers and system integrators throughout the US. Products include LCD flat panel, CRT and plasma display monitors, portable and fixed installation projectors, touch screen monitors, and custom monitor integration solutions. In addition to the company’s worldwide distribution of display technology solutions, Electrograph also manufacturers a complete line of LCD flat panel and plasma display monitors. Electrograph is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York with branch offices throughout the US. For more information call 800-776-5768 or visit Electrograph’s Web site at http://www.electrograph.com
About friendlyway Inc.
friendlyway, Inc. develops and markets products, services and intelligent solutions for companies in retail, banking, leisure, media and other industries to deliver web content to their customers all over the world rapidly, reliably and engagingly in a user friendly manner. In 2000, friendlyway won the prestigious McKinsey “Start-up of the Year” competition over more than 1,300 companies. In 2001, NetInvestor billed friendlyway as best “on-line off-line mix” and one of the twenty-five most innovative companies. friendlyway’s customers include Bertelsmann, Boeing, E-Bay, Fidelity Investments, Intel, Marriott, Microsoft, Nokia, SBC Communications, Texaco, VW and The Red Herring. 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 http://www.friendlyway.com
