IBM sponsors JusTTouchIT 2010

Other participants are US self-service operation, NCR, as well as the Australian kiosk solution provider Yeahpoint, which has operations in New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa and the US. Also exhibiting are local digital display and kiosk companies including Public Display Technologies, iOmedia, kiosk software provider Crystal Touch, biometrics kiosk spec-Booth and Durban-based kiosk builder Online Access. Also on display will be Samsung LCD screens and large format interactive touch screen units.

International conference speakers

The latest international person to join the list of speakers is senior NCR executive Christopher Bryant, product manager for retail and hospitality, from the US. He joins other international visitors Robert Porter, co-CEO of Euro Kiosks Network, who is based in Las Vegas and John Anderson CEO of Yeahpoint International in Australia.

Robert will be coming from judging the KioskCom Self Service Excellence Awards at the KioskCom Expo in Las Vegas on 14-15 April and John has recently returned to the company's head office in Australia after launching the new Yeahpoint office in the United States.

Local speakers

• Terry Murphy, publisher of Marketing Mix, who will speak on incorporating customer-facing technology into the marketing strategy;
  
• Peter Muller, CEO of iOmedia, who will tell you how to choose a kiosk partner for your kiosk project;
  
• Francois Nortje, MD of e-Booth Solutions, will discuss biometrics and how it relates to kiosks. E-booth has been building highly specialised biometric kiosks for law enforcement agencies for many years.

Frank Nunan of Justtouchit says the aim of the conference is to create an understanding of what interactive kiosks are, what they can do for businesses and institutions and how to go about implementing successful kiosk and interactive self-service projects.

For more information go to www.justtouchit.co.za.