KioskCom NYC Day 2 evaluation

Day two was also a good day from an exhibitor point of view. There was a fairly steady flow of foot traffic for most of the day, and a great amount of interest in our company's digital signage content and management solutions. As far as I could tell, we were the only Scala partner at the show, or at least the only ones showing any Scala branding and software. I was told by show management (JD Events) that Scala will have their own booth at the KioskCom show in April. Thanks to Dick Trask at Scala for sending us some booth materials and pop up signs at the last moment.

I sat in on a digital signage seminar this morning about some installations that vendors had done, and it was interesting to see their solutions, as well as hear about candid experiences and frustrations with each project. Very educational for myself and others in the room.

An interesting kiosk solution next to our booth was Parata who showed a pharmacy kiosk that dispenses prescriptions. It's a unique solution being piloted in some retail stores that allows the pharmacist to fill a prescription and put it into the quite large kiosk for pickup by the customer. The customer uses a kiosk touch screen to login with various identifiers and PIN info, answer a few questions, sign HIPPA consent forms, and pay at the kiosk for the prescription (or use an optional pay at the cashier feature). An automated door opens and dispenses the prescription. It's quite a nice solution and I predict they will do well with this kiosk vending solution.

I have several other unique products to share with you the readers in the upcoming days, after I get back to Cincinnati and recover from the show. I have a few pics to share as well. Stay posted.