CorSys Announces the Release of CorINFO V3.4 (January 29, 2004)

CorSys Ltd. announced today the release of CorINFO V3.4 solution for Interactive Kiosks, PCs and Self-Service Terminals. CorINFO is a suite of software tools for building and maintaining Kiosk and Interactive Terminal Solutions without any software programming or scripting. Highly optimized for “hostile”, unattended, self-service environments, CorINFO enables the rapid deployment of both off-line and on-line web-enabled Public Information Kiosk Networks with unmatched reliability and security.

With CorINFO, you can create applications for Internet and Intranet Kiosks, Pay-per-Use Surfing Kiosks, E-Mail Stations, Tourist Information Kiosks, Documents and Forms Printing Kiosks, On-line Banking Stations, Trade Show Demos, Sales Presentations, Cyber Café Stations, On-Line Shopping and e-Commerce Kiosks, Maps and Directions Kiosks, Site Directory Kiosks, and more.

The CorINFO suite consists, mainly, of the CorINFO Configurator and the CorINFO Shell:

CorINFO Configurator is an intuitive tool for authoring the layout and functionality of Kiosk Applications. Its drag-and-drop building blocks and its GUI interface, enable people without any programming experience to design, test and deploy a Kiosk Application in a fraction of the time required by standard development tools and applications.

CorINFO Shell provides a secure and robust client environment for the Kiosk Applications, as well as, a flexible presentation and user interaction interface. It is designed from the ground-up for increased reliability, availability, maintainability and capability, that make it an ideal environment for unsupervised Self-Service Kiosk Terminals.

CorINFO V3.4 has the following main features and capabilities:

• Choice of Operating System (MS Windows 98/ Me/NT/2000/XP)
• Web-Enabled and Choice of Internet Browser (MS Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator)
• Multiple Browser Windows and Window Pop-ups Handling Multimedia Support (Image, Video, Sound)
• Extensive Multilanguage Support
• Progress Bar Indicating Application Activity
• Build-in International Virtual Keyboards
• E-Mail Capability for Sending and Receiving Messages (SMPT, POP3)
• Secure e-Mail Handling and Secure Internet Browsing
• Touch-screen, Keyboard and Mouse Support
• Configurable Buttons (Custom or Default Buttons) with Sound and Animation/Video
• Custom or Default Sound for Button Feedback
• Banner Area for Static or Cycled Graphical Advertising with Hot Links
• Multimedia Carousel Pages and Comprehensive Idle Mode Control
• Pay-Per-Use Interface and Multi-currency Support
• Printing Whole Page or Section and Charge-per-Print Support
• Special Devices/Peripherals Support
• Dynamic Content Font Size
• Unlimited Connectivity Options
• Build-in Connectivity with Automatic Dial-up
• Application can run locally from the hard disk, on a company Intranet and/or a live Internet connection
• Option to Hide Scroll Bars
• Content Filtering (URLs, Protocols, Drives, Files and File Extensions)
• URL Limiting and Blocking (User-defined as Restrict, Pay or Free).
• Block Keyboard Accelerators (Keyboard Key Combinations) and Mouse Right-click
• Blocks Access to the Operating System, Drives, and Other Applications
• Full Event Logging
• Multiple User Passwords and Multiple EXIT Buttons
• Option to Hide Windows Taskbar
• Terminal Management Tools (EXIT Application, Shut-Down, Reboot, Power, Log-off, Reports)
• Scheduled System Reboot/Power-Down

According to Christos Papallas, the Managing Director of CorSys, "The latest version of CorINFO, provides an intuitive development environment for rapid deployment of your self-service kiosks, as well as, a robust run-time environment for your 7/24 kiosk applications. With CorINFO our customers can deploy a Self-Service Kiosk Network in a fraction of the time required with conventional methods or tools."

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