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KioskCom.com and National Retail Federation form Partnership!

26 August, 2004 - New York, NY -  Recognizing the explosive growth rate of self-service kiosk technology in the retail environment, the world's largest retail trade association, The National Retail Federation (NRF), has formed an affiliation with KioskCom.com, the industry's source for self-service kiosk information dedicated to promoting the benefits of interactive kiosks, and their implementations worldwide.

NRF will be a supporting association of two of KioskCom.com's upcoming events; KioskCom.com Fall 2004 Summit, November 8-10, 2004, in Miami, Florida and KioskCom.com 2005, April 26-28 in Las Vegas. These two events provide case study presentations, workshops, networking and benchmarking opportunities, and the largest gathering of the industry's solutions providers. All NRF members will receive substantial discounts to attend these executive-level events.

"NRF is excited to join forces with KioskCom.com to provide our retail members an opportunity to learn about kiosks and self-service technology from the industry's leaders," said NRF Vice President of Conferences, Susan Newman.

"By joining with the NRF, we hope to provide retailers around the world with an up-close and personalized look at interactive self-service kiosks", said KioskCom.com's Executive Director, Lawrence Dvorchik. "KioskCom.com's recent acknowledgement by Tradeshow Week as both one of the hottest new technology events and as one of Tradeshow Week's Fastest 50 growing events in the United States and Canada clearly demonstrates our status as the place to go for interactive self-service kiosk education, information and technology suppliers", Dvorchik continued. Additionally, KioskCom.com will host a pavilion showcasing the latest in retail kiosk applications at the NRF's 94th Annual Convention & Expo, January 16-19, 2005 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, NY.

According to a study from IHL Consulting Group, the annual dollar value of transactions through self-service kiosk technologies will approach $1 trillion annually in North America by 2007. In addition, the number of kiosks in North American retail locations will grow 69% to 105,000 by 2007, up from 62,000 in 2003, according to Francie Mendelsohn, President of Summit Research Associates Inc.

About NRF
The National Retail Federation (www.nrf.com) is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet and independent stores as well as the industry's key trading partners of retail goods and services. NRF represents an industry with more than 1.4 million U.S. retail establishments, more than 20 million employees - about one in five American workers - and 2003 sales of $3.8 trillion. As the industry umbrella group, NRF also represents more than 100 state, national and international retail associations.

About KioskCom.com
KioskCom.com(www.kioskcom.com) is the industry's source for self-service kiosk information dedicated to promoting the benefits of interactive kiosks, and their implementations worldwide. KioskCom.com organizes a series of Executive Conferences and Trade Shows throughout the world, focusing solely on how organizations will benefit from incorporating kiosks into their overall business plan. The conferences offer a vast array of speakers, including Retail, Government, Financial Services executives and other industries, who are sharing their experiences on such topics as Gaming, Loyalty, Marketing, QSR/MTO, C-Stores, Self-Checkout, Bill Payment, Content Development, Vendor Partnerships, WiFi, Remote Monitoring, ADA Compliance, and other areas. Additionally, KioskCom.com via its website, www.KioskCom.com, offers Kiosk Reports, Product Resource Guide listings and Industry News on real kiosk issues and stories.

  

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