What is SiteKiosk™ ? 

SiteKiosk is a complete software solution for public access internet PC´s  and touch screen terminals!

 Guaranteed maintenance-free terminal availability

SiteKiosk for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 guarantees maintenance-free operation on public internet terminals. The secured browser covers the operating system and blocks any kind of manipulation. SiteKiosk is also available in German and French (MaxiWeb Pro).

 All Internet Explorer 5.X functions

SiteKiosk is based on the Internet Explorer 5.X by Microsoft. This ensures that all functions of that browsers are supported, such as Flash, Real Audio and other multimedia formats.

 Abb.: SiteKiosk Browser with real audio window

Basically at any location where public internet access is desired

Trade fairs/Exhibitions

Present your own websites at your stand by limiting the customer to surfing on your website

Schools/Universities/Libraries/Educational Establishments

In order to allow online research while protecting the operating system and blocking harmful content.

Community Information Systems/POI* Terminals

Use SiteKiosk to introduce your community into the advantages of the internet.

*POI – Point of Information

Company Lounges and Foyers/Intranet Terminals/POS* Terminals

In order to keep your customers and employees updated.

*POS – Point of Sales

Internet Cafes/Terminals in Bars and Clubs

SiteKiosk can also be used in combination with different payment systems such as i.e. coin operating systems and Smart Cards.

Why does a public internet terminal require special safety features?

The main purpose of SiteKiosk is to protect the operating system from customers. The customer will not be able to access the file structure which is covered by the browser window. This minimizes personnel costs and guarantees high availability. 

A further advantage of SiteKiosk is the number of features which make your internet terminal much more user-friendly. SiteKiosk enables you to i.e. start your computer automatically in the morning and shut it down at the end of the day as well.

SiteKiosk also allows you to save on telephone costs as well since it connects and disconnects automatically. 

Another important feature is the limitation of the websites that can be viewed. This enables you to i.e. limit the customer to viewing your website not your competitor’s website.

Many public terminal providers are not aware that it is punishable by law to provide third parties with certain internet content. That is where the SiteCoach [Plug-In] comes into play. SiteCoach blocks access to pornographic or other harmful internet content.

(Please visit http://www.sitekiosk.com/th_crash/index.html in order to get a better picture of how effective and complete the safety functions are. A comparison with a regular Internet Explorer and competitors’ products clearly demonstrates the superiority of SiteKiosk.)

Easy configuration

The configuration wizard included in the software will takeyou through the configuration step by step.

Abb.: SiteKiosk Configuration Wizard

Abb.: This window allows you to configure the connection to the internet.

Extensive Documentation HTML-HELP, the new Microsoft Help Tool, supplies extensive documentation directly in the software.

Abb.: SiteKiosk documentation and precise descriptions for all functions.

Abb.: Further support online at http://www.sitekiosk.de

SiteKiosk enables you to design your public internet terminal any way you want.  

Key functionalities of the basic version for Win95/98/ME/NT/2000

        ·        All functionalities of the Internet Explorer 5.X

·        You can define any homepage.

·        Complete window support like any regular browser

·        Sophisticated internal cache functionalities

·        Automatically connects to the internet and disconnects (when idle) from the internet including precise error messages.

·        Limit the websites
(i.e. for free display of your own website.)

·        You can start and close programs SiteKioskTM

·        Presentation mode and screen saver with attraction

·        Define your own search engine

·        Touchscreen option with several included designs (option to freely design your own keyboard

·        Secure email-functionalities with HTML support

·        Only relevant data will be printed automatically

·        Crash protection through Software Watch-Dog
(Crashs are automatically controlled)

·        Memory watcher
(contols the computer’s memory use)

·        Fullscreen mode for certain defined websites

·        Dialog- and Windowmanagement
(blocks i.e. the download of certain files)

·        System-critical keystrokes are blocked even while booting(i.e. CRL-ALT-DEL.)

·        The operating system is password-protected

·        Autologin and Autostart at system start and optional shell replacement

·        Autoshutdown and Autoreboot at selected times

·        and much more...

 In addition to the basic version we also developed further optional functionalities. The so-called [Plug-Ins] are presented on the following pages.

Individual Configuration

            You can adjust SiteKiosk individually according to your needs.

Abb.: SiteKiosk with individual corporate design (Sparkasse)

Abb.: Display of the website in presentation mode (adjustable for any URL individually)

SiteReport [Plug-In]   

SiteReport protocols all activities at the terminal and creates extensive charts which can be viewed with any browser.

Abb.: SiteReport protocols everything down to the second

Abb.: Monthly report on user - and payment activities (displayed in part).  Of course in English language in the english version! 

SiteCoach [Plug-In]

SiteCoach is a filter which blocks inappropriate internet content. The filter is not only based on URLs but on the website’s content as well.  The filter lists are updated automatically.

The user will then be informed on the reason why a certain website could not be displayed. SiteCoach has a black and white URL List, but also parses content if the page are not classified in the lists. Parsing is done in real-time and therefore very fast!

The criteria database (filter list) will be updated automatically when starting SiteKiosk. This ensures that the list is always up-to-date. As shown above you can also manually update the criteria database.

SiteDog [Plug-In]

In order to provide an even higher level of security we also offer SiteDog, a watchdog card, which protects the system in any case.

 The SiteKiosk basic version already includes a software watchdog which automatically restarts the browser in case that a program crashes. There are, however, situations in which a software watchdog cannot help. That is i.e. a complete system crash (blue screen).

 In that case, the only solution is a restart of the computer. Since you might not be there to reset the computer by hand, the watchdog card will do it for you.

 A watchdog card is a hardware device which is connected to the reset button of the computer. As soon as SiteKiosk or the operating system stops sending the according signal to the card, the computer will be restarted automatically. The SiteKiosk Autostart technology makes sure that the user cannot manipulate the computer during the start up process.

Technical Data

 SiteCash [Plug-In]

SiteCash is a generic payment interface.

SiteCash enables you to use several payment devices at the same time. This includes  coin operating systems, bill readers and Smart Cards (money card in 2001).

Extensive configuration possibilities allow you to configure SiteCash according to your needs. You can assign different rates to URLs and daytimes. You can use this option to i.e. define free websites or a happy hour.

All sales will be protocolled by SiteReport and processed statistically. This provides you with quality information on your current sales.

SiteCash supports (optionally) numerous currencies at the same time which will be converted to the main currency.

bb.: SiteCash main configuration dialog

SiteCash Payment Methods

SiteCash enables you to use numerous payment devices at the same time.

SiteCash from the users’ standpoint

 

	Whenever a customer enters an area which he has to pay for (in this case CNN.com), he will be asked to increase his credit level. The dialogs are in English language in the English version and can be translated in any language as the dialogs are in HTML
	Dialogs will inform the customer on the payment methods and the price per minute.   The status bar (magnified) and the progress bar (blue) provide further information on the zone and credit.

About SiteKiosk In Brief

SiteKiosk has been developed continuously for more than 3 years. SiteKiosk is being used in more than 40 countries on more than 7000 terminals. These figures make SiteKiosk one of the leading products in the world. This is a list of some of our well-known customers:

BMW, Siemens AG, Verizon Wireless (former Bell Atlantic), IBM, Bombardier, UCLA, Deutsche Telekom, Universities of Stanford, Zürich, Washington, Dublin, Paris, California State, etc., SEFCU, Ziff Davis, Time Warner, CNN Interactive, Eastman Kodak Company, Texas Instruments, NASDAQ, Allianz AG, Audi AG, Deutsche Bank, friendlyway, funworld AG, LEGO Produktion AG

Not included are countless schools, universities, libraries and communities.

Testimonials

The computer magazine „PC-Welt“ (German Issue of PC-World) tested SiteKiosk in 12/2000.

The result for SiteKiosk was: „excellent“

Test result: "Site Kiosk is the ideal WWW-browser for maintenance-free operation of internet terminals. The program showed no weaknesses during the tests. "

You can also check some of the testimonials provided by customers on our homepage at http://www.sitekiosk.com .

Partnerships and Cooperations

Last year, we entered a cooperation with Siemens AG (SBS). Due to strategic reasons, Siemens stopped all further developments of their Kiosk Browser Software Webfacer and now offers SiteKiosk to their customers.

We also are members of kiosks.org.

SiteKiosk runs on any commercial computer with or without touch screen. Due to the high level of usage (sometimes 24 hours a day) we recommend using high quality components.

Technical Requirements:

When installing the minimal configuration, system crashes might occur more often due to the high level of memory usage of the Internet Explorer.

Software Requirements:

Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (5.5 recommended)

Latest Service packs (IE and operating system)

Latest tools by Real Audio, Macromedia, etc. 

Test version available

You can test the software’s capabilities and functionalities before purchasing the software. A complete test version of SiteKiosk including [Plug-Ins] is available at  http://www.sitekiosk.com for free.

Once you have decided to purchase the full version, all you need is the registry key (which can be purchased from us) in order to turn your test version into the full version. When using the test version, a shareware note will be displayed every 5 minutes and access to the operating system is not blocked.

For Inquiry e-mail us: sales@sgstechnology.com