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先进多媒体顾客信息亭开发商Allied Group公司与SunMicrosystems公司合作将Sun的功能强大的工作站和通信技术纳入其下一代顾客友好的信息亭。该公司在美国零售联盟(NRF)’95会议的Sun展览会上展示其革新的多媒体应用软件。 现在使用的大多数顾客信息亭都是基于个人机技术的独立系统,而Allied的联网多媒体信息亭则使用Sun~(TM)工作站技术。这种信息亭可以结合触摸屏、打印机、读卡器和其他外设。它的优点是:第一,由于具有Sun的SPARCstation~(TM)处理能力,因而几乎在顾客触摸屏幕后就能立即作出响应;第二,它具有优
Allied Group, a developer of advanced multimedia consumer kiosks, partnered with Sun Microsystems to bring Sun’s powerful workstations and communications technologies to its next generation of customer-friendly kiosks. The company showcased its innovative multimedia applications at the Sun Exhibition at the NRF ’95 Conference. Most current customer kiosks are now stand-alone systems based on personal computer technology, while Allied’s networked kiosks use Sun ™ workstation technology. This kiosk can be combined with touch screens, printers, card readers and other peripherals. Its advantages are: First, thanks to Sun’s SPARCstation ™ processing capabilities, it responds almost immediately after the customer touches the screen. Second, it has advantages