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Info kiosk technology developedBopanna/Bangalore A Bangalore-based computer wizard has developed the technology for implementing the recommendations of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Task Force on Information Technology, which aims at converting over 6 lakh telephone booths nationwide into info kiosks. Mr Mohan Tambe, the managing director of Innomedia Technologies and a pioneer in the field of information technology, has been assisting the Prime Minister's Task force in developing technology for the proposed info kiosks. The 39-year-old post graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has headed the team in the Department of Electronics (DoE) which developed the GIBT (Graphics & Intelligence-based Script Technology) for handling of the Indian and Asian languages in computers. He had also developed the LIPs technology for simultaneous sub-titling in regional language television programmes beamed by Doordarshan. Mr Tambe, who later quit government service, has been working for the past two years on a new technology, called CHOIS(Cable TV-based Home & Office Interactive Services). This technology would be deployed later this month in Bangalore for starting two info kiosks, planned by the Karnataka government. In a way, Bangalore -- which is called the Silicon Valley of India -- will pioneer the info kiosk technology in the country. The CHOIS technology comprises a one-foot-long CHOIS pad, costing around Rs 5,000, placed atop a TV set which can access information stored in a computer in the cable network work station at the click of a button. The unique technology does not require a telephone line or a computer to access information, all that is needed is a TV set with cable connection. This technology has the potential to reach three to four crore homes with cable connections. For the time being, the CHOIS pad can provide vital information on a variety of subjects like bus, rail and air timings, information on public utilities and tourism. But it may take some more time for upgrading the technology to access E-mail and Internet. The technology has already been employed in 2,000 homes in Bangalore, said Mr Tambe.Newsbit furnished by:
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