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the periodic News & Noteworthy E-mail Newsletter 
from MicroTouch Systems, the Global Standard in Touch.

The following departments

*       The Latest in Touch - CleanScreen
*       Special Program Feature - TouchStore.com
*       Recent Touch Application Stories
*       Recent Press Releases
*       Recent Issue of MicroTouch World

appear below.


THE LATEST IN TOUCH - CleanScreen
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CleanScreen, Antibacterial Protection for Touchscreens, is the world's first
touchscreen to incorporate antibacterial technology to control bacteria and
microorganisms on the surface of the touchscreen. 

CleanScreen is the result of a technology partnership between AEGIS
Environments and MicroTouch Systems that incorporates the proven AEGIS
Microbe Shield into the surface of the touchscreen. And, since CleanScreen
is part of the touchscreen's surface, the AEGIS Antimicrobial cannot be
rubbed or worn off during use and will provide antibacterial protection for
the life of the touchscreen.

AEGIS' Microbe Shield technology, commercially available since 1976 and
based on technology developed and tested by Dow Corning Corporation, can be
found in a wide array of consumer and medical hygiene products, including
disposable wipes and diapers, active wear, athletic socks, scrubbing
sponges, and hospital surgery drapes.

CleanScreen provides users a new level of confidence that the surface of the
touchscreen is protected from contaminants.

More information about CleanScreen is available at
http://www.microtouch.com/cleanscreen_tidbits.


SPECIAL PROGRAM FEATURE - TouchStore.com
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TouchStore.com, the industry's predominant e-commerce site for touchscreen
monitors, now accepts both purchase order (for accredited customers) and
credit card orders for its broad range of Microtouch-brand and IBM flat
panel and CRT touch monitors. In addition to touch monitors, TouchStore.com
offers TouchStation, the world's most durable touch-enabled iMac. Visit
TouchStore.com at http://www.touchstore.com.


RECENT TOUCH APPLICATION STORIES
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Touch make Virtual Fish Tank a Reality
Boston Computer Museum 
http://www.microtouch.com/mtmedia/pdf/ComputerMuseum.pdf

Brunswick score big with Touchscreens in State-of-the-art Entertainment
Centers
Brunswick Indoor Recreational Group
http://www.microtouch.com/mtmedia/pdf/Brunswick.pdf

Touchscreen Interactive Kiosks for Make-up Ideas and Information
English Ideas
http://www.microtouch.com/mtmedia/pdf/CyberBeauty.pdf

Interactive Touchscreen Fitness System
FitLinxx
http://www.microtouch.com/mtmedia/pdf/Fitlinxx.pdf

Touchscreens in Open Control Systems
Foxboro
http://www.microtouch.com/mtmedia/pdf/Foxboro.pdf

Auto Dealership Stops Traffic with Touchscreen Kiosk
Miracom Corporation
http://www.microtouch.com/mtmedia/pdf/Miracom.pdf

Touchscreen Remote Controls for Home Theatres.
Remote Technologies
http://www.microtouch.com/mtmedia/pdf/RTI.pdf

Touch-sensitive Screens Help NET Provide "Internet Access for Everyone
VideoNET
http://www.microtouch.com/mtmedia/pdf/VideoNet.pdf


RECENT PRESS RELEASES
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MicroTouch Unveils New Resistive Touchscreens For Retail, Industrial,
Hospitality, Medical Markets
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07c_press-releases/07c_11-01-99-Chipset.htm

MicroTouch Extends Its Leadership In High-Durability Markets With Advanced
Flat-Panel Touchscreens That Simplify OEM Integration
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07c_press-releases/07c_09-14-99-Profile.htm


MicroTouch WORLD NEWSLETTER
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September 1999 issue is now available online at
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2.htm

Volume II, Number 2, September 1999 features touch stories about:

Compaq, Princeton, NEC adopt touch; partner with MicroTouch 
Monitor Alliance partners are applying touch solutions into their existing
markets, thus providing touch growth through new markets and product lines.
Compaq and Princeton Graphics recently joined MicroTouch's impressive list
of worldwide Monitor Alliance partners which includes NEC, PixelTouch,
Mitsubishi, LG, Sanyo, iiyama, IBM, and Totoku.
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_Partners.htm

New Monitor Alliance Program 
Aligning with monitor manufacturers and systems vendors through its newly
introduced Monitor Alliance Program, MicroTouch aims to maximize selling
opportunities of MicroTouch-enabled flat-panel displays and CRTs worldwide
by making entry into the touch market as easy as possible for partners. 
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_Alliance.htm

MTN calls on iMac
MTN, South Africa's leading GSM cellular network operator, chose
TouchStation, the MicroTouch-enabled iMac to communicate with its customers
and 3,000 employees.
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_MTN.htm

New and noteworthy products 
MicroTouch's e-commerce site has added two new products; TouchStation, the
touch-enabled Apple iMac, and Bravo, the slide-on touch kit for the Philips
151AX flat-panel monitor. Also, announcing improvements with TouchTek4 and
TouchTek5, a new 14" black CRT, and new TouchWare Drivers.
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_NewProds.htm

In touch with the President 
MicroTouch's President and CEO, Wes Davis, views and vision.
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_WesDavis.htm

TouchTek4 chosen for Dynamo portable communicator 
DynaVox Systems, Inc. a leading provider of portable communication devices
for people with disabilities, selected MicroTouch's TouchTek4 4-wire
resistive touchscreens for use in its newest product, Dynamo.
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_Dynamo.htm

Australian zoo speeds admissions with touch 
Victoria Zoological Parks and Garden's Board implemented a new
touchscreen-based admissions system using MicroTouch ClearTek touchscreens
throughout its three properties.
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_Aussie_Zoo.htm

If I had a million dollars 
Leading Austrian automation specialist, KEBA, has a winning solution in
KeWIN. A self-service, multimedia, on-line terminal combining the latest
scanning methods with MicroTouch Systems' ClearTek 3000 capacitive
touchscreen technology, KeWIN is setting a new industry standard in lottery
transaction speed and reliability.
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_KeWIN.htm

Fitness goes hi-tech 
The challenge was to design an interactive computerized coaching, feedback,
and record-keeping fitness system sophisticated enough to recognize,
interact with, and motivate individual club members, yet be easy to use and
able to withstand the rigors of a gym environment. The FitLinxx Interactive
Fitness Network achieves all that with the help of intranet and touch-input
technology.
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_Fitlinxx.htm

Singapore going online with i-One kiosks 
Singapore may be the only place on earth with an abundance of online,
interactive touchscreen kiosks accessible to the public 24-hours every day.
About 100 i-One kiosks are up and running in Singapore's famous Orchard Road
shopping district, and thousands more are scheduled to be set up soon across
the nation. 
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_i-One.htm

Touchscreens improve communication with the government 
Long Island Technical approached the IRS to discuss production of
touchscreen kiosks for automated forms. The company then developed prototype
systems which are located in IRS walk-in centers. Long Island Technical has
had MicroTouch screens in applications running 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, for nearly four years - without a single failure or problem.
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_LIT.htm

ThruGlass accepted to the University of Florence 
The University of Florence, one of the largest and oldest in Italy,
implemented interactive touchscreen kiosks using MicroTouch technology which
have transformed the way students access University- related information.
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_UofF.htm

Wanted: full-time employment kiosk 

The Korean Ministry of Labor partnered with MicroTouch customer Media
Solutions to deploy 120 "Work-Net" kiosks throughout South Korea. The kiosks
are helping relieve the recent unemployment surge caused by the Asian
economic crisis. 
http://www.microtouch.com/mthtml/07b1_Vol2_No2_KML.htm

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