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ST. PAUL, MN, February 9, 2000, Payphone Industry At Crossroads, Elcotel Leading Way Forward; Internet Business Plan; MontegoNet Rings In New Year; Linux/Java Strategy
The once high-flying payphone industry is at a crossroads. Future growth is flat at best. The more than 2 million payphones installed in the U.S. are growing at a single-digit rate, at best. There are several reasons. Most obvious is the incredible growth in the use of mobile phones in this country. Many of the payphone companies are in a state of denial. They have not come to terms with the fact that their industry has changed forever. The good news is that a few of the leading payphone companies have awakened to the reality that if they are to survive and thrive, they must reinvent themselves. Two who have been at the forefront of this activity are Elcotel. and NetNearU. For complete text and related news click here. More news from www.kiosks.org
About www.kiosks.org : Kiosks.Org - is your best source for self-service, kiosk, POS, internet, thin, embedded, and mobile technology news and resources since 1993. and multimedia resources. Directory of resources, industry news, mailing lists, research reports, Press Releases and more. Begun in 1995, Kiosks.Org is the first kiosk/terminal directory alliance of its kind. Over 120 countries participate in the site and over 300 kiosk and terminal related companies participate. The site received over 270,000 hits in January 2000. Members include: Apple Computer, Frost & Sullivan, I3 Shows, Info-Touch Technologies, Kinetic.com, Kiosk Magazine, Kioskcom2000, Lexitech, MicroTouch, NCR Customer Interaction Solutions, Sigma Designs, Summit Research, and TouchVision. Other companies participating include: Arral, BSQUARE, Citrix Systems, Chase Oliver, DVD Association, IBM Kiosk Technology Services, Jupiter Communications, Philips, Siemens, Star Micronics , Spyglass, Town Pages UK and Wild Tangent. Kiosks.Org thanks Kinetic, Inc., a St. Paul-based firm, for their assistance. Kinetic (www.kinetic.com) provides Creative design, Internet strategy and network consulting services. ### Request For Information
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