Nextep gets new casino for kiosks: The IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi, Miss. has joined the growing list of casinos implementing the Casino Express touch screen ordering system from Troy-based Nextep Systems Inc. The six Casino Express kiosks allow customers to order and pay for the Back Bay Buffet from simple, intuitive touch screen kiosks. Payment types include cash, credit, debit, room charges, and IP Rewards. Casino Express is the only system that also allows split tender payments, for example a reward card payment with the balance charged to a guest's room. Nextep says Casino Express provides many beneifts for the casino and the guest. With all employees focused on customer service and seating, lines are reduced and seating times are improved. Guests don't have to fear the buffet line, with wait times minimized even during peak hours. Casinos appreciate guests spending more time on the gaming floor than standing in line. IP Biloxi joins other leading edge casinos like MotorCity Casino Hotel, Cache Creek Casino, Little River Casino, Harrah's Atlantic City, and others in using Casino Express. More about Casino Express at www.nextepsystems.com.

Iwerk completes Easton Sports’ HitMatrix microsite: The Royal Oak software development company Iwerk recently completed a highly interactive microsite for Easton Sports’ revolutionary new HitMatrix – the world’s first complete hitting system. Built for every swing, the HitMatrix is a unique system of baseball and softball bats available in all-composite, composite handle-aluminum barrel and all-aluminum options. Using compelling visuals, the microsite, www.hitmatrix.com, showcases the Stealth IMX, Synergy IMX, SV12 and V12 bats in addition to video featuring Major League Baseball talent, detailed technology graphics and statistical descriptions. It includes a streaming video series titled “Hardball Made Easy,” plus a register-to-win sweepstakes for Easton gear. Working closely with Easton Sports’ advertising agency, Omelet, Iwerk helped to bring their designs to life on the microsite. More at www.iwerk.com.

California software firm signs up Michigan's Real Estate One: alo Alto, Calif.-based Terabitz said it had signed Michigan-based Real Estate One and five other major real estate companiese to the Terabitz platform, which offers real estate search targeted directly to home buyers and sellers. Using Terabitz's platform, brokers can provide consumer users with better search capabilities and more information about local neighborhoods, driving more traffic to the broker's Web site and generating more leads. "We give brokers the tools they need to deliver an experience that's comparable to the top-ranked online real estate sites," said Terabitz CEO Ashfaq Munshi. "Our partners get everything they need in a flexible, scaleable and constantly evolving platform: Local data, a lead management system, an advanced IDX search solution -- even an iPhone application. It's all there." The Terabitz platform is component based so brokers can license only what they need from real estate search to lead management. Terabitz manages all MLS integration, design and business rules in a manner tailored to each company's requirements. Terabitz also offers an agent website component that the brokerage can manage directly. More at www.terabitz.com.

Texas firm ships rugged computers to Meijer: Austin, Texas-based Xplore Technologies Corp. (OTCBB: XLRT) Tuesday announced that it has shipped an additional 400 iX104 rugged computers to Meijer Inc., the Grand Rapids retailer. The computers will be used in data collection and inventory and warehouse management at the retailer. Previously Meijer had purchased 445 units from Xplore for similar applications. Meijer mounts the tablet computers on forklifts, carts and walls. “Meijer’s initial use of our tablet pcs was very successful and resulted in this additional 400 unit order,” said Mark Holleran, Xplore president and CEO. “We have been told that our ruggedness and ease of use are just two of the key factors that have been criteria for their decision to add the additional computers.” Meijer operates 181 supercenters in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky. More at www.meijer.com.

 

Xplore develops, integrates and markets rugged mobile wireless PC computing systems. The company’s products enable the extension of traditional computing systems to a range of field and on-site personnel, regardless of location or environment.