"Touch Screen To Begin" is a popular phrase at KING Products and Solutions, a maker of electronic kiosk hardware and software. The company designs and manufactures touch screen terminals that provide telephone service, Internet access, airline check-in, and product promotions in more than 20 countries. In 2008 KING Products landed the contract to supply 3,000 self-service banking kiosks in Nigeria for the company Chams. KING Products also provides digital signage such as building maps and directories. Founded in 1944, KING Products and Solutions was acquired by Italian telecom equipment provider Urmet Group in 2002.

RICOH Business Solutions brings global resources to the local level. A subsidiary of Ricoh Americas -- the North and South American arm of Japan's Ricoh Company -- RICOH Business Solutions (RBS) provides digital office equipment in the US. Product offerings include color and black and white imaging systems, fax machines, printers, and related supplies. In addition to distributing equipment, RBS offers network management services, including consultation and installation. It also provides document workflow analysis, and its support services include applications assistance and hardware maintenance.

Crossbeam Systems, Inc. was founded in 2000 by former company executive Throop Wilder and other investors. Crossbeam Systems's products enhance the security features that Internet data centers offer to their enterprise customers. Its hardware platform enables customers to manage security systems from a single unit by consolidating firewall, virtual private network (VPN), intrusion detection, network gateways, and other functions. Crossbeam also offers network management software. Its customers have included AT&T, GlaxoSmithKline, Baylor University, and H&R Block.

In 1982, Adax was founded in Berkeley, California. At the time, Adax was selling X.25 data communications solutions to Unisys, and the OEM arrangement required Adax to supply TCP/IP for the Defense Department’s Data Network. Since then, Adax’s product line has evolved along with the networks, expanding from a focus on packet networks and narrowband SS7 to GPRS, 3G, SS7/IP convergence and IMS. Not only has the product line expanded, so has Adax as a business, with regional offices now in Europe, Asia and America.Over the past 25 years, Adax has provided superior signaling solutions to leading telecom companies worldwide. Customers benefit from the unparalleled flexibility of a complete product set for SS7, ATM and IP. The complete scalability of Adax Protocol Controllers, Software and Signaling Gateways enables Adax to accommodate any signaling requirement. Customers include Alcatel-Lucent, Apertio, Bharti Telesoft, Nokia-Siemens, IP Access and Motorola.

OMNIKEY manufactures smart card readers used for such applications as access control, banking, medical data management, mobile communication authentication, and credit card processing. In addition to standard smart card readers, its product portfolio includes models that utilize radio frequency identification (RFID) and biometrics. The company also provides embedded chipset products and support services. It sells through resellers, systems integrators, and manufacturers.

Elo TouchSystems makes touchscreen products, including LCD monitors, touchscreen overlays, touch sensors, and touchscreen computers. Used in kiosks, point-of-sale systems, process control equipment, and office automation systems, the company's touch system products are marketed to customers in the education, gaming, government, financial, hospitality, industrial, medical, retail, and transportation sectors. It sells directly and through distributors to customers worldwide. Founded in 1971, Elo TouchSystems is a subsidiary of Tyco Electronics. Elographics, Inc. was founded by ten stockholders in March, 1971, to produce Graphical Data Digitizers for use in research and industrial applications, with the principal being Dr. Sam Hurst. He was on leave from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to teach at the University of Kentucky for two years, where he was faced with a need to read a huge stack of strip chart data. It would have taken two graduate students approximately two months to do the task. He started thinking of a way to read the charts, and during the process, the "Elograph" (electronic graphics) coordinate measuring system and Elographics the company were born. The University of Kentucky Research Foundation applied for and was granted a patent on the Elograph.

Iomega Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation headquartered in San Diego, is a worldwide leader in innovative storage and network security solutions for small businesses, home offices, consumers and others. The Company has sold more than 410 million digital storage drives and disks since its inception in 1980. Today, Iomega's product portfolio includes industry leading network attached storage products, external hard drives, multimedia drives, and iomega award-winning removable storage technology, the REV® Backup Drive.

Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. was founded in 1970. Multi-Tech Systems company manufactures network access and telephony products in its Minnesota-based facility. Multi-Tech's telephony equipment includes gateways, routers, and modems that integrate voice, fax, and data over the Internet. The company also makes network security devices, remote access servers, and adapters. Multi-Tech markets to the enterprise, communication service provider, and government sectors worldwide.

Immecor designs and assembles customized industrial PCs and servers. Immecor uses third-party components to build customized computer systems for semiconductor makers, which use the equipment for automated wafer inspection. Besides PCs, the company also makes sheetmetal fabrications, custom cables, and PCB assembly. Immecor assembles industrial computers by Intel, motherboards, servers, and chassis by Super Micro Computer, and printers by Oki Data. Its products are used in the entertainment, medical, and telecommunications industries. Immecor was established in 1993 and has facilities in San Jose and Santa Rosa, California.

ViewSonic Europe, a subsidiary of ViewSonic Corporation, is a provider of computer monitors and flat panel displays for the consumer, education, enterprise, and government markets. The company's display products utilize both cathode ray tube (CRT) and liquid crystal display (LCD) technologies. Viewsonic Europe also sells other display products including LCD televisions and wireless displays. In addition to brick and mortar retailers, the company sells online through retail partners as well as directly through its own Web store. ViewSonic Chairman, CEO and Founder, James Chu, sought to develop a powerful brand image that would denote superior quality and attributes such as brilliant color and sharp resolution. Mr. Chu began searching for a symbol that would achieve these objectives while projecting friendliness, comfort and value. The three Gouldian Finches that form the ViewSonic logo have become a well-recognized symbol of excellence.

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