Published on July 11, 2002 by Adolph
PEPC Worldwide today announced the installation of its interactive newspaper kiosk, the PRESSPOiNT™, at upscale hotels in The Dominican Republic, Egypt, Panama and South Korea, and homes for sale in Boise Idaho. PEPC now offers its newspaper-on-demand service in 14 countries around the globe. With the recent addition of South Korean Joongang Ilbo, the PRESSPOiNT™ currently prints the latest editions of 88 newspapers from 40 countries. PEPC’s rapidly growing Publishers Network represents leading publications such as the International Herald Tribune, USA TODAY (USA), the Los Angeles Times (USA), Sports Nippon (Japan), El Pais (Spain), Komsomolskaya Pravda (Russia), Le Figaro (France), Times of India (India) and El Economista (Mexico).
PEPC installs the PRESSPOiNT™ at international, high traffic venues such as hotels, airports, cruise ships and convention centers throughout the world. Through its proprietary Satellite Distribution Network, PEPC distributes the newspapers to the kiosks on a 24/7/365 basis. This seamless distribution method ensures that PRESSPOiNT™-venues can rely on a constant offer of all participating newspapers. PEPC’s innovative distribute-then-sell-then-print model makes pre-purchases and overstocks belong to the past.
In the Dominican Republic a PRESSPOiNT™ is installed at the Hotel Barceló Palace in Higuey. In Egypt at Le Royal Meridien Cairo and the Sheraton Heliopolis Hotel in Cairo, in Panama at the Marriott Panama Hotel in Panama City and in South Korea at the Westin Chosun in Seoul.
About PEPC Worldwide PEPC Worldwide, headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, with offices in Miami, Home Care Agency San Diego and Hong Kong, is a global distributor of digitally aggregated content from newspapers around the world. PEPC, founded in 1999, has developed a self-contained interactive kiosk, the PRESSPOiNT™ that digitally prints the latest editions of newspapers, on-demand within minutes. PEPC’s state-of -the-art proprietary software – developed in close co-operation with IBM – and its Private Multicast Satellite Network, have created a Digital Distribution Network – covering 99.1 % of the world population – that provides a distribution “highway” to PRESSPOiNTS around the globe.
Published on March 27, 2002 by Adolph
PEPC Worldwide today announced the introduction of the PRESSPOiNT™, PEPC’s self-contained interactive kiosk, in the Netherlands Antilles. PRESSPOiNTS have been installed at four high-traffic international locations in Curacao. Mr. Ramon Chong, Commissioner of Tourism of Curacao, printed the first PRESSPOiNT™ -newspaper today at the Lions Dive & Beach Resort in Curacao. PEPC’s newspaper-on-demand service currently prints the latest edition of 69 newspapers from 37 countries including leading national and international dailies such as the International Herald Tribune, USA Today (USA), The Los Angeles Times (USA), The Atlanta Journal & Constitution (USA), El Pais (Spain), Il Giornale (Italy), Die Welt (Germany), De Telegraaf (The Netherlands) and El Economista (Mexico).
With the installation of a PRESSPOiNT™ at HATO Airport, PEPC launches its innovative service in a highly attractive market. “International airport concourses are the perfect fit for our service”, says Raoul Maphar, CEO of PEPC Worldwide. “I can’t think of any other location of similar high international traffic volume. Our service relieves the long hours waiting of a captive audience.”
Next to Curacao International Airport, PEPC’s local Dealer (Eagle Vision/Creative Image Technology represented by Mr. Stanley Capriles) has installed PRESSPOiNTS at the Lions Dive & Beach Resort, the Sheraton Curacao Resort and SuperClubs Breezes Curacao. “Tourism is the top priority for economic development and employment in Curacao. By installing a PRESSPOiNT™, Curacaoan hotels can provide their guests and visitors with a unique service: the latest edition of their local newspapers while away from home”, states Raoul Maphar. PEPC expects to install 50 PRESSPOiNTS in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba this year.
About PEPC Worldwide
PEPC Worldwide, headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, with offices in Miami, San Diego and Hong Kong, is a global distributor of digitally aggregated content from newspapers around the world. PEPC, founded in 1999, has developed a self-contained interactive kiosk, the PRESSPOiNT™ that digitally prints the latest editions of newspapers, on-demand within minutes. PEPC’s state-of -the-art proprietary software – developed in close co-operation with IBM – and its Private Multicast Satellite Network, have created a Digital Distribution Network – covering 99.1 % of the world population – that provides a distribution “highway” to PRESSPOiNTS around the globe.
Published on August 7, 2001 by Adolph
Location owners are very pleased with the International Newspaper KiOSKS* . Pascal Aartman, Director Sales of the Holiday Inn Hotel showed her contentedness in an article in Hospitality Management: ‘we are very content. The International Newspaper KiOSK* offers our hotel great additional value, which differences us from other hotels. We can now offer a service of which our guests could only dream’.
Published on August 7, 2001 by Adolph
PEPC has installed more International Newspaper KiOSKS* in around the city of Amsterdam. The Crown Plaza Hotel in the center of Amsterdam and one near Schiphol Airport now have the possibility to offer their guests today’s editions of their favorite newspaper. Besides the Crown Plaza hotels, the Sheraton Airport and the Van der Valk Schiphol Hotel have their International Newspaper KiOSKS* as well.
