PIK and Liverwire install interactive kiosks at US military bases in Afghanistan and Kuwait

The US Army has installed seven PIK eBranch interactive kiosks in Afghanistan and Kuwait so military personnel can access the Internet and government library. Content is managed with Livewire eConcierge software.

The United States Army wanted to provide military personnel with digital access to information contained in the government library and to do so they opted for the eBranch solution from Public Information Kiosk (PIK). Initial deployment included seven kiosks at US bases in Afghanistan and Kuwait.

eBranch is an interactive kiosk that provides immediate access to the library database, as well as Internet access 24 hours of the day, los 7 days a week, and even has printing capabilities. Initial deployment included seven kiosks at US bases in Afghanistan and Kuwait.

With this PIK solution it is possible to access the database catalog, to local information, state and federal… It even has printing and fax capabilities.

These screens required software that will provide a secure environment, easy to handle and could be managed in a central location for military bases around the world. Y, for it, The eConcierge tool was chosen Livewire which was integrated into network services to be able to manage and control the kiosk environment in real time.