BANGALORE: BFL Software has launched two products in the area of Internet and
e-coomerce - netKIOS and Kio. According to BFL Software President and CEO B.V. Venkatesh,
netKIOS (an acronym for networked kiosk interactive operating system) has been jointly
developed with Netcommunication, a subsidiary of Netcard Corporation, Berhard. BFL
Software has also signed an agreement with Netcommunication Holdings to jointly develop
and market netKIOS globally.
NetKIOS acts as a container for user applications and provides necessary interfaces and
facilitates delivery of an unattended kiosk system. NetKIOS is able to handle a variety of
services including bill payments, ticketing, advertisements, among the many other
services.
The Kio is a public domain, interactive, multimedia terminal linked to the Internet to
communicate, access information and enable business transactions. The Kio serves as a
platform for value-added services like on-line shopping, Internet banking and general
browsing applicatiobs on the web.