friendlyway partners with NEC for self-service, digital signage

SAN FRANCISCO — friendlyway Corp., developer and marketer of interactive self-service solutions, announced in a news release a partnership with NEC Display Solutions of America Inc., who will be supplying the large-screen LCD displays used in the new friendlyway Impress.

Both friendlyway and NEC Display Solutions will be marketing the new "impressive" self-service and digital signage system. The friendlyway Impress is an extension of friendlyway's signature line of interactive systems which lead in elegant design, top quality and performance. The Impress stands about eight and a half feet tall, three and a half feet wide and only six inches deep. It currently is available with either a NEC Display Solutions 32-inch or 40-inch portrait LCD display with optional SAW touch screen technology.

"friendlyway has always promised its customers best of breed technology and NEC Display Solutions will help us keep that promise with their outstanding technology," says Alexander von Welczeck, chief executive officer of friendlyway Corporation, "Their nationwide marketing and field operations will also insure friendlyway customers enjoy the best experience possible."

"We are delighted to be working with an innovator like friendlyway in developing self-service, off-the-shelf solutions for the digital signage market," said Jeff Blankensop, regional manager for NEC Display Solutions. "We look forward to the future of this dynamic alliance."