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Beaverton, Ore. -- Veicon Technology, Inc.,
received a contract award from the Santa Clara County to install
more than 300 V-Link public library terminals. Initial installation
will start this month, with the planned completion for all the terminals
in 90 days. The contract includes installation and support of Veicon's
patented V-Link™ public access solution for patron Internet
access, e-mail, online library catalog access and other applications.
Veicon will also install and support its advanced filtering system,
V-Filter. V-Link™ public access terminals and the V-Filter
system will be installed in nine public libraries in Santa Clara
County including Milpitas, Cupertino, Los Altos and Saratoga. Veicon
also will integrate these public access stations to the county's
networking environment, resulting in low-maintenance, trouble-free
public Internet access points where library patrons can check their
own email accounts, access the Internet, access online catalogs
and use Microsoft Office tools.
"The interface to Veicon's patented V-Link thin client
software can be set to offer a user the choice of the library catalog,
library subscription databases, and access to the Internet. It also
allows users access to email clients and Microsoft Office. Thin-client
terminals are reliable, need less maintenance support than personal
computers and require much less energy to operate. The smaller footprint
of a thin client terminal will improve the appearance to the library's
public areas over that of a traditional personal computer.", Charlotte
Doudell, Information Systems Manager at the Santa Clara County.
"We are extremely happy to win this contract from
Santa Clara County, as these libraries are located in the heart
of the world's high technology center, the Silicon Valley," stated
Dr. Chong Lee, Executive VP and founder of Veicon Technology. "The
significance of this contract award is that Veicon now has established
a pathway to the national market. We believe that more than two
thirds of the public access PC stations in today's libraries will
be replaced by thin client alternatives in the next five years."
"Our thin client V-Link and V-Filter systems, combined
with our knowledge of advanced networking technology, offer a truly
cost-effective alternative to PC based desktops. For example, Veicon's
solution comes with a built-in automatic virus protection capability.
This feature alone allows the maximum availability of the public
access system, minimizing the downtime and staff involvement in
managing the public desktops," stated Stewart Bartlett, Executive
Director of Library Business at Veicon.
In June 2002, Veicon Technology successfully completed
replacing all public access PCs in two libraries in the City of
Hillsboro, Oregon, by installing 49 V-Link terminals for Internet,
e-mail and online catalog access. In September 2002, Veicon successfully
installed 57 V-Link terminals at the Puyallup (Washington) Public
Library's new 38,000 sq ft building. Veicon recently expanded its
V-Link installation sites to three additional states; Wisconsin,
Idaho and Nevada.
Veicon's V-Link Internet access devices run Microsoft's
thin-client Windows environment, providing library patrons with
a familiar user interface and popular software such as Internet
browsers and office productivity software. V-Link employs Veicon's
patented software technology that provides unmatched file system
protection, remote administration and both user and system level
security. V-Link terminals require much lower maintenance and provide
greater security for both the users and the network than standard
personal computers. Since there's no disk storage on the V-Link
device, no user information is stored after the user logs off. Veicon's
patented software technology also wipes all evidence of each user's
private files and passwords off the main server and protects the
server from hacker attacks.
Veicon Technology plans to expand the program to
academic and school libraries and learning centers as well as corporate
libraries in the future. Veicon plans to continue expanding its
commercial customer base including hospitals, hotels, convention
centers and airports, as well as corporate public areas such as
cafeterias and visitor centers.
Veicon Technology, Inc., founded in 1998, is a Beaverton-based
high-tech software and turnkey system company specializing in public
Internet access technology and systems. Veicon's turnkey approach
offers the customers with significant finacial benefits of avoiding
the needs for ongoing in-house thin client expertise and expensive
custom development. Its flagship V-Link Internet access technology
has been issued a U.S. patent (US Patent No. 5,958,007 and other
patents pending), and Veicon is a world leader in innovative, secure,
low-maintenance Internet and library public access solution. More
information is available at www.veicon.com.
For more info on the Santa Clara County Library,
please visit:
http://www.santaclaracountylib.org
V-Link™ and VEICON Technology are trademarks
of Veicon Techonolgy, Inc.
All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks acknowledged.
1600 NW 167th Place, #345, Beaverton, OR 97006,
U.S.A.
(888) 645-2288, (503) 645-1551, Fax: (503) 645-2072
www.veicon.com.
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