ISArc drags the Kiosk into the 21st Century

WebFence

So today we began another revolution - to drag the humble "web-kiosk" into the 21st century.

Our goals were clear:

• Create kiosk software that actually works and allows users to browse the web un-hindered by previous users
• 100% remotely controlled by a central web-based information management system
• Allow for whitelist of approved websites
• Must run on low-power Atom-based PCs (but still require Windows 7 - for now)
• Must use Internet Explorer 9 (or an implemention of the IE browser engine)
• Must have "session" management - allowing for the creation of individual session logons
• Must provide reporting on time-spent, number of users etc
• Must have a catchy name
• Must be very very very easy to use and manage
• Must be "self-fixing" - and require zero maintenance call-outs
• Must allow for the recording of activity
• Must allow for the remote termination of a session

the result....www.webfence.co.ukA visual basic (framework 4) custom browser application that replaces Windows Explorer, connects using web services to an information management system written in ASP.Net Framework 4 with Microsoft SQL Server running behind the scenes and automatically re-sets everything at the end of the browsing session.Simple.the work continues!