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 January
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PEPC to distribute newspaper editions at WTC buildings

 


Newspapers will soon be made available in the 297 World Trade Center buildings and associated offices throughout the world, thanks to technology being installed by PEPC Worldwide.

The first WTC Newspaper Kiosks will be installed at the World Trade Centers in Barcelona, Spain, and Nice, France.

The kiosks will provide international employees, guests and visitors of the World Trade Centers with the latest editions of 108 newspapers from 46 countries.

Available newspapers include the International Herald Tribune, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald, El Pais of Spain, Le Monde and Le Figaro of France, the Times of India and Sports Nippon of Japan.

“It perfectly fits World Trade Centers’ purpose to have information available to businesses in a timely and coordinated manner,” said Rob Dorpmans, chief executive officer of PEPC.

PEPC’s kiosks have already been installed in hotels, airports and convention centers. Users digitally print the latest edition of newspapers with the use of a touch screen menu, which guides them through a four-step purchase process. Newspapers can be purchased with a credit card or with a dedicated Kiosk card.

To feed its newspaper kiosks, PEPC will transfer newspaper content via its recently announced satellite transmission system. Content will be pushed 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

Users can print the newspaper they want in a tabloid format, fastened with three staples.

The newspapers feature the same layout and content — including photographs and advertisements — as the editions readers are used to receiving at home, according to PEPC.