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Correctional Services Facilities Take Advantage of
cStar's Hospitality Genie™
SkyGate Prepaid Payment™ Management Module
to Provide Cashless, Convenient, Efficient, and Safe
Canteen Services
Toronto, ON - April 26, 2010 - Taking advantage of
cStar's award winning
SkyGate Hospitality Genie™ Server platform
running the
SkyGate Prepaid Payment™ Management Module
application, Correctional Services divisions have been
enjoying the benefits of providing convenient, safe, and
reliable cashless canteen services for their inmates
through vending machines equipped with
SkyGate® Nodes within their
facilities.
Traditionally, inmates submit a written order form to
request items such as toiletries, supplies, snacks, etc.
and then wait for items to be delivered to them. This
manual process is not only resource and time intensive;
it also lends itself to errors and disputes.
Completely cashless using existing inmate ID media,
inmates are now able to self-serve their canteen
services with access to beverages, snacks, toiletries,
and supplies throughout the facilities in a convenient,
efficient, and safe manner with payment for purchases
deducted in real-time from their accounts.
Inmate self-serve canteen services provide many benefits
to inmates, facilities staff, administration, and
canteen services providers alike. Inmates are able to
conveniently and quickly make purchases from vending
machines using their existing inmate IDs without waiting
for manual deliveries. Staff safety is improved with the
elimination of disputes regarding orders and reduced
direct contact with inmates. Cost savings are realized
with the elimination of paper order forms and the
realignment of staff to higher priority tasks.
About SkyGate Prepaid Payment™ Management Module
SkyGate Prepaid Payment™ Management Module
application enables customers to provide and manage
cashless prepaid transactions in a cost-effective,
convenient, efficient, and safe manner in any type of
environment including hotels, schools, offices,
correctional facilities, seniors' residences, private
clubs, gyms, etc. with the cost-saving ability of
utilizing customer's existing magnetic stripe or RFID
media such as cards, wristbands, or fobs.
About SkyGate® Suite of Products
cStar's
SkyGate® suite of products provide
the brains and the communications backbone for a myriad
of cStar solutions for various industries.
SkyGate® Server is a comprehensive
application server platform providing real-time
communication, management functionality, and
service-oriented framework for integration of services
and components, targeting a multitude of industries and
vertical markets including Life Sciences, Hospitality,
and Security/Defence.
About cStar Technologies Inc.
cStar Technologies Inc. is a global provider of wireless
data communication solutions for M2M
(Machine-to-Machine/huMan) and mobile commerce
applications. Protected by multiple patents, its core
solutions include wireless, cashless, and remote
monitoring and tracking systems for the hospitality,
vending, life sciences, and security/defence industries
through a powerful wireless network that can cover from
the basement to 40+ floors of a concrete building
without airtime charges.
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