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		Payments to public utilities and cellular communication operators - public self-service payment terminals Search for the place to pay for cellular operators and long queues to pay utilities bills can be left behind as self-service payment terminals are gaining popularity in all regions of Russia. Nowadays this market sector is rapidly growing and payment terminals are becoming virtually public. Grandpas and grandmas, who had never had experience in working with high-technology equipment, will easily insert bank notes into this technical wonder. When touching a touch-sensitive screen by a finger, they will never cease to be amazed by modern technologies.

		A touchscreen as a part of the smart home A wall-mountable touchscreen computer can become a central element of the smart home. Such computer does not need a mouse; all buttons should by pressed by a finger directly on the screen surface. As for a usual keyboard it is substituted by specially developed on-screen ones. Owners of rapidly gaining popularity pocket PC’s know how convenient touch-sensitive screens are.

		Touch-sensitive technology application Though several years ago touch-sensitive technology was not widely spread, nowadays we already can state that its development in practically every field of activity reveals new opportunities, speeds up service processes and makes human being’s interaction with the computer significantly easier. Touch-sensitive technology application is based on a principle of human contact with the object by touching it. Simplicity of handling allows using of this technology by wide variety of users. Vandal proof touchscreen and scratch resistant technology reduce the percentage of mechanical damage possibility. Touch monitors represent one of the typical examples of touch-sensitive technology application.

Bill validator manufacturing and manufacturers There are plenty enough western companies that are engaged in bill validator manufacturing. However, in Russia there are no companies producing this type of equipment, in spite of the fact that number of gambling machines is constantly growing and bill validators are integral parts of such machines. Basically, manufacturing of bill and coin acceptors is a quite complicated and science intensive direction that demands solid financial investments. Therefore, practically all devices produced in the world are quite reliable and meet basic requirements on operational conditions. In majority of cases, Russian companies using bill validators choose only one foreign supplier, or, to be exact, a specific bill validator model, and then use it knowing nothing about other manufacturing companies that produce the same type of the equipment.