Word: identicert
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...upstart in Cambridge, Mass., wants to make it easier to receive packages at home. IdentiCert has developed a modular, electronic storage box system that can be installed in any apartment or condominium complex. Invented by three recent graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management and funded by private investors, the easyQube kiosk is modeled after low-tech oversized mailboxes secured by key that have long been used in Germany, the Netherlands and other European countries. EasyQubes, on the other hand, open with an electronic swipe card, and recipients are notified via email when their package...
...Each easyQube kiosk has between eight and 50 storage compartments, depending on the number of residents in each building and how many packages they receive. When you order a package, instead of giving your home address, you have it sent to a special, local address provided by IdentiCert. Once the company receives your package, it delivers it to the easyQube in your building (which it unlocks using the swipe card system) and sends you an email. Consumer access to each compartment - which measures about 2 ft. in height, depth and width - is managed using a timeshare system similar to Zipcars...
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