Immigration-form kiosks look promising

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NCR CORP. $20 (New York symbol NCR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 158.6 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ncr.com) has developed a new self-serve kiosk that will help immigrants to the U.S. fill out government forms. The machines will help users save time, and will be much cheaper than using an immigration consultant. ClearPath Inc., a private firm founded by former U.S. immigration officials, will supply the software for the kiosks. The U.S. government receives more than 100 million immigration forms each year, so these kiosks could see strong demand. The company will install the first five machines in stores that provide financial services to new immigrants in Houston, Texas. NCR is a buy. buy…