Starwood hotels testing check-in kiosks

The hospitality industry, in general, has been making a push to make the customer experience better and easier at the property level.

LiveWire signs Colorado ski-shop customer

December 9, 2003

SPOKANE, Wash. -- TicketsWest, an operating division of WestCoast Hospitality Corp., has signed an agreement with LiveWire International Inc. for the…

NCR gets first Japanese customer for self-checkout

December 9, 2003

TOKYO -- MaxValu supermarket in Kashiwa has become the first store in Japan to install NCR Corp.'s FastLane self-checkout.

UK supermarket selects Euronet's e-pay top-up services

December 9, 2003

LEAWOOD, Kan., and LONDON -- Euronet Worldwide's subsidiary, e-pay, has an electronic top-up services agreement with Sainsbury's supermarket stores, the UK's…

Delta Air triples customer usage of check-in kiosks

December 8, 2003

ATLANTA -- More than 20 million Delta Air Lines customers have chosen self-service kiosks to check-in for their flights this year, almost tripling customer…

UK soccer club to automate ticket purchases

December 8, 2003

LONDON and DALLAS -- Aston Villa F.C., one of the UK's top soccer clubs, has selected Trintech Group Plc's PayWare Merchant software to automate the processing…

Sam's Club Canada to set up wireless kiosks

December 8, 2003

MONTREAL -- TelePlus Enterprises Inc. has entered into an agreement with Sam's Club Canada, a division of Wal-Mart Canada Corp., to implement and operate a…

Kinetics awaits OK on biometric check-in

December 7, 2003

LAKE MARY, Fla. -- Kinetics Inc. has developed a self-service airline check-in counter that doesn't need a credit or airline card, but only the swipe of a…

Circle K Web site to draw customers to store

December 7, 2003

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Convenience store chain Circle K has built a new Web site designed to enhance customers' shopping experience by creating Web-based functions…

Digital signage pioneers join Mercury Online Solutions

December 4, 2003

SEATTLE -- John Kirkpatrick and Ian Forbes, co-founders and executives of FRED (Foto Realistic Electronic Delivery) Systems, Ltd. of Ontario, have joined…

SBC lets retail partners sell DSL service with kiosks

December 4, 2003

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- SBC Communications Inc. has formed agreements with many leading retail providers to make SBC Yahoo! DSL Internet service available at…

Nat'l pharmacy first to plan mobile-image printing on kiosks

December 3, 2003

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS/pharmacy will in early 2004 introduce mobile-image printing capabilities at Kodak Picture Maker kiosks at more than 3,000 stores…

Virgin music store allows customers to sample tunes

December 3, 2003

SAN FRANCISCO -- Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Megastore chain, unveiled a redesigned version of his music retail store that is his response to the…

Apps ready for 2004 summer games; kiosks to deliver results

December 3, 2003

ATHENS, Greece -- Schlumberger, the worldwide information technology partner for the Olympic Games, has successfully completed and delivered IT application…

KioskCom opens up kiosk-award competition

December 2, 2003

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- KioskCom, organizer of the largest conference and exhibition devoted solely to interactive self-service kiosks, has opened the third-annual…

Stealth intros industrial-grade LCD monitor

December 2, 2003

TORONTO -- Stealth Computer Corporation has introduced its new StealthVU Model: SV-2100 Industrial Grade LCD monitor built for harsh environments.

BMW adds kiosk-based gaming to marketing blitz

December 1, 2003

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. -- BMW of North America, LLC launched the next phase of an aggressive marketing campaign for its newest entry into the Sport Activity…

US Airways online checks in million passengers

December 1, 2003

ARLINGTON, Va. -- US Airways reached another online milestone when a New Jersey woman became the one-millionth passenger to check in at usairways.com. US…

First private e-gov't kiosk goes live in India

December 1, 2003

BANGALORE, India -- The state IT department this week said 42 services, including issue of caste, birth, income and agricultural-income certificates would be…

Free, live Web event to address Web self-service

December 1, 2003

SEATTLE -- Primus Knowledge Solutions will hold tomorrow, Dec. 3., a free live Web seminar featuring its customer, Eastman Kodak Co., and titled "Web…