Food company using handhelds to boost productivity

October 28, 2003

EVERETT, Wash. -- Intermec Technologies Corp. has been selected by Schwan's Consumer Brands North America, a division of The Schwan Food Company, to provide…

Vendors team up on nutrition kiosk for fast-food restaurants

October 27, 2003

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Walk Up Systems, Codespear and Vultron Display Technologies have partnered to produce a walk-up touchscreen kiosk application that will…

ParTech, Quick Kiosk pair on hospitality tech

October 27, 2003

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- ParTech Inc., a provider of software, hardware and service solutions to the hospitality and retail industries, and Quick Kiosk, a…

Kiosk keeps mall walkers up to date on local hospital

October 26, 2003

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A new, interactive display by Covenant Health at West Town Mall reaches out to users with multiple means of communication, from the plain…

Potential for self-service growth in South Africa

October 26, 2003

JOHANNESBURG -- The South African government has a mandate to educate citizens and officials have expressed interest in using self-service technology, but the…

North Carolina city latest to get McD's ordering kiosks

October 23, 2003

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Consumers accustomed to banking at ATMs and paying for groceries with a machine instead of a counter clerk are getting a chance to order a Big…

ATMs dispense money and a whole lot more

Added convenience for movie-goers may be just the ticket for driving new ATM transactions for The Co-Op Network, which is piloting NCR's iATMglobal.

Helius to debut kiosk infrastructure

October 22, 2003

LINDON, Utah -- Helius Inc., provider of business-class data broadcasting solutions, will demonstrate self-service kiosk infrastructure technology at the…

Kodak posts drop in Q3 profit, but beats forecasts

October 22, 2003

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Eastman Kodak Co., betting its future on digital photography as it wrestles with a three-year slide in film sales, posted a 63-percent drop…

Kiosks get NBA's all-star vote

October 22, 2003

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The balloting program for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game will expand this season to include 17 languages on the NBA.com Network, downloadable…

Kudos hires sales veteran to drive into emerging markets

October 21, 2003

LONDON -- Kudos Digital Group, the company behind Kudos solutions for self-service devices and digital signage, has expanded its senior management team with…

Swecoin launches media for thermal ticket printers

October 21, 2003

Middletown, R.I. -- Swecoin US Inc., designer of small footprint thermal kiosk printers has certified a new thermal media that will revolutionize the way paper…

British Airways eyes iris scanning at check-in kiosks

October 21, 2003

WATERSIDE, England -- Biometrics is high on British Airways' IT agenda, but there is no schedule yet for a rollout of iris scanning at self-service kiosks.

Hotel chain testing self-check in

October 20, 2003

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. is testing self-service kiosk applications at the 1,215-room Sheraton Boston Hotel and the…

Circle K gives Calif. users lottery via kiosks

October 20, 2003

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Circle K convenience stores has launched a self-serve lottery feature on selected ZapLink Web-based kiosks in its California stores. The…

Abba, SeePoint pair up to serve gov't kiosks buyers

October 20, 2003

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Abba Technologies, an official reseller of SeePoint patented touchscreen computers, has teamed with the vendor to provide hundreds of…

Zaplink offers public service announcements

October 19, 2003

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Time spent idly waiting at checkout counters can now be spent viewing public service announcements (PSAs) from the Ad Council.

Kronos unveils workforce management software

October 19, 2003

LAS VEGAS -- Kronos Inc. has launched Workforce Central 5, a suite of human resources, payroll, scheduling, and time and labor software. The company suggests…

RFID in use at U.S.-Canada border wins tech award

October 16, 2003

EVERETT, Wash. -- A radio frequency identification (RFID) project designed to increase levels of security along the U.S.-Canadian border has been named an…

Getting the knack of NACS

October 15, 2003

I realized talking with vendors at the show that their message has to be very focused in making the business case for self-service in a c-store.