Canada implements border-security program

August 26, 2003

BEDFORD, N.H. -- Canada is implementing a multi-phase program for improved airport and border security. The program, which affects airport check-in kiosks…

Fujitsu self-serve terminals to supply movie tickets and more

August 25, 2003

FRISCO, Texas -- By next year, movie-goers at Regal Entertainment Group cinemas nationwide will be able to obtain movie tickets, cash and other services from…

College bookstores to sport Microsoft education software on kiosks

August 25, 2003

REDMOND, Wash. -- A half-million Microsoft OneNote 2003 beta trial CDs will be distributed to students and educators interested in starting the school year…

MindBox wins trend-setting award for interactive software

August 25, 2003

GREENBRAE, Calif.-- MindBox, provider of intelligent automation software for the mortgage-lending process, has been selected by the editors of KMWorld magazine…

High-speed Internet to enter 70 store-in-stores

August 24, 2003

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and ATLANTA -- Wireless Retail Inc. and Cox Communications Inc. announced the availability of Cox Communications High Speed Internet Service…

SMO Multimedia to merge with Automated Financial Services Group

August 24, 2003

BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- SMO Multimedia announced the signing of a letter of intent to merge with Automated Financial Services Group (AFSG), a Minneapolis-based…

DynaTouch forms national tech partnership with VA

August 24, 2003

SAN ANTONIO -- DynaTouch Corp. and the Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis are working on a national initiative to give veterans a way to access…

Pakistan government commits to IT, e-government

August 21, 2003

ISLAMABAD -- The government wants the international community to look at Pakistan as a vibrant and lucrative IT market, and plans to make a financial…

CeroView kiosks inform adult students

August 21, 2003

FRESNO, Calif. -- CeroView, provider of turnkey kiosk solutions, announced the final delivery and installation of a kiosk network at Fresno Adult School.

Touch that means so much

What the microchip was to the development of desktop computers, touch is to kiosks. Touch technology as a primary user interface eliminates the need for…

Info Touch to supply Shibby software

August 20, 2003

DENVER -- Kiosk Information Systems (KIS) will incorporate software from Info Touch Technologies in current and future deployments of its Shibby kiosks…

Radiant pursuing divestment of software biz

August 20, 2003

ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Radiant Systems, provider of site-management technology for the retail and hospitality industries, is pursuing a divestment of the company's…

TouchSystems intros wireless kiosk terminal

August 20, 2003

AUSTIN, Texas -- TouchSystems Corp. introduced Mighty Touch, a wireless kiosk terminal designed to provide self-service customers with a flexible, fully…

United adds features to EasyCheck-in kiosks

August 20, 2003

CHICAGO -- United Airlines announced it has added new features to its popular EasyCheck-in units throughout its system. Customers traveling from the United…

Diebold fires back on '`bias' of e-voting critic

August 19, 2003

MCKINNEY, Texas -- Diebold Election Systems expressed "shock and disappointment" at recent admissions from Johns Hopkins associate professor Avi Rubin…

Pixel Magic appoints Kodak veteran as sales director

August 19, 2003

SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Robert Slight has been appointed sales director at Pixel Magic Imaging. The move will bring together the sales talents of a veteran in the…

Retail-software vendor claims uptime during blackout

August 18, 2003

NEW YORK CITY -- Many retail chains were up to the challenge of the nation's worst power grid failure August 15. The key for them was Tomax Retail.net…

John Deere kiosk wins for enclosure design excellence

August 18, 2003

GRAFTON, Wis. -- A general rule of thumb in the industry is that the best kiosk enclosures enable customers to recognize the purpose of the terminal from 2…

New Hampshire town eyes Wi-Fi hotspot

August 18, 2003

CONCORD, N.H. -- A pilot project planned for Concord would allow residents to scan their e-mails and surf the Web while sitting on a park bench enjoying the…

Kiosk software adds support for two languages

August 17, 2003

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Software vendor Moonrise Systems Inc. has added Japanese and Mandarin Chinese language support to NetStop PRO v4.0, which will be…