Verdict due on U.K.'s e-voting pilot

July 30, 2003

LONDON -- Electoral Commission Chairman Sam Younger will announce the results of an analysis of voting experiments by 59 local authorities, according to the…

Target rolls out customer reward coupons

July 30, 2003

MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Corp. has launched its customer reward program that features Visa "smart coupons" that can be redeemed at in-store kiosks.

State of Oregon updates kiosks for job seekers

July 30, 2003

SALEM, Ore. -- Cascade Computer Maintenance Inc. (CCM) will put in place this August the final phase of 119 kiosks developed for the state of Oregon employment…

Bulgarian service stations to get kiosks with lottery terminals

July 29, 2003

PADERBORN, Germany -- Starting January 2004, Wincor Nixdorf will add a lottery scanner to its Certo kiosk system being deployed at 300 Petrol AG service…

Retailer Tesco buys handheld terminals for U.K. stores

July 29, 2003

EVERETT, Wash. -- Supermarket retailer Tesco announced it will buy nearly 10,000 of Intermec's handheld computer device, the 700 Series Color, for use…

Calif. casino buys analysis tool for slot machines

July 29, 2003

LAS VEGAS -- Valley View Casino will install an advanced graphical interface and report-writing program, CasinoCAD Network v4.2, from Casino Data Imaging.

Retail association promotes two to vice president

July 29, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Retail Federation announced that Scott Krugman and J. Craig Shearman have been promoted.

Small devices plays big role in Bluetooth use

July 29, 2003

LAUREL, Md. -- Etenna Corp., an antenna developer for commercial wireless applications, announced that its EA2400 AccuWave antenna is an integral part of the…

A picture is worth...a lot to retailers

July 29, 2003

Attention all retailers: Now is the time to get a photo kiosk in your store. We've heard about the self-serve technology for years, but now it is imperative to…

7-Eleven bets customers will like lottery tickets from Vcom

July 28, 2003

DALLAS -- Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has added lottery ticket sales to services available at its Vcom electronic commerce kiosks in 1,000 stores in 1…

NetShift, HP appeal to art lovers with interactive system

July 28, 2003

LONDON -- NetShift has produced an interactive art-browsing system to support Hewlett Packard's new "print on demand" partnership with the National Gallery.

Circle K claims profit from Zaplink kiosks

July 28, 2003

BURNABY, B.C. -- Circle K Stores Inc.'s Zaplink Web-based kiosk program offers a growing number of products and services ranging from video messaging to…

Museum kiosks bring new dimension to exhibits

Museum curators are finding that interactive displays bring a new element of learning to their patrons, and help relieve the stodgy, mothball-laden image that…

Design a key element of any kiosk project

Design is one of the most critical aspects of a successful kiosk project, even if deployers don't realize it at first.

Probation check-in kiosks save millions for NYC police

July 27, 2003

NEW YORK CITY -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been under pressure to balance the city's budget without slashing services. The Department of Corrections is one…

Shoe store using scanners to size up customers

July 27, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The kids' shoe market is a crowded place, but Olly Shoes is trying to get a leg up with scanning technology that can tell a child's shoe…

E-ticket kiosk start of trouble for '`terrorist'

July 27, 2003

COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. -- Retired English teacher Joe Adams doesn't fit the terrorist profile.

Delta marks '03 kiosk milestone

July 24, 2003

ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - News) marked its 10 millionth kiosk check-in for 2003 on July 24 by hosting a customer celebration at Hartsfield…

New kiosk to help prevent unintended changes to machines

July 24, 2003

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Lindows has introduced a dedicated Web kiosk that is says is intended to prevent users from accidentally making catastrophic changes to…

Researchers identify problems in electronic voting machines

July 24, 2003

BALTIMORE -- Touchscreen voting machines manufactured by Diebold Election System may harbor serious software flaws that could allow voters or poll workers to…