Netkey-Fleet deployment earns KioskCom award

FleetBoston Financial's Investment Access Centers recently won KioskCom's best financial services kiosk award. "It is significant to realize that this is an…

Jewel store checks out automated shopping

May 6, 2003

MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Jewel Food Stores Inc. is testing an automated shopping, payment and checkout service with Symbol Technologies Inc. at a Jewel…

U.S.'s oldest community bank opens branch with kiosk

May 6, 2003

WESTERLY, R.I.-- The Washington Trust Company opened a branch in Warwick, R.I, that features an online banking kiosk, as well as two ATMs.

Independent music catalog OK'd for video jukebox

May 5, 2003

DETROIT -- Koch Entertainment, the No. 1 independent record company in the United States, said it has entered into a non-exclusive licensing and royalty…

Biometrics scanner launched at c-store event

May 4, 2003

DALLAS -- A biometric fingerprint scanner was unveiled last week by Optimal Robotics Corp. at NACStech 2003, the trade show for technology in the…

Kiosk pilot aims to boost tourism in UK

May 4, 2003

NORFOLK, England -- A pilot project is set to lead off a nationwide initiative designed to promote tourism in England, according to an article in The Business.

Internet advertising shows signs of rebound

May 4, 2003

NEW YORK -- Online analysts pointed to a handful of positive earnings announcements and an advertising survey as signs that the Internet advertising market is…

Linux-based kiosk software available for beta

May 1, 2003

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-WireSpring Technologies, a developer of software for public-information terminals, has started a public beta-test period for version 2.…

New security products for remote, wireless access

April 30, 2003

LAS VEGAS -- Working from an airport kiosk or Internet cafe is a good use of down time, but those areas haven't been considered the most secure environments.

Biometrics to be used for foreign visitors to U.S.

April 30, 2003

WASHINGTON -- Domestic-security agencies will begin this year to use computer equipment that recognizes fingerprints and other features to verify the…

Churchill Downs suites offer self-serve betting

April 30, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Churchill Downs will make gambling easy for the jet set, according to an article in the The Courier Journal. Twenty-three new luxury suites…

In with the Old

Retailers and other companies using or exploring kiosks may need to study the habits of their older consumers to determine how likely they are to use…

Award-winning self-service ski kiosk a real 'Livewire'

Driven to the edge of ruin by Sept. 11, Livewire International has gone on to develop a kiosk application recognized by the industry as the best in retail.

Kiosk companies invited to join global database

April 29, 2003

CORK, Ireland -- The Global Kiosk Industry Directory, a comprehensive listing of kiosk companies worldwide, is requesting submissions.

Vendor offers online paper ordering

April 29, 2003

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Automated Media Inc. has altered the ordering process for paper supplies for kiosks and ATMs with a real-time, online service available…

HR tech conference set for October

April 28, 2003

PHILADELPHIA -- The sixth annual Human Resources Technology Conference will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention center Oct. 8-10.

Australian businesses explore payroll kiosks

April 28, 2003

SYDNEY, Australia -- The Association for Payroll Specialists said one in 10 Australian workplaces has a self-service payroll kiosk for staff to view and change…

Australia latest to get newspaper kiosks

April 28, 2003

SYDNEY, Australia -- Australia will offer the International Newspaper Kiosk from PEPC Worldwide, a global distributor of digitally transmitted newspapers from…

Personal touch helps promo new transactions

Banks used tellers to help introduce ATMs to their customers in the late 1960s and early '70s. Now, several companies that are introducing new self-service…

NetShift brings UK community online

April 27, 2003

NEWBURY, England -- The United Kingdom is falling behind its European peers in the delivery of e-government, according to analyst firm IDC. That has prompted…