Selecting the right touch screen to maximize results, Part 2

by Kurt Myrick — Technical Engineer, Phoenix Kiosk

Part 2 of 2 In my first blog about touch screens, I discussed basics and explained common touch screen sizes (including the benefits of having a large touch…

The bill payment world is flat

by Behshad Hastibakhsh — Director of Marketing, TIO Networks Corp

Browsing through Thomas Friedman’s book “The World is Flat”, I came across a passage on Wal-Mart’s entry into the world of banking and financial services. The…

Carriers to announce mobile payments venture

November 15, 2010

Major telecom firms Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA have joined with Discover Financial Services and Barclays Plc and are preparing to…

Versatile reports 1Q results, launches Self-Service Cloud platform

November 15, 2010

Versatile Systems reported recently fiscal first quarter revenues for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2010, of $9.2 million, generating a gross profit of $2.…

SUBWAY to accept FaceCash mobile payments at select outlets

November 15, 2010

Doctor's Associates Inc., the parent company of SUBWAY, the largest single-brand restaurant chain in the world, and Think Computer Corporation announced that…

Telcos launch 'Isis' mobile payments system

Telecom companies serving 200 million mobile phone customers take on the established payments system in the United States by offering payments via smart phone.

CETW: Voices from the Customer Engagement Technology World show floor

by Christopher Hall — w, t

The inaugural Customer Engagement Technology World show is in the books, and the reviews from the show floor are in.

U.S. Bank, Visa to begin mobile-payment pilot

U.S. Bank and Visa Inc. soon will begin testing mobile payments in more than a dozen states.

Customer Engagement Technology World 2010

Thousands of self-service, digital signage and kiosk industry stalwarts gathered at New York City's Javits Center in November for Customer Engagement…

DVD-rental kiosks driving Coinstar, NCR

November 14, 2010

Investors and partners are looking favorably on the prospects of revenues generated by DVD-rental kiosks operated by the two of the major firms in the sector…

Public Media Works teams, again, with Signifi to tackle Toronto

November 14, 2010

Sausalito, Calif.-based Public Media Works and its wholly-owned subsidiary, EntertainmentXpress Inc., announced they had entered into a Collaboration Agreement…

Finding success in self-service: Kiosk execs discuss 'How to's'

Leaders offer ideas on engaging consumers and partners to launch winning products.

Managing Electricity Costs with Kiosks and Metering

Self-service technolopgy, in combination with a smart grid, can change the utility purchase model.

DVD kiosk push brings 3Q revenue rise, small loss for Global Axcess

November 11, 2010

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Global Axcess Corp. reported a net loss of $96,000 in the third quarter on revenues of $5.8 million as the company invested in…

Tim Hortons coffee chain will close 36 stores, 18 kiosks in US

November 11, 2010

Oakville, Ontario-based coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons will step back in the New England market and close 36 stores and 18 self-service kiosks, the…

Ariane unveils Allegro, hotel self check-in/out via online, mobile, kiosk

November 11, 2010

Paris-based Ariane Systems, a provider of self-service check-in/out technology for the hospitality industry, will officially debut its Allegro…

3-D screen aims to catch eyes, sell chips at Circle K

ProVision 3D says its advertising system will expand to several large merchants next year.

Atlanta flyers may be top self-serve passengers

November 10, 2010

Passengers passing through the world's busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, are setting the pace for the rest of the world when…

ClariView launches touch screen information kiosks

November 10, 2010

Birmingham, U.K.-based ClariView Limited announced the introduction of its 17-inch and 19-inch touch screen information kiosks.

Zytronic compatible with NUITEQ’s touch screen technology

November 10, 2010

Blaydon, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom-based Zytronic announced that its Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT) sensors and supporting family of ZXY10…