Flextronics to acquire Solectron

June 3, 2007

RTTNews.com: Flextronics International Ltd. said it agreed to acquire Solectron Corp., a manufacturer of self-service and other vertical applications, for…

RealTime Shredding tackles identity theft at community bank

June 3, 2007

Realtime Shredding deployed its Self-Service Shredder in Frontier Bank branches in Colorado. As a result, the branches saw more foot traffic and more business…

PCI standards weigh heavy on ATMs, kiosks

Data security breaches are putting pressure on the self-service industry.

Thai Airways launches more self-service kiosks

May 31, 2007

Internet Travel News: Thai Airways International has launched a new range of passenger self-service functionality using SITA's Integration Platform. The new…

Retail kiosks expected to change consumer shopping

May 31, 2007

(Canada) Business Edge: Facing time-starved consumers and continuing labor shortages, retailers are looking to new technologies to change the way consumers…

Redbox expands to Northwest

May 31, 2007

Idaho Statesman: Redbox DVD rental kiosks are now available at most Albertsons stores throughout Idaho, as well as some located in Washington, Oregon, Montana…

ATMs in Central and Eastern Europe

In Eastern Europe, commercial development in the former, so-called Eastern Bloc, has created a need for greater financial services. And the ATM is at the…

NCR nabs kiosk deal with US Airways

May 30, 2007

ATLANTA — US Airways has signed agreements with NCR Corp. to deploy self-service check-in solutions from Kinetics, an NCR subsidiary, at all 107 US Airways…

Focus on the Family gets info kiosks

May 30, 2007

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — PSI Corp., d.b.a. Pantel Systems Inc., provider of customer-facing self-service systems, has announced a kiosk deployment deal…

Reliance Money to set up 10,000 kiosks in India

May 30, 2007

The Financial Express: Reliance Money, the financial trading platform promoted by Reliance Capital, says the company will increase its number of Web-enabled…

Second-gen. photo kiosks arrive in Middle East

May 30, 2007

DUBAI — Kodak has announced the launch of its second-generation Kodak Picture Kiosks in the Middle East. The kiosks, dubbed as being "your very own photo…

Research: DVD kiosk placements triple

May 30, 2007

Investor's Business Daily: The number of DVD rental kiosks in the United States at the end of 2006 more than tripled from a year earlier, hitting 3,700 units.

Informational kiosk hits Vietnamese streets

May 29, 2007

VietNamNet Bridge: Lam Dong's (Vietnam) departments of tourism, trade, post and telematics, and planning and investment have inaugurated an automatic…

HP unveils personal-shopping kiosk

May 29, 2007

PALO ALTO, Calif. — HP Labs has released a retail-store-assistant kiosk that provides customers with personalized shopping experiences designed to give…

Self-service shredding kiosk gets patent

May 29, 2007

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent for The Self-Service Shredder, built and marketed by RealTime Shredding…

Redbox donates kiosk proceeds to local charities

May 29, 2007

(Jacksonville, Fla.) Daily Record: Ten charities, including Ronald McDonald House, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation and Kesler…

Solectron earns Redbox's vendor excellence award

May 28, 2007

Emsnow.com: Solectron Corp. recieved the 2007 Vendor Excellence Award from Redbox Automated Retail. The award honors companies that have driven the…

RESEARCH: RFID market to grow 100 percent by 2010

May 28, 2007

RFID Update: Research firm In-Stat has released the 2007 update to its annual report about Wi-Fi-based real-time location systems. One of the key findings…

Scala, Spotmedia partner for mobile digital signage

May 28, 2007

EXTON, Pa. — Scala Inc., provider of end-to-end digital-signage software, announced that Spotmedia, a digital-signage-network operator in the Middle East, has…

Research firm takes a look at self-checkout

May 28, 2007

BOSTON — Mercator Advisory Group's new report, "Retail Self-Checkout: Providing Options for Merchants and Consumers," compares primary retail self-checkout…