McAfee secures airline kiosks

August 12, 2007

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — McAfee Inc. has announced that McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i now supports the Windows XP Embedded operating system. By expanding…

Humane Society kiosk makes it easy to donate

August 12, 2007

Ventura County (Calif.) Star: Giving abandoned, neglected and abused animals a second chance has been the mission of the Humane Society of Ventura…

Vanguard wins for car rental kiosks

Alamo and National Rent a Car win Industry Deployer award.

REPORT: Consumers want prescription-pickup kiosks

August 9, 2007

NEW HOPE, Pa. — Wilson Health Information LLC, a consumer insight firm, reports that more than 33,000 pharmacy customers cite convenience as one of the top…

Iowa straw poll challenged over voting machines

August 8, 2007

KCCI-TV, Channel 8 (Des Moines, Iowa): This weekend's Iowa Republican Straw poll is being challenged. A national group is threatening legal action over the…

NCR to open office in World Trade Center

August 8, 2007

Dayton (Ohio) Business Journal: NCR Corp. is planning to open a 40,000-square-foot customer-briefing center in Manhattan. Lorraine Russell, NCR spokeswoman…

NCR looks to benefit from in-store embarrassment

August 8, 2007

The (New Zealand) National Business Review: If you find it embarrassing buying libido-enhancing vitamins, hemorrhoid cream, incontinence products and…

Self-service improves wait times

August 8, 2007

The Wall Street Journal: When the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was planning a new concourse, prime tenant Alaska Airlines insisted on a…

NCR invests in contactless, NFC tech

August 7, 2007

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. has made a minority investment in Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech Inc., provider of payment terminals and software, to incorporate…

Wal-Mart adds movie-making to photo kiosks

August 7, 2007

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Sequoia Media Group announced the launch of myMovieMaker, a new product available at all Wal-Mart stores that…

REPORT: Self-service improves customer service, differentiation

August 7, 2007

BOSTON — Research report "Killer Kiosks: Redefining the Customer Experience Through Self-Service," published by Aberdeen Group, reveals that 88 percent of the…

Self-service check-in deployed at Ga. med center

August 6, 2007

MAITLAND, Fla. — Patients at the Georgia Heart Center, a service of the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, Ga., can now check in for medical…

US Airways to replace kiosks in Charlotte

August 6, 2007

The Charlotte Observer: The screens will be a little bigger, and the color will be a little lighter. Those are among the small changes that travelers who use…

Self-service banking gains interest in Philippines

August 6, 2007

The Manila Bulletin: Self-service banking is slowly but surely getting interest from major Philippine banks, which are continuously looking for ways to…

Rental stores use new tactics to combat kiosks

August 5, 2007

Video Business: Independent rental stores are trying new tactics, including lower prices, longer rental periods and more DVDs stocked for sale, in a…

Tithing by kiosk? 'Amen,' say churches

August 5, 2007

The Southern Illinoisan: At the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Dallas, parishioners have signed up to give tithes and offerings automatically…

Lifeclinic, 3M take kiosks to pharmacies

August 5, 2007

BURTONSVILLE, Md. — Lifeclinic International Inc., manufacturer and distributor of automated health testing kiosks, and 3M Digital Signage have announced an…

Moscow airport deploys first CUSS kiosks in Russia

August 2, 2007

Travel Daily News: The first common-use self-service airline passenger kiosks deployed in Russia have been delivered by ARINC Inc. The nine check-in kiosks…

Hertz car-rental kiosks to open in Florida

August 1, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hertz Corp. says it plans to roll out a new company that puts travelers in the driver's seat.   Simply Wheelz, which will operate under the…

Hilton's CIO champions self-service

August 1, 2007

ZDNet: With hundreds of kiosks installed at more than 300 Hilton Hotels, Hilton's chief information officer says Hilton is using self-service to meet customer…