China deploys RFID in Olympic tickets

April 16, 2007

Sda-asia.com: As the mad scramble for tickets to the 2008 Beijing Olympics begins, organizers have announced that high-tech methods will be employed to…

Music downloads coming to fitness clubs, gyms

April 16, 2007

SALT LAKE CITY — Gym rats looking for the right tunes to burn fat, pump iron or pass time on the treadmill are about to hit the jackpot. An agreement…

WVU students develop biometric soda machine

April 16, 2007

Da.wvu.edu.com: Three students at West Virginia University have created a biometric system that allows people to scan their fingertips on a vending machine to…

MonVia launches contactless-payment solution

April 16, 2007

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — MonVia, a firm that helps accelerate growth of early stage start-ups, announced the launch of MobiBucks, a mobile payment solution.

CORRECTION: CashWorks

April 16, 2007

KioskMarketplace and Self-Service World ran a story involving CashWorks and a bill-payment kiosk rolled out through the QuickTrip convenience-store chain. The…

Opinion: Netpresenter exploits Virginia Tech killings in ill-timed press release

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

April 16, 2007

Good business people know always to be on the lookout for opportunities. They also know the difference between being on the lookout and being a vulture. …

Internet, gaming café debuts at Denver airport

April 15, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — ZOOX Stations Inc. and RMES Communications Inc. have teamed to bring the first Internet and PC game Café to Denver International Airport…

Redbox debuts at Chicago's Jewel-Osco

April 15, 2007

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Select Jewel-Osco locations are premiering redbox's fully automated DVD rental kiosks. Following a deal with SuperValu, redbox is…

FKI Logistex to automate Danish library

April 15, 2007

ODENSE, Denmark — FKI Logistex, announced the award of a contract from the Odense Central Library in Denmark for a fully automated item-handling and sorting…

Home Depot Canada expands NCR self-checkout

April 15, 2007

ONTARIO, Canada — NCR Corp. and The Home Depot announced a continued effort to roll out NCR's FastLane self-checkout system across Canada.    In June 2005…

Government agencies turn to AXCESS for laptop theft problem

April 15, 2007

DALLAS — AXCESS International Inc., a provider of dual-active RFID and real-time location systems solutions, announced that three civilian U.S. government…

Card use at vending machines raises expense

April 15, 2007

Bradenton.com: According to sales research from USA Technologies, consumers spend 32 percent more per vending transaction when using their credit and debit…

Mobile wallets not catching on with Japanese commuters

April 15, 2007

Cardtechnology.com: East Japan Railway commuters could download train tickets and recharge their Mobile Suica e-cash purse over the air to their phones…

Outsourcing provides alternative

Companies turn to manufacturing partners to stay focused.

Redbox debuts at Midwest retailer Albertsons

April 12, 2007

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Renting movies in the Western United States is more convenient than ever as select Albertsons locations premiere redbox fully…

RFID cards to replace all IDs at Slippery Rock U.

April 12, 2007

Theonlinerocket.com: RFID cards will replace Slippery Rock University's current ID cards used by all students, faculty and staff beginning in the fall, SRU…

U.K. airport to track travelers with RFID

April 12, 2007

RFIDupdate.com: British newspaper The Telegraph reports Manchester Airport, one of the United Kingdom's largest, has just wrapped a six-month passenger…

Coke machines get cashless payment technology

April 12, 2007

Birmingham.bizjournals.com: Coca-Cola United, The Coca-Cola Co.'s bottler based in Birmingham and the nation's third largest bottler, has begun installing in…

Isochron introduces VendCast vending solutions

April 12, 2007

AUSTIN, Texas — Isochron Inc., a leading provider of machine to machine solutions for the vending industry, introduced the VendCast integrated vending…

ULTIMedia expands global operations

April 12, 2007

ULTIMedia, has announced it has expanded operations and is opening offices in London and Dubai . This expansion comes shortly after ULTIMedia opened its…