Kiosk news: Parking kiosks turn major profit for Seattle

April 24, 2006

Our Sponsor DFI TechnologiesThousands of embedded/industrial boards, modules and systems are shipped each month to major OEMs worldwide…

From handprints to heartbeats: Acceptance grows for biometrics

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

No longer the stuff of science fiction, biometric technology is seeing major growth in both innovation and levels of consumer acceptance. New systems move from…

Michigan takes in $3 million at license-renewal kiosks

April 20, 2006

The Detroit News: At the one-year mark, a state program to let vehicle owners renew their tags at kiosks has been used by 30,000 Michigan drivers, bringing in…

Parking kiosks turn major profit for Seattle

April 20, 2006

ePaynews: Payment card-enabled parking kiosks will bring the city of Seattle about $16 million in revenue in 2006, $6 million more than in 2003. With the new…

OfficeMax rolls out ink-refill kiosks

April 20, 2006

Chain Store Age: OfficeMax has implemented an ink-refill program that allows customers to replenish old computer printer cartridges rather than buying new…

Winners of the 2006 KioskCom Excellence Awards announced

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

For the fifth year, KioskCom has handed out accolades to the best self-service applications and providers. Here are the big winners.

Out with the old, in with self-service

by Robert Fincher — EVP, NetWorld Alliance

April 19, 2006

Retailers must save themselves. Customer service is on the decline, and only self-service can save it. NetWorld Alliance's Self-Service Division vice president…

Kiosk news: Registration begins for the 2006 Outstanding Achievement Awards

April 19, 2006

Our Sponsor Olea Inc. is a leader in custom branded self service terminals and Kiosks. Olea's bespoke designs are brand focused to drive…

EDITH cashless gaming kiosk wins award

April 19, 2006

LAS VEGAS - QuikPlay's EDITH (Electronic Debit Interactive Terminal Housing) has been recognized as one of Casino Journal's Top 20 Most Innovative New Gaming…

AWG forms strategic relationship with NCR

April 19, 2006

ATLANTA - Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG), the second-largest cooperative grocery wholesaler in the United States, has signed an agreement with NCR…

Registration begins for the 2006 Outstanding Achievement Awards

April 19, 2006

LOUISVILLE, KY.- Self-Service World is now accepting entries for the 2006 Outstanding Achievement Awards.

Made for each other

April 18, 2006

This article appeared in the Retail Self-Service Executive Summary, Spring 2006.

How to avoid maintenance calls

April 18, 2006

This article appeared in the Retail Self-Service Executive Summary, Spring 2006.

Kiosk-enabled home vault tracks wine use

April 18, 2006

This article appeared in the Retail Self-Service Executive Summary, Spring 2006.

Apunix teams up with Verifone

April 18, 2006

Apunix is now building the software for Verifone's multimedia kiosks. Both companies debuted the solutions at Kioskcom '06 in Las Vegas, NV.

Self-checkout driving Europe's POS market growth

April 18, 2006

ePaynews: New self-checkout and loyalty programs at supermarkets and hypermarkets in Europe and the MEA region drove a 4 percent growth in the POS market in…

Continental Airlines installs 1000th kiosk

April 18, 2006

HOUSTON - Continental Airlines announced in a news release that it installed its 1,000th self-check-in kiosk in Bogota, Colombia. Continental now offers more…

Cinebank, The Movie Case adopt ELO Media DVD rental kiosk

April 18, 2006

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Cinebank, based in San Jose, Puerto Rico, and The Movie Case, based in Herndon, Va., have begun installing DVD rental kiosks manufactured by…

eAnytime Kiosks offers automated solution for dry cleaners

April 18, 2006

COLUMBUS, Ohio - eAnytime Kiosks Inc. has announced its DropOff & PickUp station, which addresses dry cleaning, laundering, alterations, leather apparel…

The plastic card with a built-in finger scanner

April 17, 2006

The Wise Marketer: US-based SmartMetric Inc. has developed a practical fingerprint microchip/sensor for use in any type of wallet-sized plastic card, whether…