Info Touch announces bill-payment agreement with MetroPCS

January 11, 2006

BURNABY, B.C. - Info Touch Technologies Corp., owners of the TIO Network, announced in a news release an agreement with MetroPCS Wireless Inc. to enable…

""Mini shoppers"" will embrace self-service

January 10, 2006

LONDON - Sixty-six percent of people say they want self-service at the checkout to make shopping faster and more convenient as they fit more "mini shops" into…

Info Touch adds Cingular payment to TIO Network

January 10, 2006

BURNABY, B.C. - Info Touch Technologies Corp. announced in a news release an agreement that enables Cingular Wireless LLC customers to make real-time bill…

Angelo's Burgers gets touchscreen ordering

January 10, 2006

LAS VEGAS - RoboServer Systems Corp. announced in a news release that it has successfully completed the installation of its Line Buster Self-Serve Machine for…

Indianapolis airport takes step toward Registered Traveler program

January 10, 2006

Information Week: The long-talked-about Registered Traveler program is picking up momentum as its national rollout this summer nears. Indianapolis…

Janelle Barlow, chief executive of Branded Customer Service, to speak at Self-Service & Kiosk Show

January 10, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - In her keynote presentation at the upcoming Self-Service & Kiosk Show, Janelle Barlow, one of today's foremost brand experts, will…

Smarte Carte adds services for travelers

January 9, 2006

Pioneer Press: Smarte Carte provides baggage cart, locker and stroller services at more than 1,000 airports, train stations, bus terminals, shopping centers…

Group Health Cooperative selects StrandVision digital signage system

January 8, 2006

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - StrandVision LLC, a provider of hosted digital signage services, announced in a news release that Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire has…

More good news for McDonald's DVD kiosks

January 8, 2006

Longmont (Colorado) Business News: Redbox is using two of the four Longmont McDonald's owned by Bob Charles to test drive-through DVD rental boxes - the first…

Wincor World '06 highlights comprehensive banking, retail solutions

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Innovation in system architecture is changing the way retailers do business. At Wincor World 2006, more than 70 Wincor partners from around the world will be…

Motorola, Kodak announce global mobile-imaging partnership

January 5, 2006

LAS VEGAS - Motorola Inc. and Eastman Kodak Co. announced in a news release a 10-year global product, cross-licensing and marketing alliance.

Egami label to provide content for kiosks, online

January 5, 2006

Video Business Online: Image Entertainment's digital rights subsidiary Egami has inked an output deal with Lightning Content Distribution.

The psychology of self-service

Consumers now prefer DIY to `customer service.' What is it about the personality of self-service customers that makes them different from someone expecting a…

Ritz rolling out next-gen Kodak kiosks

January 4, 2006

TWICE: Ritz Camera Centers, the country's largest specialty retail camera and photo chain, has begun installing Kodak's new G4 digital photo kiosks in all of…

Photo Kiosks: A spectrum of users

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Printing choices, cheap SLRs are driving the growth of an already robust market.

Making sense of software data standards

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The Association for Retail Technology Standards recently upgraded three of its XML schemes to final standards. But factors like competition, legacy systems and…

JCM American, TransAct sign agreement

January 3, 2006

LAS VEGAS - JCM American Corp. and TransAct Technologies Inc. announced in a news release they have signed a final agreement, bringing together the sales…

U.S. Army deploys NCR kiosks for military personnel

January 3, 2006

ATLANTA - Self-service kiosks from NCR Corp. are helping provide U.S. Army soldiers with a less stressful way to manage their finances while stationed at…

Kiosk magazine changes name to Self-Service World

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 3, 2006

Kiosk magazine, published by Louisville, Ky.-based NetWorld Alliance (which also publishes this Web site), is undergoing a change, and with the new year comes…

Five things to expect in 2006

January 2, 2006

USA Today: The newspaper suggests five big business trends looming for the coming year, and one of them is the predicted success of Registered Traveler, the…