Gift card incentive survey reveals real goal

August 1, 2005

The Wise Marketer: A new survey shows that 75 percent of U.S. companies offering incentives to customers do so for retention purposes, while only about half…

ITC to investigate Symbol

August 1, 2005

EVERETT, Wash. - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to investigate allegations that Symbol Technologies, of Holtsville, N.Y., has violated U.S.

Info Touch facilitates prepaid utility program

August 1, 2005

QUITMAN, Texas - Wood County Electric Cooperative and Info Touch Technologies announced in a news release the successful launch of their prepaid utility…

Photo kiosk sales to rebound, says study

August 1, 2005

WEYMOUTH, Mass. - Although sales of photo kiosks and digital minilabs were down slightly in 2004, the number of people printing at retail is up, driving…

More photo kiosk frustration

August 1, 2005

PC World: More agitated commentary on the maintenance of photo kiosks: "Is it just me, or is every second digital photo kiosk on the blink? ... Two were…

CASE STUDY: Ezscreen helps art therapy miracle

July 31, 2005

An Ezscreen touchscreen PC offers a 5-year-old quadriplegic patient artistic freedom and therapy.

Digital signage company makes strong NASDAQ debut

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

China's Focus Media Holdings recently went public, raising US$170 million and watching its per-share price rise 19 percent on day one. It was a strong showing…

Thomson to pay $285 million for PRN

July 31, 2005

Aka.tv: Hot on the heels of 3M's agreement to buy Mercury Online Solutions, French media firm Thomson announced that it will acquire U.S. retail-media network…

Photo booth firm to enter photo kiosk space

July 31, 2005

The Times Online (U.K.): Photo-Me, a company that specializes in photo booths for passport and license use, has ventured into the photo kiosk market. The firm…

Reaching the masses: making self-service devices accessible

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Hardware and software designers constantly fine-tune their work to build a kiosk that is usable by as many people as possible. Satisfying government…

Firefox extension optimizes browser for kiosk use

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

July 28, 2005

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - The popular Internet browser Firefox - which has chipped away at the market share of Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer browser…

Researching RFID's surveillance potential

July 28, 2005

RFID Journal: The similarities to the "Sorting Hat" in the Harry Potter books are strong: Stapleton-Gray's "Sorting Door" project aims to test the potential…

HoloTouch adds relay output

July 27, 2005

DARIEN, Conn. - R. Douglas McPheters, president of HoloTouch Inc., and John Breitenbach, president of Atlantex Corp., announced in a news release that their…

Stored-value cards becoming 'a new industry'

July 27, 2005

ePaynews: Stored-value cards give banks and retailers opportunities to convert paper-based payments to electronic transactions and to benefit from the cost…

Supermarket loyalty programs aim at 'e-relationships'

July 27, 2005

The Wise Marketer: Most grocery loyalty programs now collect e-mail addresses, according to a new report from Retail Systems Consulting. More than 50 percent…

Photo kiosks bring retailers new profit streams

July 26, 2005

ePaynews: Digital cameras are becoming increasingly prolific - one estimate says that 70 percent of all U.S. homes will own at least one of them by 2007, up…

Demanding customer service

July 26, 2005

Kiosks.org: Kiosks.org Association executive director Greg Swistak reports on a survey by Forrester Research that shows that self-service and kiosk…

Use of hotel kiosks continues to grow

July 26, 2005

HOTELS: Kiosk adoption by chains like Hilton, Marriott and Hyatt continues to increase, with functionality likewise growing. "The surge in hotel kiosks comes…

3M to acquire Mercury Online Solutions

July 25, 2005

ST. PAUL, Minn. - 3M announced in a news release it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mercury Online Solutions Inc., a provider of hardware…

FutureLogic joins Gaming Standards Association

July 25, 2005

GLENDALE, Calif. - FutureLogic Inc., manufacturer of thermal ticket printers for cashless gaming, announced in a news release that it has joined the Gaming…