Panel points out customer advantages of kiosks

It is critical to clearly show potential kiosk deployers the power of self-service technology, according to a panel of experts who spoke this month at Retail…

Sears, Dell end kiosk experiment

June 23, 2003

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- A high-profile experiment between Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Dell Computer Corp. has ended with Dell shutting down personal-computer…

Texas travel kiosk capturing tourism data

June 23, 2003

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Stopping at a highway rest area in Texas could help you discover some of the state's best-kept secrets - all courtesy of a…

Alabama mall opens BellSouth bill-payment kiosks

June 23, 2003

Custom Engineering has new kiosk, ATM printer

June 23, 2003

PARMA, Italy -- Custom Engineering has unveiled the VKP80, its latest generation of kiosk, ATM and ticket printer.

Delta Air to test baggage-tracking technology in fall

June 22, 2003

ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines will begin tests of Radio Frequency Identification technology this fall to better track passenger baggage and air-cargo shipments.

NetWorld Alliance announces Keefner departure

June 22, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- NetWorld Alliance announces the departure of senior vice president Craig Keefner.

Sears using kiosks to qualify new sales hires

June 19, 2003

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Before job applicants at Sears, Roebuck and Co. even sit down for an interview, they must answer questions at an electronic kiosk…

Red Lobster experiments with '`guest-navigation' system

June 19, 2003

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Restaurants have been going high tech for some time. Few waitpersons write anything down anymore. They just go tap your order onto a…

Kiosks in India will let citizens conduct business

June 19, 2003

MUMBAI, India -- Imagine paying your civic taxes, telephone and electricity bills, income tax and booking railway tickets, all under a single roof. I-Setu, the…

Target to roll out loyalty program in Q3

June 18, 2003

MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Corp. is on track to roll out the loyalty program for its smart cards in the third quarter. Consumers will insert their cards into kiosks…

Seminar to address driving retail sales with interactive apps

June 18, 2003

IRVINE, Calif., and BRANFORD, Conn. -- How retailers and automakers can drive sales during tough economic times by using interactive sales applications is the…

Kodak cuts in half profit estimate for Q2

June 18, 2003

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Every time it seems as if 2003 cannot get worse for the Eastman Kodak Company, it does, according to an article in The New York Times.

Human touch at the ATM -- without the human

"Avatars," animated characters, help fill the human void in automated transactions.

Free Internet service kiosks in Boston this July

June 17, 2003

BOSTON -- This summer, commuters and others walking though Dudley Square in Roxbury will be able to check their email and surf the Internet in the MBTA's…

Mini-vault kiosk accepts renter payments

June 17, 2003

PORTLAND -- SafePak Corp., manufacturer of bank security products, has introduced PayStation Mini-Vault for the self-storage and apartment industries.

Info Touch kiosks give community Internet access

June 17, 2003

BURNABY, British Columbia -- Info Touch Technologies Corp. and the St- AlbertCAP.com Society announced the unveiling of nine kiosks and the official…

Photo kiosks, digital minilab sales will remain strong, study says

June 16, 2003

BOSTON - Both digital minilabs and photo kiosks should experience double-digit percentage growth rates through 2007, according to a report by Info Trends…

Kodak, Nokia partner on kiosks, cell-phone pictures

June 15, 2003

HELSINKI, Finland -- Nokia and Eastman Kodak Co. will make it easier for users of the Finnish company's mobile phones to store, print and share digital…

Revolutionary War site with kiosks a dream for town

June 15, 2003

CAMDEN, S.C. -- August 16, 2005, will mark the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Camden, a critical battle in the Revolutionary War. If town leaders have…