NCR installs self-checkout in Philly supermarket chain

September 11, 2003

ATLANTA -- NCR Corp. announced that Clemens Family Markets, a 22-store suburban Philadelphia supermarket chain, is offering its shoppers the option to scan…

Alaska, Horizon Air incent customers to use e-ticketing

September 10, 2003

SEATTLE -- Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are making several policy changes to encourage customers to use electronic tickets, enhancing customer convenience…

Pie Networks buys rights to more than 400 kiosks

September 10, 2003

VICTORIA, Australia -- Internet kiosk operator Pie Networks has purchased the assets of British company Public Internet Services Ltd., which is in liquidation.

Restaurant manager accused of $200,000 ATM theft

September 10, 2003

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Matthew James Olivero, a 29 year-old assistant manager at a McDonald's restaurant, has been charged with helping himself to about $200,00…

Delta launches interline ticketing with Alaska Airlines

September 9, 2003

ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines announced the launch of interline electronic ticketing (ET) with Alaska Airlines, extending the convenience of electronic ticketing…

Vendors provide apps, management for top-up kiosks

September 9, 2003

NEWBURY, England -- Alphyra, European electronic transaction business, has teamed up with Infopoint, application developers for global retail and financial…

Elo offers touchmonitor with infrared sensor

September 8, 2003

FREMONT, Calif. -- Elo TouchSystems Inc., a business unit of Tyco Electronics, announced a new 15-inch LCD touchmonitor that features the company's…

Kinko's selects Mosaic transaction software

September 8, 2003

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- Mosaic Software, global transaction processing solutions provider, announced that Kinko's Inc. has selected its Postilion EFT software…

Floral eKiosk to offer fresh deliveries 24 hours a day

September 7, 2003

SYDNEY, Australia -- An automated self-service vending machine that will provide access to fresh flowers any time of day recently won a YellowPages Business…

Aussie gov't expands campaign on travel advisories

September 7, 2003

ADELAIDE, Australia -- The federal government launched an $8.4-million media campaign and new interactive kiosks to heighten awareness of Australian travel…

Avnet to distribute LG. Philips displays

September 7, 2003

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Avnet Applied Computing Solutions, a division of Avnet Inc., announced a distribution agreement with LG.Philips LCD, provider of thin-film…

Kiosks, ATMs finally meeting, vendors say

September 4, 2003

SAN FRANCISCO -- SwipeUSA announced that it deployed its first high-security, outdoor ATM enclosure at a business complex in Berkeley, Calif.

Elo adds 12.1-inch touchmonitors to line

September 4, 2003

FREMONT, Calif. -- Elo TouchSystems Inc., a business unit of Tyco Electronics, announced its new 1247L, a 12.1-inch LCD rear-mount touchmonitor. This extend…

Healthnotes launches new version of kiosk software

September 4, 2003

PORTLAND -- Healthnotes Inc. announced the release of version 7.7 of Healthnotes Retail Solutions, which includes touchscreen kiosk and Web applications that…

NetShift managed services locked down tight

NetShift hosts managed services for 20 clients from a nuclear bunker built by American forces.

Iowa plans memorial kiosk for local Medal of Honor recipients

September 3, 2003

DES MOINES, Iowa -- State officials plan to spend $125,000 on a multi-media kiosk recognizing the more than 80 Iowans who have won the Medal of Honor, the…

CeroView to help Texas patients find facilities

September 3, 2003

IRVINE, Calif. -- CeroView, provider of turnkey kiosk solutions, has won a contract to develop a way-finding kiosk network for JPS Health Systems in Fort…

ACLU: face-recognition tech not ready for prime time

September 3, 2003

BOSTON -- Facial-recognition technology failed to match identities in 38 percent of test cases among a group of employees at Logan International Airport…

Starbucks, Kraft intro interactive unit to grocery shelves

September 3, 2003

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Starbucks Coffee Company and Kraft Foods, Starbucks grocery sales and distribution partner, recently introduced the Starbucks Interactive…

Lexmark intros alternative to photo kiosks

September 2, 2003

LEXINGTON, Ky -- Lexmark International Inc. has introduced its answer to photo kiosks with a device that consumers can use in their homes: the PrinTrio Photo…