FSV launches payroll debit card through Coinstar

April 24, 2003

HOUSTON--Financial Stored Value Payment Systems Ltd. (FSV) will partner with Coinstar Inc. to make available the first nationwide network of employee…

Experts disagree on state of European kiosk market

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Frost & Sullivan has issued a report that's critical of European kiosk vendors, but not everyone agrees.

Office Depot rolls out Ink Depot with kiosks

April 23, 2003

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--Office Depot Inc. announced a new feature designed to make shopping easier for customers who buy ink, toner and fax supplies. The launch…

U.K. voters back e-elections, poll shows

April 23, 2003

LONDON--Voters here might be more willing to turn out in elections if they could cast their votes electronically, according to a poll reported by Sky News.

Jupiter: Kiosk-aided foreign drug sales threat to U.S. pharmacies

April 22, 2003

NEW YORK--Analyst firm Jupiter Research estimated that U.S. consumers spent $700 million online to purchase prescription drugs from foreign online pharmacies…

AirTran expected to announce airport kiosks

April 22, 2003

ORLANDO--AirTran Airways plans to announce tomorrow that it will add self-service kiosks to some airports, a spokesman told KIOSKmarketplace.

Pharmacy partners aim to inform customers

April 21, 2003

PORTLAND, Ore.--Online beauty and pharmacy company drugstore.com will integrate healthcare content from Healthnotes Inc. onto its Web site. Healthnotes is a…

Printer vendor stays strong course

April 21, 2003

LEXINGTON, Ky. --Lexmark International Inc. today announced record financial results for the first quarter of 2003. First-quarter revenue was $1.108 billion…

Marconi breaks into interactive payphone market in Spain

April 21, 2003

London--Marconi announced that Telefonica Telecomunicaciones Publicas SA, the public payphone division of Telefonica Spain, has placed a "significant" order…

Intermec offers rebate on bar-code printers

April 21, 2003

EVERETT, Wash.--Intermec Technologies Corp. announced a $150 trade-in rebate program for its EasyCoder printers.

Memo to Chris: Fasten your Seatbelt

April 20, 2003

There's a new editor in kiosk-land, and we've given her the keys to the kiosk news kingdom. But first, here's a few first-week hints.

Foodservice company awards tech contract

April 20, 2003

BUFFALO, N.Y.--Barrister Global Systems Network Inc. announced it has been awarded a three-year, multi-million-dollar contract to provide point-of-sale…

Microcontrollers on stage at Embedded Systems Conference

April 20, 2003

SAN FRANCISCO -- ZiLOG will demonstrate its latest flash microcontrollers, the Z28 Encore family, at the Embedded Systems Conference here April 23-25. One…

Zimmerman joins NetWorld Alliance as kiosk editor

April 17, 2003

CHICAGO - Technology journalist Christine Zimmerman has joined the staff of NetWorld Alliance's KIOSKmarketplace.com as kiosk editor. She will be the primary…

Diocese implementing kiosk for e-giving

April 17, 2003

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Parishioners in the Catholic diocese will soon have a new way to make donations. A touchscreen kiosk from PlannedLegacy of Winnipeg…

Flat-panel vendor posts record sales for quarter

April 17, 2003

BEAVERTON, Ore.--Planar Systems Inc., maker of flat-panel display systems, recorded sales of $60.1 million in the second quarter of its fiscal 2003, up 2…

Software firm on verge of $10 million deal

April 16, 2003

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. - As of the start of business today, CMD Global Systems has changed its name to Carten Technologies Corp., according to chief executive…

Interactive design firm awarded for creativity

April 16, 2003

NEW YORK -- R/GA, known for designing kiosks at Ellis Island, this week won high marks in Adweek's annual "interactive agency report card" issue. The firm was…

Bigger, better KioskCom marks optimistic outlook

The 2003 KioskCom event in Las Vegas was notable for a full house, business optimism and a number of near ready-for-market projects.

Dock3 self-serve kiosk lets users do errands at work

April 15, 2003

SAN DIEGO--Here's a new breed of employee benefits: ordering groceries, buying tickets to the big game, renting DVDs, getting film processed, shipping personal…