IBM SA uses kiosks to inform employees about HIV/AIDS

December 3, 2002

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -On Dec. 3, IBM South Africa unveiled two kiosks it installed in its head office to inform staff and suppliers about HIV and AIDS…

Digital newspapers coming to World Trade Centers

December 2, 2002

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Visitors to any of the 297 World Trade Centers around the world can soon print and purchase their favorite newspaper from PEPC's…

FastLane checkouts unveiled Down Under

December 2, 2002

SYDNEY, Australia -- NCR Corp. will introduce its FastLane self-checkout lanes to consumers in Australia early next year. Two Big W stores in New South Wales…

Home Depot adds NCR FastLane to its lineup

December 2, 2002

ATLANTA -- Home Depot, the second largest retailer in the United States, announced on Dec. 2 that it will install NCR FastLane self-checkout lanes in…

Megaplay offers music, movie, games previews

December 1, 2002

Shoppers can now play before they pay at Virgin Entertainment Group's 23 North American Megastores, where 132 new MegaPlay kiosks allow customers can sample up…

Locator kiosks use radio frequency technology; app is used at amusement parks

November 26, 2002

DALLAS -- The "Lost Parents" booth at amusement parks may be a thing of the past, if SafeTzone Technologies Corporation, of Laguna Hills, Calif., has its way.

Canadian software developer, S. African kiosk designer in joint venture

November 25, 2002

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The Canadian Alliance for Business in South Africa (CABSA), which identifies joint ventures in both established and emerging…

Kodak's Gary joins Kiosks.org Association board

November 24, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Rick Gary, worldwide operations director of Eastman Kodak's Consumer Imaging Service & Support, Retail Business Segment, has joined the…

American Wagering develops kiosk that offers 24/7 sports betting

November 24, 2002

LAS VEGAS -- American Wagering Inc., Nevada's largest provider of computerized sports betting systems to casinos, has developed a kiosk that allows gamblers to…

Trintech to provide transaction reconciliation for 7-Eleven's Vcom program

November 24, 2002

DALLAS and DUBLIN, Ireland -- 7-Eleven, Inc. will use Trintech Group Plc's (Nasdaq: TTPA; Neuer Markt: TTP) ReconNET 6.1 to manage transaction reconciliation…

NETSHIFT, THE HUB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AND FUJITSU CREATE THE UK'S MOST ADVANCED IN-STORE INFORMATION NETWORK

November 21, 2002

Vodafone picture messaging gets big screen debut

ActiveLight intros Dynamic Digital Signage Resource Directory

November 21, 2002

SEATTLE,  Wash. -- ActiveLight, Inc., a distributor of plasma displays for dynamic signage, has created a new Dynamic Digital Signage Resource Directory.

Showintel, Channel M to co-market advertising to theaters

November 21, 2002

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Showintel Networks, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SWNW), which installs advertising plasma screens and loyalty kiosks at movie theaters, and…

Diebold gets another touchscreen voting deal, in San Diego

November 21, 2002

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Chads will be a thing of the past for San Diego voters come 2004, when the County of San Diego switches to a touch screen voting system…

Plasma forecast is cool, clear...and costly

Kiosk deployers aren't rushing out to buy plasma displays just yet, but as prices fall and demand for large and vivid displays increase, demand is heating up.

Canadian medical center uses kiosks to improve customer service

November 20, 2002

MONTREAL, Quebec -- Tiny Tots Medical Centre, Canada's largest privately owned pediatric ambulatory care facility, says it has completed a successful 9 month…

Is software the driving force behind kiosks?

November 20, 2002

Neil Farr, managing director of Working Solutions in the U.K., discusses the importance of software to a successful kiosk solution. 

7-Eleven hopes auto insurance will help drive Vcom revenue

November 19, 2002

DALLAS -- 7-Eleven, Inc. (NYSE: SE) has formed a five-year strategic alliance with Public Access Insurance, a company that promotes and sells automobile…

UK company brings community service to kiosks

November 19, 2002

LONDON -- The National Missing Persons Helpline (NMPH) Web site, which includes the free telephone numbers of both NMPH and Message Home Helpline, will soon be…

Where in the World are Web Payphones?

In public spaces, consumers are slowly getting their arms around the concept of paying for Internet access at kiosks, or Web payphones, but it's far from what…