TouchSystems' screens find home among pollsters

March 20, 2002

ROUND ROCK, Texas - Survey America Inc. has selected TouchSystems Corp.'s MediaTouch touchscreen to use for conducting polls, according to a TouchSystems news…

PayStar buys more Internet kiosks

March 20, 2002

LODI, Calif. - PayStar Corp. (OTCBB:PYST) is buying all 200 Internet kiosks owned by iCatcher Network Inc. of Baltimore, according to a PayStar news release.

Emplanet installs 401(k) kiosks

March 20, 2002

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. - Jordan's Furniture Company has selected Emplanet Inc. to service its 401(k) plan, according to an Emplanet news release.

Chile: Kiosks For Everyone

March 20, 2002

Kiosk usage is accelerating in this South American nation. But deployers are still looking for ways to overcome the poverty divide that keeps some people from…

Read all about it: Thai hospital adds newspaper kiosk

March 20, 2002

BANGKOK, Thailand - One of Asia's leading hospitals has turned to a kiosk to keep patients up with news from around the world. Dutch-based technology company…

VendTek testing phone-service kiosks in China

March 20, 2002

VANCOUVER - Self-service technology provider VendTek Systems Inc. (CDNX:VSI), envisioning the world's most populous country, China, as a future market for…

Zephyr prescribes to Helios Health

March 20, 2002

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Online health care resource provider Helios Health Inc. has experienced pretty much everything the Internet boom and bust cycle can…

Virtgame.com takes next step with betting software

March 19, 2002

SAN DIEGO - Virtgame.com has moved one step closer in its efforts to make betting easier for computer and kiosk users in Nevada. Primeline Race Book, a Web-…

Selecting an operating system for kiosks

KIOSKmarketplace asked computer expert Debra Littlejohn Shinder for an overview of the different operating systems available for kiosk systems.

American Airlines expands check-in service to Houston

March 19, 2002

HOUSTON - American Airlines has expanded its OneStop Self-Service check-in service, adding kiosks at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The…

ObjectSoft files for bankruptcy

March 19, 2002

KIOSKmarketplace has learned that troubled kiosk maker ObjectSoft Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: OSFT.OB) has ceased operations.

Trehy flies to Shopping Mall Online

March 19, 2002

EVERSON, Wash. - Veteran airline executive V. Roni Trehy has joined Shopping Mall Online, Inc., as vice president of aviation new business development as the…

Pharmacy kiosks teach about heart disease

March 19, 2002

DALLAS - To help consumers understand how to prevent heart disease, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Pharmaceutical Association Foundation…

Diebold elects to enter voting kiosk biz

March 19, 2002

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - ATM and kiosk maker Diebold Inc. (NYSE: DBD) has revised its offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Global Election Systems Inc.

Pew Center funds kiosks

March 19, 2002

WASHINGTON - A newspaper is setting up neighborhood kiosks as one of many high-tech initiatives funded by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism this year…

Revenues soar in 2nd quarter at Paystar

March 19, 2002

LODI, Calif. - Paystar Corp., which has been building its business through mergers and acquisitions this year, reported revenues of $5.3 million in the second…

Why use kiosk development software?

For creating a kiosk system, kiosk-based application development software has some advantages worth considering.

Ferris produces VR for Olympic tour

March 19, 2002

ARLINGTON, Texas - Ferris Productions Inc., a virtual reality entertainment company, will produce a 360-degreee, first-person virtual experience of the 120K…

Cashless gaming technology patented

March 19, 2002

LAS VEGAS - A new technology may virtually eliminate the need to carry cash at casinos, according to a news release issued by Innovative Gaming Corp. of…

Cybertotems shuffles management team

March 19, 2002

Robert Gallner has taken over as acting president and chief executive officer at Cybertotems, a kiosk maker with headquarters in Cooper City, Fla. and offices…