Kiosk biometrics: All in favor say eye

The growth of e-commerce at kiosks has created a desire for better methods of security and user authentication. The result: biometrics.

Pienetworks gets a slice of lastminute.com's business

March 19, 2002

LONDON - Kiosk supplier Pienetworks PLC has reached an agreement with the on-line travel assistance company lastminute.com to supply and maintain five kiosks…

Shopping Mall exec to speak in New York

March 19, 2002

EVERSON, Wash. - Shopping Mall Online Inc., chief executive officer Robert Pratt has been invited to speak about the company's new line of airport kiosks at a…

Outdoor Intel casts eye toward map kiosks

March 19, 2002

BOULDER, Colo. - Outdoor digital technology company Outdoor Intel has entered into a strategic partnership with National Geographic's mapping division that…

SMO expanding airport kiosk lines

March 19, 2002

NEW YORK - SMO Multimedia Corp. (Pink Sheets:SMOC), which has spent the past year developing a line of information and assistance kiosks for airports and…

Overdrive writes new chapter in retail kiosk services

March 19, 2002

CLEVELAND - OverDrive Inc., a Cleveland-based company specializing in technology and services for the distribution of digital content, has created a new…

NetShift launches new version of software package

March 19, 2002

NEWBURY, England - Saying it would push public access network solutions to new heights, NetShift Software Ltd. has released the latest version of its NetShift…

Kiosks, convenience, and the UK

British convenience store chains are finding kiosks a valuable tool for offering retail goods and online functionality. The main question is how far the…

Londoners finding kiosks a big i-plus

Cityspace Ltd. is taking kiosks to the streets as a way to help London citizens interact with their local governments.

CD-ROM kiosks help NUWAVE sell software

March 18, 2002

NEW YORK - NUWAVE Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), maker of PicturePrep Deluxe digital photo and video enhancement software, has signed a licensing agreement…

Businesswear on tour at Dockers kiosk

March 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO - A 15-city U.S. tour called Style@Work, beginning August 21, 2001, is designed to promote Dockers and Slates clothes through fashion shows…

PayStar adding wireless Internet access to kiosks

March 18, 2002

LODI, Calif. - PayStar Corp. (OTCBB:PYST), a company that is aggressively pursuing the public access Internet kiosk, cashless ATM, prepaid telecom services and…

U.K. phone company tries Internet kiosks

March 18, 2002

LONDON - NWP Communications plans to try out 30 Internet kiosks at its existing payphone sites at airports and railway stations across the U.K., according to…

DSL: Is it up to speed?

Although DSL is cheap and fast, it can also be a problem for kiosk systems that rely on it.

The business died, but Helios Health's assets live on

March 18, 2002

SHREWSBURY, N.J. - Helios Health Inc., an Atlanta-based company that had installed e-Station informational kiosks in doctors' offices and hospital waiting…

Air Canada expands kiosk check-in

March 18, 2002

HALIFAX - Add Halifax International Airport to the list of Canadian airports where Air Canada's Express Check-In kiosk service is available.

Bell Helicopter brings kiosks to shop floor

March 18, 2002

BLOOMFIELD, Colo. - Bell Helicopter has installed 25 kiosks at its Texas manufacturing plant to keep its office and shop floor employees informed of company…

Arizona State plugs in to student needs with kiosks

March 18, 2002

TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State University has unveiled an entertainment center at its student union that will allow students to send e-mail and access the…

Germany: Buying insurance directly via kiosks

by Eckhard Reimann — Owner, ERCM

In his latest column from Germany, Eckhard Reimann explains how insurance companies are using kiosks to answer customer questions and provide policies

IBM awards quality designation to Netkey software

March 18, 2002

BRANFORD, Conn. - International computer manufacturer IBM has granted a StoreProven designation to programs designed by kiosk software provider Netkey for…