US Airways adds staff, upgrades kiosks

April 26, 2007

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: US Airways said Thursday it will hire more than 1,000 people, upgrade about 600 check-in kiosks and make other customer-service…

Grocery chain replaces video rental counter with DVD kiosks

April 25, 2007

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — E-Z Movie Rental, headquartered in Utah, used to have an established video rental service in the Foodland grocery store chain in Hawaii, and…

RFID speeds payment at car wash

April 25, 2007

RFID Journal: American drivers love to pamper their cars, but they don't like waiting in line at the car wash. Innovative Concepts Systems, a company that…

Self Service Excellence Awards winners announced

April 25, 2007

Winners were announced yesterday for the 2007 Self Service Excellence Awards at the Self Service Expo (formerly known as KioskCom). Below are finalists by…

Fujitsu to distribute mCosm interactive displays

April 25, 2007

FRISCO, Texas — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and mCosm LLC announced a strategic partnership under which Fujitsu will resell the Touch&Go line of…

IntelliMat changes name, announces new products

April 24, 2007

ROANOKE, Va. — IntelliMat announced that it will change its go-to-market brand to LevelVision to reflect its digital media strategy and its diversity of…

Digital signage needs strategic purpose

April 24, 2007

VMSD: Three digital signage installations — a casino, a salon and a bank — have a common thread in their strategic approach to planning. In the case of…

BBC Glasgow to add rear-projection signage

April 24, 2007

BRACKNELL, U.K. — 3M announced the appointment of rear projection specialists Paradigm Audio Visual as a 3M Digital Signage reseller in the U.K., Ireland and…

Unstaffed order stations can be converted to self-service

April 24, 2007

Techworld: The next big trend in restaurant technology might be the replacement of existing POS systems with open architecture devices that are extensible.

Pay By Touch introduces reward and gift card kiosk

April 24, 2007

LAS VEGAS — Pay By Touch announced the immediate availability of its Reward and Gift Card Kiosk. The new self-service kiosks enable retail customers to design…

MontegoNet becomes Self-Service Networks

April 24, 2007

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — As of today, MontegoNet is now Self-Service Networks. Its new mission is to develop self-service solutions that maximize end-user…

Iowa State University uses kiosk to thank donors

April 24, 2007

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University's historical Morrill Hall held its rededication ceremony Friday, April 20th. Featured in the newly renovated building is a…

TIO billpay network adds Texas Power

April 24, 2007

BURNABY, British Columbia — Texas Power and TIO Networks Corp. announced the launch of a new self-service automated bill payment service to allow the utility's…

MOD Systems, IBM demo retail solutions at Self Service Expo

April 23, 2007

SEATTLE, Wash. — MOD Systems, a provider of in-store digital media solutions, announced it will demonstrate its integrated hardware and software solutions for…

Kioware, Livewire unveil new product strategy

April 23, 2007

YORK, Pa. — Livewire International Inc., a supplier of interactive self-service software solutions, and Analytical Design Solutions Inc., developer of the…

Minn. bank acquires self-service shredding kiosks

April 23, 2007

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — First State Bank and Trust, based in Bayport, Minn., has acquired four self-service shredding kiosks for customer and public use. …

U.K. airport group deploys more kiosks

April 23, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — British-owned airports operator Manchester Airports Group has ordered an additional 22 SelfServ common use self-service (CUSS) kiosks from…

Options at the dining table increase

Restaurants take aim at faster, better service through self-service.

N.H. legislators debate RFID regulation

April 22, 2007

Heartland.org: Controversy over the use of RFID continues to grow as New Hampshire has reintroduced legislation to regulate the use of RFID chips in consumer…

Canadian airlines lobby for biometric screening

April 22, 2007

Canada.com: A coalition of Canadian airlines and airports is putting pressure on Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon to adopt a biometric travel-screening…