Red Sox take ticketing plan to customers with kiosks

January 29, 2003

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox will use a new system called SmartFan, which will allow single-game ticket buyers to purchase tickets online from season…

Kiosks part of Dell's new sales model

January 29, 2003

NEW YORK -- Dell Computer Corp. has entered an agreement with Sears, Roebuck & Co. to sell its PCs in about 10 of the retailer's stores, according to a…

Maintenance Advice: Use a Prevent Defense

Kiosk maintenance has its lighter moments -- but the fun stops when the subject turns to cost. It can be expensive if a kiosk deployer does not handle…

Facial scan kiosk tightens security at Sydney Airport

January 28, 2003

SYDNEY, Australia -- Australia's Customs Service has introduced a biometric passport checking system called SmartGate at Syndey Airport.

Amid strong fourth quarter, Diebold posts mixed numbers for 2002

January 28, 2003

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold, Inc., (NYSE: DBD) reported fourth quarter record revenue of $525.8 million and net income of $21.9 million or diluted earnings…

ActiveLight shines in reseller survey ranking

January 28, 2003

SEATTLE, Wash. -- Plasma display and LCD flat-panel monitor distributor ActiveLight, Inc. landed atop the rankings of similar distributors in a survey done by…

Summit to publish third edition of retail kiosk report

January 27, 2003

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Summit Research Associates, Inc., a consulting firm devoted to the kiosk and self-service industries, will soon publish the third edition of…

CeroView takes high-tech kiosks to higher education

January 27, 2003

IRVINE, Calif. -- Turnkey kiosk manufacturer CeroView is going to college.

Immediatek licenses MP3 music catalog to kiosk company

January 27, 2003

RICHARDSON, Texas -- Immediatek Inc. (OTCBB:IMDK) has licensed its catalog of 30,000 MP3 music files to MDU Service Inc. for the deployment of touchscreen…

Infinity inks deal with Lipman to deploy thousands of POS terminals

January 27, 2003

SYOSSET, N.Y. -- Infinity Data Corporation has signed an agreement with Lipman USA valued at approximately $1.8 million to purchase and deploy 6,050 NURIT…

Hong Kong joint venture to promote kiosk deployment

January 26, 2003

VANCOUVER --  J.I.C. Technology Company Limited, a Hong Kong-based LCD panels manufacturer and subsidiary of Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: NTE; CBOE: QNA)…

Retail record chains team to offer digital downloads, possibly at kiosks

January 26, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- Six retail record store chains -- hurting from competition from CD burning, online music and discount chais -- are teaming to offer their…

Greenland appoints new directors to board

January 26, 2003

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Greenland Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GRLC) has appointed four new members of its board of directors, following the acquisition of…

NCR reports weak 4Q, predicts tough 2003

January 23, 2003

DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corp. (NYSE:NCR - News) reported net income of $57 million, or 57 cents a share, for 2002's fourth quarter, a 20 percent drop compared to…

Accenture and HP combine kiosk and wireless systems for WEF

January 23, 2003

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Tech services firm Accenture and manufacturer HP have teamed up to support the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2003, held in Davos…

Diebold acquires leading voter registration company

January 22, 2003

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold Inc. (NYSE:DBD), which was praised for the success of its electronic voting system in 2002, has acquired Data Information…

Delta customers turned to self-service check-in kiosks 7.4 million times in 2002

January 22, 2003

ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) claims its customers are taking to self-service kiosks for convenience the same way consumers previously took to ATMs…

Kiosk technology driving Mazda's new retail philosophy

January 22, 2003

BOUNTIFUL, Utah -- Mazda North American Operations is promising car shoppers a unique buying experience, driven by kiosk technology.

Tesco gets Healthnotes kiosk

January 21, 2003

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Healthnotes, Inc. (HNI), a provider of health and lifestyle information, says that the flagship store of British retailer Tesco, located in…

Greenland sells controlling interest in effort to market check-cashing kiosk

January 21, 2003

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Greenland Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GRLC) has completed its sale of controlling interest in Greenland to Imaging Technologies…