PhotoChannel providing online route to PictureStation kiosks

December 18, 2002

VANCOUVER -- PhotoChannel Networks Inc. has partnered with Sony of Canada to use Sony's PictureStation kiosks with its online photo system. Users will be able…

Multimedia films to be distributed through kiosk system

December 18, 2002

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. and LONDON -- Pocket PC Films, a multimedia distributor for handheld devices such as Pocket PC and Palm OS, will begin distributing its…

Kiosk design entries needed for KioskCom 2003

December 17, 2002

The deadline for entry in KioskCom's second annual Interactive Kiosk Excellence Awards contest has been extended until Jan. 20, 2003.

Army enlists Ultra-Scan to create a new biometric system

December 16, 2002

AMHERST, N.Y. - Ultra-Scan Corp. announced on Dec. 17 that it is building a new, more accurate, biometric identification system for the Department of Defense's…

NetShift, Affordable Kiosks partner for Planned Parenthood project

December 16, 2002

Women who visit Planned Parenthood centers in North Texas can soon find answers to sensitive questions on interactive kiosks.

Digital camera sales and photo kiosk use increasing

December 15, 2002

JACKSON, Mich. -- Photo kiosks are in some 40,000 retail stores, up from 36,000 stores last year, according to an article in the Dec. 13 issue of The Detroit…

Marines install kiosks at base in Japan

December 15, 2002

IWAKUNI, Japan - New kiosks installed in a U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) in Iwakuni, Japan gives Marines access to local information, according to a…

NIIT setting up 200 e-recruitment kiosks in India

December 15, 2002

NEW DELHI, India - NIIT will install 200 Time Machine e-recruitment kiosks by Sept. 2003 to help employers in India's booming IT enabled services (ITES…

Triversity receives $15 million from TCV

December 15, 2002

TORONTO, Ontario - Triversity Inc., a provider of software solutions and services for the retail industry, announced on Dec. 16 that it has secured $15 million…

Sunday school most effective tool for keeping members, research shows

by Thom Rainer

December 12, 2002

Church growth expert Thom Rainer shares insights from his research into more than 300 high-expectation churches. In this segment from his book "High…

Sunday school most effective tool for keeping members, research shows

by Thom Rainer

December 12, 2002

Church growth expert Thom Rainer shares insights from his research into more than 300 high-expectation churches. In this segment from his book "High…

Who's Who: Cort Johnson

December 12, 2002

IBM's Cort Johnson is the man with the plan. Johnson and his team of engineers design custom kiosks for clients who don't believe one size fits all. 

Holographic controls may be wave of the future

HoloTouch Inc. president R. Douglas McPheters has invented a control interface that floats in mid-air and responds to human touch. The new technology may get…

NHL fans using kiosks to vote for favorites

December 11, 2002

NEW YORK -- One company, 989 Sports, has found a unique use for broadband kiosks in Circuit City stores.

Recent amendment increases Wizzard's speech-enabled software sales

December 11, 2002

PITTSBURGH - Wizzard Software announced on Dec. 12 that 15 new clients will use its speech technology software in kiosks, ATMs and other devices in response…

ASF's photo kiosk wins awards from PC Magazine, Photo Trade News

December 10, 2002

AUSTIN, Texas -- Applied Science Fiction's Digital PIC kiosk won PC Magazine's Technical Excellence Award in the digital imaging category, according to a…

Ohio hospital will use kiosk to educate diabetes patients

December 10, 2002

KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Ohio Valley General Hospital will soon educate its new diabetes patients using a touchscreen kiosk, said Sandra Carpenter, the…

Churches struggle to keep up with communities' needs

by Julie Roberts

December 10, 2002

Church giving to benevolence funds is decreasing, leaving many congregations struggling to afford to meet their communities' basic needs. Some blame it not on…

Diebold to service Australian credit union's ATM network

December 9, 2002

SYDNEY, Australia -- Diebold Inc. has signed a two-year service agreement with Credit Union Services Corporation (CUSCAL), which represents 175 credit unions…

Australian taskforce to tackle bank fraud

December 9, 2002

MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) has set up a taskforce to counter a growing problem of bank fraud, according to Asia in Focus.