Gulf Air is 1st in Mideast to add check-in kiosks

October 16, 2002

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Gulf Air will become the first Middle East airline to introduce self-service check-in kiosks at selected locations, according to…

Uniguest to install Internet kiosks at Memphis hotels

October 15, 2002

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Uniguest of Tennessee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Showintel Networks (OTC Bulletin Board: SWNW), says it has secured contracts to install…

Nearplay Systems hopes phone recharge kiosks ring user's bells in London

October 15, 2002

LONDON -- Nearplay Systems is launching Charge Me, a service that will allow users to charge up their mobile phone or PDAs at kiosks, in a test set to begin in…

Vans using Netkey software to target skateboarders

October 14, 2002

BRANFORD, Conn. -- Vans Inc. isn't skating around the issue of how to reach its 10- to 24-year-old target market. The company has installed self-service kiosks…

NetNearU expanding wired, wireless network

October 14, 2002

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- NetNearU is expanding its wired and wireless network after signing several large contracts worth more than $600,000, according to a…

Kiosks by any definition

From modified ATMs to self-serve checkouts and fast-food menus, kiosks have a future in the convenience store industry, as evidenced at the recent National…

Report claims fliers slow to embrace check-in kiosks

October 13, 2002

CHICAGO -- While airlines are rolling out hundreds of self-service check-in kiosks, passengers seem content to wait in long lines at ticket counters to…

Amicus seeks capital to stay afloat; 'clicks and mortar' approach sinks in U.S.

October 13, 2002

TORONTO -- It may be do-or-die time for the financially troubled Amicus Bank, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's plan to expand into the U.S. largely by…

Continental expands self-service check-in options

October 10, 2002

HOUSTON -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) has introduced new functionality that increases the number of customers who can use its eService self-check-in…

U.S. Army looking for a few good kiosk users

October 10, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army is heading to college towns with a recruitment message, a computer game and interactive kiosks.

Touch International wins U.S. Air Force contract

October 10, 2002

AUSTIN, Texas -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Touch International Inc. a contract to manufacture 17-inch analog resistive touchscreens for the military's Air…

Disney kiosks entertain UK travelers

October 9, 2002

LONDON -- Airline travelers at London's Gatwick airport are taking advantage of photo opportunities with their favorite mouse via two Disney kiosks.

Vancouver airport deploys new '`CUSS' kiosks

October 9, 2002

RICHMOND, Canada -- Vancouver International Airport is the first to unveil a self-service check-in kiosk from IBM and ARINC based on a new industry software…

Healthnotes, Retec team for U.K. project

October 9, 2002

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Healthnotes Inc. has selected Retec Europe Limited as its exclusive distributor to large chain supermarkets and pharmacies in the U.K.

Montegonet, NetShift renew strategic relationship

October 9, 2002

COOPER CITY, Fla. -- MontegoNet and NetShift have renewed their strategic relationship, with MontegoNet gaining exclusive service rights in certain U.S.

Fujifilm selects SCM's new reader for photo kiosks

October 8, 2002

FREMONT, Calif. -- Fuji Photo Film USA Inc. will use SCM Microsystems' (Nasdaq: SCMM) digital media reader for its Aladdin Digital Photo Center and Frontier…

Russian company to provide payment software for 7-Eleven's Vcom

October 8, 2002

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Russian high-tech company Alkor Group has signed a deal with retail chain 7-Eleven that will put PayCash, its online cash-payment…

Kiosk sales to reach $3 billion in 2006, research says

October 7, 2002

NEW YORK -- Kiosks will drive more than $3 billion in sales across all industry sectors by 2006, but challenges remain, according to Jupiter Research Inc.

Company reaching new heights with elevator kiosks

October 7, 2002

CENTER CONWAY, N.H. -- Kiosk and industrial computer developer White Mountain Solutions has signed an agreement to design and manufacture customized…

An epiphany at NACS

October 7, 2002

General editor Rick Redding went to the National Association of Convenience Stores exhibition skeptical about the kiosk industry's future. All it took was a…