UBICS divisions play the name game

March 17, 2002

PHOENIX - The term square radius sounds like, and indeed is, a contradiction. But IT services provider and kiosk developer UBICS Inc. (NASDAQ:UBIX) has turned…

U.K. postal service reaches out to rural customers

March 17, 2002

LEICESTER, England - The English countryside, while charming with its rustic beauty, also has a remoteness that can often make accessing timely news and…

Tragedy forces GameCom to postpone merger vote

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March 17, 2002

ARLINGTON, Texas - Interactive gaming kiosk designer GameCom Inc. has been forced to postpone a shareholder meeting on Sept. 14, including a vote on its merger…

Airlines evaluating kiosk strategies

Most airlines are taking a close look at their kiosk systems now that the United States government has tightened security at airports.

Fleet reopens new Grand Central Terminal center

March 17, 2002

NEW YORK - FleetBoston Financial, which opened a new investment center with six kiosks in Grand Central Terminal on Sept. 10, reopened the center on Sept. 13…

Compaq places faith in Info Touch

March 17, 2002

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Compaq Canada Corp. invested $500,000 in the kiosk technology company Info Touch Technologies Corp. as part of a strategic…

Delta discontinues kiosk check-in service

March 17, 2002

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines has suspended the use of its self-service kiosk program for members of its frequent flyer program in the wake of terrorist attacks in…

NetWorld Alliance says ""Hello World""

The owner of KIOSKmarketplace means business when it comes to global coverage, as evidenced by its recent hiring of a full-time representative in Europe.

GameCom/Ferris cements virtual relationship

March 17, 2002

ARLINGTON, Texas - GameCom/Ferris Inc. (OTCBB:GAMZ), which last year began operating a virtual reality entertainment center at Busch Gardens amusement park in…

Kiosks deployed at Oregon health-care facility

March 13, 2002

PORTLAND, Ore. - Improved communication between staff, patients, and company officials is the goal behind a kiosk deployment that was recently unveiled at…

DFI introduces new computer line

March 13, 2002

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Saying the emphasis was on flexibility, modularity, and compatibility, DFI Inc. on March 12 launched a new line of interactive PCs designed to…

NetShift, NCR partner for Internet kiosks

March 13, 2002

HANNOVER, Germany - NetShift Software Ltd. and NCR Corp. (NYSE:NCR) have entered into an agreement to market public access Internet kiosks throughout much of…

Trade-ing in on kiosks

March 13, 2002

Kiosks and trade shows have developed a synergy, with exhibitors using kiosks to communicate and display their products and trade shows utilizing them as…

Funding to aid e-street.com growth

March 12, 2002

LONDON - English public kiosk provider e-street.com plans to keep building new roads to the Internet after raising more than $500,000 from investors and…

Kiosk stocks caught in market free fall

March 12, 2002

NEW YORK - The kiosk sector suffered along with most of the stock market on Sept. 17, with most publicly traded kiosk-related companies losing ground as the…

PayStar adjusts revenue estimate

March 12, 2002

LODI, Calif. - PayStar Corp. (OTCBB:PYST), which reported soaring revenues in the second quarter of fiscal year 2001, ending June 30, has been forced to…

Kiosks part of Red Cross victim access efforts

March 12, 2002

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Survivors of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., will be able to contact family and friends through a kiosk and…

Flight attendants union calls for kiosk ban

March 12, 2002

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The president of the Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO, (AFA) has called for the banning of airline self-service kiosk systems in…

British Telecommunications unveils new kiosks

March 12, 2002

LONDON - British Telecommunications has given British e-mail and Internet users a home away from home with the unveiling of its new line of Web-enhanced pay…

Golf company tutors using kiosks

March 12, 2002

NEW YORK - Interactive golfing company SwingCam Inc. and self-service kiosk manufacturer Companion Systems are teeing off together in the manufacture of a…