Switch to kiosks brings sales jump

September 19, 2010

The AECOM engineering firm near Richmond, Va., replaced its vending machines in its employee break area with self-service kiosks and saw sales jump three to…

Mid-America Rockford shows redbox growth, Blockbuster decline

September 19, 2010

A Web page from the Rockford Register Star's business section on Sunday demonstrates the change that has swept the United States, as consumers shifted to…

AutoGov launches Medicaid eligibility tool for kiosk, phone and Net

September 19, 2010

Austin, Texas-based AutoGov's CEO, Rose Hayden, announced a new release of her company's flagship risk-management tool, CaseVue. This version introduces public…

Bike-share with kiosks growing across country this summer

Several cities initiated rental bike programs, promoting health, a green alternative and ease of use. 

Redbox to expand at c-stores nationwide

September 16, 2010

Redbox announced it has signed agreements with EZ Mart Stores Inc., Fastrac Markets, Murphy Express and VPS Convenience Store Group (Worsley Companies)…

IT soothes emergency department pain points

September 16, 2010

The huge growth in visits to emergency departments (ED) has hospitals using a number of treatment innovations including patient tracking software and…

Visa, Discover and major banks begin testing mobile phone payments

A who's who of bankers, payment networks and telecom carriers have joined in seperate projects to pilot mobile payments in New York and Atlanta.

OpenTech's self-storage kiosks collect more than $38 million in fees

September 15, 2010

Phoenix-based OpenTech Alliance announced it has exceeded the $38 million dollar mark in rental fees collected by its INSOMNIAC kiosks at its client's self…

NCR's Nuti breaks it down for The Street

September 14, 2010

Bill Nuti, CEO of NCR Corp., tells investment pub The Street that NCR is looking to India, China, Brazil and Russia as growth opportunities for its ATM…

Patient self-service critical to healthcare reform: Gingrich and Kao

September 14, 2010

Americans are ready to embrace new approaches to healthcare such as patient self-service and will soon search out healthcare providers that use kiosks to offer…

One down, 6,999 to go for Public Media Works

September 14, 2010

Sausalito Calif.-based Public Media Works Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, EntertainmentXpress Inc., announced a placement agreement with Steve Speckman…

Retailers should build on success of in-store kiosks: Analyst

Nearly 80 percent of users say the technology is very useful for check-out and for shopping.

NCR teams with PharmaTrust, StayHealthy in Canada for medication-dispensing kiosks

September 14, 2010

A medication-dispensing kiosk has been installed in several Canadian hospitals as part of a partnership between NCR Corp., PharmaTrust and StayHealthy to…

Self-serve wine finds favor in France

September 14, 2010

An entrepreneur has installed wine-vending machines in eight French supermarkets where consumers can fill up their own jugs, according to the drvino blog. …

Consumer intelligence firm Agili-T rebrands itself

September 14, 2010

Agili-T Inc., a provider of customer experience measurement solutions, announced today that it has rebranded itself as Agility Metrics Inc. In conjunction with…

In airlines, kiosks vital to consumer's second impression: Richard Branson

September 13, 2010

The leader of Virgin Airlines and international entrepreneur Richard Branson writes in a column that second impressions are vitally important for businesses…

SISYS controls visitor access at four UK aerospace sites

September 13, 2010

Aerospace firm BAE Systems made security kiosks an integral part of its system managing the 87,000 visitors to its four Military Air Solutions (MAS) sites in…

SISYS controls visitor access at four UK aerospace sites

September 13, 2010

Aerospace firm BAE Systems made security kiosks an integral part of its system managing the 87,000 visitors to its four Military Air Solutions (MAS) sites in…

Azerbaijan churning out photo kiosks

September 13, 2010

The Azerbaijani plant for production of computer equipment KUR recently began producing more photo kiosks for installation around the country, according to a…

Des Moines offers bike-sharing kiosks

September 12, 2010

Des Moines recently installed four bike-sharing kiosks capable of renting 18 bikes, making it the third city after Chicago and Denver to offer the system from…