Celebrating 150 years, Diebold's new mission statement reflects founder's values

February 22, 2009

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — When Carl Diebold came to the United States in the mid-1800s from Germany, he was determined to use his locksmith skills to build some of…

Muslims in Malaysia pay tithes via kiosk

February 22, 2009

New (Malaysia) Straits Times: Muslims in Malaysia who forgot to bring cash to the mosque will soon have a new option when it comes to paying tithes. The new…

Tyco Electronics unveils new Touchmonitor for self-service apps

February 22, 2009

PEMBROKE, Bermuda — Tyco Electronics' Elo TouchSystems, a provider of touchscreen technology, has announced the unveiling of the Elo TouchSystems 2240L…

Retailwire provides six imperatives for kiosk, digital signage deployers

February 22, 2009

Retailwire.com: As an ever-increasing number of retailers implement kiosk and digital signage systems into their business models, many of them are realizing…

Wincor Nixdorf Real 360 Automatic Scanning in action

At this year's Wincor World event, attendees were able to catch the Real 360 Automatic Scanning solution in action. In this video, Wincor Nixdorf head of…

NEXTEP adds self-order kiosks, digital menus to Boston, Philadelphia airports

February 19, 2009

TROY, Mich. — NEXTEP SYSTEMS has implemented self-order kiosks and digital menu boards for multiple eatery concepts at Boston's Logan International Airport, as…

Wisconsin cuts tourism jobs; may add kiosks

February 19, 2009

Lacrosse (Wisc.) Tribune: Gov. Jim Doyle said it's possible interactive kiosks could replace staff at the state's eight welcome centers. The staff positions…

GK Software releases GK/Retail 12 with new tech for retail store automation

February 19, 2009

SCHOENECK, Germany — GK SOFTWARE AG has announced the immediate availability of GK/Retail 12, the newest release of its Store Automation suite of products…

Education to take center stage at Digital Signage Expo 2009

Annual show adds content and mobile digital signage seminars, continues to grow despite economy.

Meridian adds Robert Giblett, former exec for Netkey and Slabb, as VP of sales and marketing

February 18, 2009

ABERDEEN, N.C. — Meridian Kiosks, a self-service kiosk and device manufacturer, announced that Robert Giblett has joined its executive management team as vice…

ITESmedia releases version 4 of its SUITE for kiosks, digital signage

February 18, 2009

MONTREAL, Quebec — ITESmedia, developer of a platform for digital signage and interactive kiosks, announced the launch of ITESmedia SUITE, version 4.

Commentary: New York City touchscreen tourism kiosks get thumbs up

February 18, 2009

Condé Nast Traveler: NYC & Company, the official marketing and tourism organization for New York City, has redesigned its visitor information center…

Texas retailers get self-service bill payment via TIO, H-E-B partnership

February 18, 2009

BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada — TIO Networks Corp., a provider of multi-channel bill payment processing, has partnered with H-E-B, a Texas retailer, to implement…

Study: Health groups cut IT spending, but self-service tech saves time and boosts payment

February 18, 2009

DAYTON, Ohio — A survey of U.S. healthcare organizations conducted by Healthcare Informatics Research found that one in three healthcare organizations are…

Analyst: Could economy still threaten Coinstar stock, up 75 percent and aided by redbox?

February 17, 2009

Seekingalpha.com: Coinstar, the operator of kiosks that convert spare change to cash for a fee, has seen its stock go up 75 percent in the last three months…

Lawyers could be replaced by self-service kiosks

February 17, 2009

Toronto Globe and Mail: Richard Susskind, the author who shook up the legal profession by predicting lawyers would send advice and documents through e-mail…

BVM's new LV-67D chip saves power for kiosks, POS, digital signage

February 17, 2009

Electronicstalk.com: BVM has added the LV-67D to its range of mini-ITX form factor motherboards for embedded applications, including digital signage, kiosks…

Touch International expands travel touchscreen business, preps new iPhone-type app for kiosks

February 16, 2009

Austin (Texas) American Statesman: Touch International Inc., an Austin-based manufacturer of touchscreens, says it expects to expand its Texas headquarters in…

India's Center of e-Governance demystifies self-service technology

February 16, 2009

NEW DELHI, India — India has upgraded its Centre of e-Governance (CeG) in New Delhi to disseminate awareness about e-governance initiatives in the country. …

South African retailer uses interactive kiosks in Store of the Near Future

February 16, 2009

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Shoppers frequenting The Foschini Group stores in South Africa could soon have access to the latest touchscreen technology and…