Digital media makes NRF impression

IBM, NCR, others jump into the self-service entertainment market.

NCR celebrates 10 years in self-checkout

January 14, 2008

Grocery Retail Online: For shoppers in thousands of stores worldwide, the ability to scan, bag and pay for items has become synonymous with NCR's FastLane …

Modiv Media and Motorola put self-service in shoppers' hands

January 14, 2008

NEW YORK — Modiv Media, a retail interactive media delivery solutions company, and Motorola's enterprise mobility business has announced Stop & Shop…

Micro Industries intros interactive computer

January 14, 2008

NEW YORK — Micro Industries, a company specializing in interactive retail computers, has announced the Touch&Go Messenger 65, a 65-inch addition to its…

Elo launches new all-in-one touchscreen

January 14, 2008

NEW YORK — Elo TouchSystems has announced its new 17-inch integrated, multifunction touchscreen with a a fully functioning all-in-one touchcomputer. The new…

Multifunction kiosk demonstrates power-over-Ethernet tech at NRF

January 14, 2008

NEW YORK — Tyco Electronics' Elo TouchSystems demonstrated one of the first network powered multifunction and multimedia touch stations incorporating…

Fiserv offers walk-in bill payment via Ready Credit kiosks

January 13, 2008

Business Wire: CheckFreePay, now part of Fiserv Inc., has signed a deal with Ready Credit Corp. to implement the CheckFreePay bill-payment service at all…

NRF 2008 opens in New York

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 13, 2008

NEW YORK — The National Retail Federation's 97th Annual Convention & Expo opened this morning at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Approximately 60…

Wincor Nixdorf introduces retail software to U.S.

January 10, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas — Wincor Nixdorf, has announced the U.S. introduction of its TP.net software solution — an advanced, end-to-end platform that provides retailers…

NCR kiosk allows consumers to scan, return purchases

January 10, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — A recent NCR Corp. survey showed that 64 percent of consumers consider the ease of returns as somewhat or very important. Now NCR's new…

NCR raises 2007 earnings view

January 10, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. says it expects 2007 earnings from continuing operations to exceed previous guidance. On Thursday, the company said earnings per…

Microsoft reveals more about Surface touchscreen at CES

January 9, 2008

PC Magazine: During his keynote speech at CES 2008 on Sunday, Bill Gates touched on Microsoft's upcoming Surface Computing platform. Since then, the company…

Interactive digital signs point wine fans in right direction

January 9, 2008

LONDON — Retec Digital announced that it has developed a touch-enabled digital sign used for wine retailing. Retec says the touchscreen is designed to impact…

Rent-A-Center signs with Diebold for cash recyclers

January 9, 2008

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Rent-A-Center, a rent-to-own company with more than 3,300 stores, has partnered with Diebold Inc. to install seven Diebold Express Cash…

NCR self-service offer takes wait out of gift-card purchases

January 9, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — Gift cards have become one of the easiest and most appreciated forms of gift-giving, although standing in a long line of shoppers to purchase…

Livewire implements casino promo kiosk

January 9, 2008

YORK, Pa. — Livewire International Inc. has announced the deployment of a transactional kiosk solution at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. The…

NCR announces digital media kiosk

January 9, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. has extended its self-service portfolio into the digital media market with the announcement of NCR Xpress Entertainment, a…

Blockbuster to test digital media kiosks

January 9, 2008

Video Business: Blockbuster plans to begin testing electronic download kiosks in its stores over the next several months, chief executive Jim Keyes told…

TouchTunes installs 30,000th digital music system

January 9, 2008

NEW YORK — TouchTunes Corp., an out-of-home interactive entertainment network, has announced that it installed its 30,000th digital music system. This…

New NCR scanner increases self-checkout speed

January 8, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — Consumers who hate to wait may soon be able to check out faster thanks to NCR's RealScan 78OFX scanner. The scanner, included in NCR's FastLane…