Diebold to make elections subsidiary more independent, efforts to sell fail

August 15, 2007

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Diebold Inc. has announced plans to create a new structure for its election-systems subsidiary that will allow it to operate more…

Irish company's entertainment kiosk spanning the globe

August 14, 2007

Belfast (Ireland) Telegraph: Music and film lovers across the world are hooking up to a Belfast company's entertainment downloading device. Ripfactory's CD…

Virgin America offers self-service food option

August 14, 2007

ABC News: When it comes to air travel for most Americans, low cost means no frills. But billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson hopes to change that. He's…

More mobile phone top-up kiosks for U.K.

August 13, 2007

Mobile Choice Magazine: Prepay mobile users can now top up their phones at handy new self-service kiosks. Payzone has joined forces with The Hub to launch a…

Meridian, Elo team for self-service food ordering

August 12, 2007

ABERDEEN, N.C. — Meridian Kiosks announced they have teamed with Tyco Electronics' Elo TouchSystems to provide self-service ordering stations in restaurants…

TJX security breach linked to in-store kiosks

August 12, 2007

Information Week: TJX will be glad when this year is over. The $17 billion-a-year parent company of T.J. Maxx, Marshall's and several other discount retail…

French retailer develops download drive

August 12, 2007

Video Business: The largest video rental operator in France has developed a new system for renting movies for extended periods using a portable hard drive…

McAfee secures airline kiosks

August 12, 2007

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — McAfee Inc. has announced that McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i now supports the Windows XP Embedded operating system. By expanding…

Humane Society kiosk makes it easy to donate

August 12, 2007

Ventura County (Calif.) Star: Giving abandoned, neglected and abused animals a second chance has been the mission of the Humane Society of Ventura…

Vanguard wins for car rental kiosks

Alamo and National Rent a Car win Industry Deployer award.

REPORT: Consumers want prescription-pickup kiosks

August 9, 2007

NEW HOPE, Pa. — Wilson Health Information LLC, a consumer insight firm, reports that more than 33,000 pharmacy customers cite convenience as one of the top…

Iowa straw poll challenged over voting machines

August 8, 2007

KCCI-TV, Channel 8 (Des Moines, Iowa): This weekend's Iowa Republican Straw poll is being challenged. A national group is threatening legal action over the…

NCR to open office in World Trade Center

August 8, 2007

Dayton (Ohio) Business Journal: NCR Corp. is planning to open a 40,000-square-foot customer-briefing center in Manhattan. Lorraine Russell, NCR spokeswoman…

NCR looks to benefit from in-store embarrassment

August 8, 2007

The (New Zealand) National Business Review: If you find it embarrassing buying libido-enhancing vitamins, hemorrhoid cream, incontinence products and…

Self-service improves wait times

August 8, 2007

The Wall Street Journal: When the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was planning a new concourse, prime tenant Alaska Airlines insisted on a…

NCR invests in contactless, NFC tech

August 7, 2007

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. has made a minority investment in Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech Inc., provider of payment terminals and software, to incorporate…

Wal-Mart adds movie-making to photo kiosks

August 7, 2007

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Sequoia Media Group announced the launch of myMovieMaker, a new product available at all Wal-Mart stores that…

REPORT: Self-service improves customer service, differentiation

August 7, 2007

BOSTON — Research report "Killer Kiosks: Redefining the Customer Experience Through Self-Service," published by Aberdeen Group, reveals that 88 percent of the…

Self-service check-in deployed at Ga. med center

August 6, 2007

MAITLAND, Fla. — Patients at the Georgia Heart Center, a service of the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, Ga., can now check in for medical…

US Airways to replace kiosks in Charlotte

August 6, 2007

The Charlotte Observer: The screens will be a little bigger, and the color will be a little lighter. Those are among the small changes that travelers who use…