Card use at vending machines raises expense

April 15, 2007

Bradenton.com: According to sales research from USA Technologies, consumers spend 32 percent more per vending transaction when using their credit and debit…

Mobile wallets not catching on with Japanese commuters

April 15, 2007

Cardtechnology.com: East Japan Railway commuters could download train tickets and recharge their Mobile Suica e-cash purse over the air to their phones…

Outsourcing provides alternative

Companies turn to manufacturing partners to stay focused.

Redbox debuts at Midwest retailer Albertsons

April 12, 2007

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Renting movies in the Western United States is more convenient than ever as select Albertsons locations premiere redbox fully…

RFID cards to replace all IDs at Slippery Rock U.

April 12, 2007

Theonlinerocket.com: RFID cards will replace Slippery Rock University's current ID cards used by all students, faculty and staff beginning in the fall, SRU…

U.K. airport to track travelers with RFID

April 12, 2007

RFIDupdate.com: British newspaper The Telegraph reports Manchester Airport, one of the United Kingdom's largest, has just wrapped a six-month passenger…

Coke machines get cashless payment technology

April 12, 2007

Birmingham.bizjournals.com: Coca-Cola United, The Coca-Cola Co.'s bottler based in Birmingham and the nation's third largest bottler, has begun installing in…

Isochron introduces VendCast vending solutions

April 12, 2007

AUSTIN, Texas — Isochron Inc., a leading provider of machine to machine solutions for the vending industry, introduced the VendCast integrated vending…

ULTIMedia expands global operations

April 12, 2007

ULTIMedia, has announced it has expanded operations and is opening offices in London and Dubai . This expansion comes shortly after ULTIMedia opened its…

Planar lowers earnings expectations for 2Q 2007

April 12, 2007

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Planar Systems lowered its sales and earnings expectations for the second quarter which ended March 30, 2007, the company announced in a…

NCR's Nuti shares self-service vision with students

April 11, 2007

Al.com: NCR Corp. chief executive Bill Nuti says he spends 43.5 percent of his time with customers, including those in Birmingham. During his visit to the…

Tranax names new VP, CFO

April 11, 2007

FREMONT, Calif.  — Tranax Technologies Inc., provider of ATMs and self-service kiosks, announced that James V. McCanna has been named its new vice president…

RFID helping validate sports collectibles

April 11, 2007

Secureidnews.com: The Texas-based Prova Group's business model is to use RFID technology to be a third-party authenticator of the genuineness of sports…

Debate over Conn. schools biometric scans continues

April 11, 2007

Tauntongazette.com: Parents in Taunton, Conn. have been told their school's student lunch program will be the first step in a new technological wave.

NFC in 20% of mobile handsets by 2012

April 11, 2007

Morerfid.com: In its latest analysis of the near-field communication market, ABI Research forecasts that by 2012, some 292 million handsets - just over 2…

Mexico City to host smart card conference

April 11, 2007

Prlog.org: Industry leaders will assemble in Mexico City for a conference on "Smart Cards for Government and Payment." The conference will be held May 8-9 at…

Alamo ad campaign focuses on kiosks

April 11, 2007

Advertising Age: As part of a new advertising campaign promoting kiosk usage, Alamo has chosen a beaver and a buffalo to be the spokespeople for the…

Redbox surpasses 38 million DVD rentals

April 10, 2007

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Redbox, a kiosk-based DVD-rental company, has surpassed 38 million rentals and 2,900 locations nationwide. Launching only 1…

Visa Asia-Pacific cards with EMV surpass 63 million

April 10, 2007

SINGAPORE — Visa Asia Pacific announced three new markets have hit the 1-million mark with their Europay, MasterCard, Visa (EMV) chip-card deployments. EMV is…

NEC, Biometrics4ALL deliver ID solution

April 10, 2007

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. — NEC Corp. of America, provider of IT, network and identity-management solutions, together with Biometrics4ALL, a…