Practical Automation

April 8, 2004

Practical Automation's Kiosk Printer's Paper Detection Monitoring System

Wincor Nixdorf melds mail, money with new compactPost

April 8, 2004

PADERBORN, Germany -- Wincor Nixdorf hopes to capitalize on the growing trend of postal branches that offer financial services with its newest product, a…

Marconi, Apunix, KIS win big at awards show

Year Two of KioskCom's awards ceremony showed that competition is good -- and winning is worth celebrating.

Bluepoint purchase puts spotlight on Limelight Media Group

April 7, 2004

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--Limelight Media Group, Inc. has agreed to fully acquire Salt Lake City-based Bluepoint Technologies, which specializes in developing web-based…

Continental to ban paper tickets by the end of 2004

April 7, 2004

NEW YORK--Continental Airlines Inc. is serious about cutting down on paper, and the move looks to be a big plus for the self-service kiosk industry.

Practical Automation intros wide-format thermal printer at Kioskcom

April 6, 2004

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Specialty printer manufacturer Practical Automation will introduce a wide-format thermal printer designed specifically for self-service…

METALfx, WebRaiser intro interactive retail rack at KioskCom

April 6, 2004

WILLITS, Calif. -- METALfx and WebRaiser Technologies, Inc. will introduce a jointly developed interactive retail display rack at the KioskCom 2003 Conference…

Touch International and DMC forge joint venture for Asian growth

April 6, 2004

AUSTIN, Texas-Touch International Corp. has forged a joint venture with Japanese touch-screen manufacturer DMC Ltd. to gain a stronger foothold in the Asian…

Sacramento officials call for bids on electronic voting kiosks

April 6, 2004

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-Sacramento County officials are eager to end bid submissions for touchscreen kiosk voting machines, so they can be installed and ready for…

Photo kiosk use soars 535% in January

April 6, 2004

NEW YORK-The sharp decline of camera film sales has photo kiosk usage going gangbusters.

Zap-Link e-services zips into Canadian market

April 6, 2004

BURNABY, British Columbia-Info Touch Technologies Corp. announced that Mac's Convenience Stores Inc. will expand on Couche-Tard's U.S.-based ZapLink e-services…

Ohio county chooses Diebold touchscreen voting machines

April 6, 2004

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Diebold Elections Systems of Canton, Ohio, will provide touch-screen kiosks for Montgomery County voters to cast their ballots this fall.

7-Eleven picks CashWorks for check-cashing services for Vcoms

April 5, 2004

DALLAS--7-Eleven Inc. executives are seeing dollar signs. Billions of them.

One for the Road

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

A kiosk rollout has brought together 300,000 truckers earning loyalty rewards at truck stops.

Info Touch sheds the wires with latest strategy

April 4, 2004

BURNABY, British Columbia -- Info Touch Technologies Corp. (CDNX:IFT), reacting to trends in the electronic marketplace, has unveiled a strategy to integrate…

Look out, folks: A big fish might get you

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Our industry continues to swim on the backs of ever more small, independent companies, and they are a potentially tasty morsel for some big fish yet to thrust…

Kiosk uses straw, circuits to help stop drinkers from 'blowing it' on the road

Distributors, governments bellying up to self-service blood-alcohol tester.

Frank Mayer honored for outstanding work on BMW X3 kiosk

April 4, 2004

LAS VEGAS--For its work on the BMW X3 kiosk, Frank Mayer & Associates Inc. has won five Outstanding Merchandising Awards (OMA) at this year's GlobalShop…

Info Touch discloses second-quarter financials

April 3, 2004

BURNABY, British Columbia -- A drop in revenue was offset by a bigger decrease in expenses as Info Touch Technologies Corp. (CDNX:IFT) recorded a net loss of…

Ticketmaster exec joins NetKey board

April 3, 2004

BRANFORD, Conn. -- Sean Moriarty, executive vice president of Product, Technology and Operations for Ticketmaster, has joined Netkey's advisory board.