Put customer first, technology second

May 13, 2003

What do vendors like to talk about? "Solutions." They like to talk about "bleeding-edge" technology developed by their engineering teams. They claim that the…

Put customer first, technology second

May 13, 2003

What do vendors like to talk about? "Solutions." They like to talk about "bleeding-edge" technology developed by their engineering teams. They claim that the…

Fifty kiosks give users free services via Internet

May 12, 2003

NEW YORK -- Internet Service Provider Public Internet eXchange has developed a kiosk application that gives the public access to a range of free services over…

Kodak buys Applied Science Fiction's assets; key to photo kiosks

May 12, 2003

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Photography giant Eastman Kodak Co. will buy key assets of Austin, Texas-based Applied Science Fiction Technologies Inc. Kodak said Monday…

Continental adds drink coupons to kiosks

May 11, 2003

HOUSTON -- Continental Airlines is now offering Continental Currency, which may be used in lieu of cash on flights for cocktails, audio headsets and…

London Underground to test interactive touchscreens

May 11, 2003

LONDON -- The London Underground (LU) will test interactive touchscreens enabling passengers to access up-to-date information on amenities at and around…

Survey: '`deskless' workers miss critical job info

May 8, 2003

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -Three out of five employees are "e-mail exiles," distanced from headquarters, co-workers and even customers because they do not have access…

E-voting gains ground in UK elections

May 8, 2003

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- VoteHere Inc., global provider of secure electronic-voting technology, has made progress in gaining supporters of e-voting for six local…

Virtual reality vendor sells theme-park biz

May 7, 2003

TransAct gets add-on order for thermal lottery printers

May 7, 2003

WALLINGFORD, Conn. -- TransAct Technologies Inc., producer of transaction-based printers, has received a follow-on order worth $2.2 million from GTech, a…

Kiosk graphic-design firm announces promotion

May 7, 2003

CENTERVILLE, Ohio -- Cloonan and Associates, provider of graphic design, development and programming for kiosks, Web sites, intranets and videos, has named Jim…

Vendor releases line of touchscreen consoles

May 6, 2003

MARKHAM, Ontario -- Compar Corp., a supplier of standard and custom display, kiosk, touch monitor, battery and interconnection solutions, recently launched…

Jewel store checks out automated shopping

May 6, 2003

MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Jewel Food Stores Inc. is testing an automated shopping, payment and checkout service with Symbol Technologies Inc. at a Jewel…

U.S.'s oldest community bank opens branch with kiosk

May 6, 2003

WESTERLY, R.I.-- The Washington Trust Company opened a branch in Warwick, R.I, that features an online banking kiosk, as well as two ATMs.

Independent music catalog OK'd for video jukebox

May 5, 2003

DETROIT -- Koch Entertainment, the No. 1 independent record company in the United States, said it has entered into a non-exclusive licensing and royalty…

Biometrics scanner launched at c-store event

May 4, 2003

DALLAS -- A biometric fingerprint scanner was unveiled last week by Optimal Robotics Corp. at NACStech 2003, the trade show for technology in the…

Kiosk pilot aims to boost tourism in UK

May 4, 2003

NORFOLK, England -- A pilot project is set to lead off a nationwide initiative designed to promote tourism in England, according to an article in The Business.

Internet advertising shows signs of rebound

May 4, 2003

NEW YORK -- Online analysts pointed to a handful of positive earnings announcements and an advertising survey as signs that the Internet advertising market is…

Linux-based kiosk software available for beta

May 1, 2003

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-WireSpring Technologies, a developer of software for public-information terminals, has started a public beta-test period for version 2.…

New security products for remote, wireless access

April 30, 2003

LAS VEGAS -- Working from an airport kiosk or Internet cafe is a good use of down time, but those areas haven't been considered the most secure environments.