Atlanta flyers may be top self-serve passengers

November 10, 2010

Passengers passing through the world's busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, are setting the pace for the rest of the world when…

Kiosks on the rise as library alternative/adjunct

November 3, 2010

Another library is considering using a kiosk system for material check-in and check-out as state budgets face deficits. The library in Newport, Wisc., is…

Library automation firms partner to offer secure self-checkout

November 2, 2010

White Bear Lake, Minn.-based Tech Logic announced it has formed a new partnership with Library Automation Technologies Inc. (LAT), to provide the allCIRC media…

Brazilian flyers double kiosk self-check-in

October 28, 2010

Brazilian air travelers quickly adopted self-service technology in the last year, according to the SITA/Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service survey…

Flyers test self-serve bag tag in Boston

October 27, 2010

Boston's Logan Airport next month could begin testing a "tag your own bag" program where flyers use a kiosk to print their own baggage routing tags along with…

Agfa HealthCare intros IMPAX Kiosk to streamline patient check-in

October 21, 2010

Agfa HealthCare launched this week the IMPAX Kiosk, an interactive system that enables patients to register with, and check-in to, hospital services without…

How NOT to launch airline check-in: Travel writer slams program

October 20, 2010

A travel writer for the U.K.'s Daily Mail says that self check-in at the airport is for travelers who are "technically savvy, can print (their) boarding card…

Libraries get a read on self-serve check-in/checkout kiosks

Tight budgets and staff constraints have libraries successfully installing self-serve check-in, checkout systems.

Library kiosks with RFID offer self-serve for Mancunians

October 11, 2010

Libraries in Stockport, England, near Manchester, are the latest to install self-serve kiosks for patrons, according to the AboutMyArea guide.

Opinion: Kiosk applications continue to transform healthcare experiences

Hospitals, doctors and other healthcare providers are turning to kiosks for a mix of uses, from check-in to the monitoring of patient well-being.

Flyers worldwide want expanded self-service kiosk offerings: Survey

October 5, 2010

Flyers around the world would like to see their kiosk self-service options expanded, with 70 percent saying they would like automated security checks and…

Patient self-service kiosk provider HealthAsyst teams with Salumatics in Canada

September 7, 2010

Mississauga, Ontario-based Salumatics Inc. and HealthAsyst Pvt. Ltd. announced a strategic partnership agreement in which Salumatics will be a value-added…

Ariane tops $5 billion in hotel transactions through self-service kiosks

August 26, 2010

Ariane Systems announced its hotel self-service guest transactions completed through its integrated check-in/out system for hotels topped the $5 billion mark…

Ariane Systems hires Plan A to manage global communications

August 24, 2010

Ariane Systems, a leader in self-service check-in/check-out kiosk technology for the hospitality industry, announced the selection of Plan A Public Relations…

Kiosk and self-service study a goldmine of industry info

Installed kiosks top 1.8 million worldwide as public grows to prefer self-service for multiple uses.

Phoenix Kiosk offers students, colleges a chance to win $4,000 education kiosk

August 19, 2010

All college and university students, faculty and administrators can enter to win a free education kiosk ($4,000 value) from Tempe, Ariz.-based Phoenix Kiosk by…

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals integrates kiosks with patient administration

August 15, 2010

In the United Kingdom, the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has installed self-service kiosks that integrate with its Ascribe patient administration system…

Spirit Air mulls shift to self-service kiosks for customer service

August 4, 2010

The Today in Travel blog reports that Spirit Airlines might use kiosks to shift more customer service tasks to its customers.

Qantas unveils new airport check-in kiosk

July 20, 2010

The Australian reports that Qantas has released a new airport self-check-in kiosk that will check in passengers in five seconds and give electronic bag tags…

Micros hotel kiosk debuts new features at hotel show

June 21, 2010

Micros Systems Inc. has debuted its new hotel kiosk available with MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution at the 2010 HITEC Convention in Anaheim, Calif., according…