Visitor kiosks aid security, efficiency

by Fritz Esker — Freelance Journalist, Networld Alliance

Self-service system allows remote sign-in, security checks.

Kiosks expedite processing at airports

August 13, 2008

Imperial Valley (Calif.) News: As part of The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Global Entry pilot program expansion, U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

Delta upgrading check-in kiosks

August 13, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: In an effort to encourage more passengers to check in for flights electronically, Delta Airlines has upgraded the check-in…

Check-in kiosk improves efficiency for Fla. med center

August 12, 2008

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — The Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., has adopted the My Patient Passport Express kiosk for its patient check-in…

Meridian Kiosks manufacturing security kiosk for PassagePoint

August 3, 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Visitor management solutions provider STOPware Inc. has selected North Carolina-based Meridian Kiosks to produce security kiosks for its…

Canadian airline disables credit-card use at kiosks

July 23, 2008

Globe and Mail: Airliner WestJet says it plans to disable credit-card readers that customers use at check-in kiosks at 28 Canadian airports. The precaution…

Credit-card fraud investigation targets self-service kiosks

July 22, 2008

The Globe and Mail: Toronto's Pearson airport is concentrating on the security of its 150 self-service check-in kiosks for suspected credit-card fraud.

Mixed reaction to patient check-in kiosks

July 16, 2008

(Bangor, Maine) WLVZ-TV, Channel 2: This summer, Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest healthcare organizations in the country, expects to roll out 9…

NCR, Siemens ink deal to provide NCR MediKiosk

July 15, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — Siemens Healthcare and NCR Corp. are collaborating to offer NCR MediKiosk solutions to the Siemens customer base in North America.   According…

Dutch airline trials self-service luggage check-in

July 8, 2008

Reuters: Dutch airline KLM is trialing a self-service luggage check-in system at its base at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. The system is designed to reduce…

Check-in kiosks cut long lines at colleges, universities

July 6, 2008

Infolink.com: Americans lose up to one hour per day waiting in line, which increases the pressure to boost productivity through multitasking. Students at…

First wave of Kaiser hospital kiosks deployed

July 2, 2008

The Business Press: Kaiser Permanente has begun to introduce the first wave of its touchscreen kiosks at medical office buildings and hospitals throughout…

Kaiser Permanente to deploy 90 self-service kiosks in 60 medical clinics

June 25, 2008

Centre Daily Times: Kaiser Permanente deployed its first "KP Self-Service Kiosk" to optimize the patient check-in and payment experience in a project that will…

A smorgasbord of self-checkout

Kiosks in groceries and supermarkets add value in retail.

Frost & Sullivan recognizes CSI for its remote patient monitoring kiosk

June 22, 2008

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Based on its recent analysis of the remote patient monitoring market, Frost & Sullivan awarded Computerized Screening Inc. (CSI) with…

NCR unveils new self-service hotel kiosk

June 16, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas — NCR Corp. has announced its newly designed NCR XpressPort, a modular hotel check-in kiosk designed to meet consumer demand for self-service…

Delta to allow electronic boarding passes

June 16, 2008

The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Delta Air Lines is testing a plan to allow passengers to eliminate one more carry-on item: a paper boarding pass. Starting…

China kiosk show approaches

China's only self-service show to feature digital signage, POS and kiosks.

IBM, SelfServiceWorld.com announce free webinar on reaching the 'new consumer'

June 10, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – IBM, a global provider of business technologies, and Self-Service World, the leading news and information source covering the self-service…

Aruba airport announces CUSS kiosk check-in

June 2, 2008

Aruba.com: The Aruba Airport Authority has announced that KLM and Martinair passengers can use newly installed Common Use Self Service (CUSS) check-in kiosks…