KioskCom 2006 award winners: KIOSK Information Systems

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

KIOSK Information Systems was the big winner at the fifth annual KioskCom Excellence Awards, taking home a total of six accolades. Three of those awards went…

Self-service security program aims to shorten wait time at airport

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An "express lane" approach to airline security has a number of benefits - and some stern critics.

California launches DMV kiosk program

June 4, 2006

San Diego Union Tribune: Department of Motor Vehicles locations in San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties have started to use touchscreen kiosks as part of…

Self-service, kiosk developers exhibit at Retail Systems 2006

A number of self-service innovators turned up for the 2006 Retail Systems show in Chicago, held May 21-24 at Chicago's McCormick Place.

Parking kiosks can double revenue

May 29, 2006

ePaynews: Parking revenues at U.S. cities that install kiosks in place of individual meters typically grow by 30 percent to 60 percent in the years directly…

Florida kiosks will track movement of buses

May 29, 2006

Bradenton Herald: Buses in Florida's Manatee and Sarasota counties will one day soon be fitted with satellite technology that will allow riders to monitor the…

StrandVision unveils digital signage for schools

May 23, 2006

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - StrandVision LLC, a provider of hosted digital signage services, has introduced low-cost, easy-to-administer digital signs for K-12 schools…

NCD calls for tougher accessibility standards on airport kiosks

The National Council on Disability has released a position paper, "Access to Airline Self-Service Kiosk Systems," that calls on the U.S. Department of…

New Hampshire mayor lobbies for parking kiosks

May 21, 2006

Manchester (New Hampshire) Union Leader: Mayor Frank Guinta has proposed spending $1 million to replace many of the city's parking meters with "pay and…

Delta adds kiosks with passport readers

May 9, 2006

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines' new self-service kiosks with passport readers support Delta's international-expansion plans and provide U.S. customers on…

The Kiosk Exchange ends contract with AAFES

May 7, 2006

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Strategic Management & Opportunity Corp. announced in a news release that the Kiosk Exchange, a wholly owned subsidiary of SMOC and its…

New Jersey considers overturning ban on self-serve gasoline

April 27, 2006

Associated Press: Self-service gas would finally come to New Jersey under a plan unveiled Thursday by Gov. Jon S. Corzine to help the state battle increasing…

Minneapolis prepares for high-tech, self-service library

April 26, 2006

Christian Science Monitor: Patrons of a Minneapolis library will soon check out their own books at electronic kiosks. Visitors will be able to download iTunes…

Michigan takes in $3 million at license-renewal kiosks

April 20, 2006

The Detroit News: At the one-year mark, a state program to let vehicle owners renew their tags at kiosks has been used by 30,000 Michigan drivers, bringing in…

Parking kiosks turn major profit for Seattle

April 20, 2006

ePaynews: Payment card-enabled parking kiosks will bring the city of Seattle about $16 million in revenue in 2006, $6 million more than in 2003. With the new…

Parking kiosk success tempts Seattle to expand program

April 11, 2006

Seattle Weekly: Parking kiosks are bringing so much money to Seattle coffers that the city may broaden its use to evening hours and areas where parking is now…

Radiant Infosystems begins kiosk launch in India

April 6, 2006

CIOL: With a mandate of setting up 5,550 kiosks in Andhra Pradesh under the Rajiv Internet Village project, solution provider Radiant Infosystems launched the…

Canadian libraries turn to RFID, self-checkout for book management

April 6, 2006

IT Business: There are 37 million books moved within the Toronto Public Library system each year, and librarians are beginning to look to RFID tags to help…

Case Study: TouchPoint Solutions helps Promedia 'catapult' to victory for vets

March 19, 2006

When Promedia was asked to help the nation's vets, the multimedia kiosk developer turned to TouchPoint Solutions for help in managing the flow of information…

Infocomm plans kiosks for rural India

March 12, 2006

Rediff India Abroad: Telecommunications and Internet firm Reliance Infocomm is undertaking a project to provide information kiosks and high-speed public…