Post office to close all-night window

January 19, 2006

The Tennessean: A 24-hour post office in Nashville is closing its all-night window, thanks to the Automated Postal Center kiosk. At midnight Feb. 17, the…

Smart cards, kiosks ease Army life

The Treasury Department, U.S. Army and NCR have deployed a smart card/kiosk program that simplifies payments for soldiers overseas. The troops can use the…

Indianapolis airport takes step toward Registered Traveler program

January 10, 2006

Information Week: The long-talked-about Registered Traveler program is picking up momentum as its national rollout this summer nears. Indianapolis…

Smarte Carte adds services for travelers

January 9, 2006

Pioneer Press: Smarte Carte provides baggage cart, locker and stroller services at more than 1,000 airports, train stations, bus terminals, shopping centers…

Wincor World '06 highlights comprehensive banking, retail solutions

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Innovation in system architecture is changing the way retailers do business. At Wincor World 2006, more than 70 Wincor partners from around the world will be…

U.S. Army deploys NCR kiosks for military personnel

January 3, 2006

ATLANTA - Self-service kiosks from NCR Corp. are helping provide U.S. Army soldiers with a less stressful way to manage their finances while stationed at…

Kiosk magazine changes name to Self-Service World

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 3, 2006

Kiosk magazine, published by Louisville, Ky.-based NetWorld Alliance (which also publishes this Web site), is undergoing a change, and with the new year comes…

Five things to expect in 2006

January 2, 2006

USA Today: The newspaper suggests five big business trends looming for the coming year, and one of them is the predicted success of Registered Traveler, the…

Parking kiosks add features

December 20, 2005

ePaynews: Automated parking meters that support multiple payment options and use sensors, photography and wireless technology for self-enforcement are to reach…

CASE STUDY: New cash-counting system keeps inmate funds on lockdown

December 19, 2005

TW Vending has teamed up with MEI to develop a new inmate trust account system that provides prison facilities with a time-saving, money-generating, and safer…

Boston transit kiosk system on track

December 19, 2005

CBS 4 Boston: The Boston Transit Authority is moving forward with its automated fare collection system and it should be running systemwide by the end of next…

Self-Service 2006: A look ahead

December 19, 2005

Experts and insiders predict the year ahead for the industry.

Rochester adds trip-planning kiosk

December 14, 2005

10NBC: The Rochester (N.Y.) Genesee Regional Transportation Authority unveiled its new trip-planning kiosk at the Rochester Downtown Development Corp.'s office…

Resolute Partners acquires TAP

December 4, 2005

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. - Resolute Partners LLC, provider of public Internet access and services to commercial businesses and U.S. military bases worldwide…

Parking kiosks spur need for re-training

December 4, 2005

MSNBC: Parking kiosks aren't reducing staff, but they are requiring some re-training. Workers who were skilled at fixing and maintaining coin-operated meters…

Kiosks put career info at sailors' fingertips

December 1, 2005

The Military Family Network: Navy Personnel Command is steadily incorporating new technology, upgrading Navy Exchange computer kiosks to offer real-time…

N.J. to revamp self-service ticketing machines

November 22, 2005

ePaynews.com: New Jersey Transit is to spend $12.2 million on 157 new self-service ticketing machines at its rail stations and bus terminals, and $5 million to…

U.K. inmates might get Internet kiosks

November 22, 2005

Silicon.com: The government is pondering the widespread deployment of Internet kiosks throughout the United Kingdom's prisons. Fiona Mactaggart, parliamentary…

Philadelphia launches tourism kiosks

November 21, 2005

Philadelphia Inquirer: The Independence Visitor Center and 10 other organizations have collaborated on a computerized touchscreen kiosk program to give…

New polling system a boon for voters with disabilities

November 20, 2005

Boston Globe: Voting machines designed to accommodate the needs of blind and other disabled voters were tested in Watertown, Waltham and Woburn, part of an…