Cocoa Beach police taps Mesh Networks technology

August 3, 2004

CommsDesign - Mesh Networks Inc has won a contract, along with integration partner Scientel America Inc., to outfit the police department of the City of Cocoa…

USPS installs Wincor Nixdorf self-service units

August 2, 2004

AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf announced that the United States Postal Service has selected self-service devices from Wincor Nixdorf and its U.S. alliance…

DHS to use biometric exit kiosk as part of US-VISIT program

August 2, 2004

DHS.gov - As a part of the border management system introduced at airports and seaports earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will pilot…

MEI tech to help kiosks accept new $20

July 30, 2004

WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- MEI, developer of unattended payment systems, announced plans to transition retail customers to accept the soon-to-be-released color $2…

Florida officials: Some voting records wiped out

July 27, 2004

Florida elections officials revealed that a computer crash erased detailed records from Miami-Dade County's first widespread use of touchscreen voting…

Kiosks signal the imminent demise of free parking.

July 26, 2004

Denver Post: There is no such thing as a free ride, and there is definitely no such thing as free parking in Cherry Creek North. The city of Denver has…

Sequoia Voting Systems printer passes federal testing

July 21, 2004

WASHINGTON -- Sequoia Voting Systems passed federal testing of the VeriVote printer upgrade to the company's popular AVC Edge touchscreen voting system…

The end of the line

In an effort to reduce wait times, increase efficiency and control costs, the U.S. Postal Service is spending more than $100 million on state-of-the-art kiosks.

Service kiosks to ease permit process

July 12, 2004

NEW ORLEANS - Mayor Ray Nagin has unveiled a new system of touchscreen customer service kiosks that will streamline the process of obtaining building…

MontegoNet awarded second GSA contract

July 8, 2004

PORTSMOUTH, RI - MontegoNet has been awarded a second Federal Supply Schedule contract by the General Services Administration, according to a company news…

Denver provides pay-and-display parking kiosks

July 7, 2004

DENVER - The city of Denver is implementing more than 75 multi-space pay-and-display pay parking kiosks, according to GovTech.net

Self-service revolution

July 5, 2004

WASHINGTON - The self-service revolution is taking consumers out of lines, reducing their wait times and giving them control, according to an article in the…

Kiosks provide tourism, weather information to travelers

July 1, 2004

LINCOLN, Neb. - Thirty new touchscreen interactive information kiosks, equipped with up-to-date weather and tourism information, are being placed at Interstate…

Airlines and airports battle over Wi-Fi use

June 22, 2004

BOSTON - The wireless systems at several airports are at the center of a fight over the unlicensed wireless spectrum used to support a wide range of…

Inmates to get access to the law through info kiosks

June 20, 2004

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. -- LexisNexis U.S. and Touch Sonic Technologies launched a new legal information kiosk that will change the way prisons comply with…

Mesh technology to link up to 5,000 kiosks at '08 Olympics in Beijing

June 20, 2004

BEIJING--Capinfo Co. Ltd., the designated provider of telecommunications solutions for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is expected to announce that mesh technology…

Electronic election systems gets pummeled, but the industry refuses to go down for the count

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Diebold division takes big hit as critics, proponents debate the risks and rewards of letting voters' fingers do the polling.

Kiosk use suggested to reduce lines at DMV

June 16, 2004

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah State Senator Bill Hickman wants to see the state's DMV division devote more resources to reducing the time customers spend in line…

E-ports help tourists with a touch of the screen

June 15, 2004

DULUTH, Minn. - Six computerized kiosks will be available in public places to assist visitors looking to experience what the city has to offer, according to an…

Touchscreens re-approved for use in Santa Clara County

June 15, 2004

OAKLAND, Calif. -- California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley re-approved the use of the Sequoia AVC Edge touchscreen voting units in Santa Clara County for…