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…

Shelley pushed the hot button of touchscreen voting

June 15, 2004

IBM moves Linux beat to Brazil

June 14, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO - As part of its move to sell to corporations along industry lines, IBM's Global Services division is offering services to Brazilian corporations…

Grand jury praises touch-screen voting, criticizes state ban

June 13, 2004

SAN DIEGO-The county's grand jury criticized California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley's decision to ban new touchscreen voting machines in November. The…

With e-voting, Diebold treads where IBM wouldn't

June 13, 2004

OAKLAND, Calif.--History can be an important lesson when it comes to computerized voting, according to a story in the Oakland Tribune.

Internet kiosks to be installed at Texas rest areas

June 8, 2004

AUSTIN,Texas - Travelers may soon be able to surf the Internet while they stretch their legs or grab a soda at Texas rest areas, according to a story in the…

Welfare poised to go private, utilize self-service technologies

June 2, 2004

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-State officials are moving ahead with a plan to privatize Florida's welfare system without waiting for federal approval and despite…

Second Wexler voting challenge thrown out

May 25, 2004

PALM BEACH, Fla.-A federal judge threw out U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler's second challenge to paperless voting, according to an article in the Palm Beach Post.