Denver turns to Parkeon to install parking pay stations in busy shopping district

April 12, 2004

DENVER-After parking pay-station kiosks from one company failed, the city has found a reliable alternative with Parkeon of New Jersey.

Florida county's touchscreen voting machines to cost at least $1 million

April 11, 2004

Brevard County, Florida, needs to spend at least $1 million to buy ATM-like touchscreen voting systems by 2006, Florida Today newspaper reported.

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Cutting through bureaucracy can be rewarding for kiosk companies, provided they're not in a hurry.

Ohio county chooses Diebold touchscreen voting machines

April 6, 2004

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Diebold Elections Systems of Canton, Ohio, will provide touch-screen kiosks for Montgomery County voters to cast their ballots this fall.

Kiosk uses straw, circuits to help stop drinkers from 'blowing it' on the road

Distributors, governments bellying up to self-service blood-alcohol tester.

Feds contract with MontegoNet to provide interactive kiosk solutions

March 31, 2004

PORTSMOUTH, RI--MontegoNet has snagged a contract with Uncle Sam.

UK kiosks plug citizens into public services

March 29, 2004

SOUTH TYNESIDE, England--A new kiosk-based initiative in Great Britain connects citizens with various government services.

NeoProducts reaches milestone in UK

March 11, 2004

BIRMINGHAM, England - Kiosk manufacturer NeoProducts Ltd. enjoyed a double celebration on Sept. 28 in Birmingham, England, formally opening a 25,000 square…

Australia to deploy 3,000 wireless job-search kiosks

March 1, 2004

SYDNEY, Australia -- The Federal Department of Employment and Workplace Resources (DEWR) is deploying what it claims to be the largest, secure, wireless LAN in…

Malaysians riding high in '`smart' taxicabs

February 26, 2004

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The Smart Taxipreneur project here aims to create a new breed of IT-savvy taxi drivers using onboard kiosks and a global-positioning…

KIS gets go-ahead for 300 more USPS HR kiosks

February 23, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- Kiosk Information Systems (KIS) will produce and support additional human resources information kiosks for the U.S. Postal Service's…

Two new ventures for Wincor Nixdorf

February 21, 2004

PADERBORN, Germany - Technology manufacturer Wincor Nixdorf GmbH & Co., seeking to increase its kiosk presence throughout Europe, will soon be making an…

Info Touch to tell fish stories

February 19, 2004

BURNABY, British Columbia - A new initiative launched by Info Touch Technologies Corp. (CDNX:IFT) and Compaq Canada has a fishy smell to it. But that is by…

NeoProducts completes Hong Kong project

February 13, 2004

MELBOURNE, Australia - Kiosk manufacturer NeoProducts Ltd., continuing its focus on government-related deployments, has wrapped up the installation of more…

Sydney Airport test of biometrics deemed success

February 5, 2004

SYDNEY, Australia -- Frequent flyers could soon be able to bypass customs officers and have their identity checked by face-scanning machines, despite some…

Voting kiosks let Californians shop for a president

February 3, 2004

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Shoppers here can choose their president in between visits to the Gap, Cinnabon and Victoria's Secret.

SeePoint designs kiosks for state of New Mexico

February 2, 2004

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. -- More than 190 touchscreen computer terminals designed and manufactured by SeePoint Technology have been installed in Department of Motor…

Canada weighs merits, risks of online voting

February 2, 2004

TORONTO, Canada -- An Internet company is hailing online voting as the electoral wave of the future, but Elections Canada and a political observer are more…

Nevada DMR offers self-serve license registration

February 1, 2004

LAS VEGAS -- One local branch of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is eliminating frustratingly long lines of customers waiting to renew their…

Maryland again scrutinizes voting kiosks

January 29, 2004

COLUMBIA, Md. -- Results tallied by Maryland's 16,000 new electronic voting machines can be trusted in their first statewide test during the March …