Fla. office collects tax payments at kiosk

March 31, 2003

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- Okaloosa County, Fla., is deploying a self-service kiosk for the citizens of Okaloosa County to conduct a wide range of transactions…

Diebold to supply touchscreen voting terminals in Texas

March 19, 2003

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold Election Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD), has been selected to install between 700 and 1,00…

Calif. county reconsidering touchscreen voting

February 23, 2003

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The future of electronic voting may be altered this week in Santa Clara County, where county leaders are considering warnings that…

Kiosks to be part of Electronic Moscow initiative

February 18, 2003

MOSCOW -- The Electronic Moscow initiative aimed at boosting the use of information technologies in the capital city with a five-year budget of more than $…

BT plans world's largest Internet kiosk network

In Britain, a project to install 20,000 Web payphones is underway. It's the most ambitious project of its kind in the world, and plans to expand to other…

Diebold's touchscreen voting system used in Ohio elections

February 10, 2003

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Voters in Hamilton County, Ohio used AccuVote-TS touchscreen voting systems proivded by Diebold Election Systems, a subsidiary of…

Australian kiosk program loses government funding

February 6, 2003

VICTORIA, Australia -- Australian kiosk developer pieNetworks, in its 2002 annual report, says that the continuation of funding by the Victorian Health…

England's Department of Work and Pensions deploys 115 job-sourcing kiosks

February 5, 2003

OXFORD, England -- Worktrain, a national job, learning and career Web site has teamed up with local authorities and Cityspace to offer its services from 'i…

Amid strong fourth quarter, Diebold posts mixed numbers for 2002

January 28, 2003

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold, Inc., (NYSE: DBD) reported fourth quarter record revenue of $525.8 million and net income of $21.9 million or diluted earnings…

Diebold acquires leading voter registration company

January 22, 2003

NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- Diebold Inc. (NYSE:DBD), which was praised for the success of its electronic voting system in 2002, has acquired Data Information…

Kiosks part of Pittsburgh showcase

January 13, 2003

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Xplorion, an interactive regional showcase in downtown Pittsburgh's Regional Enterprise Tower, has attracted some 10,000 people in its first…

Wireless Internet District gives free high-speed access in Long Beach

January 7, 2003

EVERETT, Wash. - In downtown Long Beach, Calif., anyone with a laptop or Microsoft Windows Pocket PC-equipped personal digital assistant can link to a wireless…

Cleveland library adds eBook access to self-service mix

January 6, 2003

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Public Library has entered into an agreement with digital media company OverDrive, Inc. to open a circulating eBook and…

Malaysia considers electronic voting system with kiosks

December 29, 2002

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- Malaysia's Elections Commission is studying the possibility of implementing an electronic voting system using kiosks in future…

Marines install kiosks at base in Japan

December 15, 2002

IWAKUNI, Japan - New kiosks installed in a U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) in Iwakuni, Japan gives Marines access to local information, according to a…

Recent amendment increases Wizzard's speech-enabled software sales

December 11, 2002

PITTSBURGH - Wizzard Software announced on Dec. 12 that 15 new clients will use its speech technology software in kiosks, ATMs and other devices in response…

Government Gets in the Kiosk Game in UK

December 3, 2002

In response to a British government directive, local communities are experimenting with kiosks as a way to deliver services.

Diebold gets another touchscreen voting deal, in San Diego

November 21, 2002

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Chads will be a thing of the past for San Diego voters come 2004, when the County of San Diego switches to a touch screen voting system…

UK company brings community service to kiosks

November 19, 2002

LONDON -- The National Missing Persons Helpline (NMPH) Web site, which includes the free telephone numbers of both NMPH and Message Home Helpline, will soon be…

British government to push e-voting

October 6, 2002

LONDON -- The UK government will bring electronic kiosks, digital TVs and mobile phones back for another round of electronic voting trials in May 2003.