U.K. postal service reaches out to rural customers

March 17, 2002

LEICESTER, England - The English countryside, while charming with its rustic beauty, also has a remoteness that can often make accessing timely news and…

Kiosks part of Red Cross victim access efforts

March 12, 2002

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Survivors of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., will be able to contact family and friends through a kiosk and…

United Nations to assist with relief kiosks

March 11, 2002

NEW YORK - Tour guides from the United Nations will help staff emergency relief and assistance kiosks set up in New York in the wake of the terrorist attack on…

Technology allows passengers to help with air security

March 6, 2002

Succeeding the military way

After surviving the struggles of a normal start-up company, kiosk developer DynaTouch Corp. has turned a profit in recent years thanks to its work for the…

NeoPost unveils postage kiosk at show

February 27, 2002

DENVER - A postal service kiosk that would offer customers postage with the touch of a screen was among the products showcase by Neopost Inc. during the…

India expanding community kiosk program

February 27, 2002

NEW DELHI, India - The concept of the post office as a community e-gathering place is gaining momentum in India, as government officials on the sub-continent…

Commerce Secretary praises c-store industry for moving ahead with NACS Show

February 27, 2002

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Saying Americans must remember the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks while resuming their lives with a strong sense of freedom, U.S.

Reaching minorities through kiosks

Companies on both coasts ponder the use of kiosks to impact the daily lives of Latino and inner city neighborhoods. While one project is fully committed to…

Brazil will bring Internet to post offices

February 25, 2002

SAO PAULO, Brazil - The Brazilian government wants to make it easier for citizens to access the Web and "bridge the digital divide," so the government plans to…

Will biometrics take flight?

In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, airports and airlines look to biometrics as a possible enhancement to security and kiosk programs.

NBG extends government kiosk contract

February 25, 2002

TUALATIN, Ore. - Kiosk development and consulting company NBG Solutions Inc. is finding that keeping the government happy is good business. The company has…

Government services program expands in Minnesota

February 21, 2002

ST. PAUL, Minn. - In its continuing effort to bring government services to the general public, NBG Solutions Inc. earlier this month installed a government…

Canadian city earns grant for kiosk research

February 21, 2002

BURNABY, British Columbia, Canada - Plans to keep its citizens informed through the use of a kiosk has earned Airdrie, a community of nearly 20,000 located…

Florida kiosk encourages fun

February 20, 2002

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Broward County, Fla., officials, on a constant lookout for ways to inform tourists and local citizens about activities and…

Pennsylvania - Land of Kiosks

With the support of the Governor's office, state agencies and kiosk deployers are sprinkling the state with interactive, tourist friendly machines.

Outreach in India

February 19, 2002

A United Nations-sponsored organization is using kiosks to advance the cause of literacy and reach the world's technologically unconnected.

Indian state turns to kiosks

February 18, 2002

PANAJI, India - Tourists to the Indian state of Goa received an early New Year's present on Dec. 27, when state officials launched a new line of tourist…

GameCom retains another training expert

February 17, 2002

ARLINGTON, Texas - Kiosk and virtual reality developer GameCom/Ferris Inc. (OTCBB:GAMZ) has named a second consultant to its new multimedia training and…

Diebold completes acquisition of Global Election Systems

February 17, 2002

McKINNEY, Texas -- ATM and kiosk manufacturer Diebold Inc. (NYSE:DBD) has completed its acquisition of Global Election Systems, a Canadian manufacturer of…