Government News & Media
U.K. health officials install condom-dispensing kiosks aimed at teens
May 28, 2009
British Journal of Heathcare Computing and Information Management: New sexual-health advice and dispensing kiosks targeting teenagers are being installed by…
read nowIBM sponsorship, speakers announced for South African kiosk conference
May 27, 2009
MIDRAND, South Africa — IBM, supplier of the IBM AnyPlace Kiosk, has confirmed that it will be the sole platinum sponsor of South Africa's first definitive…
read nowKiosks at 66 national cemeteries crash on Memorial Day
May 26, 2009
(Springfield, Mo.) News-Leader: Sixty-six national cemeteries equipped with grave-locator kiosks were affected by a computer crash at the National Cemetery…
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Profile: Library of Congress kiosks put three awards on the shelf
After making a splash at this month's KioskCom Self Service Expo, a kiosk deployment at The Library of Congress continues to wow visitors and set the bar for…
read nowMayoral candidate's platform to include kiosk plan
May 17, 2009
Foster's Daily Democrat (N.H.): Former Rochester, N.H., Concerned Taxpayers Association vice-president Fred Leonard has announced he will run for mayor in…
read nowNevada county unveils library self-checkout system
May 17, 2009
Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal: Branch libraries in the Nevada cities of Yerington, Smith Valley, Silver Stage, Fernley and Dayton, all located in Lyon County…
read nowBirmingham civil rights trail to include kiosks
May 13, 2009
WAAY-TV, Channel 31 (Birmingham, Ala.): The city council in Birmingham, Ala., has unanimously approved a civil rights trail that will incorporate informational…
read nowKIOSKCOM: Library of Congress deployment wins big at KioskCom awards show
May 6, 2009
LAS VEGAS — KioskCom has announced winners of its annual Kiosk Self Service Excellence Awards.
read nowNew mall kiosk lets Dubai shoppers apply for visas
May 6, 2009
Gulf News: Individuals can now type, print, apply, extend and renew their residency and visit visas at self-service kiosks installed in Dubai malls. The first…
read nowSchool gets self-service electronic roll call
May 6, 2009
TechWorld: Pymble Ladies' College, a girls' secondary school in Sydney, Australia, has introduced an electronic classroom student roll call system. Using…
read nowVirtual police station kiosk coming to India
May 5, 2009
Gulf Times: The first "virtual police station" will come into being in Kerala by next month, officials said yesterday. An initiative of the Kochi city police…
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Special summit will again offer secure, open forum for deployers
Away from suppliers and media, users can share questions, concerns for their self-service projects.
read nowArmy National Guard installing thousands of kiosks
April 20, 2009
ARLINGTON, Va. — Information security has become an increasing concern in the military. Hackers attempt to crack into the Department of Defense global…
read nowMajor Canadian library adding self-service
March 26, 2009
More RFID: Integrated Technology Group, a division of Vernon Library Supplies Inc., in partnership with SirsiDynix, has expanded its client base to include its…
read nowElectronic voting suffers more setbacks
March 23, 2009
Federal Computer Week: Critics of electronic voting systems have had their warnings vindicated by two recent announcements. An official with Premier Election…
read nowInternet kiosks may give inmates access to e-mail, law library, digital download
March 15, 2009
The San Francisco Chronicle: Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a proposal that would permit some state prisoners to access the Web via special Internet kiosks. If…
read nowGujarat Congress launches youth campaign through kiosks
March 11, 2009
Gujarat Global News Network: The Congress in Gujarat, India, is reaching out to young voters via kiosks that provide information about Congress, congressional…
read nowLackawanna County provides kiosks to pay fines
March 11, 2009
SCRANTON, Pa. — Defendants fined by Lackawanna County, Pa., Magisterial District Justices will now have the option of paying fines in full by using credit or…
read nowShropshire company to provide info kiosks for Rwandan gov't
March 10, 2009
The Shropshire Star Newspaper: A Shropshire, England-based digital communications provider has secured a contract with the government of Rwanda to design…
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