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Self Service Excellence Awards online entry form now available
January 6, 2008
TRUMBULL, Conn. — KioskCom Self-Service Expo is now accepting submissions for its Self Service Excellence Awards. According to a news release, KioskCom…
read nowQuestions continue for voting machines
January 6, 2008
The New York Times: After the 2000 election, counties around the United States rushed to buy new computerized voting machines. But it turns out that these…
read nowKiosks let parents keep tabs on kids' grades
January 6, 2008
The (Grand Junction, Colo.) Daily Sentinel: The grocery shopping lists of parents of some Colorado students may now include grade reports or teacher e-mail…
read nowDubai traffic fines now paid at police kiosks
January 2, 2008
(United Arab Emirites) Khaleej Times: Dubai Traffic Police have launched a new service in which citizens can pay traffic fines at kiosks in various shopping…
read now24-hour ATMs not working in Pakistan
January 1, 2008
The (Pakistan) Daily Times: The Islamabad public is facing problems like inoperable ATMs in the face of riots following the assassination of the Pakistan…
read nowBest Buy 'bait and switch' kiosks not connected to Internet
December 25, 2007
Los Angeles Times: The Connecticut attorney general's office sued Best Buy in May, charging the electronics heavyweight with using deceptive in-store websites…
read nowColorado voting machines tossed out
December 18, 2007
The Associated Press: Colorado's secretary of state has declared many of the state's electronic-voting machines unreliable, but said that some of them could…
read nowTouchscreens educate about energy efficiency
December 12, 2007
CHICAGO — As Americans become increasingly aware about the importance of being "green" to protect the environment, businesses strive to communicate their…
read nowOPINION: Elect voting technology that works
December 4, 2007
Sandusky (Ohio) Register: Many election boards in Ohio have not handled their election responsibility well. It's time for the Ohio General Assembly to mandate…
read nowPost offices push self-service machines to lessen holiday traffic
December 2, 2007
TCPalm.com: The holiday rush for mailing heavy packages and standing in lines at post offices across the United States has arrived. But U.S. Postal Service…
read nowKiosks result in fewer parking tickets
November 25, 2007
The (Boulder, Colo.) Daily Camera: The installation of a new kiosk-parking system in Boulder, Colo., has meant drastically fewer parking tickets for downtown…
read nowMicrocom, IBM to automate license-plate renewals in Canada
November 19, 2007
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio — Microcom Corp. and IBM have announced plans to let drivers renew their license-plate registrations at self-service kiosks throughout the…
read nowOverseas military to cast ballots at kiosks
November 11, 2007
Star and Stripes: Some registered Florida voters will be able to forgo the difficulty of voting overseas with the introduction of voting kiosks at three Air…
read nowVoting out e-voting touchscreens
November 4, 2007
Time: It is hard to believe now what a darling touchscreen voting was seven years ago. After the Florida presidential vote-recount debacle, electronic-voting…
read nowSelf-service postal facility to open in Indiana
November 1, 2007
The Indianapolis Star: A U.S. self-service postal facility has broken ground \in Fishers, Indiana. The 600-square-foot free-standing facility will be the…
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Express mail kiosk reaches sixth airport
October 30, 2007
Government Technology: The Portland International Airport in Oregon recently became the sixth airport in the country to offer Mailsafe Express kiosks that…
read nowJail kiosks sentenced to Indiana prison
October 29, 2007
Kokomo Tribune: Inmates at the Howard County Criminal Justice Center have seen an increase in the commissary items they are able to purchase. Keefe Commissary…
read nowNorway rolls out biometric security kiosks
October 28, 2007
Security Document World: Norway has rolled out 21 biometric kiosks as part of its biometric ePassport and visa pilot scheme. The kiosks, which have been…
read nowParent information kiosks piloted in England
October 18, 2007
(Cumbria, England) North-West Evening Mail: The Children's Information Service is working with Kiosks4Business to install parent-information kiosks at…
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