European Commission will not regulate RFID — for now

March 15, 2007

PCMag.com: The European Commission has put off for at least a year any decision to regulate RFID technology.   Read more

Biometrics taking bite out of crime

March 15, 2007

Securitydocumentworld: Digimarc Corp. announced that its facial-recognition solution is helping many states prevent identity theft and fraud as well as…

Philippines government unveils kiosk for pensioners

March 14, 2007

Philippine News: Winston Garcia, president and general manager of the Philippine Government Service Insurance System, unveiled the Wireless Automated…

RFID Asia to open first RFID kiosk in Indonesia

March 12, 2007

PR.com: RFID Centre Asia is opening the first RFID kiosk in Jakarta, Indonesia. The new RFID kiosk will be a one-stop RFID store, helping companies across…

WhereNet RFID tags selected for use at Port of Oakland

March 12, 2007

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — WhereNet Corp. announced that the Port of Oakland in California is taking a proactive step toward meeting security requirements set by…

Biometrics on passports gets bigger

March 12, 2007

Egovmonitor.com: The Identity and Passport Service has issued British travelers with the first 48-page '"jumbo'" biometrics ePassports from seven regional…

IBM kiosks, services, provide employee information access in Calgary

March 11, 2007

CALGARY, Canada — Calgary Health Region's 24,000 employees will have greater access to personal human resources information via new IBM self-service kiosks…

With prep, early time change no sweat for kiosks

March 7, 2007

The next great computer and operating system crisis may be here March 11, thanks to changes in Daylight Saving Time.

Cancelled hacking demo raises RFID red flag

March 6, 2007

Washingtontechnology.com An incident that may have exposed new security risks inherent in RFID technology has gained the attention of the Computer Emergency…

Touchscreen voting loses in Florida

Mixed tests of controversial machines no relief for kiosk balloting.

U.K. commission intros biometrics, online visa applications

March 5, 2007

Stabroeknews.com: The British High Commission has introduced a biometrics program that will serve as a prerequisite for processing visa applications submitted…

RFID restrictions considered in Washington state

February 28, 2007

InformationWeek: Washington state lawmakers are considering restrictions on RFID technology. State Rep. Jeff Morris has introduced an Electronic Bill of…

Lobby kiosk checks visitor background

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

LobbyGuard's solution keeps sex offenders out of schools.

Sex-offender kiosk project dumped by North Dakota Senate

February 14, 2007

BismarckTribune.com: Concluding its $1 million price tag was too rich, the North Dakota Senate dumped a proposal to set up computer kiosks in police stations…

Digital signage shines in London

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Content management measurement featured at Screen Expo Europe.

Pay for traffic, other violations at kiosks

February 11, 2007

The St. Petersburg Times: Pinellas County, Fla., has introduced payment kiosks for fines in misdemeanor and felony cases, municipal and county ordinances, and…

Touchscreen kiosk voting may be ousted by Florida governor

January 31, 2007

Reuters: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday said he would propose abandoning touchscreen voting machines adopted after the disputed 2000 presidential…

New Democrat leader calling for ATM fee ban

January 28, 2007

Canada.com: Charging people to use automatic teller machines from a bank other than their own in order to access their own cash is a ripoff that should be…

San Jose airport adds security kiosks

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 22, 2007

Add Mineta San Jose International to the growing list of airports offering the Registered Traveler program, which allows frequent travelers to use a biometric…

Self-service: the new 'essential convenience'

January 22, 2007

Waiting in line can be frustrating no matter where we are. But the most frustrating wait for Americans: cooling our heels at local department or division of…