Technology Portals lands Philadelphia contract

July 20, 2005

HAVERTOWN, Penn. - Technology Portals Inc., designer of turnkey kiosk solutions, announced in a news release the award of the contract for a regional…

PayStar inks multi-million dollar photo kiosk deal

July 20, 2005

LODI, Calif. - PayStar InfoStations Inc. announced in a news release it has signed a five-year joint venture agreement with SMO Multimedia Corp., a subsidiary…

Photo shops say film sales plummet

July 20, 2005

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: While some photo shops are rolling with the punches and adapting to a world that depends less on film and more on pixels…

Kodak to trim 10,000 more jobs

July 20, 2005

Associated Press: Just 18 months after a restructuring that would eliminate 12,000 to 15,000 positions, Kodak has announced that an additional 10,000 jobs are…

ExxonMobil expands e-payment kiosk program

July 19, 2005

Convenience Store News: ExxonMobil Corp. is expanding its ewiz kiosk program, which is currently successfully deployed in Tennessee and North Carolina. The…

Pharmacy kiosk dispenses refills

July 19, 2005

SFGate.com: Consumers have long been getting everything from cash to airline tickets from automated machines. Now add prescription drugs to the list. Longs…

SPOS selects Nanonation as interactive marketing partner

July 19, 2005

LINCOLN, Neb. - Retailers in Australia and New Zealand will soon have a new way to engage and inform customers using RFID technology. Sydney Point of Sale…

Australian shopping carts go high-tech

July 19, 2005

News.com.au: Unveiled today for the first time in Australia, the Fujitsu-developed U-Scan Shopper features a wireless, trolley-mounted computer giving shoppers…

Can't-miss retail

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

With traditional advertising waning in effectiveness, retailers are turning to "event retailing" to drive sales and generate excitement - and kiosks are often…

AmStar rolls out check-cashing kiosks in Colorado

July 18, 2005

CARROLLTON, Texas - AmStar Systems Inc., a Texas self-service financial kiosk manufacturer, announced in a news release the roll-out of 18 of its full-service…

Pixology to power digital photo kiosks in Lloydspharmacy stores

July 18, 2005

LONDON - Pixology plc, specialist in software and networks for digital photography, announced in a news release that it will be providing Lloydspharmacy, the…

Checks and balances

July 18, 2005

No matter how much we love our jobs, most of us will offer the same answer when asked what we like best about them: getting paid.

Canadian shoppers opt for self-service technology

July 18, 2005

The Wise Marketer: Over one-quarter of Canadians said they are more likely to shop at a store that offers self-checkouts. When it comes to other things those…

Automating the survey process

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Intelligent businesses rely on customer feedback to drive decision-making. Paper ballots and face-to-face polls remain useful, but survey kiosks are becoming…

New Sharp display can show two images at once

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

July 14, 2005

TOKYO - A new LCD monitor unveiled by Sharp Corp. can show two different full-screen images at the same time, according to an Associated Press report. One of…

Burn-A-Song to get digital rights management from SyncCast

July 14, 2005

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Burn-A-Song, an innovator in unique interactive marketing solutions, has entered into an agreement with SyncCast, a digital media technology…

Photo kiosks gaining wider acceptance

July 14, 2005

Photo Industry Reporter: A photographer's perspective on photo kiosks: "It's apparent that 2005 started off as the Year of the Kiosk," writes Don Franz in this…

NCR announces better-than-expected 2Q results

July 13, 2005

DAYTON, Ohio - NCR Corp. announced July 12 that its second-quarter earnings are likely to exceed expectations.

TIO Network expands with Speedway SuperAmerica

July 12, 2005

BURNABY, B.C. - Info Touch Technologies Corp. announced in a news release the deployment of 15 `Speed e-connect' kiosks at select Speedway SuperAmerica LLC…

AmStar unveils check-cashing kiosk

July 11, 2005

CARROLLTON, Texas - AmStar Systems Inc., a Texas self-service financial kiosk manufacturer, announced in a news release its new fully automated check-cashing…