VeriFone to Acquire Hypercom in POS consolidation

November 18, 2010

San Jose, Calif.-based VeriFone Systems Inc. reported it would acquire Phoenix-based Hypercom Corp. in a move that will consolidate two of the world’s largest…

DVD-rental kiosks driving Coinstar, NCR

November 14, 2010

Investors and partners are looking favorably on the prospects of revenues generated by DVD-rental kiosks operated by the two of the major firms in the sector…

Meridian Kiosks named a Fast 50 by Triangle Business Journal

November 9, 2010

Meridian Kiosks announced it was recognized as a winner of the Triangle Business Journal’s Fast 50 in North Carolina’s Research Triangle area. To be eligible…

Redbox to offer digital streaming in 2011 with deep-pockets partner

Execs offer few details but confirm talks with unnamed hi-tech, strong-content suitors to expand redbox beyond DVD kiosks.

The “Rebirth” of Phoenix Kiosk - how one company adjusted to an evolving market

by Kurt Myrick — Technical Engineer, Phoenix Kiosk

In the competitive kiosk industry, things change faster than you can blog about them. Companies must stay ahead of the curve, as well as present an effective…

Coinstar, and redbox, still got plenty of action, drama, laughs to give

October 10, 2010

The stock of Coinstar is strong this year due to its mighty redbox DVD-rental kiosk, according to an Associated Press story that ran in the Boston Herald. As…

Kodak renews photo kiosk deal with Walmart Canada

Eastman Kodak Company announced it has renewed an agreement with Walmart Canada to be the principal supplier of retail photo kiosks and dry lab systems…

Blockbuster files for bankruptcy; NCR reaffirms licensing deal

September 22, 2010

Blockbuster Inc. today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under a plan that cuts its nearly $1 billion in debt and allows it a chance to reorganize its…

TIO Networks reports fiscal 4Q transaction revenues rise 80 percent

September 2, 2010

Multichannel bill-payment processor TIO Networks recently reported fiscal 4Q transaction revenue of $8.3 million, a rise of 80 percent from fiscal 4Q in…

Meridian Kiosks seeks to grow in self-service space

August 29, 2010

Meridian Kiosks is already starting to thrive under new CEO Nick Van Wyk, according to a company profile in The Pilot of Southern Pines, N.C.    Aberdeen…

ParTech remakes, re-brands itself with software, self-serve and proven hardware

August 29, 2010

The company best known for its durable terminals is in the midst of recreating itself as a creative and aggressive software- and services- house.

Coinstar to sell its money transfer group to Sigue

August 25, 2010

Bellevue, Wash.-based Coinstar Inc. and Sigue Corporation announced the signing of a definitive agreement for Sigue to purchase Coinstar's money transfer…

Self-service apps for patients cut paper use, speed check-in at Tenet Healthcare

August 19, 2010

Tenet Healthcare's patient financial services subsidiary, Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, is saving money, cutting paper use and moving patients through the…

Wine-sampling kiosks introduced in Omaha store

June 7, 2010

Brix Lounge in Village Point, Omaha, has introduced in-store wine tasting kiosks.   A story on KETV.com says the kiosks offer 24 white wines and 40 red wines…

Redbox COO discusses redbox/Coinstar strategy shifts

by Matt Cunningham — Editor, NetWorld Alliance

Coinstar reaping more than just financial fruit from its DVD-rental kiosk investment.

KioskCom: Achieving ROI through customer-engagement tech

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KioskCom Self Service Expo and The Digital Signage Show in Las Vegas this year put the focus squarely on taking the next step in educating deployers of kiosks…

Kiosks: The Complete Story on ROI

The value of investing in a kiosk network deployment depends in large part on the return on that investment. Learn the revenue potential of a kiosk network and…

KIOSKCOM: Coinstar president opens show with keynote

Gregg Kaplan, president and COO of Coinstar Inc. and founder of redbox, shared strategies for growing a kiosk network.

Ask the Experts: Finding the ROI in retail kiosks

Bob Ventresca of Netkey Inc. encourages retailers to approach their kiosk deployments as one facet of a holistic, multichannel gameplan.

New SMS and kiosk marketing scheme to use Zytronic touch tech

July 27, 2009

U.K.-based Zytronic has announced the incorporation of its Projected Capacitive Technology for touchscreens in an innovative new marketing scheme from…