Radiant to acquire vendor of POS systems for hospitality

December 14, 2003

ATLANTA -- Radiant Systems Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Aloha Technologies, a provider of point-of-sale systems for the hospitality industry…

Watch kiosks running Win 98 as support ends

December 11, 2003

REDMOND, Wash. -- Companies still running Windows 98 risk facing unpatched Internet threats as Microsoft puts the operating system out to pasture early next…

Utilities select self-serve software for bill payment, inquiries

December 10, 2003

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Nexus Energy Software Inc. has added five new utilities in the northeast United States to its client base over the past several months, and…

LiveWire signs Colorado ski-shop customer

December 9, 2003

SPOKANE, Wash. -- TicketsWest, an operating division of WestCoast Hospitality Corp., has signed an agreement with LiveWire International Inc. for the…

Kodak explains '`breakthroughs' in thermal imaging

November 30, 2003

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Eastman Kodak Company's Tech Brief for November explains how breakthrough research in thermal imaging has led to bright, clear color images…

Extra Future Store surveys shoppers about technology

November 30, 2003

PADERBORN, Germany -- Six months after opening the Extra Future Store, Metro Group has published the results of a customer questionnaire conducted by Boston…

Kiosks key to NBA charity event

November 24, 2003

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than 1,000 participants and spectators were involved in the annual Vlade Divac Charitabowl fundraising event. The Second Annual…

Car lost in the parking lot? Ask a kiosk for help

November 19, 2003

SINGAPORE -- Stratech Systems Ltd. has a high-tech solution for absent-minded drivers who lose their cars in parking lots.

Now showing at Douglas Theatres: trailers on kiosks

The goal of the kiosk project was entertainment, but advertising has since emerged as a potential source of new revenue for the theater.

Animal rescue group develops pet-search kiosks

November 17, 2003

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Pet-Ark has developed its own way of saving animals. The group has built it own, proprietary software that works in a kiosk to let consumers…

New version of Mosaic software adds Linux support

November 16, 2003

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- Transaction-processing software provider Mosaic Software said the forthcoming release of Postilion Realtime 5.0. will be available on…

Kudos, Intermedia Kiosks sign strategic partnership

November 12, 2003

LONDON -- Kudos Digital Group, producer of solutions for self-service devices and digital signage, and Intermedia Kiosks, producer self-ordering systems, have…

Moonrise offers new self-service software

November 10, 2003

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Moonrise Systems Inc. has introduced the beta release of its NetStop 4.0 Professional software product for public access terminals and…

Movie theater kiosk lets patrons check out previews

November 10, 2003

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Waiting in line for movies just got more exciting with Douglas Theatre Company's introduction of the first interactive kiosk that allows movie…

Big Blue may endorse Linux for the desktop

November 9, 2003

BOSTON -- IBM is expected to endorse the idea of Linux on desktop computers at a conference this week.

Vendor sees India airports full of online opportunities

November 5, 2003

NEW DELHI -- U.S.-based transport communications and systems company Arinc is establishing a base here for products including check-in kiosks, on-board…

Behr Paints uses kiosks to make paint selection easier

November 4, 2003

NOVATO, Calif. -- Scene7, provider of dynamic imaging software, said Behr Paints licensed Scene7's Infinite Imaging Platform to launch an in-store kiosk and…

OpenTech Alliance open for business

October 29, 2003

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- OpenTech Alliance Inc. has ended its nine-month "quiet mode" and released information about its self-service kiosks for the self-storage…

Vendors team up on nutrition kiosk for fast-food restaurants

October 27, 2003

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Walk Up Systems, Codespear and Vultron Display Technologies have partnered to produce a walk-up touchscreen kiosk application that will…

Kudos hires sales veteran to drive into emerging markets

October 21, 2003

LONDON -- Kudos Digital Group, the company behind Kudos solutions for self-service devices and digital signage, has expanded its senior management team with…