European market growing

Summit Research's report takes a look at trends in the kiosk industry.

Kiosk Europe Expo and Digital Signage Expo open in Germany

by David Drain

May 7, 2008

ESSEN, Germany — The second annual Kiosk Europe Expo opened Tuesday with a new component this year: Digital Signage Expo. The co-located expos are organized by…

NCR FastLane self-checkout update offers refined design and energy-conserving features

May 4, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — The next-generation self-checkout solution from NCR Corp. provides consumers with an even more streamlined self-service experience and expands…

‘The year of digital media' for NCR

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

NCR execs tout 2008 as being a year of change in the self-service space.

VIDEO: Coverage from KioskCom Self Service Expo 2008

April 27, 2008

Self-Service World and Kiosk Marketplace present a look at some of the exhibits and people from the KioskCom Las Vegas show.    

KioskCom Las Vegas wraps

EyeSite kiosk sticks out among the record number of exhibitors.

ArcaTech releases new PIN pads, check scanner; gets named to SSKA board

April 16, 2008

LAS VEGAS — ArcaTech Systems, supplier of transaction-automation products for the financial, retail and self-service markets, announced during the KioskCom…

ViVOtech launches ViVOpay contactless payment kiosk module

April 15, 2008

Centre Daily Times: ViVOtech, provider of near-field communication (NFC) mobile phone and contactless payment systems, extended its best-selling ViVOpay line…

DVD kiosk operator announces first-of-its-kind loyalty program

April 14, 2008

Centredaily.com:  DVDPlay Inc., a DVD rental kiosk operator and developer, today announced a nationwide promotion designed to give back to loyal DVD renters.

The man behind KioskCom

The head of Self Service Expo and The Digital Signage Show talks.

SPOS teams with St. Clair in Australia

April 6, 2008

SYDNEY, Australia — SPOS, an Australian point of purchase provider, and St. Clair Interactive have announced a partnership agreement. SPOS will distribute and…

Accullink acquires Pay by Touch patents

April 6, 2008

ATLANTA, Ga. — Accullink LLC, an Atlanta-based investor group, has acquired Pay by Touch's suite of 25 global patents that enable a software-only solution for…

Encrypting PIN pads pay off

March 31, 2008

When officials in Chicago wanted to install self-service pay stations throughout the city, they tapped locally operated Pay-Ease, developer of a line of…

Pay By Touch shuts down all biometric services

March 20, 2008

StorefrontBacktalk.com: Just three months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Pay By Touch officially pulled the plug on its remaining…

TIO Networks reaches dollar milestone, launches OEM Express

March 17, 2008

BURNABY, British Columbia — TIO Networks Corp., a bill payment and financial services network, has announced that it has surpassed the one billion dollar…

Recycling kiosks: A futile exercise?

European companies are making bank as the United States struggles.

DVD rental kiosks to open in Taiwan

March 5, 2008

DIGITIMES: SFMM Inc., a subsidiary of Taiwan-based optical disc maker CMC Magnetics, has introduced its kiosk-based automatic rental DVD movie service for…

Public library to install book kiosk for train riders

February 17, 2008

The (San Jose, Calif.) Mercury News: Train riders at a San Francisco area train station will soon have the Contra Costa County library system at their…

Smart Processing Suite enables Venetian Casino kiosks to dispense cash

February 4, 2008

TORONTO — Smart Processing Solutions Inc., a provider of transaction processing software solutions and a division of TNS Group of Companies, has announced…

Luxury vending kiosks growing in numbers

January 21, 2008

Business Week: Consumers are using their plastic instead of their spare change to snap up luxury items such as digital cameras, cologne and even software from…