China Southern Airlines launches new self-service check-in

November 15, 2005

AsiaTravelTips.com: China Southern Airlines has launched a new automatic check-in boarding system at the new Baiyun International Airport. Currently the…

New York tests kiosks for commuter info

November 13, 2005

New York Post: The state is testing a series of computerized information kiosks in Brooklyn that update commuters on everything from mass transit to…

Rutter's selects Radiant POS, self-service system

November 10, 2005

ATLANTA - Radiant Systems Inc. announced in a news release that it has contracted with Rutter's Farm Stores to deploy Radiant point-of-sale in all 50 of the…

Self-service coming to fast-food

November 9, 2005

WFAA.com: Ending years of flirtation, the fast-food industry finally appears ready to take the plunge into self-service ordering with kiosks, some restaurant…

Is RFID for airline luggage feasible?

November 9, 2005

Silicon.com: According to a report by consultancy BearingPoint in conjunction with German airline Hapagfly, RFID for luggage tracking is feasible but it's not…

Competition was steep for the 6th Annual Kiosk Awards

The 6th Annual Kiosk Awards were announced Oct. 18 at the Self-Service & Kiosk Show in San Francisco. Find out which self-service devices took home the honors.

Technology adoption continues at airports

November 7, 2005

CRM Today: Use of technology continues at the airport, where some four in ten (39 percent) business travelers report they use self-service kiosks to check in…

The `evils of self check-in kiosks'

November 7, 2005

ZDNet: Columnist John Carroll raises some provocative issues in his exploration of what airline check-in kiosks need to be doing better. He has particularly…

Arby's explores touchscreen ordering

November 6, 2005

East Valley Tribune (Arizona): Arby's is the latest big-name fast-food chain to explore using kiosks to take orders at the counter. Three Arby's locations in…

New biometric plan for airline security unveiled

November 3, 2005

Newsday: Kip Hawley, director of the Transportation Security Administration, told a congressional committee Thursday that the agency plans to move ahead with a…

Check-in kiosks rapidly replace human touch

October 30, 2005

9News.com: Instead of having long walls of counter space, the new Indianapolis airport terminal (slated to open in 2008) will contain four ticketing "islands…

Interactive taxi kiosks deliver information, entertainment

Cab riders in some major cities may find that making their way around a metropolis has just gotten easier, thanks to the emergence of new interactive taxi…

Kiosks move into hotel rooms

October 27, 2005

Wi-Fi Planet: In the hotly contested hotel space, Wi-Fi vendors are looking beyond the lobby, bar and meeting rooms. They're pitching full-building solutions…

NetWorld Alliance launches Fast Casual magazine

October 26, 2005

Show emphasizes the big picture of self-service (cont.)

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The name change was telling: The Self-Service & Kiosk Show (formerly The Kiosk Show) took a much broader view of self-service as a business strategy. Kiosks…

In Indianapolis, airport kiosks gain more space

October 24, 2005

The Indianapolis Star: When the new passenger terminal at Indianapolis International Airport opens in late 2008, the front lobby will have more room for…

Show emphasizes the big picture of self-service

The name change was telling: The Self-Service & Kiosk Show (formerly The Kiosk Show) took a much broader view of self-service as a business strategy. Kiosks…

Post-deployment marketing promotes success

How companies market their kiosks and self-service devices after the machines are deployed is just as important to a deployment's success as the initial…

Kiosks.org Association announces name change

October 19, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO - kiosks.org association announced today at its annual meeting that it would change its name to the Self-Service & Kiosk Association…

Wrap-up: The Self-Service & Kiosk Show, day two

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

October 19, 2005

The second day of this season's Self-Service and Kiosk Show started early, with the annual meeting of the kiosks.org association. And one of the key…