Industries see potential of RFID tech

August 11, 2003

MIAMI -- Here is an experience that an average consumer might like to have at a local video store on a busy Friday night: They grab a DVD and pass by a…

Dell brings kiosk-based marketing to DFW Airport

August 6, 2003

ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Have time to wait between flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport? Why not head to a kiosk and go online to try out or even buy…

Kiosks multiplying at North Carolina airport

August 3, 2003

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Airlines at Raleigh-Durham International are installing so many kiosks it will soon be difficult to get a boarding pass for a domestic flight…

E-ticket kiosk start of trouble for '`terrorist'

July 27, 2003

COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. -- Retired English teacher Joe Adams doesn't fit the terrorist profile.

Regulators working on machine-readable passports

July 21, 2003

LONDON -- The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has a working group hashing out standards for new machine-readable passports and other travel…

India railway stations to get Internet kiosks

July 20, 2003

DELHI -- The Ministry of Railways will link the four metros of Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai and four "mini" metros of Ahmedabad, Pune, Secunderabad and…

American Express tests contactless payment system

July 20, 2003

NEW YORK -- American Express Company will expand the Phoenix-area pilot test of its ExpressPay radio-frequency payment technology.

Abuzz kiosks update Australian air travelers

July 16, 2003

SYNDEY, Australia -- Abuzz Technologies Inc.'s Sparc kiosk is being used by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in it's campaign to ensure that…

Northwest e-ticketing reaches more than 30 million

July 14, 2003

ST PAUL, Minn. -- Northwest Airlines announced that its customers have used either its Internet check-in service at nwa.com, or one of its 655 e-Service Center…

McDonald's still experimenting with ordering kiosks

July 9, 2003

OAKBROOK, Ill. -- McDonald's will soon have 13 stores using kiosks to let customers key in their own orders, and restaurant executives said the technology…

Texas travel kiosk capturing tourism data

June 23, 2003

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Stopping at a highway rest area in Texas could help you discover some of the state's best-kept secrets - all courtesy of a…

Delta Air to test baggage-tracking technology in fall

June 22, 2003

ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines will begin tests of Radio Frequency Identification technology this fall to better track passenger baggage and air-cargo shipments.

McD's to upgrade image, add self-serve kiosks

May 26, 2003

OAKBROOK, Ill. -- In his first face-to-face meeting with shareholders, Jim Cantalupo, McDonald's new chief executive, focused on his plan to trim costs and…

Design firm elects Hall-of-Fame direction

May 18, 2003

PlannedLegacy Inc. has developed its first product for the college sports market, called SportsLegacy, and plans to introduce it at the National Association of…

Restaurants to pilot kiosk-based loyalty program

Twelve restaurants in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area will begin using kiosks and smart cards this summer to bring their customer service to a new level. Customers…

Survey: '`deskless' workers miss critical job info

May 8, 2003

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -Three out of five employees are "e-mail exiles," distanced from headquarters, co-workers and even customers because they do not have access…

Kiosk pilot aims to boost tourism in UK

May 4, 2003

NORFOLK, England -- A pilot project is set to lead off a nationwide initiative designed to promote tourism in England, according to an article in The Business.

AirTran, Kinetics pair on airport check-in kiosk

April 24, 2003

ORLANDO -- Kinetics Inc. announced it will supply self-service check-in kiosks and related software to AirTran Airways, as reported earlier this week by…

AirTran expected to announce airport kiosks

April 22, 2003

ORLANDO--AirTran Airways plans to announce tomorrow that it will add self-service kiosks to some airports, a spokesman told KIOSKmarketplace.

Foodservice company awards tech contract

April 20, 2003

BUFFALO, N.Y.--Barrister Global Systems Network Inc. announced it has been awarded a three-year, multi-million-dollar contract to provide point-of-sale…