Blue-ribbon kiosks, part I

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

In the first of a series of stories looking at award-winning kiosk designs, the spotlight is focused on Burn A Song and WinesandRecipes.com.

Mobile phone eyed as payment mechanism

June 26, 2005

Associated Press: The nearly ubiquitous cell phone might be taking on one more function soon - payment method. In Japan, NTT DoCoMo boasts 3 million cell phone…

What price loyalty?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

A new study shows that many loyalty programs are focusing too heavily on pricing, which might be having the opposite of its intended effect. What is the right…

WebRaiser, Olea, eCommLink partner on hotel kiosk

June 21, 2005

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - WebRaiser Technologies, Inc. announced in a June 19 news release that it has partnered with Olea and eCommLink to develop a new kiosk for…

Cygnus inks deal with Hershey Entertainment

ORLANDO, Fla. - Cygnus eTransactions Group Inc. announced in a June 20 news release that it has signed a contract with Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Co. to…

Biometric security program debuts at Orlando airport

June 21, 2005

Florida Today:  A first-of-its-kind privately run program that allows travellers to offer up their biometric information at an airport kiosk in exchange for an…

Frankfurt Airport announces shared network of kiosks

June 20, 2005

Travel Daily News: Frankfurt's Common Use Terminal Equipment Local User Board has announced that Germany's Frankfurt Airport will soon become the first airport…

Hilton Hotels CEO: kiosks boost upsales

June 20, 2005

Business Travel News: In this interview, Hilton Hotels president and chief executive officer Matt Hart discusses, among other things, the hospitality giant's…

Retail Systems '05

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Chicago's sprawling McCormick Place played host to this year's Retail Systems Conference & Exposition, and although the show focused largely on supply chain…

Radiant Systems partners with Gateway Ticketing

June 19, 2005

ATLANTA - The Radiant Systems Inc. Entertainment Division announced in a news release a strategic partnership with Gateway Ticketing Systems, provider of…

MICROS named reseller for Kinetics/NCR check-in kiosk

June 14, 2005

LAKE MARY, Fla. and COLUMBIA, Md. - MICROS Systems Inc. has been named a strategic reseller of Kinetics' ResortPort and CheckinHere self-service kiosks…

Intermedia, Telequip team up on high-tech dining solution

June 13, 2005

SALEM, N.H. - Seven kiosks from Intermedia Kiosks Inc. have been installed in four dining locations throughout the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill…

Kinetics, NCR solution offers off-site airline check-in

June 12, 2005

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Kinetics, a subsidiary of NCR Corp., announced in a news release CheckinHere, a new kiosk solution that provides multi-airline check-in…

The next wave of rental-car gadgetry

June 12, 2005

USA Today: In an effort to save its customers time and frustration, Avis Rent A Car recently set up two kiosks in its space at Atlanta's airport to allow…

Carnival Cruise Lines launch Actalyst interactive displays

June 12, 2005

CALGARY, Alberta - SMART Technologies Inc. announced in a news release the installation of Actalyst interactive digital signage aboard three Carnival Cruise…

Kiosk use growing fast for hotels, airlines

June 12, 2005

Information Week: In a wrap-up of recent kiosk debuts from Fairmont and Kinetics/NCR, writer Tony Kontzer offers bullish commentary on kiosk adoption…

Lovely Rita, meter kiosk?

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June 8, 2005

A funny thing happened on the way to the parking meter. It disappeared.

Fairmont Hotels, IBM introduce new check-in kiosks

June 6, 2005

Canada NewsWire: According to a news release, a new kiosk program launched by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts boasts "a first within the hotel industry" …

RFID to make pizza-buying faster, easier

June 6, 2005

TORONTO - Hoping to increase the number of small-ticket transactions (such as for single slices), Pizza Pizza is partnering with Dexit to provide RFID payment…

Making hotel access even easier

June 5, 2005

ComputerWorld: In Honolulu, new kiosks are being rolled out at the airport to allow customers to browse for hotel rooms and make reservations. Hotels like…