September 30, 2011

Sports-Betting Kiosks Promise Easy Way to Wager

Golden Gaming, which owns PT's Pubs, PT's Gold and Sierra Gold Taverns, is setting up sports- betting kiosks which will allow people to bet on sports at the bar....



September 22, 2011

New Technologies Enhance Service, Convenience and Customer Engagement at Macy's and Bloomingdale's

Macy's & Bloomingdales product lookup, personalized product configurations, tablets & skin care, NFC at POS and digital receipts....



NHS told to abandon delayed Health Patient IT project

An ambitious multibillion pound programme to create a computerised patient record system across the entire NHS is being scrapped, ministers have decided....



September 21, 2011

Visa Expands Technology Innovation Program for U.S. Merchants to Adopt Dual Interface Terminals

Visa is announcing plans to accelerate the migration to contact chip and contactless EMV chip technology in the U.S. The adoption of dual-interface chip technology will help prepare the U.S. payment infrastructure for the arrival of Near Field Communication (NFC)-based...



Preparing for PCI D-Day

As the deadline for PCI DSS 2.0 compliance approaches, chains should make sure they understand the changes— and triple check that they meet the requirements....



September 20, 2011

Concerns voiced over looming ADA compliance deadline

Article on 2012 ADA regulations. With new ATMs (or relocated ATMs) voice guidance is mandatory for example....



September 19, 2011

DOT Seeks Websites and Kiosks Accessible to Disabled


“I strongly believe that airline passengers with disabilities should have equal access to the same services as all other travelers,” said DOT Secretary Ray LaHood....



September 13, 2011

Tenn. jail considers Internet kiosks for inmates

Officials are interviewing companies that would install and service the machines throughout the jail, which houses about 500 inmates at the downtown facility....



September 11, 2011

Shoppers Love Self Checkouts

As some retailers back away from self-checkout lanes, a new survey indicates this technology is highly favored by shoppers....



Self-service kiosks simplify the airport experience

IBM Multichannel Self Service Solutions kiosks at Future Travel enabling smartphones, NFC and the "Q card"....



Metrowater plans to instal bill collection kiosks

From across the pond - bill pay kiosks about to be deployed in Chennai...



ADTA visitor information kiosks get further upgrade

Visitor information kiosks operated by Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) in 34 destinations across the emirate have been upgraded with enhanced location maps, more information on hotels, tours and attractions and with a special �Send A Postcard Home' facility....



September 09, 2011

Dan David, A Pioneer In Automatic Photo Machines, Dies

LONDON -- Businessman and philanthropist Dan David died on Sept. 5 in a London hospital after a serious illness. He was 82....



VA, DOD Choose Open Source To Combine EHRs

"Our EHRs are largely comprised of proprietary, custom, and highly vertically integrated solutions. That's antithetical to the way we now know we should build and procure systems. We're trying to get away from these monolithic enterprise applications that are very...



September 07, 2011

Three robotic systems are better than one

Press release talks to redundancy in robotic delivery systems in XONA Media DVD dispensers. Pete Popcke....



September 06, 2011

IBM-powered portal to take 300m Chinese residents ‘into the cloud’

A Chinese technology company has enlisted the help of IBM to build a cloud computing platform that will eventually connect 300 million people to a wide range of “citizen livelihood” services and information....



September 02, 2011

A New Approach to the Job Hunt In Iowa

Iowa job program offers resources for four main groups, job seekers, unemployed, veterans, and employers. The program provides job listings, resume and interview tips, as well as typing and computer lessons to those who need it...



Ikea Sets Loyalty Program

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea is rolling out a customer loyalty program in its U.S. stores, offering consumers discounts and other perks after they sign up....



Self-Service Technology Ranks No 1 For Retail Shopping In The U.S And Canada

A survey of more than 16,000 consumers show that self-checkouts rank as the number one technology that enhances overall shopping experience....



Warehouse Market, Inc. Selects NCR Point-of-Sale Technology

DULUTH, Ga., Aug 29, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- NCRCorporation (NYSE: NCR) today announced that Warehouse Market, Inc. has deployed the NCR RealPOS(TM) 80XRT point-of-sale (POS) terminals and the NCR RealPOS High Performance Bi-Optic Scanner/Scale at 16 locations to improve its...