Archive for April, 2005

Global Kiosk Sales Totaled USD 492 Bn In 2004

Tuesday, April 26th, 2005

Apr 26 2005 : Self-service and self-checkout is growing in multiple markets, with Frost & Sullivan noting sales of interactive kiosks to have totaled USD 492 million globally in 2004, up 6 per cent on 2003 totals. Kiosk sales are predicted to see an 8.1 per cent CAGR from 2003 to 2010, with IDC […]

FutureLogic Printers Win Two of Casino Journal’s “Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products 2004″ Awards

Tuesday, April 26th, 2005

Glendale, CA-April 26, 2005-FutureLogic, Inc., the leading manufacturer of thermal ticket printers for cashless gaming, announced today that two FutureLogic printers have received Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products 2004 awards from Casino Journal.
FutureLogic received two Top 20 awards - for the GEN2 printer and the GEN2 VST, a new vertical configuration printer designed […]

MICROS Launches First Self-Serve OPERA Kiosk at Holiday Inn Gwinnett Center in Duluth, GA

Friday, April 22nd, 2005

COLUMBIA, Md., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS - News), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, and InterContinental Hotels Group (NYSE: IHG; [ADRs]) (London: IHG), the world’s most global hotel company, have installed the first OPERA Kiosk pilot. The full service kiosk allows guests to make specific changes to their reservations, check in or out of the hotel, as well as check in to specific airlines and print boarding passes on the spot.

THE SOCIETY FOR SELF-SERVICE TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS (S3TP) INTRODUCED AT KIOSKCOM.COM 2005

Monday, April 18th, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE SOCIETY FOR SELF-SERVICE TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS (S3TP) INTRODUCED AT KIOSKCOM.COM 2005
New Deployer and End-User Association for Self-Service Technology Professionals
Las Vegas, NV, April 18, 2005 — The Society for Self-Service Technology Professionals (S3TP), a new organization specifically focused on ensuring successful deployments for end-users was officially launched today during KioskCom.com 2005. S3TP […]

FutureLogic Promotes Micalizzi to Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Friday, April 15th, 2005

Glendale, CA-April 14, 2005-FutureLogic, Inc., a leading manufacturer of thermal printers for the gaming, parking, POS, medical and agricultural industries, announced today the promotion of Nick Micalizzi to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Working closely with product and sales managers, global distributors and the company’s executive management team, Nick will develop and execute strategic […]

April 18-20, 2004 KioskCom.com™ 2005 at the Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

Explore the entire spectrum of Kiosks and Interactive Self-Service Technology only at KioskCom.com™ 2005 at the Mandalay Bay Resort.

Airline boarding passes from Holiday Inn kiosks

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts has recently begun testing a full-service Reception Kiosk that allows guests to check into or out of their rooms and change hotel reservations, as well as access airline systems to print boarding passes on the spot. The 90-day test is running at the Holiday Inn Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia, […]

Wall Street News Alert: NIHK Announces Order for 75 NH100 Units for First Phase of Nationwide Kiosk Rollout!

Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

Aggressive investors and day traders should once again have their sights on Nighthawk Systems, Inc. (OTC BB:NIHK.OB - News) this morning! Yesterday after the stock markets closed, the company, a leading provider of intelligent wireless power control products, issued a press release announcing an initial order for 75 of units of the company’s NH100 rebooting devices by Thalassa Financial Services, Inc. of Houston, Texas.

FTC Charges Marketers Of Internet Kiosk Business Opportunity With Using Bogus Sales Tactics

Thursday, April 7th, 2005

The Federal Trade Commission has charged two groups of California-based defendants working together with duping hundreds of consumers into buying “Internet kiosk” business opportunities with promises of lucrative earnings. The FTC alleges that the defendants misrepresented the earnings potential of the business opportunity and misrepresented the availability and/or the profitability of locations for the machines. […]

FutureLogic Challenges Transact Technologies’ Patent Allowance

Tuesday, April 5th, 2005

Glendale, CA-April 5, 2005-FutureLogic, Inc., the leading manufacturer of thermal ticket printers for cashless gaming, announced today that it is challenging allowance of Transact Technologies’ patent application on the basis of FutureLogic’s currently pending patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which cover various features of FutureLogic’s GEN2 promotional printer.