Archive for July, 2005

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Monday, July 18th, 2005

Kolkata, July 18: It seems that when the West Bengal government initiates a programme of change, it does not believe in leaving any detail untouched. The state Government has plans to transform the Banglar Mukh (Face of Bengal) information kiosk into a payment gateway.
The move to transform the information kiosk is a bid by the […]

Mobile PlayStation(R) Videogame Arcade Brings Fun and Entertainment to Your Neighborhood

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

CHICAGO, July 13 /PRNewswire/ –
WHO: Industry leader Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
markets the PlayStation® family of products and develops,
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UNC Chapel Hill and Diebold build futuristic self-service entertainment facility

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) wanted, as its auxiliary services director described it, “a fun place for students” that would keep them on campus.
What the campus created was an innovative video game arcade with a convenient way to order food, all electronically driven and all utilizing the university’s Diebold CS Gold […]

Healthnotes Adds Former J&J Exec to Management Team; Sees Accelerating Growth in Mainstream Supermarkets and Pharmacies

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

Healthnotes Inc. (HNI), the premier provider of reliable, easy-to-use health, food, and lifestyle information for Web sites and interactive touchscreen kiosks, today announced that Jeffrey P. Beyer, a longtime Johnson & Johnson executive and former president of WellMed, has joined HNI as chief operating officer. Beyer’s background in corporate expansion strategies, brand positioning, and consumer […]

Mr Orange To Open 100 Kiosks By The End Of 2005

Saturday, July 9th, 2005

With the average juice consumption in India amounting to one glass per person per year Mr Orange Juicing Systems Pvt Ltd launched its orange juice kiosks across the country at the end of 2004, to tap this segment.
The company has now launched 20 new outlets with an investment of Rs 20 crore and has charted […]

Wall Street News Alert: EJYM Moves Into Electronic Advertising!

Wednesday, July 6th, 2005

Enjoy Media Holdings Limited (OTC: EJYM) may begin appearing on the radar screens of aggressive investors and day traders! The company recently issued a press release announcing that it is moving into electronic advertising and has teamed up with Guangzhou Hotye Service Limited (Hotye) to sell advertising services via electronic kiosks.
News of the relationship […]

Kiosks add zing and revenues to malls

Sunday, July 3rd, 2005

Trapped in the competitive retail boom in the country, Indian retailers and mall developers have been trying to find innovative concepts to strengthen or at least secure their feet firm on ground. One of the latest ideas that has come their way is the kiosk culture.
Nowadays, a visit to the nearby mall would not alone […]

Self-Service Touchscreen Directory Kiosk Product Launch

Saturday, July 2nd, 2005

Louisville, CO — Kiosk Information Systems, Inc. announces a new Directory Kiosk turnkey offering. The new complete package directory kiosks are produced in partnership with Touchsource of Lafayette, CO.
The new off-the-shelf turnkey offering is designed specifically for Building Directory and Wayfinding applications. These include office buildings, universities, hospitals, government and hotels. The solution is available […]

Paying utility bills set to become easier

Saturday, July 2nd, 2005

ISLAMABAD: The National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) of Pakistan has finalised the arrangements for countrywide launch of its Kiosk Pilot Project to facilitate consumers in paying their gas, electricity and water bills without a hassle.
Nadra’s newly developed system of utility bill payments would facilitate consumers to pay their utility bills through kiosk (ATM like machine) […]

Self-Service Kiosks Help Hospital Reduce Patient Wait Times, Paperwork, And Anxiety

Friday, July 1st, 2005

When patients of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center check in for same-day surgery or preadmission testing, they no longer need to wait a half-hour or more to be called by hospital registration workers to complete paperwork.
That’s because in April, the 671-bed teaching hospital in Newark, N.J., rolled out self-service kiosks, or MediKiosks, from vendor Galvanon […]