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Kiosk Industry is the news engine for the Kiosk Manufacturer Association or KMA, a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better self-service for customers and employees through kiosks and information technology (IT). Kiosk Industry Association leads efforts to optimize self-service engagements and engagement outcomes using information technology such as kiosks.

The Kiosk Industry Group acts as the professional news and marketing website for the kiosk and self-service industry. We are funded by those companies for the benefit of developers, resources and client companies interested in self-service, kiosks, thin or internet terminals and POS systems. News about the industry and by the industry that is relevant to companies looking to utilize self-service, and companies which assist in doing just that (hardware, software and application).

Digital Signage – Forward Conference on tap for October 21-23

After 10 years, 5,000+ customers and over 300,000 screens deployed, we’re gathering the innovators, thought-leaders and pioneers that have shaped this industry to join us at the inaugural Digital Experience Conference. Source: www.cvent.com Impressive speaker list for Fourwinds Interactive user conference. Vidya Nagarajan Google – Product Manager, Chrome for Work “Google’s Global Vision for the Future of Digital… Read More »

Merchant Acquirers Think the EMV Migration Is a ‘Big Joke’

If you’ve been sifting through your wallet and counting the increasing number of chip-enabled cards you can find in there, you’re probably becoming more and more confident that EMV is finally happening in the U.S.

Source: www.paymentssource.com

Key basis — According to a DDPR survey of 26 ISOs and acquirers in the first quarter, only 30% had an interest in pursuing a partnership or a vendor relationship for EMV. That compares to 72% for mobile point of sale, 68% for digital loyalty, 62% for semi-integrated payments solutions, 58% for integrated payments and 46% for e-commerce gateway.

DBIR Verizon Breach Report

70 page Verizon breach report for 2015 detailing the many ways data is breached and to what extent. Whether it is malware, or virus or whatever. Source: thinclient.org 70 page PDF detailing for 2015 Postsr: 2,045

Crane Payment Innovations (CPI) : Events

31st August 2015 to 03rd September 2015  NPA’s 64th Annual Convention & Expo is the one event of the year that brings together the foremost experts and resources in the parking industry Source: www.cranepi.com SCR 2-denomination recycler CPI will be demonstrating our SCR 2-denomination recycler with multi-bill escrow at the expo. Offering unique value the SCR creates new… Read More »

Kiosk News – Redbox Co-Founder Joins Eyelation Team

Eyelation announced today that Redbox co-founder Brian Rady has joined Eyelation as Chief Financial Officer. Tinley Park, IL (PRWEB) August 25, 2015 Eyelation announced today… Source: www.benzinga.com Eyelation is a prescription eyewear kiosk company that was founded in 2009 with the first kiosk placed in 2011. Eyelation has since grown to 400 kiosks today with placements in companies… Read More »

APC Kiosk Deployment September Update

Latest numbers from firms on numbers. According the January 2015 count, there are 903 operational APC kiosks located in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Dublin, Ireland and Abu Dhabi with another 189 targeted to go live by Spring 2015. This is up from just 280 in February 2014 and will bring the total number of APC Kiosks… Read More »

Do ATMs have place in future payments?

Despite recent figures suggesting people expect to use less cash in the next decade, the ATM is still going strong. In fact, as Link’s figures showed last week, they are actually on the rise in the UK, and if one looks at the recent crop of machines, it becomes clear that they are doing all they can to… Read More »

iPad Pro vs. Surface Pro 3

Is the new iPad Pro an innovative rebooting of the iPad lineup, or just an acknowledgement that the Microsoft Surface was the right idea all along? Though it isn’t completely fair to line up a late 2015 product next to a mid 2014 one, let’s see how the iPad Pro compares to the Surface Pro 3. Source: www.gizmag.com… Read More »

Hospitality – How Hotels Cater to Business Travelers

By Abi Mandelbaum — More than two-thirds of American adults now own a smartphone, making mobile technology part of daily life for most travelers. As such, travelers now expect to see mobile technology integrated into their hotel experiences. Gone are the days when offering Wi-Fi at a hotel was enough; travelers are booking hotels, finding travel information, and  controlling every detail of their trips from their smartphones and tablets.

By Abi Mandelbaum

Source: www.hospitalitynet.org

CHICAGO

Hotels in Chicago have been leading the charge on implementing new technologies.

The first Virgin Hotel, which opened in Chicago in January, was designed with tech-savvy travelers in mind. The hotel offers unlimited bandwidth usage on its Wi-Fi network; the patent-pending headboards were ergonomically designed for those working from their beds; and guests check in at a kiosk, via a smartphone app or with a tablet-wielding employee. From the hotel’s mobile app, dubbed Lucy, guests can control their room temperatures, change channels on the TV, order room service, or request items from the front desk.

The Peninsula Chicago is renovating its rooms to include tablet-based technology. When the renovation is completed in April 2016, all rooms will be equipped with a minimum of three Samsung tablets, which will become an integral part of thePeninsula experience. Guests will use the tablets to control room temperature and lighting, watch television, listen to the radio, order room service, and request privacy, among other things.

Salesforce Using Machine Learning to Clinch Deals

For all the advances technology has brought to corporate life, salespeople still rely heavily on guesswork when it comes to wooing customers and closing deals, usually involving late-night conference calls and spreadsheets about client interactions. Source: www.bloomberg.com Postsr: 1,712