Digital signage shines at London show

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Content management, audience measurement featured at Screen Expo Europe.

Self-service: the best of 2006

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

DVD rental, hospitality devices rank high in our year-end expert roundtable.

Cisco buys digital signage company

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The networking giant's purchase of Tivella could signal a major new player in digital signage.

Buying a house? Try the mall

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

California's Reosk uses kiosks in shopping malls to connect homebuyers with sellers.

Self-service, kiosks at KioskCom Europe

Companies from the U.K., U.S. joined other players at inaugural event.

McDonald's serves up digital signage

A Chicago McDonald's operator is testing high-tech displays.

Queue-busting way to success

Why are U.K. companies slow to respond to self-service?

The ad-supported revenue model: Does it work?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Some companies suggest that digital signage can be subsidized — in part or in whole — by selling advertising space on the network. But should retailers be…

Touchscreen ordering finds favor in U.K. restaurant

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The new Canterbury fast-casual restaurant Bytes is built around self-service — and early reviews are glowing.

Interactive store window hits overhand smash for self-service

Polo Ralph Lauren's Madison Avenue store deployed an interactive window to promote its tennis gear and U.S. Open sponsorship.

Expert advice: Never start with technology

Nanonation's vice president of business development explains that technology is but a means to an end when it comes to making customers happy.

Software interfaces look to the future

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The days of the purely functional interface are over, giving way to the "citizen designer" and the rise of a new aesthetic.

Kiosks, digital signs keep kids in the store

Adding self-service increases sales, traffic for a Canadian skate shop.

Nanonation: Success in the heartland

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Back from a triple victory at the KioskCom awards, the software pioneer continues to set the pace for customer experience design.

HP helps itself to share of self-service industry

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

With the launch of two self-service kiosks, Hewlett-Packard is poised to make a formidable run at do-it-yourself.

Elo unveils new touchscreen technology

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Acoustic Pulse Recognition uses sound, pure glass to combine the benefits of other touch technologies.

Technology standards emerging for c-store industry

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The typical c-store is a bewildering daisy chain of systems, technologies and processes. Now, the organization PCATS is working to make those systems talk…

Self-service, kiosk developers exhibit at Retail Systems 2006

A number of self-service innovators turned up for the 2006 Retail Systems show in Chicago, held May 21-24 at Chicago's McCormick Place.

Retail Systems exhibitors feel the need for speed

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Line-busting queues up as a self-service mainstay, with several suppliers meeting the demand to move the masses.

Signs point toward interactivity at Chicago show

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

At Digital Retailing Expo, information travel is a two-way street.