NCR plans hybrid rollout

Kiosk-maker NCR will roll out hybrid machines that dispense both pre-recorded DVDs and digital movies to retailers in 2009, states Videobusiness.

NCR has partnered with MOD Systems to deliver kiosks that will allow consumers to download content onto SD memory cards for playback on various compatible devices.

The companies expect to start installing these kiosks at unspecified retailers in the first quarter of 2009. Neither NCR nor MOD has yet detailed what films and TV content will be available for download at launch.

CDW, a provider of technology products and services, has expanded its portfolio of offerings for retailers of all sizes, including merchant services from Chase Paymentech Solutions, CDW Store-in-a-Truck integrated point-of-sale and automatic identification data capture solutions, and specialty solutions such as digital signage, reports Business Wire.

CDW has also grown its team of retail technology specialists to help businesses develop solutions that meet its front-to-back technology needs.

“The current economic environment is challenging for consumers and retailers alike so, more than ever, retailers need to make sound investments in affordable technology solutions that allow them to improve their competitive position and pass savings on to their customers,” said Marc Barnett, senior manager of solutions, CDW.

Innova Card and Wavecom have developed a new hardware reference design for wireless electronic point-of-sale terminals, says TMCnet.

The new design enables manufacturers to integrate multiple communications technologies without changing the payment and security software.

This would ease the design and certification process and reduce time to market for manufacturers of EPOS terminals, the announcement said.