Archive | September, 2008
The four-company collaboration offers an enhanced visitor experience by seamlessly blending digital design into the historic and timeless environment of the Smithsonian. The museum, originally designed to accommodate 500,000 visitors per year, is now hosting more than seven million visitors per year. Therefore the new digital signage system extends wayfinding beyond directional guidance, to education [...]
Pumping gas has been a painful experience for everyone recently, but the oil companies have now come up with a new form of torment. In addition to shelling out more than $60 for a tank of gas, we now have to endure Gas Station TV — or “GSTV” for short. I do not know when [...]
SECAUCUS, NJ — Princess Cruises offer an escape from daily life in some of the world’s most beautiful settings. Now several of their ships have been enhanced by the installation of large-screen LED systems from Panasonic Systems Integration, a division of Panasonic System Solutions Company. Panasonic LED boards had already been installed on numerous Princess [...]
CatchTheEye, the Norwegian digital signage network operator that last week agreed a 7 year deal to supply the digital media and advertising for Norway’s leading grocer, has announced that it has selected Vizrt Ltd to supply the content creation and management software for their in-store networks. Vizrt produces a combined platform for web publishing (Escenic), [...]
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has sponsored one of the first books to explain the business of digital signage. Out-of-home digital displays offer a powerful extension of or a cost-effective alternative to television advertising. The greatest benefit is in the degree to which “Digital Signage: Software, Networks, Advertising, and Displays: A Primer for Understanding [...]
(openPR) – Digital Signage Expo East (DSE East), the regional debut of Digital Signage Expo, the largest and only International Conference Summit & Trade Show exclusively dedicated to digital signage, interactive technologies and out-of-home media networks, today announced the winners of its Content Awards for 2008. This year five winners were named from a field [...]
EAST HAVEN, Conn., Sep 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Netkey, a global provider of solutions for self-service kiosks and digital signage, has won the Fiondella Milone LaSaracina “Deal of the Year” Award at the second annual Innovation Pipeline Awards and Technology Showcase held in Norwalk, Conn. Netkey was also named by the Connecticut Technology Council [...]
Plano, TX – September 15, 2008 – Symon, a global provider of digital signage solutions announced the availability of its new Symon Multiplex Appliance (SMA) 3000 media player. The SMA-3000 is a specialized Symon Digital Appliance (SDA) media player with up to 12 independent video output capacity capable of sending one to twelve digital signals [...]
SAN LEANDRO, CA–(Marketwire – September 15, 2008) – Opinionmeter International, developer of the award winning customer satisfaction feedback system, has released a major upgrade to their web-based SurveyManager application, enabling customers to include multimedia content within their survey’s questions and responses. The SurveyManager remotely manages a wide-range of web-enabled touch screen survey devices, providing real-time [...]
The word concomitance means “co-existing” or “effecting while simultaneously effected by.” As such, the word is an apt descriptor for the expanding relationship between digital signage and cellular technology. The positioning of out-of-home digital signage has this concomitance generating keen interest, indicated by the planning and spending of ad agencies, brand managers, network operators and [...]
MONTREAL — Digital signage solutions provider X2O Media and Digi-Box.co.uk have announced a new agreement where Digi-Box will distribute X2O’s broadcast-class digital signage products and services throughout the U.K. and Ireland. Digi-Box will offer customers X2O’s flagship Xpresenter platform including the Microsoft PowerPoint-based content authoring application; Web-based content management, content distribution, and remote management applications; [...]
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Exhibio, LLC, of Williamsville, NY, today introduced its new M-Series Multi-Media digital signage solution. The M-Series is Exhibio’s first entry into the media player segment of the digital signage market. The M-Series player enables users multiple content choices such as live TV, movies, dynamic web content, RSS feeds, Flash [...]
Television screens increasingly blaze in spaces outside of homes. In many settings, particularly at retail establishments, the TVs are perpetually tuned to a channel with nothing but commercials. In other instances, such as schools and government offices, the screens flash announcements and public safety information. This up-and-coming medium goes by different names, including captive audience [...]
LAFAYETTE, N.J. — POD’s Digital Signage Network advertises local and national businesses looking to reach consumers using lifestyle marketing. POD Digital Promotions’ screens also provide infotainment for viewers, which includes, stock quotes, sports scores, weather, PSA announcements and up-to-date news headlines. POD Digital Promotions launched its first Digital Billboard location in December 2002 at The [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Digital Signage Association announced this week that it plans to preview the release of its upcoming best practices report, “Best Practices: Digital Signage Content,” during this week’s Digital Signage Expo event in Philadelphia. According to a news release, the release, the first of a series of best-practice reports coming from the [...]
Tokyo’s Largest Retail Consumer Electronics Store Enhances Customer Experience with YodobiTV Network Tokyo, Japan (PRWEB) September 16, 2008 — Scala, the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for the connected signage market, today announced Tokyo’s largest retail consumer electronics store enhances its customer experience with YodobiTV Network. While many companies may consider themselves forward-looking, Tokyo-based Yodobashi [...]
Samsung Electronics Canada is equally as involved in the commercial display market as the residential one, and the company is introducing several new large-format displays that can be used for digital signage in spots like hotels, airports, and shopping malls. The UX, CX, and MX series models ramp up brightness and resolution to make an [...]
Muvico Theaters connect their digital signage network to their POS system to drive the theater business Exton, PA (PRWEB) September 8, 2008 — Scala, the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for the connected signage market, today announced Muvico Theaters connect their digital signage network to their POS system to drive the theater business. Muvico currently [...]
Mr. Gerba writes: As MediaPost noted yesterday, Zoom Media, who has traditionally haunted nightlife venues and recently purchased Alloy Media + Marketing’s Insite division to grab a footprint in about 2,000 bars across the US, just announced that they purchased ClubCom, which operates displays in 1,600 health clubs and gyms in the US, UK, Germany, [...]
Minicom Advanced Systems, the world leader in Digital Signage player-to-screen connectivity, is proud to announce that 4 prominent Digital Signage companies have chosen Minicom’s products to showcase their own technology at DIGITAL SIGNAGE EXPO / EAST, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. September 15, 2008 ( PowerHomeBiz ) – Israel — Minicom Advanced Systems, the world [...]
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