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Archive | October, 2008

New Medium Shines Through the Gloom: OVAB’s Focus on Digital Out of Home

Monday, October 6, 2008

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Amid the gloom-and-doom economic news pouring on us daily from all the front- and home pages, it is reassuring to see that the leaders of digital out-of-home media are staying the course. The OVAB Digital Media Summit will take place in NYC as planned, on October 29, and is widely anticipated to be an unprecedented, watershed [...]

Free Digital Signage

Friday, October 3, 2008

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Public release of Free Digital Signage is around the corner. We pushed back the release to October 13th so we can fix a few more issues before we open the doors. We want you to be impressed with the Signage presentation software we created so we are working day and night to fix all issues [...]

Digital Signage Content Management Elite Gather at Largest Industry Offering of Its Kind

Friday, October 3, 2008

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TRUMBULL, Conn., Sep 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Setting up what looks to be yet another successful fall event, organizers for The Digital Signage Show and KioskCom Self Service Expo are proud to announce a 50 percent expansion in this year’s exhibit floor. Exhibitor interest has increased significantly since organizers announced last year that the [...]

Digital signage market ready for consolidation

Friday, October 3, 2008

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Software specialist Stratacache announced last week the creation of a $25m acquisition fund targeting technology and media companies in the digital signage and digital out-of-home (DOOH) markets. The focus of the fund will be products and solutions that compliment Stratacache’s digital signage offering, ActiVia. Stratacache cites falling advertising budgets as forcing many early stage companies [...]

Machine-to-machine (M2M) for Digital Signage

Thursday, October 2, 2008

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John Moore, sales and marketing director at Alpha Micro, said the new distributor agreement covers embedded and 3G M2M modules from Sierra Wireless. “At the moment, our main areas are GSM or 2G and GPRS or 2.5G, so this allows us to move higher data speeds into different markets,” he said. Moore said digital signage [...]

Digital Signs In Hair Salons

Thursday, October 2, 2008

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The hair salon – What a great place for digital signs. Think about it. The typical patron is in the salon for 1 to 2 hours and with properly placed digital signage an advertiser can speak directly to that customer. Digital sign(s) can provide an additional revenue stream for the salon owner and at the [...]

The First Audience Metrics Guidelines for Digital Out-of-Home To Be Unveiled on October 29

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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The Audience Metrics Guidelines that the Out-of-home Video Advertising Bureau has been working on for the past year are now ratified and will be presented at the OVAB’s Digital Summit on October 29 in New York. The event will bring together major players on Madison Avenue with members of OVAB, which today include some of [...]

HITACHI LEADS TRIO LAUNCHING BUSINESS IN 3-D DIGITAL SIGNAGE

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Hitachi Ltd. has teamed up with Hitachi Information Systems Ltd. and digital video company CAD Center Corp. to start a business selling 3-D digital signage. They plan to market digital signs to places like train stations, airports and large commercial buildings, using technologies for the delivery of 3-D graphics to display maps, routes and building [...]

Netkey honored for Webpavement buy

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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EAST HAVEN, Conn. — Netkey, provider of solutions for self-service kiosks and digital signage, has won the Fiondella Milone LaSaracina “Deal of the Year” Award. The award was presented during the second annual Innovation Pipeline Awards and Technology Showcase in Norwalk, Conn. Netkey also was named by the Connecticut Technology Council as one of 100 [...]

eMedia Networks Highlights Growth Strategy and Provides Fiscal 2009 Guidance

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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eMedia Networks Corp. (EMM.v), a leading provider of music for retail and business environments, is providing an update on its progress and guidance for the current 2009 fiscal year. eMedia manufactures, markets and services its proprietary audio player to customers on two-to-five year contract terms. Following its recent fiscal 2008 annual general meeting, the Company [...]

Amadeus and Wellington Back Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Company, EnQii

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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LONDON, Sep 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amadeus Capital Partners and Wellington Partners have invested $18 million in a Series B round financing in EnQii Holdings Ltd, a global leader in the management of digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising and merchandising networks. Roy Merritt, Partner at Amadeus, and Wellington General Partner, Frank Boehnke, will join the [...]

Audience Measurement is the Digital Signage Industry’s Missing Link

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Trade show and conference panels have addressed everything from why a system needs to be in place to what emerging technology is on the horizon. The excitement and change the digital media and out-of-home (OOH) video marketplace has seen recently can leave newcomers in a tailspin. Providers are showcasing more and more forthcoming solutions that [...]

1-2-1VIEW Develops Gender Distinction and Viewer Validation Technology in One Neat Digital Signage Package

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Singapore – Leading Linux-based digital signage provider 1-2-1View announces the launch of gender distinction for its InterFaceTM viewer validation technology. The turnkey solutions provider launches this as part of a single systems platform to remove installation uncertainties like deadlines, compatibility issues and increased costs by eliminating the need for third party software integration. Most off-the-shelf [...]

Scala’s Connected Signage Conference is a Huge Success

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Scala convened the annual Scala Connected Signage Conference on September 15 – 16, 2008 in Philadelphia. Exton, PA (PRWEB) September 30, 2008 — Scala, the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for the connected signage market, today announced it convened the annual Scala Connected Signage Conference on September 15 – 16, 2008 in Philadelphia. The conference [...]

Minicom Selects C&C Partners As Its Exclusive Representative In Poland

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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(1888PressRelease) September 30, 2008 – Jerusalem, Israel — Minicom Advanced Systems , the world leader in Digital Signage player-to-screen connectivity and KVM control solutions, has selected C&C Partners as its exclusive representative in Poland. C&C Partners recently set up a website highlighting Minicom products: minicom.ccpartners.pl “After working with C&C Partners in Poland for the past [...]

Canada-e-Connect 2009 advsiory board meets in Toronto Discuss Digital Signage Marketing

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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The advisory board for the Canada-e-Connect eTourism Strategy Conference 2009 is meeting tomorrow in Toronto in order to finalize the conference’s program. Details of the conference will be announced shortly. In the meantime let me give you an idea of what’s in store. The focus of the conference is eTourism Strategy. eTourism comprises all the [...]

Pixman Nomadic Raises $7M And Acquires Pixnet

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Canadian mobile digital signage specialist Pixman Nomadic Media has announced that it has raised more than $7M through a series of private placements. The funds will allow the company to expand its global ‘fleet’ of mobile field marketing solutions and to extend their technical capabilities. The first significant outcome is the purchase (for around $4M [...]

LocalVision Digital Signage Gone Out of Business

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Sad news came floating in late last week regarding LocalVision digital signage. The company, based out of Olympia, WA was run by Jim Coran and a great enthusiastic team. We got word from Morgan Runyon this last week that the company has closed its doors due to the economic downturn. We worked with Jim, Sandy, [...]

Digital Signage Expo East & Interactive Technology East Debut to Accolades from Attendees & Exhibitors

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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(openPR) – Philadelphia, PA –Digital Signage Expo East (DSE East) and Interactive Technology Expo East (ITEE), the regional versions of the international Digital Signage Expo and Interactive Technology Expo, today announced that qualified attendees to the show surpassed expectations and numbered in excess of 900! (Final and more comprehensive attendance statistics are pending).” The new [...]

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Selects Omnivex for Digital Signage, Fostering Increased Employee Communications and Productivity

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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CONCORD, Ontario, Sep 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Omnivex Corporation, the premier provider of enterprise software for digital signage networks, announced today that NAVSEA in Washington, D.C., is deploying Omnivex software on digital signage displays throughout its headquarters. NAVSEA is responsible for developing, delivering and maintaining ships and systems for the U.S. Navy. With the [...]


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