Digital signage software company recognizes the best content designs from end-users.

Visix, Inc. is pleased to announce the four winners of the company’s sixth annual Expression Awards. The company launched the annual awards in 2008 to recognize the best content designs from end-users of its digital signage software applications.

Over 80 designs were submitted to the online photo contest hosted on the company’s Facebook page. The judging committee, comprised of marketing, communications and design specialists, have given three Judges’ Awards to organizations who excelled in technical design, creativity and communications effectiveness. Online voters chose the People’s Choice winner:

• Judges’ Award: Anadarko, Bring Your Kids to Work Day
• Judges’ Award: Anadarko, Anadarko Encourages Employees to Vote
• Judges’ Award: First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, Service Times
• People’s Choice: Mountain Empire Community College, Happy Holidays

“We are excited by the quality of entries we received this year,” says Debbie DeWitt, Marketing Communications Manager for Visix. “We’re thrilled to see a true understanding of digital signage design principles from our customers. The array of clever graphics combined with calls to action is impressive. I applaud all of our winners and entrants and thank them for participating in the awards and strengthening our community.”

Expression Award winners will receive:

• An Apple®  iPad™
• A mounted, personalized Expression Award
• Recognition in Visix’s e-newsletter and press release announcing winners
• Winning entry featured on Visix websites and Facebook page
• Use of the official Expression Award winner logo

The Expression Awards are part of Visix’s ongoing strategy to bring AxisTV software users together, to spotlight creative abilities and system management skills, and to recognize Visix customers for their contributions in the field of visual communications.

All of the entries and winning content can be viewed at www.facebook.com/visixinc in the Photo Contest section. 

About Visix

Visix, Inc. designs, develops and supports a suite of browser-based digital signage products that allows users to create, manage and schedule organizational communications from anywhere and to deliver messages and media to virtually any endpoint. The company offers digital signage software, interactive wayfinding, meeting room signs, and applications for targeted messaging to desktops and portable devices. Learn more about Visix digital signage products and services at www.visix.com.

Source: Visix

Omnivex Moxie software is being used by the Norwegian Military to take real-time F16 cockpit video and project it to the ground on large screens for over 500,000 attendees at air shows.

Omnivex Corporation, a provider of enterprise-level software for digital signage networks, announced today that their Moxie software is being used by the Norwegian Military to take real-time F16 cockpit video and project to audiences on the ground at air shows.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of military flights the Norwegian Air Force was looking for a way to engage the public at air shows being held across the country. “The goal with the anniversary was to reach out to the Norwegian people through targeted and innovative measures,” said Stian Nergaard Nilsen, Project Leader “Norwegian military airforce 100 years”.

The solution was to take video from the cockpit of a General Dynamics F16 coated in red, white and blue, the national colours of Norway, and project it real-time to the ground on large screens for over 500,000 attendees at air shows around the nation.

This had never been done before, and the solution had to be specially designed and created for use in a military cockpit, with all the limitations this environment has. After a series of tests, a technical solution was designed using Omnivex Moxie to give the audience the best possible access to the cockpit by bringing real-time images down to the ground during air shows. Geir Ove Finstad, CEO of Dataserver, was the man who got the mission to resolve this somewhat special task. An F-16 aircraft is an advanced military aircraft with all sorts of peculiarities which made the task harder than similar projects Mr. Finstad had completed. Working with a very professional team from the military the mission was completed and video from a military fighter aircraft flying at 1,000 km/h can be played real-time on the ground. “This really shows how far you can stretch the definition of real-time data,” says Geir Ove Finstad.

About Dataserver

Dataserver founded in 2011 is a provider of all aspects of digital signage solutions. The people behind Dataserver have many years of experience in delivering digital signage solutions to verticals such as military, government, corporate, hospitality and retail. Dataserver only uses Omnivex software for their digital signage solutions and have strong partners in the Nordic region.

About Omnivex

Founded in 1991, Omnivex software is used by over 2,000 customers, including many Fortune 500 companies, to manage all aspects of digital signage networks, including content management, real-time data acquisition and distribution, and remote device monitoring and management. Omnivex and its customers have been recognized with numerous awards for excellence in digital signage. For more information, visit http://www.omnivex.com.

Source: Omnivex

Company Expands Leadership With New Digital Signage and Interactive Touch Displays, High Brightness Projectors, Classroom IQ Solutions, and Enhancements to World-Leading SmartEco™ Technology

BenQ America Corp., the world’s No. 1 DLP^® projector brand and globally renowned provider of digital lifestyle innovations, today announced its product lineup for InfoComm 2013. With an award-winning family of projectors, monitors, and flat-panel displays, BenQ will demonstrate the industry’s new standard for brightness, image quality, and energy savings within the business, education, and digital signage spaces.

Leading Commercial-Grade Flat-Panel Displays for Any Application
With three new flat-panel display lines designed for around-the-clock-operation, BenQ is bringing big changes to digital signage for retail, corporate, education, hospitality, and public spaces. Made for today’s high-traffic retail and restaurant settings, the durable mainstream SL Series provides a dust-proof design, daisy chain capabilities, and delivery of dynamic content to different locations. The interactive IL Series features up to six-point multitouch displays — the highest number of touch points in the industry — as well as ambient light sensors for energy efficiency and LAN Control for remote management and maintenance. The ultra-slim P Series, featuring a super-narrow bezel design of only 5.6 mm between two adjacent screens and up to 10×10 display capability, delivers more seamless video walls within large signage environments.

All BenQ flat-panel displays feature a Multiple Display Administrator (MDA) application, which enables control of up to 98 displays simultaneously through the local network. The application also monitors the health of each display and coordinates sequential startups to prevent power surges. To improve energy performance and reduce maintenance costs, BenQ’s public information displays feature sensors to automatically adjust brightness, anti-image retention to prevent the “burned-in” effect after extended periods of usage, and scheduling management to allow users to program up to seven sets of on/off times down to individual video input sources. All models feature landscape and portrait modes.

Bright Light, Big Picture: BenQ’s Large Venue, High-Brightness Projectors
To bring the full A/V experience to big spaces at a lower total cost of ownership (TCO), BenQ will introduce two new additions to its high-brightness projector lineup. BenQ’s SH963 and SX914 projectors shine at an astounding 6,000 lumens of dual-lamp power with extra-sharp XGA resolution (SX914). The full HD 1080p models feature high contrast ratios of 50,000:1, detail-enhancing HQV processors, big zoom capabilities, horizontal/vertical lens shifting, 2D keystone correction, and throw ratios of up to 2.43 to decrease setup time and enable more efficient presentations. With a number of connectivity options including dual HDMI^®, these projectors deliver amazing picture quality to any of today’s conference room or lecture hall environments.

Classroom IQ Solutions: Smart Innovations For Today’s Wireless Schools
New for InfoComm 2013 are BenQ’s Classroom IQ Solutions. To support the bring your own device (BYOD) trend arising in schools today, BenQ has developed the QDraw3 interactive software and app, which enables teachers to present and annotate directly onto teaching materials as well as share annotations with students, view each other’s screens, and share control of classroom content.

In addition, the latest version of BenQ’s interactive QPresenter software and app will be revealed. The enhanced MX661 QPresenter allows teachers and students to sketch directly onto existing documents, display files, access the Web, and share photos and content from iTunes^®, Dropbox, or email via simple virtual keypad control directly from tablets. The latest update also allows built-in cameras on both smartphones and tablets to project images directly onto the classroom’s projection screen, as well as providing administrators with remote monitoring and management tools. To further encourage interactive learning, the new BenQ PointDraw™ Pen 3.0 offers an even smoother writing experience. To demonstrate its Classroom IQ Solutions, BenQ will debut its new MX819ST and MW820ST short-throw projectors. With XGA and WXGA resolutions, contrast ratios up to 13000:1, and more than 3,000 ANSI lumens of brightness, classrooms will never need to dim the lights again.

To further reduce power consumption and TCO, BenQ projectors will be available with three enhanced SmartEco energy-savings modes capable of extending lamp life up to 10,000 hours of pure brilliance:

• SmartEco ImageCare: Dynamically adjusts lamp power between 100 and 30 percent to increase lamp life up to 6,500 hours; available on existing models
• SmartEco LampCare: Adjusts lamp power between 80 and 20 percent for an incredible 10,000 hours of maximum lamp life; available on the new MX819ST and MW820ST as well as upcoming models
• SmartEco LumenCare: Power consumption is initially locked at 80 percent before gradually raising power to ensure 2,000 hours of constant brightness and up to 6,000 hours of total lamp life; available on Q4 2013 models

Business Projectors Offer Complete Boardroom Solutions at a Lower TCO
As a leading DLP projector brand, BenQ will present new lines of business projectors at InfoComm 2013. With the M5 projector series, small and medium spaces benefit from an improved contrast ratio of 13,000:1, up to 6,500-hour lamp life, and support for 3D Blu-ray™ players via HDMI and NVIDIA^® 3DTV Play™. The M6 series further augments the value proposition by providing up to 3,500 ANSI lumens of brightness, wireless connectivity options, incredible image quality, color longevity, mobile device integration, hassle-free maintenance and security, and PC-less presentation using USB drives. For the total projection package, BenQ’s new M7 Series shines a leading 4,200 ANSI lumens of brightness, provides LAN control for easy maintenance, and introduces new thoughtful innovations such as USB camera integration, remote desktop capabilities, wireless display options for cable-free connections, and projection templates to make presentations even easier. Also making its debut at InfoComm 2013 is the new MX661 projector, which features BenQ’s newest version of QPresenter software and app and supports PC-less presentations.

The World’s First Wireless Full HD Projection Solution With 3D Support
At InfoComm 2013, BenQ is unveiling its powerful 3D solutions with the world’s first built-in 5GHz wireless full HD 1080p projector. Designed mainly for home theater settings, the new W1500 projects uncompressed full HD images from sources such as Blu-ray and DVD players, AV-R players, set-top boxes, and gaming consoles without the need for HDMI cables. The unit also enables mobile device integration for easy wireless connectivity with an Apple^® TV or iPad^®.

“Our goal has always been clear and simple — to deliver high quality yet affordable display solutions to our customers across all verticals from the living room to the classroom,” said Lars Yoder, President at BenQ America Corp. “BenQ’s InfoComm 2013 introductions continue to lead the marketplace by setting new standards in brightness, image quality, and energy efficiency. With the success of our new expanded line of flat-panels and interactive touch displays, we’re bringing innovations to today’s public spaces. Plus our projection solutions keep on offering the smartest and most comprehensive features lowering total cost of ownership for today’s eco-friendly users.”

BenQ products will be on display in booth 3071 at InfoComm 2013. More information is available at www.BenQ.us.

About BenQ America Corp.

The BenQ digital lifestyle brand stands for “Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to Life,” fusing lifestyle with technology, enjoyment with productivity, and aesthetic design with engineering. It is this mantra that has made BenQ the No. 1-selling DLP^® projector brand worldwide, as well as the No. 1 name in short-throw projectors. BenQ America Corp. offers an extensive line of visual display and presentation solutions that incorporate the very latest technologies. The company delivers a broad range of projectors, flat panel displays, and monitors for any application and market — education, home, gaming, enterprise, government, house of worship, digital signage, A/V and IT — with cutting-edge models that lead the industry in performance, reliability, environmental sustainability, and aesthetics. Whether it’s interactive digital whiteboards for classrooms, full HD 3D projectors for home theaters, short-throw projectors for boardrooms, interactive flat panel displays for digital signage, or LED backlight monitors for professional gaming, BenQ continues to defy the limits of digital displays. The company’s products are available across North America through leading value-added distributors, resellers, and retailers. More information is available at www.BenQ.us.

About BenQ Corporation

BenQ Corporation is a renowned global trendsetter of connected digital lifestyle devices founded on the brand promise of “Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to Life.” With a keen insight into ever-evolving consumer preferences, BenQ uniquely creates the ideal balance of leading technology and signature design to provide visual and mobile solutions that elevate consumer lifestyles. BenQ continues to delight the world’s consumers with a broad product and embedded technology portfolio spanning digital projectors, monitors, interactive large-format displays, digital cameras and camcorders, mobile computing devices, and lighting solutions.

About BenQ Group

The BenQ Group is a $21+ billion powerhouse comprised of 16+ independent companies operating in over 30 countries across numerous industries with a combined workforce of over 120,000 employees. Each Group member is a recognized leader in its own field, contributing to the BenQ Group’s vast resources, broad R&D, and distinct strategic strengths. By leveraging each company’s vertical specialization to create true scale across horizontal markets, the BenQ Group controls a highly efficient value chain with the unrivaled ability to deliver critical components and world-class solutions in the following industries: TFT-LCD, green energy, fine chemicals and advanced materials, lighting, IC design, precision components, system integration, branded business, and service. The Group is committed to profitable and sustainable businesses that share its long-standing vision of Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to Life.

BenQ America Corp. Contact:
Jan Spence, Marketing Communications Director
Tel: +1 (214) 205-1825
Email: Jan.Spence [at] BenQ.com

Media Contact:
Veronica Esbona
InGear PR
Tel: +1 (954) 392-6990
Email: veronica [at] ingearpr.com

Source: BenQ

ActiVia for Media software powering Dairy Queen feature panel boards worldwide

—STRATACACHE, a leading provider of scalable, high-performance digital signage, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration technologies, today announced its role as an approved feature panel/digital menu board software provider for American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ).

To spice up Dairy Queen static menu boards, STRATACACHE’s ActiVia for Media software was chosen to power digital feature panels across 300 Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill® restaurant locations.

Serving up a rich selection of dynamic content, the 46″ thin bezel LCD feature panel plays high-definition product videos to increase options for monthly promotions, direct sales to higher margin items and increase product awareness.

The software driving the Dairy Queen experience is STRATACACHE’s ActiVia for Media digital signage software. ADQ chose STRATACACHE’s managed solution offering, allowing all content to be designed and managed by ADQ and all installation and maintenance to be carried out by STRATACACHE. Technical support is also available, ensuring Dairy Queen operators a hands-free experience with digital signage.

“STRATACACHE is thrilled to work with the Dairy Queen system as an approved digital menu board software vendor,” said Chris Riegel, STRATACACHE CEO. “We’re excited to have the opportunity to bring digital in-store to Dairy Queen locations—from increasing in-store communication to promoting products and instantaneous menu changes, our advanced software delivers the most innovative digital technology to Dairy Queen franchisees.”

“During our transition to digital merchandising, STRATACACHE has been a true asset,” said Janna Rider, Director of Digital Merchandising for ADQ. “We are excited to make this move and we really appreciate the expertise and experience STRATACACHE brings to the table.”

With over 50,000 digital menu boards globally, STRATACACHE has extensive quick service restaurant (QSR) industry experience and provides digital menu board software solutions for some of the world’s leading restaurants.

STRATACACHE’s ActiVia for Media software provides a dynamic merchandising solution for traditional multi-panel menu boards, specialty/feature product menu boards and outdoor drive-thru boards. With ActiVia, restaurants can easily change menu board items, adjust pricing, change hours of operation, day-part menus, and promote special and premium items non-stop.

STRATACACHE will be showcasing the Dairy Queen digital menu board experience at the National Restaurant Association Show at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL May 18-21, 2013 in booth #7854.

About STRATACACHE

STRATACACHE is a privately-held provider of efficient, scalable and cost-effective digital signage, IP video, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration solutions. Working with over 300 of the world’s largest firms in the retail, finance, service, hospitality, manufacturing, media and government sectors, STRATACACHE’s products meet the performance requirements of large-scale enterprise solutions.

For more information, please visit www.stratacache.com, follow us on Twitter @STRATACACHE or “Like” us on our Facebook page.

About ADQ

American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), which is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., develops, licenses and services a system of more than 6,300 Dairy Queen® stores in the United States, Canada and 20 other countries. ADQ is part of the Berkshire Hathaway family, a company owned by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. For more information, visit DairyQueen.com.

Source: STRATACACHE

Property Gives Guests the Confidence to Stay On Property Longer, Save Time During Flight Delays

Flyte Systems, announced the Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport installed its FlyteBoard real-time airline flight information display. Flyte Systems is the leading provider of airport travel information displays and digital signage content for the hospitality industry and digital signage, convention centers, and related businesses. The 127-room Hyatt Place, operated by Innisfree Hotels, is located adjacent to Pensacola International Airport (PNS). FlyteBoard is the only full service flight information display solution that provides real-time departure information. Click here to request information on Flyte Systems’ airport travel and guest information services.

“We mounted the FlyteBoard display in our busy Gallery area near the lobby. Guests can easily check arrivals and departure flight times for Pensacola International on the large, high-resolution screen,” said Hyatt Place General Manager Adam Emling. “Flyte Systems’ unique guest-centric content is valuable to a guest’s day. About half of our guests are traveling to or from the airport, and the accurate flight information keeps them on property and comfortable while they monitor their flights. FlyteBoard sets our Hyatt Place apart and is a valuable amenity for our guests. The display is exactly like the flight schedule boards our guests see at airports. It is easy to read and they trust it.”

The Hyatt Place Pensacola International Airport Hotel is a “new generation” hotel offering round- the-clock amenities and modern design for business and leisure travelers alike. Click here for more information on the Hyatt Place Pensacola International Airport Hotel.

FlyteBoard lets business travelers work on property with confidence during flight delays

“We worked with the airlines to offer distressed rates when we opened in April. Our managers watch the FlyteBoard for cancellations so they are prepared for unexpected check-ins,” Emling said. “Having our hotel connected to PNS by a short skyway is a distinctive advantage for our business and leisure guests. There are numerous office parks near the hotel and many guests are business travelers who fly in for meetings on property or in the airport’s conference space. Business travelers particularly value FlyteBoard because they can focus on work while they are still on property instead of waiting out a delay at the boarding gate. Guests call our lobby staff from their rooms to ask if their flight is on time, it is a perfect convenience for our hotel.”

Real-time Flight Information

Flyte Systems offers a suite of products that serve the traveling public: FlyteBoard, FlytePass, FlyteChannel, FlyteTouch, and now FlytePad with handheld mobile airline information.

• FlyteBoard is a wall, floor, or ceiling mounted high-definition, flat panel screen for lobbies, restaurants, bars, and other public areas, displaying flight information for one or more airports.
• FlytePass combines FlyteTouch with free, secure boarding pass printing. It can be provided as a stand alone or neatly packaged in either an all wood kiosk or an integrated metal kiosk to match your décor.
• FlyteChannel permits guests to view live airport flight information conveniently and comfortably from their in-room television.
• FlyteTouch enables individual guests to search flight information using an interactive touch screen that displays real-time flight arrivals and departures for one or more airports.
• FlytePad is a mobile-ready service that delivers real-time airline information via the iPad, enabling hotel staff to provide guests with airline information anywhere and anytime.

Many hotel properties also use Flyte Systems’ applications to increase revenue with innovative marketing approaches for distressed travelers. For tips on how to generate revenue by providing guests with Flyte Systems airline information, please log on to the Flyte Systems website at www.flytesystems.com.

About Flyte Systems

The Flyte Systems Division of Industrial Television Services (ITS), based in Chicago, Illinois, is the leading provider of subscription-based environmentally responsible airport flight information displays for the hospitality, convention center and digital signage industries and related businesses.  It delivers accurate, instant, airport-centric updates of flight information – not FAA-regulated scheduled departure times that may omit last minute changes.  Properties are able to differentiate their products and boost customer loyalty and repeat business with ’glance-and-go’ content critical to a traveler’s day.   Flyte Systems’ product suite builds upon ITS’ 50-year history as the leading provider of live flight information to airports, airlines, government agencies, port authorities and other travel-based businesses.  Flyte Systems was formed in 2007 to offer new Web-based travel technology and product lines.  In addition to using Energy Star-compliant digital displays, Flyte products help significantly reduce energy consumption by eliminating unnecessary trips to the airport.  Customers include Marriott, Hyatt, Westin, Embassy Suites, Holiday Inn, Days Inn, Hilton, Doubletree, Hotel Sofitel, Adam’s Mark, Renaissance and Crowne Plaza hotels, independent properties, convention centers and transportation centers.

Contact:
Flyte Systems
Contact Sales
3515 Martens Street
Franklin Park, IL 60131
Phone: 877-463-5983
Email: Sales [at] flytesystems.com

Media Contact:
Julie Keyser-Squires, APR
Softscribe Inc.
Phone: 404-256-5512
Email: Julie [at] softscribeinc.com

Source: Flyte Systems

Learn How to Make Dynamic Data Updates Using Flypaper’s Content Creation Software

Flypaper Studios announced their next webinar will feature a demonstration of data charting for digital displays using the latest release of their content creation software, Flypaper version 3.9. The free webinar is scheduled for May 15th at 10:00 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m. ET.

“Flypaper version 3.9 offers several great new tools,” said Don Pierson, Flypaper founder and CEO. “The Charting Component is one that really excites us. Attendees of this webinar will learn how to engage their end users with compelling, graphically presented data.”

Digital signage professionals who attend this free webinar will learn:

How to use the dozens of available chart types to present their data effectively

How to make sure their digital displays always reflect current information with quick and easy dynamic data updates.

This session is part of Flypaper’s ongoing webinar series, designed to share valuable content creation strategies, tips and trends within the digital signage industry.

To sign up for this free webinar, please visit Flypaper’s registration page. To learn more about Flypaper version 3.9, please visit Flypaper’s website.

About Flypaper™ Studio, Inc. and Trivantis Corporation

Flypaper™ Studio, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trivantis Corporation. Flypaper is a leading content creation platform that empowers users to create, share, track and reuse high-impact, interactive graphics and video content. The user edits and manipulates components without complicated programming. Trivantis’ flagship product is Lectora®, the world’s leading e-learning software. Lectora is used by Global 2000 companies in more than 125 countries and is available in six languages. Trivantis Corporation is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has offices in Boca Raton, Phoenix, Paris, London and Beijing. Trivantis, Lectora, Flypaper, CourseMill®, Snap! By Lectora® and Snap! Empower are trademarks of Trivantis Corporation.

Source: Flypaper Studio

Upgrades to Carousel Digital Signage Series 250 and 320

Upgraded components in the Carousel 320 series include HDMI, component, and composite TV inputs for live video, while the Carousel Solo 250 and Player 250 have the option to add a live TV input, either for HD or SD. Alternatively, Carousel users can send HD video streams directly to any Carousel player or Solo device.

Carousel remains the most intuitive and easy to use digital signage system in the market and features unlimited user/administration accounts and no per-user subscription or licensing fees.

New Creative Packages for Digital Signage
Tightrope Professional Services has added new packages to its lineup, making it easier for customers and integrators to order and specify Carousel Digital Signage solutions. New creative packages include Wayfinding, Branded Channel, and Custom Carousel Channel.

The Wayfinding package is a branded, interactive solution that comprises Web-based wayfinding, directory software, and a content management system. The Branded Channel package consists of a logo, custom colors, a collection of icons, 12 standard templates, and three dynamic templates all based upon a company’s current style guide. The Custom Carousel Channel package includes a channel design that is fully customized to the customer’s brand and built from the ground up to include icons, 12 standard templates, and three dynamic templates.

About Tightrope Media Systems

Founded in 1997 and trusted by thousands of users worldwide, Tightrope Media Systems™ offers turnkey solutions for the digital signage and broadcast markets. Tightrope’s award-winning digital signage solution, Carousel™, is a complete hardware and software solution, for installations ranging from one to thousands of displays.  Using an intuitive, web-based interface, Carousel simplifies the creation, management, and delivery of content. The ZEPLAY instant replay platform for sports delivers slow-motion replays that have seen action on hundreds of hours of live production in the field. Finally, the industry-leading Cablecast™ product delivers complete automation for TV stations. With the all-in-one Cablecast system, users can easily manage and automate their operations directly from a Web browser. Visit www.trms.com for more information.

Source: Tightrope Media Systems

ONELAN will be showing their solutions for Education and Retail at the NEC Showcase in the Tobacco Docks in London on Thursday 16th May 2013.

In the Retail zone, ONELAN will be demonstrating Player Synchronisation with a 4K Video wall driven by four Retail Media Players (RMPs) and a ONELAN Net-Top-Box (NTB) Publisher.

In the Education zone, ONELAN will be showing its NTB with a Data Collection Engine (DCE) driving content to a projector in full HD.

ONELAN is a global leader of digital signage and IPTV solutions and a proud investor in UK engineering talent. The company develops high quality, innovative solutions for all types of screen-based communications for applications including retail, advertising networks, corporate communications, education, health, public signage and hospitality.

With a solid foundation and long history of profitable growth, ONELAN is headquartered in the UK, with offices in South America, China and Germany. ONELAN has over 300 partners in 50 countries. The business has received numerous awards since its foundation in 2000, including most recently the AV magazine Digital Signage Project of the Year and the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade.

Source: ONELAN

With SharePoint TV on the X2O platform, users can create stunning TV-like channels based on content in the popular Microsoft® SharePoint® enterprise collaboration platform. This allows users to push real-time content from SharePoint onto all screens across an organization automatically, from digital displays to mobile devices and desktops. Examples of content that can be shared include dashboards, company news, and training channels.

X2O Media, a SharePoint Summit Silver Sponsor, will also provide digital signage for the entire show, including displays near entrances and meeting rooms. Partners including AVI-SPL, Premier Mounts, NEC, and Lanner will be providing equipment to support the network of screens.

More information about X2O Media is available at www.x2omedia.com. Details on SharePoint Summit 2013 can be found at http://www.sharepointsummit.org/toronto.

About X2O Media

X2O Media is a leading software developer of real-time visual communication solutions that significantly improve communications throughout the enterprise. X2O’s solutions facilitate the creation and delivery of video and graphics-rich content to digital displays, employee desktops, and mobile devices. Applications include corporate news channels, dynamic corporate dashboards, real-time emergency messaging, and more. X2O’s products and services are sold and supported globally, through a network of experienced distribution partners. More information about X2O Media is available at www.x2omedia.com.

Source: X2O Media

James Park, CEO, LG Middle East and Africa, said: “The sustainable business and economic environment in general and investments in the airports developments in the region offers tremendous growth opportunities. LG is committed to this region by bringing the latest technologies and solutions that suits the present and future needs. Our line-up of products fits perfectly with the ambitions of this region to become one of the worlds’s most preferred travel hubs.”

The Middle East region is projected to see investments of up to $90bn in aviation industry development until the year 2020, by which time its airports will be handling 400 million passengers annually. The airports in the GCC are known for investing in latest technologies to remain ahead of the competition and for handling large volume of passengers passing through their iconic air transport facilities. Dubai International airport aims to become the world’s top airport for international passengers in 2015, up from its present ranking of second globally.

Airports around the world use LG displays for essential as well as peripheral services. Digital signage in airports has exploded in the past decade, and today, apart from the essential displays for Flight Information, Baggage Carousel, Check-in Counters, Self Check-in Counters and Gates, displays are found into every step of passenger experience. Duty Free, Food Retail, Parking, Waiting Area and Meeting Points are prime locations for global brands clamoring to get the attention of passengers and visitors at the airports.

The hugely-diversified conglomerate is consolidating and expanding operations across the Middle East and Africa markets and has evolved into a major player in the B2B segment.

LG is showcasing its market-leading position through the launch of several trustworthy and innovative products and solutions like the world’s first 84-inch Ultra HD featuring advanced, energy-efficient IPS panels and offering a breathtaking experience with the sheer size of the display which equals to four 42-inch displays.

The IPS offers revolutionary viewing – high quality picture, original image exact colour matching, watchable image virtually at any angle, superior durability, no blackening defect, smart energy saving and auto brightness sensors.

Also on display is the 55-inch video wall, Stretch Monitors, outdoor signage and EZ sign TV, the world’s first TV that comes with signage function in the form of a billboard TV without any additional hardware.

Visitors of the world’s top-tier B2B aviation industry event are also having the opportunity to discover the wide variety of solutions built around the interactive screen. On a display is a gigantic video wall with an interactive interface that will provide passengers immersive digital signage experience coupled with Social Networking.

David Kim, Director of LG Electronics for Middle East & Africa, Regional Head Quarter, said: “LG’s digital signage portfolio looks stronger than ever before as we aggressively pursue our business in the most-promising region for the aviation industry. LG has been at the forefront of display business for decades. The display application scope continues to grow and LG has shown that it understands and can fulfill such needs.”

All LG products and solutions were designed based on “Voice of Customer” and the company has consistently invested in vertical-focused product research and development, he added. For the LG, the Airport Show, which will see the attendance of over 6000 aviation industry professionals over a three-day period, offers an ideal platform to reach out the high-potential regional markets.

He said LG enjoys a market-leading position in public displays that use latest technologies in multiple domains like the 84 inch Ultra HD Display, Video Walls and Outdoor Displays (with 2000 Nits).

The public display technology is currently focused in North America and Europe. In the near future, this industry is expected to grow rapidly in Japan, China and Korea. The MEA is a promising market, especially the six Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.

In the regional markets, LG is reaching out to local Consultants, System Integrators and Installers about its solid standing in providing suitable and customised solutions for the large commercial operations involving high volume of customers.

Source: LG

The Digital Out-Of-Home (DOOH) market consists of any digital display outside of the home, used for the sale of advertising “spots” or “impressions.” DOOH is a unique intersection between advertising, digital signage and traditional out-of-home, and is more targeted than television and print. PQ Media defines the global DOOH sector through two major platform segments – digital place-based networks (DPN) such as IDAD and digital billboards & signage (DBB) – and six venue and location categories, including cinema, retail, office, entertainment (restaurant & Bar), transit and roadside. Digital place-based network revenue represents almost three-quarters (74%) of total DOOH revenue.

PQ Media forecasts that digital out-of-home will grow at a compound annual rate of 9.4 percent in the United States through 2014 and 10.1 percent worldwide. This projection puts the domestic US DOOH market at $2.89 billion USD and the global DOOH market at $9.16 billion USD by the end of 2013.

The future of digital out-of-home advertising is driven by interactivity. Instead of being a passive message-delivery system, digital signage applications are likely to engage consumers on a more personal level. Interaction with mobile phones via Bluetooth and text messaging will continue to grow, experts say. Advertisers will be able to offer personalizing features such as coupons and other media via the handset, and tracking these interactions to measure the success of a network will also play a part in the overall success of the campaign.

Dave Hazzard , President of International Display Advertising, Inc. stated, “It is the highly interactive nature of the proprietary Display Points digital media that will propel IDAD to obtain a significant share of the growing DOOH Advertising Market. To date, research surveys have indicated that 72% of Customers act on Display Points Advertising and 93% of Customers enjoyed having Display Points on their table. IDAD provides investors with a means to leverage themselves into the growing Global Digital Out Of Home (DOOH) Ad Revenue Market estimated to be worth over $9 Billion USD in 2013.”

About International Display Advertising

International Display Advertising (IDAD) owns the international rights to market, distribute and sell the proprietary interactive digital media of Display Points an interactive digital media company that competes in the Digital-Out-Of-Home (DOOH). IDAD has also developed a location-based Internet advertising platform called Display Points Plus that allows restaurants and advertisers to coordinate efforts outside the venue. IDAD is focusing on engaging consumers with on table browsers/displays in destination locations like restaurants, bars, hotels, and other consumer venues, thus creating a place-based media platform. IDAD enables advertisers to access their target audience in venues where they are captive, out-of-home, and ready to spend money. Unlike web browsers with ad blockers, mobile devices with pull interactive ads, or TV with DVR, IDAD places “browsers” on restaurant tabletops and in consumer venues where ads cannot be blocked.  Within this IDAD offers advertisers a targeted and measurable consumer interactive media vehicle they can customize by market and venue to assure the most efficient buy.  Consumers will be exposed to a combination of informational content (weather, news, sports scores, movie times etc.) restaurant promotions and menu offerings and advertising. IDAD provides advertisers all the benefits of online digital communication, the ability not just to deliver a static ad message, but also to engage their audience.

For further information regarding International Display Advertising, Inc.,
please contact our Investor Relations Line at: (424) 278-4033

Source: International Display Advertising

The Ryan Report, published by retail marketing agency John Ryan, captures the views of retailing and marketing executives at 204 banks operating 153,272 branches in 32 countries.

More than half of survey respondents said they have been only “moderately satisfied” with their deployments — citing challenges with message localization, content creation and ease of use of the content management system as the main frustrations. The banks also revealed a wide spectrum of additional challenges ranging from unexpectedly high FTE requirements to IT challenges.

John Ryan say that these critical pitfalls can be overcome through a marketing — versus purely technical — point of view on digital signage. This involves internal goal setting, team structure and participation, careful vendor selection and messaging strategy and execution carried out with the same thoughtful approach that a bank would use for traditional marketing initiatives.

“A network without marketing is a failed network…” said Tom Pritzker, Executive Vice President of Client Relationship Management at John Ryan, “…Successful adopters use a range of strategic tools and techniques to produce engaging and locally relevant content at acceptable production cost.”

The report suggests there is ample room for improvement in how banks use their digital signage networks: targeting methods continue to be quite basic, with region or branch-level targeting far surpassing more sophisticated, data-driven targeting approaches. Integration of social media, mobile devices and tablets also remains in the experimental phase.

The full report can be viewed for free here: www.johnryan.com

About John Ryan

John Ryan is a global retail-marketing agency specializing in Total Store Messaging systems for retail banks. With print, digital and integrated programs deployed in more than 50,000 branches worldwide, we are the global leader in point-of-sale marketing services for the financial services sector.

Today, John Ryan’s Messaging Manager is the most widely installed digital signage platform in U.S. and European retail banks, supporting networks from 150 to 3,000 branches with a wide range of one-way and interactive retail communications programs. The immediacy, site-specific relevance and dynamism that are uniquely achieved through digital messaging have enabled our clients to realize sustained sales increases of 10%+.

Source: John Ryan

Confirmed streams cover social media, signage design and best practice

Specific jargon-free presentations aimed at end users, resellers and sign-makers

European Sign Expo, the dedicated signage event co-located with FESPA 2013 at ExCeL London from 25-27 June 2013, unveils details of a wide-ranging, free education programme for users and designers of visual communication and digital signage installations. Topics covered will include social media convergence, design, content and considerations for end-users, retailers, resellers, as well as sign-makers looking to adopt digital-out-of-home (DOOH) technology.

The European Sign Expo educational programme will be delivered through two conference theatres on the exhibition floor. Attendance to the exhibition is free for visitors who register online at www.europeansignexpo.com  in advance (£55 on the day).

In the Screenmedia Theatre, the Digital Sign Design sessions will look at examples of successful content development, with speakers such as BSkyB producer Hugh Westbrook, who will consider the issue of re-purposing content originally produced for other platforms (such as television) as well as considerations for location. Increasing integration of screenmedia with mobile, social and online will be covered in-depth in the Converging Channels theme. Elaine Cook, strategic marketing director for EMEA embedded retail at Intel will highlight innovations such as digital signage linked to social media, web searches, and leveraging big data. BroadSign VP of marketing and strategy Daniel Parisien will explore how technology can marry all channels of digital media and weave them together as one consistent experience.

The Signs, Spaces and Structures stream will explore digital screen technology within natural and built environments; Damian Cox, CEO of Wildstone, will present some recent digital outdoor projects such as The Chiswick Towers and how to develop a good fit with surroundings. Beaver Group will speak about digital signage contributing to the experience of an environment with case studies including BUPA and the Royal Institute of British Architects. A daily presentation on Digital Signage Integration will feature speakers including Jeff Hastings, CEO of BrightSign, answering some of the critical ‘best-practice’ questions for specifiers, users and suppliers of digital signage. Retail will be the focus of the devoted Signs and Stores sessions, with Leif Liljebrunn, CEO of Sweden’s ZetaDisplay who will discuss the challenges, results and metrics of digital signage in supermarkets and other stores.

In addition to the Screenmedia Theatre, the dedicated Sign Forum will run free educational sessions on topics central to the sign industry. Visitors can also benefit from relevant content in the co-located FESPA 2013 (accessible with a European Sign Expo visitor pass): the Creative Corner which explores themes such as Outdoor Advertising, and Creative & Brand Day allows agencies and brands to explore how they can get the most from their campaigns. The programme includes high-level contributions from Coca-Cola, Unilever, Ogilvy, McCann NY, TBWA London, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Visit the website www.europeansignexpo.com for the full content programme.

About European Sign Expo

European Sign Expo, incorporating Screenmedia Expo, is a dedicated signage event at ExCeL London from 25-27 June 2013. It provides a comprehensive demonstration of the latest developments in visual communication channels from conventional signage, digital signage and out-of-home media. During European Sign Expo visitors will be able to take advantage of free high quality educational information through two conference theatres on the exhibition floor. European Sign Expo is managed by FESPA. www.europeansignexpo.com

About FESPA

Founded in 1962, FESPA is a global federation of 37 member associations for the large format print community. FESPA’s dual aim is to promote the industry and to share knowledge with its members across the world, helping them to grow their businesses and learn about the latest developments. FESPA adopts a Profit-for-Purpose business model, reinvesting millions of Euros into the global printing community over the last seen years to support its growth. www.fespa.com

For further information, please contact:

Beky Cann
Neesham Public Relations
Tel: + 44 (0) 1296 628180
Email: bekyc [at] neesham.co.uk

Lorraine Harrow
European Sign Expo / FESPA
Tel: + 44 (0) 1737 228161
Email: lorraine.harrow [at] esignexpo.com

Source: European Sign Expo

ZIVELO and Visionstate Inc. to offer turnkey wayfinding and customer service kiosk and digital signage solutions

US-based kiosk and digital signage hardware manufacturing company, ZIVELO, announces a strategic partnership with Canadian software company Visionstate Inc. Together, ZIVELO and Visionstate will offer turnkey wayfinding and customer service solutions suitable for businesses across multiple industries.

Visionstate has selected ZIVELO’s C6, C10, and M series kiosks as the preferred hardware platforms for the company’s Virtual Customer Care Interface (ViCCi) directory software. The ViCCi system makes it easy to navigate large, unfamiliar buildings and complex public facilities by featuring 3D maps and the ability to select and highlight any tenant on a touch screen with ease. ViCCi includes an interactive directory that enables the customer to search businesses by keyword, alphabet or category. The directory kiosk can also be utilized for advertising purposes and to generate data about where people are going and what they are looking for to provide valuable market research to organizations.

“Visionstate’s top notch interactive software solution making our business partnership a natural alliance,” comments Ziver Birg, founder and CEO of ZIVELO. “ZIVELO’s sleek kiosk designs paired with Visionstate’s intuitive user experience makes for a great directory and customer service experience.”

ZIVELO’s patented kiosk and digital signage hardware is designed to be future proof and offers brand continuity throughout the company’s many desktop, wallmount, and floorstanding solutions. The recent introduction of the i Series, ZIVELO’s elegant line of iPad kiosks, allows for maximum kiosk placement flexibility.

“This strategic partnership is ideal in that it brings together two industry leaders to offer the best product on the market,” says John Putters, CEO of Visionstate. “We are very excited to begin deploying our new (ViCCi) units in partnership with ZIVELO.”

For more information about this partnership or other ZIVELO products and solutions, please visit http://www.zivelo.com or contact info [at] zivelo.com

About Visionstate Inc.

Visionstate Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CSM Systems Corp. (TSXV: CKX), is a leading producer of touch screen technology. The company’s expansive product base includes mobile applications, facility management, and restroom management applications Visionstate’s interactive solutions can be found across Canada for clients such as Ivanhoe Cambridge, Oxford, Primeris and RioCan.

About ZIVELO

ZIVELO is the industry leading manufacturer of kiosk and digital signage technology hardware with over 250,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities and more than 200 employees. Being US-based ensures the highest quality of product as well as rapid turnaround of product delivery. ZIVELO kiosks can be found around the globe, with over 100 resellers and distributors throughout the US, Canada, Europe, South Africa and Australia. ZIVELO’s clients span numerous industries, and include organizations such as Coca-Cola, Nike, Siemens and the US government.

Source: ZIVELO