Advanced Interactive Media Solutions (AIMS), SCALA Middle East partner and the GCC market leader in digital signage solutions, has announced that it has completed the installation of SCALA 5 software
Sharaf DG upgrades digital signage network to enhance shopper experience
Harris Corporation Delivers Virtually Perfect Network Reliability for Orlando’s Amway Center — the Most Technically Advanced Sports Arena in North America
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, delivered virtually seamless network reliability throughout the Orlando Magic’s entire season at the Amway Center.
Barco presents prototype of future Touch Screen Control Unit at Paris Air Show
Avionics display specialist Barco will showcase a revolutionary prototype of its future Touch Screen Control Unit at the Paris Air Show 2011. Featuring a full-size high-quality multi-touch screen, this next-generation avionics display introduces enhanced flexibility and near limitless functionality for both existing and new types of aircraft. An experimental application will showcase the capabilities of this prototype device.
Control Display Units (CDUs) are vital input and information devices in many cockpits. In order to upgrade the usability of these devices with new content and applications, Barco has created a prototype Touch Screen Control Unit. Consisting of a high-quality multi-touch screen in the standard dimensions of a conventional CDU, this device is suitable for both retrofit and new installations. The multi-touch screen – allowing input with multiple fingers at the same time – offers pilots the most practical and intuitive approach to consulting and entering the necessary control data.
Prosein, always at the forefront and the most advanced search technology, integrated into its strategy to promote digital displays
PROSEIN, experts in ceramics, at the forefront and the most advanced search technology, integrated into its strategy to promote digital displays, which seeks to promote their brands and to offer its customers
Paper World Digital Signage screens implemented by integrating a queue manager
Digital Signage industry is growing dramatically worldwide, and is one of the best alternatives for visual communication in the market, because large companies that adopt it as a transmission medium for
Red Deer College Picks Audience Software for Campus Digital Signage Network
Red Deer College is expanding its campus digital signage network using the Audience software platform provided by Capital Networks Limited and authorized Audience Reseller, Matrix Video Communications Corp.
USAV Honors Founding Partners at 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
USAV, an association of leading professional audio-visual (ProAV) integrators, honored their three founding Preferred Manufacturer Partners (PMPs)-Mitsubishi, Kramer, and
BrightSign Solid-State Digital Players Selected by Argo Tea for 50 Dynamic HD Menu Boards
Network-enabled Signage Simplifies Remote Updates, Saves Energy
To meet the high reliability restaurants need to run their menu boards 24/7, Argo Tea, a Chicago-based chain of specialty tea cafes, has installed 50 BrightSign® network-enabled HD1010 digital signage players. Currently, the solid-state controllers deliver high-definition menu boards at 21 locations. Argo Tea uses the networking capabilities of the BrightSign HD1010 controllers and BrightSign Network Manager to remotely update prices and menu items on the 50 menuboards from its headquarters in Chicago.
Marshall Electronics Offers Digital Room Signs Powered by X2O Media Software
Marshall Electronics announces that it has partnered with X2O Media to create a fully integrated digital display solution for meeting room applications. Marshall’s digital room signs will be available with X2O Media’s new Xpresenter™ Meeting Manager software. The Marshall room signs are currently available in 12-inch and 18.5-inch sizes, with built-in processors, eliminating the need for separate player hardware.
The Marshall room signs are unique in the market. With a built-in processor, they eliminate the need for a separate outboard computer or processor, making them an ideal solution for applications that have space limitations. Marshall’s room signs are driven by X2O Media’s Xpresenter Meeting Manager software, which lets users to update room reservations and display meeting room schedules in broadcast quality. With Xpresenter Meeting Manager, the room signs are also capable of displaying real-time news and weather information.
Offering a heavy-gauge, all-metal construction, fully enclosed cabinets with locking systems to prevent theft, and replaceable polycarbonate covers for screen protection, Marshall’s rugged room signs are the ideal solution for high-traffic public locations and areas prone to vandalism. Backed by a three-year warranty, the room signs feature LED backlight panels rated at 50,000 hours, and offer a two-piece design for simple monitor replacement without having to uninstall the mounting hardware.
“We have found that there is a real need for high-quality, small screen sizes,” said Perry Goldstein, Sales and Marketing Manager for Marshall Electronics. “The small footprint of our room signs, in combination with the power of X2O’s software built-in, makes them a perfect solution for school, hospital, and hotel applications.”
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About Marshall Pro A/V
A division of Marshall Electronics, Marshall Pro Audio/Video is a leading supplier of LCD monitors, cameras, business microphones, cables, and accessories for A/V professionals around the world. With over 30 years of experience servicing the industrial, broadcast, and OEM electronics industries, Marshall Pro A/V offers unique system solutions, flexibility, superior customer service, and the latest technologies for the professional audio/video market. Discover the Marshall advantage at www.marshall-usa.com.
About X2O Media
X2O Media is a full-service provider of software, network management services, and content services for professional digital signage and corporate communication applications. The company offers a wide variety of software solutions for display screens and interactive screens of all sizes and resolutions. X2O’s award-winning Xpresenter™ provides an end-to-end platform for the creation, management, and distribution of digital content at broadcast quality, and at a fraction of the cost of other solutions. In addition to technology, X2O offers content design, content sourcing, and monitoring services for digital signage networks. For more information about X2O Media visit www.x2omedia.com or follow @x2omedia.
All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
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X2O Media Agency Contact:
Veronica Esbona
Wall Street Communications
Tel: +1 954 392-6990
Email: veronica [at] wallstcom.com
X2O Media Contact:
Maria Porco
Tel: +1 408 988-8307
Email: maria [at] x2omedia.com
Web: www.x2omedia.com
Marshall Electronics Contact:
Perry Goldstein
Tel: 310-333-0606 Ext. 1104
Email: perry [at] marshallelectronics.net
Source: X2O Media
Mediatile And DFI TECH Unveil Two New Interactive Digital Signage Systems For 2-Way Video Customer Service At Infocomm 2011 – Solutions Are Powered By Mediatile’s 4g Cloud-Based Mediacast Video Presence System
MediaTile and DFI TECH demonstrate next-generation cloud-based customer service solutions for Brands, Retailers and Banks in booth #4583
MediaTile, the leader in 3G and 4G cloud-based digital signage solutions, and DFI TECH, a leader in design, manufacturing and integration of custom computer solutions, today unveiled two new interactive digital signage systems that take customer service to a whole new level, with innovative viewer engagement and remote personal service capabilities, using the MediaCast Video Presence System. The new 22” and 42” portrait-mode systems are custom-designed interactive hardware systems from DFI TECH, based on MediaTile’s HUMANKIOSK® HDRP (hardware design reference platform), that deliver a revolutionary breakthrough in cloud-based customer service for brands, retailers, and banks, as well as for health care facilities and government agencies. The systems leverage high-bandwidth 4G network services from leading cellular carriers to facilitate live, 2-way video for face-to-face conversations between consumers and remote “in-the-cloud” subject matter experts. The new systems are immediately available for client orders.
“DFI TECH computing designs, powered by MediaCast Video Presence, are unlike anything else in the DOOH market today – they deliver an extremely compelling economic value proposition that allows brands and retailers to augment customer service with on-demand experts located in the cloud,” said Andy Lu, Director of Business Development of DFI TECH. “DFI TECH’s new offerings provide an innovative 2-way interactive digital signage solution in an elegant ergonomic design that can be easily integrated into consumer-facing displays for customers such brands, retailers, and banks.”
DFI TECH interactive display solutions, powered by MediaCast Video Presence, revolutionize the brand-to-consumer relationship in retail stores, bank branches, healthcare facilities, and across government agencies. Through the MediaCast Video Presence system and high-bandwidth 4G networks, product or subject-matter experts are now available to consumers at the touch of a button to deliver personal service, and provide answers to specific, detail-oriented product questions regardless of language or OOH location barriers. The systems demonstrated at InfoComm 2011 are showcasing banking and brand/retail use-cases with remote, multi-lingual On-Call Experts™ located in Ogden, Utah provided by MarketStar Corp., which is part of the Omnicom Group Inc (NYSE: OMC).
“Customer reaction to our innovative approach in cloud-based customer service is exceeding our expectations as well as those of our ecosystem partners, including DFI TECH,” said Simon Wilson, CEO of MediaTile. “We are now seeing evidence that this solution can enable brands and businesses to create a compelling and influential experience for the consumer, while at the same time increasing their market reach by up to a factor of 5 times, at 1/5 the cost of traditional on-site staffing.”
About MediaCast Video Presence: The cloud-controlled MediaCast Video Presence System takes customer service and brand-to-consumer engagement to a whole new level. In addition to providing remotely managed interactive programmed content, MediaCast Video Presence delivers a breakthrough in customer service and relationship management through an intelligent video call routing system that gives viewers the ability to have a live, 2-way, face-to-face video conversation with remote service agents. MediaCast Video Presence is a single sign-on SaaS application through which brands and businesses can remotely manage digital informational assets as well as remote on-call expert agents to maximize viewer impact and influence, through interactive digital content and a personalized shopping experience.
About DFI TECH:
DFI TECH is a leader in design, manufacturing and integration of custom and semi-custom embedded computer solutions for markets such as digital signage, gaming, industrial automation, security and medical. www.dfitech.com 916-679-1727
About MediaTile:
MediaTile is the worldwide leader in cloud-based digital signage solutions. A digital signage technology innovator and platform provider, MediaTile was the first company to deliver the advantages of cloud-computing using the unique combination of cellular connectivity and a SaaS-based content management system. The result: MediaTile solutions are extremely simple-to-deploy and easy-to-use. Our cloud-based approach has brought both customer praise and industry awards as it eliminates many of the costs and complexities associated with traditional digital signage and delivers ROI faster. Backed by our MediaServices team, a 99.9% web-application SLA, and end-to-end service and support, your network will be up and running in record time, with record results. www.mediatile.com 831-439-8786.
Source: MediaTile
LG Electronics Debuts Easy-To-Use, Cost-Effective TV-Digital Signage System
EzSign TV Adds TV Function to Signage Display at InfoComm 2011
LG Electronics will unveil “EzSign TV,” the first LG digital signage solution to incorporate live TV without additional hardware, at InfoComm 2011 (booth 2543). EzSign TV is a turnkey solution that
NEC Display Solutions Adds Next-Generation Single Board Computer Option Card Using Intel’s Open Pluggable Specification
First Industry-Wide Standard for Digital Signage Simplifies Running of Displays, Creates Smaller Footprint, Leverages Intel® Architecture
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the new
BrightSign CEO to Speak on Retail Digital Signage Success Factors at InfoComm 2011 Conference
Hastings to Illustrate Key DS Elements that Increase Sales/ROI with Case Study Analyses
Jeff Hastings, BrightSign® CEO, will be delivering a digital signage technology update and application presentation as part of the InfoComm 2011 Conference, the world’s largest audiovisual trade show. Held June 15 from 11:00 A.M. to 11:25 A.M. at the Digital Signage Presentation Stage, Booth #4989 in Hall C at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, the theme of the presentation will be “The Success Factors for Digital Signage in Retail.” The presentation will also be available for viewing on the InfoComm website post show.
Scalable Display Expands Software License Agreement with NEC Display Solutions
Agreement Adds “projector tiling” to new PA Series projector
Scalable Display Technologies, a leading software supplier in the emerging multi-megapixel display market, is pleased to announce that NEC Display Solutions Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation of Japan, has signed an memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further expand their existing OEM license. The new MOU calls for the addition of auto-calibration of serially connected tiled projection displays plus additional license of Scalable Display’s customized version of its patented multi-projector alignment software.
The software solution provided to NEC-DS by Scalable enables up to four of the NEC-DS PA Series models NP-PA500X, NP-PA550W, NP-PA600X, NP-PA500U serially connected projectors to be stacked or tiled using an input signal of 1920 x 1200 with pixel perfect precision. The Scalable software has been added to NEC-DS’s comprehensive suite of projector management applications.
“The success of our previously announced projector stacking solution from Scalable’s leads nicely into this new tiled display offering,” said Koichi Ara, senior manager, Display Solution Business Promotion Division at NEC. “This new software solution is a cost-effective way to achieve larger sized displays with brightness in the 20,000 to 24,000 lumen range, while maintaining a short throw length and low power requirement. We are pleased to now offer high resolution and lumen solutions.”
Packed with power and a full lineup of features, the PA Series models can take on the most demanding integration projects in corporate boardrooms, education lecture halls and public display environments. The PA Series projectors can be seen at the InfoComm2011 Booth # 1901 from June 15-17 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando FL.
“This announcement is a confirmation that multi-projector displays have entered the mainstream” said Rajeev Surati, president of Scalable Display Technologies, Inc. “the benefits of increased display size and brightness built into the NEC projectors is very compelling to a wide range of customers and markets.”
About Scalable Display
Scalable Display Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of calibration software used to create edge-blended displays. Its patented EasyBlend™ software, developed a decade ago at MIT, simplifies the creation of super-resolution, multi-projector displays of the highest quality and scalable size. EasyBlend opens the door to widespread use of multi-projector displays for a new class of simulators based on off-the-shelf components, as well as supporting new forms of digital signage and data visualization tools. For more information, go to http://scalabledisplay.com.
About NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. 
Headquartered in Itasca, Ill., NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc., is a leading designer and provider of innovative desktop LCD monitors, commercial- and professional-grade large-screen LCD displays, a diverse line of multimedia and digital cinema projectors, and integrated display solutions. NEC Display Solutions develops leading-edge visual technology and customer-focused solutions for a wide variety of markets, including enterprise, healthcare, education and digital signage. For additional information about NEC Display Solutions of America monitors, consumers can call (866) NEC-MORE, or visit the website at www.necdisplay.com. For digital images, please visit http://www.necdisplay.com/products/digitalmedialibrary/.
Source: NEC Display Solutions
Gefen Premiers Five New Digital Media Players, Offering an Ideal Solution for Every Digital Signage Installation
Designed to offer the perfect fit for any digital signage installation regardless of scope and size, Gefen brings five new digital media players to InfoComm. Ranging from a basic player to more complex functionality with wi-fi capability, all five players also offer competitive pricing.
Innovative New Presentation, Digital Signage And Display Solutions Star At Sharp Infocomm 2011 Booth
Sharp unveils Pro AV Certified Reseller Program with business-building benefits and support for dealers; Dealers, integrators and consultants can enter to win an iPad® 2
Sharp comes to InfoComm 2011 with several innovative new presentation, digital signage and display solutions for diverse professional and commercial environments, including restaurants, hotels, corporate and educational facilities and trade shows. Demonstrating its broadest line of display products to date, Sharp will showcase high brightness monitors, video walls, touch screen displays and 3D ready projectors. The company invites the press to their InfoComm booth (#3330) to see product demonstrations and recieve more information on the initiative to recruit new dealers.
Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions America Adds 55-inch LCD Monitor Line to Line-up
Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions America, Inc. has added a 55-inch monitor (LDT551V) to its large display monitor line-up. The new monitor will debut at InfoComm in Orlando, June 15-17, 2011 in Booth #3400.