The University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry recently deployed a digital signage project throughout its San Francisco campus. Working with ConnectedSign, a prominent integrator of Digital Signage systems, the school has improved its campus communication methods by establishing a connection with students, staff, faculty, patients and visitors through digital technology.
University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry recently deployed ConnectedSign digital signage
City of Durango Installs Mvix Digital Signage System in its City Transit Fleet
In an effort spearheaded by the City of Durango, CO and Professional Computer Solutions (PCS), a preferred Mvix partner, the “Durango T” is now equipped with High-Definition monitors for alerts, announcements and entertainment for its commuters. As a part of this project, Professional Computer Solutions, a Durango-based System Integrator installed Mvix Ceeno Networkable Signage Systems to showcase content on 22-inch 1080p LCD screens mounted inside transit buses.
Operationally, Durango T’s project involves displaying routes, schedules and local-business advertising on LCD screens mounted in commuter buses. As these buses pull into the transit center in downtown Durango, all vehicles are turned-off as commuters embark. Upon restarting the bus, Mvix Ceeno automatically downloads the new information from the City’s network servers and starts playback.
AAEON — FOX-121 Has Passed The IEC 60945 ed.4 And IP-67 Certifications
AAEON, a premier Industrial PC manufacturer, is pleased to announce that the FOX-121 has passed the IEC 60945 ed.4 and IP-67 certifications. The FOX-121 is part of the multi-functional and water proof panel PC family and is a 12″ model. The international laboratory, SGS, is a certified laboratory that has processed and approved of the IP-67 certification.
There are four levels of IEC 60945 standard (Portable, Protected, Exposed, and Submerge). The FOX-121 has passed the toughest level “Exposed Level” of IEC 60945 compliancy. The test approach of the “Exposed Level” is placing the FOX-121 on the deck of a boat and exposing it to the outside weather. In addition, the IP-67 certification also means the unit was tested underneath 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. For more information please see the link below.
About AAEON
AAEON Technology, established in 1992, manufactures and markets a wide range of OEM/ODM Industrial PCs all over the world. Our commitment to our customers is to provide reliable and high quality Embedded SBCs, Operator Panels, Panel PCs, Medical PCs, Embedded Controllers, Industrial Slot PCs, PC/104 modules, Full-size CPU cards, Half-size CPU Cards and related accessories.
By maintaining ISO-9001 and ISO-14001 certifications since 1994 and 1996 respectively, AAEON ensures the commitment to 
delivering products of the highest quality. Becoming a publicly traded company in 2001, AAEON has demonstrated the sound fiscal policies required for good investment opportunities. AAEON continues to earn numerous citations for its remarkable contribution to the industry, including four years of Symbol of Excellence Awards and the country’s Eighth Annual Outstanding Business Award. In 2003, AAEON introduced TL9000 certification to further expand their commitment to quality.
AAEON has well established, strategically positioned branches worldwide including America, the Netherlands, China and Singapore.
AAEON is an Associate Member of the Intel® Embedded Alliance, a community of embedded developers and solution providers. For more information, please visit www.aaeon.com
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Scala Wins Seven Apex Awards, Including Four Gold Awards, for Ground-Breaking Digital Signage Deployments at DSE 2011
Scala, the leading provider of end-to-end software solutions for digital signage and advertising management, took home seven awards for innovative digital signage installations at this year’s Apex Awards, held this week at the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas. Included in this industry recognition are four Gold Awards for installations with Camelback Toyota (Retail), TENQ (Education and Healthcare), Bell Canada (Public Spaces) and 4Food (Food and Beverage).
Slimline public displays with LED backlight for industrial applications
DSM Computer’s professional 140 cm (55 inch) ABLE Public Display 96T5522 has a maximum depth of 46 mm and weighs only approx. 29 kg. This makes the slimline display system ideally suited for digital signage applications for which an attractive design and a very small installation depth are important criteria. The large-area display can also be mounted on lightweight walls, in the similar manner as pictures and posters.
ECI Installs BrightSign Digital Signage Players at Grocery Chain’s 680+ Locations
Affordable, Turnkey Solutions Attract Shoppers, Increase Sales, Generate Advertising Dollars
BrightSign® announced today that ECI Communications Corporation, one of the largest, most advanced AV system contractors in the world, used solid-state BrightSign HD110 dynamic looping players to deliver the digital signage it designed and installed for a grocery chain’s more than 680 locations. The video signage is used to display featured frozen food products and special offers from a variety of suppliers. The videos rotate in a loop to continually attract and keep customers’ attention as products are highlighted.
Since the installation was completed, the grocery chain has experienced a significant growth in frozen food sales from the freezers with video signage–as much as 3 to 5 times more than sales from the conventional freezers. Customer response has been so positive that the ROI for this project was realized more quickly than anticipated.
The grocery chain wanted to install video signage in every frozen food section above the freezers to attract customer attention, highlight various brands and generate increased sales. The video signage had to fit esthetically into the store’s look and feel, yet stand out enough to make an impact on shopper buying decisions. In addition, the video signage had to be sufficiently durable to withstand 24-7 playtimes and be tamper-proof so the units could not be altered or stolen. It also had to be easily controlled from a central location so video content could be changed or added at any given time throughout the entire chain or in select stores, depending on marketing and sales objectives. With more than 680 retail locations throughout the US, the grocery chain wanted to work with a company that has a national presence and could install and service this project quickly and professionally at all their locations– simultaneously. ECI was chosen for the project because of its outstanding national reputation for creating awardwinning audio/video systems for some of the biggest brands in the world, including AT&T, Hilton Hotels, Sony, Polo, Armani, Federated Department Stores and L’Oreal.
The digital signage solution ECI designed and installed for the grocery chain features BrightSign HD110 dynamic looping players with a solid-state platform to deliver full-HD video and high-quality images at all 680 retail locations. The solid-state platform provides higher reliability and is significantly more affordable than PC-based solutions, both on unit pricing and power consumption.
A 26″ commercial grade-video monitor mounted on top of a freezer replaces the standard “end cap” — the most visible, most desirable location within the store. The ultra-compact BrightSign HD110 digital media players were discreetly hidden behind each video screen.
“The technology and price point of the BrightSign line of digital controllers makes it possible for grocery stores of all sizes to gain a competitive edge today,” said Robert Crozer, ECI Communications Owner. “They’re easy to install and require almost no technical expertise outside of a “drag and drop” function. Even people who don’t have software training can create content, schedule displays and manage a BrightSign digital signage solution in minutes. And, because the solutions are based on solid-state technology, PC issues, including the ‘blue screen of death,’ rebooting and viruses are eliminated.”
For simple looping playback, Crozer recommends the BrightSign HD110, which not only provides single image displays, but multi-zones as well, ensuring multiple impressions via a rich, vibrant, hi-definition display. Using the included Bright Author software, ECI Communications’ clients can easily create playlists and publish the new content directly to an SD card without significant training.
For clients that want to further enhance their customers’ shopping experience with the ability to select information of interest to them, Crozer chooses the BrightSign HD410. This model adds basic interactivity to digital signs with buttons and lighting that can be used to playback information such as nutritional data, recipes, serving suggestions, etc.
“Setup of interactive playlists is straightforward, allowing designated personnel to easily assign playback of media to touch screen buttons,” Crozer explained. “The HD410 can also track and capture valuable usage statistics and store that data on the controller’s internal memory, which helps retailers better understand how users are interacting with the display.”
Availability, Pricing
BrightSign’s HD110 looping digital sign controller and HD410 interactive digital sign controller are available from the BrightSign Store. The price for the HD110 is US$284.99 and US$349.99 for the HD410. BrightAuthor 2.0 software, the central interface for BrightSign single-site and networked digital signage displays, is included free of charge to all BrightSign customers and runs on a standard Windows PC running XP or Vista and Windows 7.
About ECI Communications
For more than 40 years, ECI Communications has designed and installed award-winning audio/video systems for America’s biggest brands (AT&T, Hilton Hotels, Sony), haute couture (Polo, Armani, Michael Kors), public venues (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Knoll International) and retail spaces (Federated Department Stores, Music Land Group, Polo Ralph Lauren, L’Oreal). A national company with corporate offices in Florida and New Jersey, ECI Communications has strategic partnerships and alliances with all the leading manufacturers and technology providers to ensure it is always at the forefront of the industry. For more information, visit http://www.ecicomm.com.
About BrightSign
BrightSign, LLC, based in Saratoga, California, develops products and software for digital signage. BrightSign solidstate digital sign controllers set new standards for both stand-alone and networked digital signage applications with their superior video quality, reliability, affordability, ease of use and interactivity. Online information about BrightSign units is available at www.brightsign.biz. For sales inquiries, please contact sales [at] brightsign.biz or call 408-852-9263 in the USA and +44-1223-911842 internationally.
Client Contact:
Karen Fore
408-556-9389
pr [at] brightsign.biz
Agency Contact:
Andy Marken
408-986-0100
andy [at] markencom.com
Source: BrightSign
Mitsubishi Electric Announces Launch of 8.4-inch Color TFT-LCD Module for Industrial Use
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today the launch of its 8.4-inch, SVGA and XGA color TFT-LCD modules featuring white light emitting diodes (LED), a long backlight life. These industrial-use models offer super high brightness and a wide operational temperature range, allowing it to be used in severe, outdoor environments. Sale of the modules begins on June 1, 2011 through the following Mitsubishi Electric sales website: http://www.mitsubishichips.com/Global/network/index.html.
Singlewire Releases InformaCast 8.0 with Enhanced Capabilities
Singlewire Software has launched InformaCast 8.0, the latest update to its advanced mass notification and emergency communication system. This new version is designed to improve ease of use and expand the system’s reach to a broader range of devices and platforms.
InformaCast 8.0 introduces several enhancements, including a streamlined user interface and new plugin architecture, which mirrors the simplicity of mobile app installations. This upgrade significantly broadens the potential applications of InformaCast, allowing it to integrate seamlessly with a wide array of systems and endpoint devices such as IP speakers, Cisco IP phones, and digital signage.
The update is not just cosmetic; it includes functional expansions that facilitate sending audio and text messages simultaneously across multiple platforms. Schools can use InformaCast to emit bell tones, and factories can signal shift changes, demonstrating the system’s versatility.
Ken Bywaters, Executive Vice-President of Product Development at Singlewire, commented on the release, “InformaCast users will immediately notice the changes the first time they open the application. The new plugin architecture makes it easy for organizations to quickly connect to a growing universe of systems and endpoint devices.”
The release also features several no-cost plugins, enhancing connectivity with social media channels like Twitter and Facebook, and allowing for email-triggered broadcasts. Additional plugins, such as one integrating with the SchoolMessenger notification service, are available for a small fee, with more expected to be released throughout the year.
InformaCast 8.0 continues to build on the platform’s robust foundation, originally developed post-9/11 to facilitate rapid building evacuations. Today, it serves over 3,000 organizations worldwide, proving essential for a variety of emergency and routine communication needs.
For more information about InformaCast 8.0, including video overviews and detailed documentation, visit www.singlewire.com/informacast.
About Singlewire Software
Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Singlewire Software is at the forefront of developing innovative voice applications that ensure secure, fast, and reliable mass notifications. The company’s primary products include InformaCast, InformaCast SE, PushToTalk, and RemotePhoneControl.
STRATACACHE Debuts Translucent Retail Displays at EuroShop, Opening New Doors to In-Store Advertising
PrimaSee™ product brings ads to life in the freezer/cooler section and throughout key retail hotspots
STRATACACHE, a leading provider of scalable, high-performance digital signage, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration technologies, exhibiting at EuroShop in hall 5, stand #J01 at Messe Düsseldorf February 26-March 2, 2011, will reveal its PrimaSee™ product.
Making its first debut into the retail marketplace, PrimaSee is a translucent digital display that showcases high-definition, dynamic video advertisements embedded within the glass panel. These see-through promotional videos correspond with products visible in the backdrop to convey point-of-purchase brand messages.
Advantech ARK-DS303 Cost-effective Digital Signage Platform in Compact Rugged Design
Advantech, the leading embedded platform and integration services provider, announces the introduction of ARK-DS303a cost-effective Digital signage platform powered by the Intel Atom processor N270, positioned at the value segment market with affordable pricing. ARK-DS303 maximizes price/performance with the optional HD decoder module to support 1080p full HD. The compact fanless rugged design has 1GB DDR2 memory and160 GB hard disc drive pre-installed and easy installation is provided via the optional VESA mounting bracket.
Value Platform with Affordable Pricing
Advantech ARK-DS303 is a low-cost, compact, energy-saving, fanless, digital signage media player that uses Intels 945GSE chipset with Intel Atom processor N270. ARK-DS303 can support 720p high-definition video playback via its MPEG-2 decoder integrated into the 945GSE chipsetall at a respectable low power consumption level of around 7 Watts. For applications that require full HD 1080p video playback, an
BP use digital signage to optimise the relevance of their internal communication
Picture the staff notice board, full of old literature, scruffy notes and generally overcrowded and overlooked. Now imagine a network of digital displays, transmitting relevant company information in a way that gets noticed.
AllSee Technologies worked along side a major digital content management company to provide an internal communication network for Air BP, the specialised aviation division of BP. The popular 19” Digital Advertising Displays were used to narrowcast the Safe2go project. Screens were installed into 26 aviation fuelling stations at airports across the UK. Using this method of internal communication meant that all locations could be updated simultaneously. The project’s content included:
Sports Bar and Restaurant Digital Marketing Network Powered by Noventri Digital Signage Solution
V-Spots Digital Marketing Network, a digital signage network launched in sports bars and restaurants, is using the Noventri Eco-Series SF-100e digital signage solution to power the network as well as create and manage ads and video.
Visual Spotlight, an A/V solutions provider located in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, recently launched V-Spots Digital Marketing Network using the Eco-Series SF-100e digital signage player technology, which is manufactured exclusively by Noventri.
Salisbury, North Carolina Deploys Minerva Platform for Advanced TV Services
Fibrant, a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service provider owned and operated by the City of Salisbury, NC,is using Minerva software to deliver broadcast TV, video-on-demand and Internet TV to 10,000 target subscribers
Minerva Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class solutions for the delivery of television services over broadband IP networks, today announced that its software platform has been deployed to offer next generation television services in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Trevor Beattie switches off JCDecaux’s final Trivision billboard
JCDecaux, the UK’s leading Outdoor advertising company has become the first Outdoor company to consign the Trivision billboard to the history books. Thirty years after their first appearance on the UK streets, Trevor Beattie, Founding Partner of Beattie McGuinness Bungay and one of the format’s strongest critics has switched off JCDecaux’s last-remaining Trivision.
JCDecaux’s move comes as part of the company’s market-leading investment in Outdoor which has seen the launch of the first Tower superstructure advertising structures, the roll-out of digital nationwide, the introduction of the Première billboard brand and High-Definition billboards – the first recyclable posters.
WEGENER Showcases Digital Signage Solutions with Blue Hat Design at 2011 National Religious Broadcaster Convention and Exposition
Demonstrations to include content ingest for digital signage and new video on demand interface
Johns Creek, Georgia – Wegener Corporation (OTCQB: WGNR.PK), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced it has provided video equipment to Blue Hat Design to showcase digital signage and on-demand training applications at the 2011 National Religious Broadcaster (NRB) Convention and Exposition in Nashville. Blue Hat Design is exhibiting in booth 1023.
NOXEL Launches Revolutionary Integrated 10.2″ Digital Signage Player
NOXEL introduces a new member of Xtream Series. NXDS10M, as a fully-integrated 10.2 Inch display of NXDS family, is capable of delivering a HD resolution of 1366 x 768 (16:9)
NXDS10M, as a fully-integrated 10.2 inch display of NXDS family, is capable of delivering a HD resolution of 1366 x 768 (16:9).
Measuring just 270mm by 170mm wide, by 10mm thickness, and weighing only 900 grams, the NXDS10M is an ideal solution for the space restraints and operating demands of digital signage and digital out of home media networks such as public transportation, building lifts and lobbies.
The light weight of NXDS10M plus embedded Wi-Fi makes it a perfect solution for creative ideas from hotel receptions to cashier and ATM advertising screens!
Like the rest of NOXEL Xtream Series, NXDS10M is manageable under the same Content Management platform of NXCM.
NOXEL’s Xtream Series digital signage players are paired with the Noxel NXCM to create a powerful, perfectly-paired total solution for any network operator who needs flexibility and reliability with Blu-Ray HD quality video output.
For more information please visit:
www.noxelxtream.com
www.noxel.com
Source: NOXEL
Gold Coast Stadium Chooses a Daktronics Integrated System to Enhance Fan Experience
Sports fans will experience matches like never before at the redeveloped Gold Coast Stadium. There will be new LED displays provided by Daktronics Inc. (Nasdaq-DAKT) of Brookings, S.D., USA, to stream live video, graphics and statistics which will keep the crowd informed and entertained. Installation of the integrated system is scheduled to be completed early in 2011, for the official opening of the facility on May 28, 2011.
The main display will feature Daktronics DVX-15HD technology, the first of its kind in Australia. Measuring approximately 8.5 meters high x 23.0 meters wide (28’ x 78‘), the new display has the ability to not only operate as an independent LED screen displaying crystal clear images and stream live video but can also be sectioned off into windows to show an array of statistics, information, graphics and animations. The 200 sq/m videoboard will be located behind the goals at the Northern End of the stadium, allowing more than 90% of attendees in the horseshoe shaped seating bowl a clear view of the high resolution imagery.