DAT Media has won the three year contract to supply, install and maintain the digital signage network for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) retail shops throughout Australia.
DAT Media, who specialise in digital signage and interactive kiosk solutions for retailers and businesses, responded to a Request For Tender issued by the ABC to provide an in-store solution for their 47 stores around Australia.
Christie®, a global leader in visual solutions, is pleased to announce its participation at ISE 2011 (RAI, Amsterdam – 1st-3rd February, 2011) in Hall 1, stand H 43, showcasing products from across its diverse business groups, including dynamic signage, 3D projection and Control Rooms amongst others.
A second stand dedicated to the event staging market is in Hall 1, stand J45. Situated next to Christie’s main booth, this area will
Haivision CoolSign Digital Signage Solution at DSE
Haivision’s CoolSign digital signage solution boasts all the features and functions for any signage need, from smaller installations to sophisticated multiscreen landmark displays to large-scale global networks.
Launched in 1998, CoolSign has a long legacy of innovation, pioneering many new aspects of digital signage technology including n-tier architecture, native multicasting support, real-time connectivity, full edge device monitoring and control, flexible media scheduling, closed data architecture, bandwidth usage controls, and other features. Additionally, CoolSign’s management UI is frequently cited as being top of its class — providing rich functionality in a simple, elegant, easy-to-use manner. Secure, scalable,
The New Orleans Ernest M. Morial Convention Center looks to Noventri for airport flight information board using the Noventri Eco-Flight Baord.
With visitors connecting directly to the Louis Armstrong Airport, the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center saw a need to provide dynamic departing flight information to visitors throughout the center. The center chose Noventri to provide the Noventri Eco-Flight Board, the airport data feed and custom content creation for the screens at the convention center.
New and Exciting Products From X2O Media at DSE 2011:
New NITRO Graphics Platform
X2O Media’s next-generation NITRO graphics platform will be making its debut at DSE 2011. Providing unparalleled performance and exciting new display possibilities for any kind of dynamic digital signage content, NITRO combines stunning graphics and real-time animations with powerful features such as an innovative Channel-in-Channel™ capability for a virtually unlimited number of overlapping channel layers, and integrated 3D support for the creation of 3D objects and tickers. Representing an evolutionary leap in digital signage graphics, the platform is bolstered with support for multi-touch touchscreens
Noventri Suite and Noventri Server digital signage software brings more speed and greater simplicity with the release of Version 2.0.754!
Noventri has just released Version 2.0.754 of their digital signage software…Noventri Suite and Noventri Server. The release provides changes and updates that offer faster publishing, faster content upload, multiple bug fixes, and increased stability and simplicity.
NextWindow 2550 ProfileTouch debuting at ISE this week
NextWindow, a subsidiary of SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMA) (TSX: SMT), announces the NextWindow 2550 ProfileTouch. The 2550 ProfileTouch is a plug-and-play touch screen, meaning
20,000 solid state players installed in Europe in 2010
BrightSign CEO Jeff Hastings presented Pierre Gillet, VP European Sales with an award for outstanding performance at ISE, after BrightSign announced that it had shipped and installed over 20,000 of its low cost, solid state digital signage players in Europe in 2010.
European installations announced by BrightSign in 2010 include 1,500 networked sign controllers at 80 FNAC entertainment stores throughout France.
This installation received two major awards, including the Golden Screen Award (Ecrans d’Or) for the best digital signage installation in the retail category by the French Digital Signage Association, APCAD. BrightSign players have also been extensively adopted by Europe’s wealth of museums and attractions, including the Letterkundig Museum, The Hague, The Netherlands; the Eden Project in Cornwall, England, and Bristol Zoo in England. Other 2010 successes include a project with Swiss sportswear manufacturers ODLO to showcase a new range of high-technology cycling undergarments.
Commenting, Jeff Hastings, CEO of BrightSign, said, “Europe has taken the cost effective reliability of BrightSign’s players to heart, and we’re excited that we’ve seen adoption across the full spectrum of customers. FNAC is the largest digital signage network in France, and it makes full use of the features and functionality of our top of the range player. Equally, some of Europe’s many cultural attractions have adopted our entry level products, offering them the same performance and crisp image reproduction without paying for functionality that they don’t need. Pierre Gillet and his team of channel partners and VARs are the engine that has taken our technology to the European Customer base. Their success has been spectacular and I warmly congratulate them on their achievement.”
Responding, Pierre Gillet, VP European Sales at BrightSign, said, “Our success in Europe would not have been possible without the support of our European network of 20 channel partners. Each and every country in Europe is distinct, and digital signage products in particular need to be introduced with a sensitivity and understanding of the local culture. Our channel network includes effective partners in every major country in Europe, and I thank them for their support in building a strong presence for BrightSign in this market.”
BrightSign digital signage controllers are complete, ready-to-use solutions that include the hardware, software and networking support for driving stand-alone or networked displays ranging from basic looping models to interactive and networked controllers with live video feedback. The included BrightAuthor software is a PC-based application with intuitive templates and tools that make creating, updating, managing and monitoring digital signage displays so easy, even non-technical users can manage the displays.
About BrightSign, LLC.
BrightSign, LLC, based in Saratoga, California, develops products and software for digital signage. BrightSign solid-state 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.
New Hardware and Enhanced Software Includes More Compact Player and Enables Multiple Content Contributors
AMX®, the leading provider of solutions that simplify the implementation, maintenance, and use of technology to create effective environments, today announced a new version of its Inspired XPert digital signage platform that improves support for large signage deployments. AMX will be demonstrating the new Inspired XPert platform in booth 2C50 at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), being held February 1-3 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
47WV30 Delivers Seamless Multi-Vision Solution with High Picture Quality, Low Energy Use
LG Electronics (LG) is to unveil the perfect video wall so-lution, the 47WV30 47-inch LED super narrow bezel monitor display, at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2011, the biggest AV and integrated systems tradeshow on the continent. The 47WV30 provides an almost completely seamless image thanks to its super-narrow bezel while delivering optimum picture quality, greater user convenience and outstanding cost efficiency.
“Globally, the market for multi-vision displays has been growing fast, with the 40- to 49-inch segment particularly in high demand,” said Jin-yong Kim, Senior Vice Presi-dent of LG Commercial Display & Security Division. “We’ve used all our experience and in-house technology in consumer electronics to create the 47WV30 so that we could be a front-runner in the market right from the beginning.”
With a central focus on product differentiation, the 47WV30 provides industry-leading picture quality thanks to its adoption of direct LED BLU which is superior to LCD in terms of energy saving and lighting quality. And with a 6.9 mm seam size, the slimmest on any 40- to 49-inch display, the 47WV30 can connect seamlessly with other displays for a clearer, more expansive picture. In addition, a special “shine-out film” means the 47WV30 can display crystal clear images outdoors, even in brightness as high as 4,000 lux. The 47WV30 is also a leader in cost efficiency, with low energy use, high durability and low maintenance costs. Taken together, these add up to big savings for business owners.
The 47WV30’s customized and integrated solutions make the display extremely con-venient to use and deliver tangible improvements to the workplace. In conjunction with SuperSign, LG’s digital signage software, the 47WV30 offers versatile, easily manageable displays for shopping malls, building lobbies or practically any other public places. With a depth less than 92 mm, the 47WV30 blends in with any environment, while its high resolution and zoom in and out functions make it ideal for surveillance in premises such as hospitals, security control rooms and traffic control centers.
ISE 2011 will run from February 1 to 3 at the Amsterdam RAI in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Commercial-grade LCD Displays with Narrow Bezels Set to Take Off in 2011
New advancements in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are now allowing for commercial-grade products with very thin bezels (the visible rim or edge of the display), making them suitable for video wall applications, according to DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in display market research and consulting.
“In recent years, in order for professional video installers to create video walls with no noticeable lines, their choices were limited to direct-view LED or rear-projection DLP displays,” noted Chris Connery, DisplaySearch Vice President of PC and Large Format Commercial Displays. “Advancements in technology in both LCD and plasma have allowed for the spacing between adjacent displays to almost disappear. New thin bezel LCD technologies can be used in ways never thought of before.”
Birmingham, UK – 31/01/11 – AllSee Technologies is upgrading their current 20” LCD Digital Poster with a new 21” LCD Digital Poster to be sold for the same price.
The new 21” LCD Digital Poster also includes the following improvements:
• An extra 1.6 inches (40.64mm) of diagonal size,
• A more compatible 16:9 display ratio,
• At 30.7mm it has a thinner profile,
• Faster data transfer rate for USB updates.
As well as retaining key features such as a slim, elegant tempered glass design and sharp image quality the new 21” LCD Digital Poster will also have the same 2GB internal memory. The new model also comes with a free wall mount and keeps the previous scheduling software and plug and play system as standard.
The LCD digital poster has extremely diverse range of practical applications. From retail environments such as shopping centres and supermarkets to more ambiguous locations like bars, banks, art exhibitions and gyms the LCD Digital Poster is the perfect means of engaging potential customers through digital advertising.
The 21” LCD Digital Poster is in stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Contact us for more information on this exciting product.
Source: AllSee Technologies
Bon Appetit has employed the Matrox TripleHead2Go external multi-display upgrade as part of a complete digital signage solution. With Triplehead2Go, the company is able to showcase dynamic information across multiple digital screens, influencing customer purchasing decisions for superior sales results.
Bon Appetit is one of UK’s leading food service providers, with brothers Paul and Rob Manzi heading the firm’s operations to ensure that more than 50,000 construction workers are served daily,
This years Hospitality Show was visually and practically enhanced by the presence of two freestanding digital posters, supplied by AllSee Technologies.
Fresh RM, the exhibition organisers, obtained the freestanding digital posters from the digital signage supplier to provide visitors with information such as:
• a schedule of events,
• corporate branded messages, and
• navigational information.
They also used the advertising screens to display sponsored adverts. One of the screens, a 40” Freestanding Digital Poster with built-in Literature Stand, was used to dispense appropriate and relevant printed event material.
Everyone talks about Digital Signage being a very powerful medium – at ONELAN we really believe this and are therefore using it ourselves. The LED screen you’ll see outside when you land at Schipol airport to visit ISE 2011 at the Amsterdam RAI this week is driven by one of our digital signage media players operated by our Dutch partner ADL Narrowcasting. ONELAN chose POPAI award winning company Realisation Marketing Services to develop the content.
Says Nick Gale Founder of Realisation Marketing Services “We’re delighted to be working with ONELAN to create bespoke content for the ISE show. It’s good to see a DS company recognising the importance of using purpose designed creative.”
At the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2011, Ayuda Media Systems (“Ayuda”) unveiled its plan to revolutionize the digital signage industry by open-sourcing its proprietary Splash Digital Signage Player. The newly named “OpenSplash” is set to foster a wave of innovation across the sector.
OpenSplash is a versatile, multi-platform media player that supports various content formats including H.264 1080p video, Flash, and HTML5. It is capable of running on Linux, Windows, and Android operating systems, ensuring broad compatibility. This free, open-source solution can integrate with any content management system (CMS), catering to a wide range of digital signage needs.
Andreas Soupliotis, President and CEO of Ayuda, expressed his enthusiasm about the initiative: “By making OpenSplash available to everyone, we aim to standardize the digital signage player across the industry, enabling focused innovation on next-generation signage solutions rather than iterative enhancements.”
OpenSplash is not just another digital signage player; it is designed to be a comprehensive solution that can adapt to various functionalities—from simple playlist management to dynamic content handling and video wall support. Its architecture allows for integration with standard web services, pulling schedules and content seamlessly from any SaaS-based CMS.
The strategic move to open-source OpenSplash is expected to reduce development costs significantly, particularly for large networks that typically invest in custom-built CMS and player systems. This initiative also promises considerable benefits for screen vendors and digital out-of-home (DOOH) aggregators by simplifying integration processes and enabling unified campaign reporting across multiple networks.
The announcement has garnered support from key industry figures, including Adrian Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief of DailyDOOH, who stated, “This open-source initiative will undoubtedly catalyze further innovation and development within the digital signage industry, bringing in fresh talent and possibly even academic involvement.”
Ayuda plans to release OpenSplash to the public in Q2 of 2011. The company is also developing an open-source community portal, which will serve as a hub for support forums, shared source code, and documentation, ensuring ongoing enhancements and collaboration within the community.
Founded in 2003 by former Microsoft employees, Ayuda is a pioneer in providing advanced ERP solutions for the out-of-home (OOH) advertising industry. Their products, including BMS, Splash, and Symphony, integrate a range of functionalities such as sales and proposal generation, invoicing, and content management, catering to over a quarter of a billion dollars in OOH billing.
For more information about Splash, visit www.ayudasystems.com.
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It focuses exclusively on consultancy, industry analysis and market research and is put together by a small team of people based in San Francisco, Montreal, New York, London, Paris, Madrid and Tokyo.
Notes from Editor: Ayuda Media systems no longer in operation, so removed the website links.
As ISE 2011 in Amsterdam gets underway, the LoveContent showcase gallery from The Screen is ready to show visitors some of the best digital out of home content in the world
The LoveContent gallery has arrived! Displaying some of the best digital creative campaigns from agencies across the globe, now’s your chance to vote on your favourite – and have the chance to win an iPad. The Screen’s LoveContent initiative, supported by Spafax and Digital View, will be displaying submitted content of all shapes and sizes over the course of ISE. Content is judged by a panel of judges from across the digital signage industry. Results and awards are to be announced later this year at ScreenMediaExpo in London on the 18th May.
