A Minnesota-based QSR franchisee now has over 30 of their 59 sites running indoor and outdoor Digital Menu Boards. This makes the odds over 50-50 of visiting one of their restaurants and experiencing Digital Menu Boards. This widespread adoption of Digital Menu Boards amounts to what is believed to be the largest use of indoor and outdoor Digital Menu Board technology by any single QSR franchisee. In addition to their seven existing sites, 25 more sites were recently deployed by WAND.
59-Site QSR Franchisee Is Now Over 50 Percent Digital
X2O Media’s Xpresenter Keeps Students in the Know at Saint Louis University
X2O’s Digital Signage Platform Delivers a Smarter, More Efficient and Sustainable Communications Tool and Emergency Alert System
For any university, keeping a large body of students informed of campus news, events, and classroom schedules can be a challenge. With more than 13,000 students, Saint Louis University (SLU) met this challenge head-on with X2O Media’s Xpresenter™ digital signage platform. The University is utilizing the solution to not only keep students up to speed on campus happenings and awareness campaigns, but also as an emergency alert system in the event of an incident on campus.
Minicom Digital Signage and JVP Present at the 5th Annual Digital Signage Investor Conference in New York City (October 5th & 6th 2010)
Minicom Digital Signage (MDS), a leading manufacturer of advanced multimedia platforms and media distribution solutions for the Digital Signage industry, will present at the 5th Annual Digital Signage Investor Conference in New York City. For the first time, Ronni Guggenheim, CEO of MDS, will present alongside leading Israeli digital signage authority and investor Gadi Tirosh, General Partner of Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP). This conference for digital signage investment brings together both company and investor to discuss raising capital, business opportunities and deal-making.
NSCA AND USAV GROUP SIGN AGREEMENT
Industry organizations partner on business conference and membership.
The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) and USAV Group have announced an endorsement agreement involving NSCA’s Business & Leadership Conference and NSCA membership. The endorsement package provides opportunities for USAV Group members to take advantage of special discounts on both membership and NSCA’s 2011 Business & Leadership Conference, February 17-19, in San Diego, CA.
The two groups share a commitment to provide the commercial electronic systems industry with benefits, opportunities and information to help them succeed. In particular, USAV Group is building its alliance of professional audio-visual (ProAV) experts to form a team of preferred manufacturer partners and a network of ProAV integration companies to bring cost-effective and compelling AV solutions to clients throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Fingers To The Bone: The GMA500 works hard for full HD video playback with the latest Intel EMGD graphic driver and the newly released BIS-6620-IV with HDMI
HABEY USA, a leading manufacturer of embedded computer and server storage products, today releases BIS-6620-IV, a new addition to the BIS-6620 ultra-compact fanless PC family based on the Intel Atom Z5xx processors. It is available for sale to resellers, system integrators and major online retailers. This new model is integrated with a HDMI 1.3 port with digital audio. It also supports Microsoft’s Windows Embedded Standard 7 and compatible with Intel’s latest Embedded Media and Graphics Driver (EMGD). Configured with DXVA support media player, the BIS-6620-IV is the best Intel Atom platform that can take the full advantage of the Intel ultra-low power US15W chipset’s GMA500 HD video hardware decode capability, supporting full HD playback of .mkv, .mp4, .mov, .flv and more video formats.
WebDT Signage System Drives Home Dynamic Customer Communications at Taipei City Hall Bus Station
DT Research™, Inc., an industry leader in the development of information appliances for vertical markets, today announced the installation of the WebDT SA2000 digital signage appliances at the Taipei City Hall Bus Station in Taiwan, a major transportation hub for Taiwan’s capital.
The WebDT SA2000 digital signage appliances are paired with screens in various sizes throughout key locations in the bus terminal. Traveler information is continuously updated from the database, and station agents can instantly send out communications and alerts. There are 18 platforms showing bus company names, arrival and departure times, and advertising, 6 ticket counter areas displaying ticket pricing and timing, and the waiting area showing bus travel information and news.
Titan installs MRI digital displays to capture sports fans in Philly
In order to reach loyal sports fans on their way to and from games, Titan recently rolled out MRI 57” digital displays this summer in three locations throughout SEPTA’s (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s) popular AT&T Station.
With an interest in expanding their installations in the Philadelphia market, Titan chose AT&T Station, a highly trafficked end station that services fans traveling to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. This complex includes a combination of three sports venues that house Philadelphia’s major sports teams including the NHL Flyers, the NFL Eagles, the MLB Phillies and the NBA 76ers.
mobootic, TaDah Make Digital Signage Systems Affordable for Retailers
New interactive video display system at Santa Monica’s Bergamot Café mimics high-end systems at a fraction of the cost.
Two West Coast companies have developed a new digital signage solution that allows restaurants, retailers and other individual companies to create the kind of dynamic, large screen video display systems previously available only to Fortune 500 companies with six and seven figure budgets.
mobootic, a Los Angeles specialist for in-store, mobile and online promotions, and TaDah, a Las Vegas manufacture of high-end LED light panels, have installed the first digital signage system of its kind at Bergamot Café in Santa Monica. The interactive video display system employs large LED light panels, designed to exhibit fine art, along with sophisticated media management software and a rear projection screen.
NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS EXPANDS ITS DIGITAL SIGNAGE PORTFOLIO WITH LED MODULES
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the worldwide availability of its new LED modules for indoor and outdoor video wall installations. The move into this segment enhances NEC’s leading position in the professional-grade digital signage space.
The LED-06AF1 indoor LED module is ideal for retail stores, shopping malls and broadcast studios. Its outdoor companion, the LED-15BF1, is designed for sports arenas, airports and billboards for advertising. Both versions of the LED module operate under the “true pixel” principle, by which each red, green and blue light-emitting diode forms one single pixel. This allows for better color depth and more accurate images, especially with a video processor that offers adaptive de-interlacing, frame rate conversion and low latency processing. Its control software allows for the auto mapping of pixel allocation and auto locating, ensuring each module receives the correct image quadrant.
Avalue Technology Establish a Subsidiary in Tokyo Japan
Avalue Technology Inc., officially announces its establishment of a consolidated subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan from Oct. 1, 2010, for the purpose of growing market demand and expanding its business in Japan. The newly established Japanese subsidiary will promote sales and local services of Avalue, including innovative technology, high quality control and customization services in Japan.
Digital View Provides Museum Exhibits With Interactive Digital Displays
Museums are increasingly using digital video presentation to engage with visitors. Moving away from traditional VHS and DVD delivery, new dedicated digital media players offer an extremely low cost, yet highly reliable option for all types of looping content.
Digital View – a specialist in the provision of these solid state digital media players – has even added a range of low cost interactive options to its range of ViewStream™ & VideoFlyer™ digital presentation tools. Everything a museum needs; from buttons, levers and motion sensors, to touch screens, RS-232 and full AMX / Crestron connectivity. Interactivity that is simple to program, simple to integrate and fast-to-the-touch – ensuring the best visitor experience.`
EnQii Launches New Content Creation Product
EnGage Creator allows creation of local and regional messaging
EnQii, a leading global digital signage company, today announced that it was launching EnGage Creator – a sophisticated application to allow end-users to create their own static and animated digital messages for digital out of home screen.
“Creating compelling content on a local or regional level is critical to the success of a digital signage network,”said Max Stevens-Guille, EnQii’s CTO.“EnGage Creator allows users to create content using from a library of preloaded templates or templates of their own design. These can then be seamlessly published to their digital signage system to play where and when needed”
EnQii Launches Menuboarding Software
EnGage Menu provides high quality menu software for food service companies
EnQii, a leading global digital signage company, today announced that it was launching EnGage Menu – state of the art menuboard software for use within digital signage networks of food service companies.
“Creating excellent digital menus in an easy to use fashion has been a challenge for many food companies”, said Stuart Armstrong, EnQii’s North American President. “Our menu software allows users to create static and animated digital menus and
ONELAN’s TV Gateway selected as Streaming Media Finalist
ONELAN is delighted to have been shortlisted as a top-3 finalist in the TV over IP Solution category of the Streaming Media European Readers’ Choice Awards with their TV Gateway (TVG).
The TVG provides a cost effective way of delivering multi-channel content to users in a range of scenarios e.g improving reception and communal areas, delivering key sporting and entertainment events to clients and customers and allowing employees to watch Freeview content in a managed environment.
ONELAN develops network appliances for standalone and end-to-end Digital
A digital signage that can recognize your AUDIENCE – showing the eye-catching degree of your digital content!
Digital signage has become a new thriving platform for advertising & marketing in recent year, but the weakness for not being able to evaluate it effectiveness and beneficial result always exits. From 2010 September, EcafTech will provide a new audience measurement solution—the Digital Signage Viewer Counter. By utilizing our unique face recognition and tracking technology, the DSVC offers the audience measurement for any digital signs, in-store product displays, kiosks, and display windows.
Visix Announces 2010 Expression Award Winners
Visix, Inc. is pleased to announce the six grand prize winners of the company’s third annual Expression Awards. Visix holds the contest to recognize the creative efforts of its AxisTV digital signage software customers. The judging committee, comprised of marketing, communications and design specialists, concluded that the following organizations excelled in each category, based on technical design, creativity and communications effectiveness: