Yesterday, NEC Display announced the addition of a new ProAV-grade product line, the E Series. Debuting for this entry-level series are the 32-inch E321 and 42-inch E421, which NEC says gives corporate users an affordable option for lobbies, boardrooms and small conference rooms, while addressing the display needs of digital signage users in retails stores, […]

Last month, Minicom showed their new DS Vision Wall something they are dubbing an Ultra High Definition (UHD) display wall solution aimed at the in-store retail signage market. The DS Vision Wall can drive up to nine displays in their native HD resolution, in any shape and configuration. It includes bezel compensation and the screens […]

Scala has partnered with TruMedia Technologiesto provide the AlliO audience measurement system and AlliO Proactive Marketing Solution (PROM) to Scala Certified Partners. AlliO PROM is an application programming interface (API) that enables real-time integration between the AlliO audience measurement system and Scala’s digital signage software platform. Using PROM, end users can adapt their digital signage […]

SpinetiX is integrating their HMP100 Hyper Media Player with little-known Poster Digital 1.0, a web-based digital signage management software tool. The tool is from a Madrid-based engineering company, Tecnilogica Soluciones Avanzadas, who told rAVe DS that the Poster Digital 1.0 has been created with the HMP100 in mind. The integration of the HMP100 and Poster […]

never.no, a provider of the technology that enables people to use their mobile phones to interact with a DS display, announced a partnership with the developer of the DISE digital signage platform, Klocktornet AB. Under the agreement, Klocktornet, headquartered in Karlstad, Sweden, will offer customers around the world the DISE Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) solution with […]

Robin Wauters at TechCrunch did a great piece recently about words he would love to see banned from press releases. It is very Silicon Valley-focused, but much of what he had to write could be applied to this sector. I thought I would use that for inspiration for my own, DS-centric list. The hype in […]

Visix has unveiled the latest update of its premier digital signage software application, AxisTV version 7.0.21. The company is also offering a new Flash animated weather module for AccuWeather subscribers. This feature allows users to display animated icons for a more dynamic presentation of weather information.  The release includes a variety of new features, enhancements […]

NEC Display last week announced a so-called Eco-Friendly 22-inch MultiSync E222W, with numerous features designed to lower total cost of ownership.  Although this is truly a desktop monitor, you will likely see these features folded into their ProAV line, so we thought you should know this is coming. Specifically, the 1680×1050 resolution, 250 cd/m2 MultiSync […]

While the town of Big Stone Gap, tucked into the western tip of Virginia, has just under 6,000 people, nearby Mountain Empire Community College (MECC) serves over 100,000 people in the entire region. The Goal Lana Kennedy, Public Relations in the Community Relations Department at the College, started using VISIX’s AxisTV to drive their digital […]

Dynamic visual communications is meant to motivate and persuade audiences to move beyond the message to consideration and action.  Well-planned and creatively-crafted visual communication via digital signage are great at supporting corporate culture and objectives, conveying timely updates, and improving understanding of goals and processes at every level. Successful communications express excellence in both graphic […]

Digital signage company .advancedMethod decided to approach June’s InfoComm, held this year in Orlando, Florida, a little differently than all the rest.  Instead of flying a large Seattle-based team and booth materials across the country creating a massive carbon footprint (not to mention – saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars), .advancedMethod has decided not […]

With the sale of its 100,000th software player this month, digital signage content management provider Scala has reached a milestone that is certainly unmatched by any other digital signage software company. A recent purchase from pharmaceutical company Novartis, to expand its internal digital signage network, marks the sale of more than 15,000 players since the […]

Earlier this month, Black Box Corporation launched a new DS initiative that includes a new version of their iCompel players. It’s aimed at getting more small businesses into the DS market with templated “designer looks.” iCompel, a browser-based network appliance for the DS market is said to offer high-end features for low-end systems including 1080p […]

NEC Display last week launched a new 46-inch MultiSync LCD called the X461HB, which they are categorizing as a “high-bright” professional display.  It is very bright with a spec measurement of 1500 cd/m2 and a remarkable contrast ratio spec of 3500:1.  In addition, the MultiSync X461HB boasts 110 percent higher brightness than NEC’s previous-generation displays […]

Hiding DS players is always a battle.  Although this new Shuttle product from VIA Technologies isn’t the smallest PC you’ve ever seen, it now has a fan, no heat-sink and virtually no power – so it’s noiseless.  Expect to see this OEM’ed quickly by media player manufacturers.

Crestron has added a new feature to RoomView remote help desk and resource management software that allows emergency messages to be broadcast to any network device supporting dynamic text, including SMART boards, projectors, displays, and touch panels. Messages can be sent to a single room, group of rooms, or campus-wide, and can be updated as […]

Visix, Inc., has released its new interactive room sign line, which they say is the most comprehensive solution of its kind in the digital signage industry. This is a great up-sell for AV integrators and by integrating this, you will be learning how to do digital signage too! Visix’s interactive MeetingMinder room signs are available […]

C-nario’s new C-Sign is designed for small and medium businesses, enabling users to upload all types of content (video, images, text) easily, schedule the content and manage it through a Web browser with what the company says is a user-friendly interface, from anywhere, anytime.  C-Sign is a Web 2.0 Rich Internet Application (RIA) and it […]

By Gary Kayye, CTS Using a PC as a content transmitter and receiver for Digital Signage networks sucks. Microsoft and their myriad problems have bled all over the DS market too. And, everyone’s been screaming for non-PC based solutions since the beginning. But, there haven’t been many that have, well, not sucked too. At least […]

By Andrew Starks Tightrope Media Systems cofounder The explosive growth of the digital signage market has been well documented. A great indication is the large number of manufacturers that are in the game: 3M, Cisco, Panasonic, ViewSonic, Samsung, NEC, etc. All told, there are well over 500 companies that claim to make digital signage solutions. […]

TruMedia Technologies, a provider of audience measurement and “proactive” advertising (their words), and dZine, a digital signage solution manufacturer entered into a partnership two weeks ago. By integrating TruMedia’s PROM proactive marketing solution with dZine’s digital signage solution, users of the dZine player can now proactively and automatically trigger advertising content change based on the […]

The ONESTOP Media Group (OMG) is the digital signage network operator for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), which manages all the public transport in Toronto. TTC’s three main arms are buses, trams and subways. The Challenge? To install a multimedia distribution system that will deliver real-time information via 1,500 screens to be located throughout the […]

C-nario announced last week said that they plan to launch a digital signage solution for small and medium businesses (SMBs) at ISE 2009 next month in Amsterdam. C-nario’s C-Sign enables users to upload all types of content (video, images, text) easily, schedule the content and manage it through a Web browser with a user-friendly interface, […]

Why do I even cover this story? To demonstrate the fragmentation of the market and how everyone’s going after a market that we, the AV channel, should CLEALY dominate. FASTSIGNS International Inc., the worldwide franchisor of FASTSIGNS sign and graphics centers, announced the addition of digital signage to its sign and graphics offerings. FASTSIGNS digital […]

Pantel, known as the worldwide leader in outdoor weatherproof TV and monitor solutions, this week announced that it will launch multiple new weatherproof digital signage-specific LCD monitors at the 2009 Digital Signage Show (DSE) held in Las Vegas next month. The new 42- and 52-inch models have been designed specifically for use in commercial DS […]

Rise Vision, Inc. a provider of a web-based content management system for the control of digital signage networks, announces that Tech Data Corporation will distribute the Rise Display Network to its value-added reseller customers via its Digital Signage and Projectors Specialized Business Unit (SBU). Tech Data offers a broad line of displays, cabling, mounts and […]