Gail Chiasson, North American Editor
Frankly, we’d never heard of Cenique prior to receiving a press release yesterday announcing that its Android Networked Device Manager Solution is now available for digital signage content management software providers.
However, a look at its website shows that, in addition to its Mount Airy location in North Carolina, the company has offices in Hong Kong (corporate) and Kerala, India, staffed with a full complement of engineers. Further, it already offers a measurement/analytics system called Intellisense.
“We’ve only been in the U.S. for a year,” says Gary Close, business development and marketing director. “We’ve been in Hong Kong for three years, and most of our product development in done in Hong Kong and India. We are the North American distribution centre, and have spent the past year setting up our distribution and service and identifying distributors. You may have seen us at #Infocomm14 where we were with 11Giraffes (located in Charlotte, North Carolina). We are so far also working with Wondersign, Rise Vision and our newest distributor, Stampede, located in Buffalo, New York.”
Cenique’s Android Device Management System, which enables remote access and control of Cenique Android Media Players at any location via a standard web browser, sounded pretty much like other similar products on the market, but Close explained some special features. The application, typically used in digital signage, provides the ability to remotely manage and troubleshoot any player, including viewing detailed statuses, connectivity history, and retrieval of screenshots of what is currently being displayed.
The CDMS enables users to remotely determine if a Cenique Media Player is online, allowing users to reboot the device, as well as organize and search for device-based tags. It also gives users the functionality to install, move to/from System App status, delete or restart an application on the media player.
“Basically, it allows the network operator to determine the health of every media player and to service or upgrade, usually completely remotely,” says Close. “We expect to add a suite of additional capabilities in the next three or four months.”
“We are excited to offer this new capability to our Wondersign and Rise Vision customers and to other CMS companies with Android solutions,” says Ron Levac, Cenique president and CEO. “CDMS is a critical tool for network operators and resellers, providing key functionality to keep digital sign networks up and running 24/7/365 and provide routine device maintenance.”
The solution provides users with management and organizational tools for three tiers of access, allowing Content Management Software companies to provide their resellers and in turn their customers access to the appropriate devices and functions. For example, this allows a reseller the ability to manage, troubleshoot, and actually see the display without having to make a site visit.
“This solution provides important capabilities for any CMS provider offering Android-based solutions,” says Andy Reinhard, CEO of the cloud-based digital media distribution service Wondersign in Tampa, Florida. “Cenique’s CDMS makes remote management of digital signage networks easier and subsequently helps increasing customer satisfaction.”
In addition to the solution being currently available for Wondersign and Rise Vision Media Players via Cenique’s online store, it is being offered as a licensed solution to device OEM and CMS providers needing a remote device management solution for their Android based deployments.
Cenique also allows identification of the signage viewer by gender, approximate age and emotion (frowning, smiling, etc.). The information is recorded to the cloud allowing the sign owner (and advertisers) to have a compilation of that data, as well as the total number of impressions by hour, day or week.
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