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Scala Release 5

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Scala Release 5 Digital Signage Software was made available to its resellers late last week so expect an official announcement sometime soon touting all the new features. We haven’t seen the latest release but are told that it contains new support for audio (done properly that should mean it supports music playlisting and profiling) and […]

Core Technology Merges With Studio 911

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Core Technology, a Las Vegas based boutique system integrator that specializes in Digital Signage, Kiosks and mobile solutions in casinos across the US has we believe just completed its merger with Studio911. Products represented include Scala, Omnivex, Jupiterbay, CoolSign and Starmount Systems. Clients include Harrahs, Palms, Hard Rock, Tulalip Casinos, Mars Corporation.

Press Junket, La Coruña, Spain

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

If we are exceedingly nice about Maler Corporation or perhaps TELentice you will know it’s because Adrian and Andrew came back yesterday from a press junket in La Coruña, Spain. Apart from it being sunny and them staying in a nice hotel overlooking the beach and the sea I am assured that they toured Maler […]

Wireless Digital Signage Boosts Sales Over 1000%

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Results from a new internet-based digital-signage project in more than five dozen pharmacies in South Africa show that sales improved between 20% and 1200% for specific products that were advertised on the in-store network. 1200% is perhaps a silly figure to try and promote – percentages are only really useful up to and around 100, […]

Medscreen Flatlines

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Medscreen infotainment, the Austrian network operator who back in January 2009 announced an extensive marketing agreement with Neo Advertising started bankruptcy proceedings at the beginning of this month having something like EURO 2.4 million debt.

i-CONIC Images Eye Candy

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

i-CONIC IMAGES , which specialises in sourcing and supplying high quality video content to the Digital Out Of Home market throughout the world, has just announced the launch of its new web-site. “On the new site, we spend a bit more time explaining what we do, how we do it and why we’re needed,” says […]

Live Nokia Feeds Into Shopping Malls

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

In partnership with MediaCom, EYE in Australia has recreated a mega size phone menu on their Eye Shop digital network. This campaign that we see here commenced August 17 and will run across the five (Australian) capital cities for two weeks so if you are reading this now it’s probably pretty much finished and you […]

TLC Buy 5,000 Scala Licenses

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Two weeks ago we heard speculation of a ‘5,000 License Deal For Scala‘ and guessed (correctly as it turns out) that it was the UK’s Life Channel (TLC). Here’s the official press release from last week… The Life Channel signs 5,000 player license deal with Scala

Orange Buys Unanimis

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Interesting that France Telecom’s (FTE.PA) brand Orange, a mobile telecommunications provider of course, should have bought British digital advertising network Unanimis (reported over Reuters last Friday) Unanimis is the UK’s largest exclusive digital advertising network with such website brands as Ticketmaster (and a nice GBP 21.7 million in revenue at the end of its 2008 […]

IF Music, Inc. Kiosk

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

IF Music Inc. has designed and manufactured this whimsical kiosk that offers, sells and delivers digital music tracks to almost any device. Kent White and his business partner Michael Boyd tell us that devices supported include all MP3 players, phones, iPods as well as virtually any other memory device such as flash drives, memory cards […]