Archive for January, 2011

John Ryan Fanboys

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Not a week goes by without someone dropping us a line about retail marketing agency John Ryan or commenting on this post. They seem to have lost their U.S. Software/Technology Director – confirmed it would seem in one of the comments below. Another senior person to leave was Kim (Rohrer) Hale who was Director, Strategy […]

Haivision Names Richard Brice VP, EMEA

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Haivision this week announced the appointment of Richard Brice as vice president, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Brice joins the company with deep technical knowledge and extensive experience in growing international operations. As vice president, EMEA, his responsibilities will include further strengthening of Haivision’s presence across key markets. Mirko Wicha, president and CEO of […]

Outstanding DS Projects Get Recognition

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

C-nario, together with its partners, won two 2010 DIGI Awards for outstanding projects in Brazil and Shanghai. The DIGI Awards recognize the resellers, integrators and service providers who have gone the extra mile to ensure success for their clients, thereby furthering the digital signage industry as a whole.  The awards are organised by Digital Signage […]

#ISEUROPE – Harris #12B92

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We’ve seen quite a few mockups of stands for #ISEUROPE but this so far looks the best of the lot… We understand that Harris has especially moved halls in order to take the prominent position in hall 12 which of course is the primary digital signage hall! Ian Collis from Harris told us exclusively “We […]

never.no Appoints New Broadcast Vice President

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

never.no today announced the appointment of Kristian Kim Eikeland as vice president for broadcast, responsible for both international business development and sales. Eikeland comes to never.no from Supponor, a Finland- and U.K.-based startup focused on digital billboard replacement technology, where he was vice president of operations. Eikeland will be based in never.no’s Oslo headquarters and […]

#ISEUROPE – InfoComm 11K100

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

At #ISEUROPE in a few weeks time InfoComm is offering the chance to crack the safe at booth 11K100. We are told all you need to do is “stop by, scan your badge, enter a code into the safe AND you could unlock the keys to a brand new Porsche” – the pedant in me […]

MicroSigns Goes To Alaska

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Shoppers looking over the latest wireless devices at Alaska Communications stores in Anchorage Alaska, are using MicroSigns’ digital pricing displays to get the rich, detailed and accurate information they need to make buying decisions. MicroSigns digital merchandising displays – small interactive LCDs that replace paper fact sheets on display counters – are now operating at […]

1 Million Revelers In Times Square?

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Ever wonder how the owners of the multitude of screens in Times Square ever figure out the size of the crowds? We found this article picked this up from Weekend Musings by Canaccord Genuity software analyst Richard Davis rather amusing and are passing it along in case you want to dispute his thoughts. Mind you, […]

British Library First Smartphone App

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Home to the world’s knowledge and some of the rarest and most unique written and printed treasures, the British Library will launch its first smartphone app on 10 January 2011. Created in conjunction with Toura, a provider of technology platform for mobile guides, the ‘Treasures’ app, will present a rich selection of the items featured […]

Rouge Wins Court Case; Newad To Appeal

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

After a two year battle, Newad Media Inc.’s injunctive proceedings against Rouge Media Group were dismissed when the Superior Court of Quebec ruled in favour of Rouge. However, Michael Reha, CEO of Newad, says that Newad plans to appeal the ruling, and will be filing with Quebec Court of Appeal within a week, saying that […]