Archive for April, 2011

Theatre Of Ancient Greece

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

As usual people are coming from far and wide to exhibit at #ScreenMediaExpo in London in May. Greek based company CyberStream will be using the event to introduce its digital signage management software, DSplay, to a wider audience. DSplay, we are told, is a feature rich and versatile, web based software platform supporting centralised management […]

DSJ2011 To Go Ahead

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Good news in that DSJ2011, i.e. Digital Signage Japan which takes place in Tokyo 8-10 June 2011 is still scheduled to go ahead despite the problems that beset the country. We called the organizer to check how the show is looking, and he said it will be their biggest show yet AND better yet there […]

Haivision CoolSign Partners With AOpen Inc.

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

CoolSign is a feature-rich signage solution that incorporates sophisticated and patented technology to control, schedule, distribute, display, and monitor digital media. A mature technology that can scale to meet the demands of digital signage deployments of any size, CoolSign can manage media displays from complex video walls, to synchronized flat panels, to highly distributed picture […]

#CETW – Nanonation, Booth 506

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Lincoln, Nebraska-based Nanonation will be showcasing a number of new, digital screenmedia solutions at the Customer Engagement Technology World show in San Francisco, April 27-28. Visitors will be able to explore an array of digital signage, kiosk, and mobile solutions developed for leading brands worldwide. Theme of the exhibit will be ‘Start Here’, whereby visitors […]

M-Commerce Grows In UK

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

More than ten million consumers in the UK have undertaken at least one form of mobile commerce transaction, a new study has revealed. Tealeaf and Harris Interactive surveyed 2,228 participants aged 16 years old or above and found that 23% had completed a transaction via a mobile device during the past year. Shopping registered an […]

Digital Signage Forums, Down Under

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The first of the three one-day expert-led Digital Signage Forums focussing on digital signage is less than 4 weeks away now. The first event is in Sydney on 24.05.11, followed by Melbourne on 26.05.11 and finally Auckland on 31.05.11. There’s an impressive line up of regular speakers throughout including: – Chris Heap, Managing Director, Imperative […]

Salt Lake City Outlaws DOOH

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

The Salt Lake City Council has voted unanimously to ban all new electronic billboards, saying the digital signs are too distracting to drivers and pose a public-safety risk. Council members agreed to revisit the subject and to read new research on the impact of digital billboards within the next nine months.

Kate Sheehy New CTS Business Development Manager

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Kate Sheehy has joined Communication Technology Services, Marborough, Massachusetts, as business development manager. In her new position, Sheehy is responsible for supporting the sales efforts of CTS across all products and services across the U.S., with special efforts on its growing Digital Out-of-Home initiatives. For Sheehy, who has been involved with technical services, sales and […]

Entries For LoveContent Annual Awards Still Open

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Don’t miss the opportunity to enter The Screen LoveContent Annual Awards. The deadline for entries is 30th April 2011. Celebrating the very best in DOOH campaign content and the digital advertising networks that support it, the awards will be judged by an eminent body of industry experts under the watchful eye of leading DOOH creative […]

Digital Media in Retail Seminar

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Popai is holding a ‘Digital media in retail’ seminar on

10th May 2011 – 12.30pm-3.30pm. The afternoon gathering, held at the Mozart Room, Level 4, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, will explore the challenges of understanding and implementing business models which, from the outset, retailers have been establishing to enable performance measurement throughout the lifetime of […]