Archive for September, 2011

Cloud Video Publishing Service For Place-Based Networks

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Wovenmedia, a place-based media services company, will tomorrow officially announce the launch of an innovative new cloud Video Publishing Service that allows businesses to create, manage and publish custom-branded video channels to any web-connected screen. The Wovenmedia Video Service combines a suite of easy-to-use web tools with access to a licensed pool of third party […]

It’s #ise2012 Not #iseurope

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The hashtag for ISE 2012 which is being held 31st January 2012 to 2nd February 2012 in the RAI, Amsterdam is, we are told, going to be slightly different than in previous years. The official pre-agreed hashtag is #ise2012 which we will be putting our full weight behind.

#doohbizkonf+1 Content Day

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We had 20 registrations, two apologies and ended up with just a dozen folks attending, what was nevertheless a really good Content Day last Friday in Munich the day after #doohbizkonk proper. Bluefox as usual made all the arrangements, room hire, food (amd many. many thanks from yours truly for the Weisswurst, Brezen and Obatzer) […]

#scalaconf What’s Bucas’ Next Challenge?

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

At the end of last weeks EMEA Scala conference, we sat down for a relaxed chat with outgoing Scala CEO Gerard Bucas. A citizen of the world who has lived and worked in several countries, Bucas held senior positions in several global companies including Olivetti, Commodore, GVP (his own firm), and then Scala, which he […]

#scalaconf Scala India On Fast Growth Track

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

We had a great conversation with Mohamed Rafeeq, CEO of Scala India, who told us about Scala software being chosen to drive the first ever Digital Signage Airport Advertising network in Terminal 3 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport – New Delhi, the largest and newest airport facility in India. He also brought us up-to-date […]

Morgan Angrove Leaves ComQi

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We learnt at last Friday’s #doohbizkonf+1 Content Day that nice guy Morgan Angove has been let go by ComQi. Morgan joined then Minicom DS from Dagobert

#scalaconf Random Photos

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

#scalaconf HP’s Digital Signage

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Gwen Coble, product manager for retail solutions, personal systems group, EMEA, HP, told the audience that Digital Signage is becoming part of the Retail Solutions business at HP within the Personal Systems Group. She said that her group is working closely with Intel to support vPro and standardizing of the core series processor as well […]

#scalaconf Random Quotes

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

“You have to fit in with the customers’ world or they won’t engage with you.” Peter Critchley, partner, Beaver Group “Interactivity is something being being demanded everywhere.” Damon Crowhurst, senior director, EMEA, Scala “With Scala, it’s nice that you don’t need storyboards.” Tony Vermont, head of content creation, Ethniks “The quality of content is related […]

Art Comes Closer At Copenhagen Libraries

Friday, September 16th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Denmark’s Copenhagen Taarnby Community Libraries is making fine art available to all using digital signage. Combining Cumedin’s ArtPlayer, a digital signage service that displays fine art images by Monet, Van Gogh, Renoir amongst others; together with Black Box digital signage system, the libraries are able to share over 500,000 fine art images providing great ambience […]