Archive for February, 2012

YeahPoint Loses Interest In America

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Rumour is that Yeahpoint (the nine-year-old company founded by CEO John Anderson in Brisbane, Australia) who we only wrote about back in January after #NRF12 has lost interest in the North American marketplace and closed its recently opened San Diego office.

PayPal Help Nonprofits Attend 2012 Innogive Conference

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

MobileCause, Calabasas, California-based mobile giving provider, and Bathesda, Maryland-based Network for Good, co-hosts of Innogive, announced last week that PayPal will be providing 150 full scholarships for nonprofits to attend the upcoming 2012 Innogive Conference. Innogive, the Innovative Giving Foundation, was established to provide nonprofits with knowledge, direction and resources for the best Mobile Solutions […]

Key Systems Win Amscreen Back End Business

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Two things seem to be winning signagelive business at the moment. one is their early on integration with Key Systems (Primsesight are one beneficiary of this though we hear that there are other OOH folks ‘in the works’) and the second is their commercial model which we keep hearing is inning them massive opportunities – […]

#dse2012 Retailer Education Forum

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

If you are a retailer today, chances are that you want to know how to integrate all the new media into transmitting one concise brand message. If you are attending #dse2012 the Retailer Education Forum, being presented by the Platt Research Institute from 12:30 to 5:30 March 6. is the session geared especially for you. […]

The Trend Is Not @IntelAIMSuite

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

With news just in that Haivision are the latest to integrate Intel’s Anonymous Viewer Analytics Technology into their CoolSign product (see ‘signagelive Integrates With Intel® AIM Suite‘, see ‘Broadsign Adds Intel AIM‘ amongst others) many would think that the trend at the moment is very much in favour of @IntelAIMSuite – especially as the list […]

SAS Acquire aiMatch

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

SAS announced today that it has acquired aiMatch, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based company founded in 2010 that markets an intelligent ad-serving platform for online publishers. Whilst this is not (yet at least) DOOH related, it does cover iPad, iPhones, Apps, Android and general mobile video capabilities along with online (Display) advertising. It’s only time before […]

BTX To Distribute PADS Digital Signage Software

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

BTX Technologies, a value-added distributor and manufacturer of interface, integration, and system products, announced that the company has been named the U. S. distributor and technical support provider for Net Display Systems’ PADS digital signage software. Net Display Systems is a Microsoft® Gold ISV Partner with signage solutions designed to handle applications with requirements ranging […]

UNIQLO’s Stores 1,000+ Panels

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

NEC Europe Ltd. and NEC Display Solutions Europe have installed a digital signage system at ‘UNIQLO Regent’ a newly opened store in the UK, and at ‘UNIQLO La Defense’ located in a large shopping mall in the district of La Defense, France. The two UNIQLO stores, owned by Fast Retailing Co., Ltd, use more than […]

Norwegian Browser Maker Acquisitions

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Opera Software has acquired Mobile Theory and 4th Screen Advertising in what can only be an effort to boost its push into the mobile advertising space. Opera is paying a combined USD 10 million in cash up front for both companies, as well as an additional sum based on individual performance. Mobile Theory and 4th […]

Oceanside Commissioners Against Digital Boards

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Is there something in the water in California? The Planning Commission for Oceanside, a city located on California’s South Coast, has voted against allowing electronic digital billboards on city property, also agreeing to ban ‘feather signs’, It’s apparently not quite a dead issue, though, since the commissioners said they needed more information and were passing […]