Archive for March, 2012

VeriFone Acquires LIFT Retail

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

VeriFone Systems Inc. has acquired LIFT Retail Marketing Technology Inc., Atlanta-based provider of a digital marketing system designed to increase sales for convenience stores. Financial terms were not disclosed. “VeriFone LiftRetail Solutions will complement our Secure PumpPAY offering by providing gasoline retailers and convenience store operations the ability to maximize revenue opportunities both at the […]

CEO Spotlight: Chris Polos, VeriFone Systems, New York

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

This month, we welcome Chris Polos. While not technically a CEO, as vice-president of media at global payments giant VeriFone Systems Inc., Polos is the driving force behind one of the largest digital out-of-home networks worldwide. Why did you join the DPAA? The ad supported digital signage industry is still young and growing. We joined […]

Aceso Launches Hospital TV Network

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Boston-based Aceso, provider of interactive patient solutions for healthcare, has launched Aceso Hospital TV Network (HTV), an integrated video network that delivers relevant and compelling programming across the enterprise. Managing HTV and joining the Aceso executive team, as vice-president of media services, is industry veteran Brian Stone. HTV’s content focuses on wellness, education, learning and […]

ConnectiVISION Joint Venture With Clear Channel

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Former Vice President, Strategic Alliances at indoor Direct (and former PRN’er) Jonna Birgans is rumoured to be joining ConnectiVISION. ConnectiVISION’s Away-from-Home TV Network is one that we have written nice things about in the past – they currently have a ComQi powered network at medical offices and hospitals. It is believed that Jonna wil be […]

comScore’s 2012 Mobile Future in Focus Report

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

comScore Inc., Reston, Virginia-based company that measures the digital world, has released the 2012 Mobile Future in Focus report. This annual report examines the mobile and connected device landscape, covering several mobile markets measured by comScore, through an exploration of key trends driving smartphone adoption growth, mobile media usage in categories such as social networking […]

Proxama-ARM Collaboration For Secure Mobile Payment

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Proxama, developer of near field communications mobile wallet technology, and ARM have launched what they claim is an ultra-secure mobile payment system. The two companies, who announced their collaboration earlier this month, have been working on a number of developments to bring mobile payments to the mass market. Proxama’s Mobile Wallet has been integrated with […]

DIRECTV and RMG Partnership Launching First Product

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

As announced back in Oct./11, DIRECTV and RMG Networks are about to launch that digital signage product that they were developing with RMG technology. We’ve learned that it will be a Message Board geared to allow businesses to overlay customized promotional messaging on to the live DIRECTV programming. That sounds a little confusing to us […]

Titan Digital Signage RFI 2012

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Titan of course currently operates and maintains 400+ digital screens in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Philadelphia and Toronto with plans so we are told to expand their digital inventory in these and other cities they service. CoolSign is their main digital signage software vendor at present and some of you with a long memory […]