Archive for March, 2012

Where’s A Good Place To Talk Digital Signage?

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Giuseppe Andrianò

Last week was pretty busy for the Italian Association of Digital Signage Operators, AssoDS at Promotion Expo in Milan and a SMAU event in Rome where we ran seminars on digital signage and proximity marketing and how these could help retailers during the recession. Unfortunately these events mainly interest (existing) operators or people that want […]

MPV Marketing At Retail Show, Paris

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Described as “the exhibition that reinvents point-of-sale” the MPV Marketing At Retail Show kicks off tomorrow in Paris (the event takes place 27th – 29th March 2012 at the Porte de Versailles – Pavilion 4). Organised by Reed Expositions on behalf of POPAI France (the French Institute of Communication and Advertising at the Point-of-Sale), the […]

We Interview @Insteo’s CEO Jim Nista

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

We weren’t sure how to describe Insteo when we first interviewed Jim Nista, the company’s CEO, and we’re still not sure of the best description. That’s because Insteo actually wears several hats, adding another with the launch at Digital Signage Expo of its new, unnamed service that allows the mobile user to take what he […]

2011 Interactive Display Market Roundup

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Global Interactive Display sales in Q4 2011 increased by 14% Year-on-Year according to the new Interactive Displays Quarterly Insight report from Futuresource Consulting, which also provides year end data for 2011. Colin Messenger, senior consultant at Futuresource Consulting told us “Last year, the global market ended far in excess of 850,000 units shipped. The year […]

Paws Up For signagelive With Vets Live TV

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

This year especially we have seen lots (and we mean LOTS) of networks switching software providers (we’ll have more on that, i.e. what we see as a positive ‘trend’ at the moment, up in April) and the latest news to come our way is that 21 Digital Signage‘s network Vets Live TV is moving back […]

Visix – Rave Mobile Safety Partnership For Campus Emergencies

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Alantia-based Visix Inc. has made a strategic partnership with Rave Mobile Safety, Framingham, Massachusetts-based providers of the emergency notification system Rave Alert, where by the companies have agreed to develop cooperative sales, marketing, and technology initiatives for the higher education market. “Our AxisTV digital signage software is very popular with campuses and this partnership allows […]

Where Did Mr Good Go?

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It was an incredibly well read post but we thought that ‘DSA vs DSF (We Only Need One)‘ up last Friday would have generated a lot more debate so let’s add our own on why we were so skeptical of the Digital Screenmedia Association’s independence (from Networld Alliance) from the outset. Some of our readers […]

Account Executives Wanted, New York

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Whitlock is a global leader in AV integration, videoconferencing solutions and managed services. They help clients maximize, standardize and protect the value of their audiovisual technology investments. Whitlock has 25 locations across the U.S. and is a founder and partner in the Global Presence Alliance, which provides systems integration, standards, quality control and support for […]

Reflect Systems Deploys Software Suite for Ferguson

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

ReflectSystems Inc. will begin deploying its ReflectView software suite for Newport News, Virginia-based Ferguson, largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies in the U.S. and the second largest company in the waterworks industry. The ReflectView software suite will provide Ferguson control over the management, distribution and playback of high-definition media content of its digital signage. It […]

#InfoComm12 Projection Summit Keynote

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Paul Salvini, chief technical officer, Christie Digital Systems, will deliver the keynote address, ‘What’s Next for ProAV?’ Monday, June 11, at the Projection Summit, held in conjunction with #InfoComm12, scheduled for June 11-12, at the Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas. Projection Summit, in its eleventh year, covers projection and other emerging technologies and applications for […]