Stratacache Adds To Real Estate Portfolio With New Multi-Use Building Near Chicago Clients February 22, 2021 by Super User The digital signage solutions provider STRATACACHE continues to buy up real estate, the latest the purchase of a 100,000 square foot facility in suburban Chicago the company plans to make a research and support center. The building purchase is on the heels of CEO Chris Riegel buying a vacant Corning facility he’s spinning up as …
Survey Says!: Mixed Opinions On Need, Style, Locale Of A Focused Industry Event February 22, 2021 by Super User The digital signage ecosystem has a decidedly mixed opinion on whether or not a replacement event is needed for the now-defunct Digital Signage Expo, but there is a clear desire for some sort of event that allows industry people to gather in person. That’s what comes out of a Sixteen:Nine reader survey that gathered more …
Future DSE Survey: Early Results And Call For A Few More Responses February 19, 2021 by Super User I just need a few more responses to that survey pushed out earlier in the week, asking about whether the industry needs a standalone replacement for the DSE trade show, or if the big pro AV trade shows suffice. I have 133 responses as I type this, and an online calculator I used suggested based …
IAS Acquired By Another Illinois AV/IT Firm, Pearl Technology February 18, 2021 by Super User IAS Technology, a Central Illinois pro AV solutions provider, has been acquired by another Illinois tech services firm, Pearl Technology. “Adding IAS to our core capabilities positions us for future growth across the nation and brings even more services to current customers,” says Gary Pearl, chairman/CEO of Pearl Companies. “We also look forward to additional …
Survey (So Far): Industry Split Pretty Evenly On Merits And Needs Of Full DSE Reboot February 17, 2021 by Super User The response has been solid and intriguing to the survey I pushed out yesterday asking about whether the industry needs a replacement for Digital Signage Expo, or if shows like ISE and InfoComm address the needs. As of this morning, 78 industry people have put in their views. I’d like to get to 100 or …
Premier Mounts Acquired By Industrial Manufacturer Gamber-Johnson February 16, 2021 by Super User The AV mounting solutions firm Premier Mounts has been acquired by Gamber-Johnson, described as a leading supplier of rugged mounting systems for fleet vehicles, public safety vehicles, forklifts, semi-trucks, and other mobility applications. “We are looking forward to joining forces with Premier Mounts,” says Brian Wagner, President, and CEO of Gamber-Johnson. “Gamber is a market …
Survey: Does The Digital Signage Industry Need Its Own Trade Show and Conference? February 16, 2021 by Super User Some recent conversations and several emails for virtual/online educational and product demo events have me thinking about DSE, and the debate about whether that now-defunct trade show and conference needs a replacement. I’m not sure reviving Digital Signage Expo as it was presented and run the last few years would make sense. The show always …
Another Almo E4v Event Coming March 9-11 February 16, 2021 by Super User The big US-based pro AV distribution house Almo has another one of its virtual roadshow events coming up in early March – with content spanning three days, March 9-11. The company normally has a traveling AV circus that has stops in US cities with live speakers and product exhibits and demos, but COVID. The E4evolution.com …
Captivate Making Canadian, And Then US, Ad Screens Available On Broadsign’s Reach SSP February 16, 2021 by Super User One of the oldest digital OOH media networks in Canada – office tower-focused Captivate – has done a deal to make its elevator and lobby screens available to brand advertisers via the Broadsign Reach supply-side-platform (SSP) Captivate and Broadsign, in announcing the tie-up, say more than 1,800 of Captivate’s displays across Canada have been on-boarded …
DSE, But Not THAT DSE, Set For March 4th, Online February 11, 2021 by Super User I suppose they’re competitors, in a way, but I’m still happy to help raise awareness for an upcoming virtual digital signage conference put together by a UK publisher and guided on the day by my industry friends at Systems Contractor News and AV Nation. The Digital Signage Event is March 4 on your monitor at …
