New Interactive Digital Signage Conference Set For Baltimore This Fall June 17, 2016 by Super User A new conference has bubbled up for the industry this fall, this one called Interactive Digital Signage Technology and slated for Sept. 21-23 in Baltimore. Yeah, Baltimore. It comes on the matching dates of the 2nd Four Winds Interactive conference, called Forward, that will run in Denver. The event is being put on by Active Communications International, …
Samsung Just Bought A Rich Media Ad Serving Company June 17, 2016 by Super User Samsung Electronics now owns Montreal-based AdGear Technologies, Inc, a software company that has a rich media ad buying, targeting and serving suite that works across all kinds of screens. The company describes its offer as full-stack advertising platforms that give customers “advanced advertising analytics, proprietary targeting, cross-channel attribution measurement, ad serving for advertisers and publishers, …
Novra, International Datacasting Merge June 16, 2016 by Super User A pair of Canadian companies that have been either directly in or around the digital signage business in recent years have merged. Ottawa-based International Datacasting Corporation will now operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Toronto’s Novra Technologies. “This merger positions Novra extremely well to continue serving current customers and to address new and expanding markets with a …
PATTISON Onestop Catching Up With Captivate In Canadian Elevator Media Race June 14, 2016 by Super User Canadian outdoor media owner PATTISON Onestop appears to be catching up to Captivate when it comes to market dominance in the elevator media space – having just announced a deal to take over a set of Canadian buildings from its Boston-based rival. The company, a division of PATTISON Outdoor Advertising, has added to its Digital Office Network …
InfoComm 2016 Attracts 38,833, Down Slightly From 2015 June 11, 2016 by Super User InfoComm has released its numbers for the just-ended show in Las Vegas, and they are down just a hair from last year’s show in Orlando. There were 38,833 people registered this year, down from 39,105 in 2015. However, the number of exhibitors hit 1,000 for the first time, up from 950. The show is now …
InfoComm 2016: Day 2 Impressions June 10, 2016 by Super User The more I walked and talked here at InfoComm, the more I was drawing conclusions around what digital signage displays look like in the next five years. First, many or most of the the single displays are going to ship with embedded intelligence on them. Whatever you think of System on Chip displays, pretty much …
InfoComm 2016: Day One Impressions June 9, 2016 by Super User As warned, there are indoor LED displays everywhere at this year’s edition of the big InfoComm systems integrator-pro AV nerdfest in Las Vegas. There are two massive halls for this show, and LED companies are all over the footprint of both of them. There is by no means just an area designated for them. What …
InfoComm 2016: LED World June 8, 2016 by Super User I have not been on the InfoComm show floor yet, as it doesn’t formally open for a couple of hours and only exhibitors can get in during set-up. But what I am told from contacts and what I have seen through the doors is a sea of LED displays. They are everywhere. Yesterday was the …
The InfoComm Blast Furnace Is On June 6, 2016 by Super User I am in Las Vegas this week, where it is a bit hot. This is what my rental car dashboard was telling me for the outside temperature at about 2 PM yesterday – 115 F. So if you are coming here for InfoComm this week, don’t worry about packing a sweater. I have a series …
Adoption Rates Of Digital Signage in Corporate Office Spaces On Rise June 6, 2016 by Neil Chatwood Guest Post: Ben Davis, Futuresource Consulting We’ve been looking closely at the adoption rates of digital signage solutions in corporate environments, and based on feedback from some 500 organizations across Western Europe and the US, there’s some clear growth happening in corporate office spaces and meeting rooms. Over half of the companies Futuresource surveyed, which currently use …
