Ayuda Takes On CBS Outdoor’s International Work June 20, 2013 by Super User Montreal-based Ayuda Media Systems has expanded its business ties with CBS Outdoor to support CBS in North America and its international operation. Ayuda’s platform – which does things like inventory management, sales, transit and digital campaigns, finance and proof of performance – has been supplying some of its management modules to CBS Outdoor for many …
SXSW Tech Director To Do Keynote At CETW June 19, 2013 by Super User I like it when the keynote guys at conferences have absolutely zippo to do with a vendor and get mike time for no other reason than what they have to say is interesting. That would be the case at CETW this fall, as opening keynote on Nov. 6 is Scott Wilcox, the Director of Technology …
Sweden’s DISE The Latest SW Firm To Go Android June 19, 2013 by Super User [youtube id=”800n0enDE5c” width=”600″ height=”350″] The Swedish digital signage software company DISE has joined the Android club, though the actual release date of the player software is unspecified. DISE says the new player supports multi-screen synchronization – which the company touts as a core strength of its platform – as well as a NoBorders feature that …
NCR Gets The Dunkin’ Donuts Digital Menu Order June 18, 2013 by Super User Way, way back at some trade show I got a call asking if I could help put together the RFP for Dunkin’ Donuts digital menu boards. We didn’t end up getting the gig, and I kinda wondered where that project went, if anywhere. Turns out it did eventually go, and NCR won the software deal. …
YCD Launches “Run Anywhere” HTML5 Player June 18, 2013 by Super User New version releases of software don’t get a lot of coverage here because I’d be doing posts on them endlessly, and most are just improvements and the natural evolution of existing stuff. But this new version, V5, of YCD Multimedia’s Retail Advertising and Merchandising Platform (aka RAMP 5) caught my eye in a release today because …
IAdea Releases New Scala-Certified Enterprise Devices June 18, 2013 by Super User Longtime 16:9 advertisers IAdea has announced a series of devices today that are certified to support software company Scala’s enterprise software. The new devices, says IAdea, incorporate core enhancement technologies from IAdea to offer superior system stability and display quality compared to commodity playback devices available in the market. In its news release, IAdea says: …
Reminder: DSF Mixer Next Wednesday In Toronto June 17, 2013 by Super User A reminder that this event is on next week in my general vicinity of Toronto, put on by the Digital Signage Federation board and some sponsors like NEC and Capital Networks. It is, amusingly, billed as a two-hour mixer (clearly, the DSF people haven’t tipped beers with Canadians, who will work towards closing the …
Events: HP Hosting Digital Retail Session In Montreal Wednesday June 17, 2013 by Super User If you are in beautiful Montreal this week there’s a lunch and early afternoon event Wednesday about retail innovation, being put on by HP, Microsoft, and Scala. There are sessions on: HP Retail Solutions: Transformation of in-store IT technology in today’s omni-channel shopping environment. Microsoft Retail: Microsoft Retail Innovations: from Microsoft’s own retail stores to retail technology deployments …
Sub-Optimal Creative Equals $2.3 B Opportunity Loss in Digital OOH: ClearChannel June 17, 2013 by Super User Clear Channel Outdoor has a new study out about what it has dubbed Digital Asset Wastage, claiming most brands are running sub-optimal creative and losing media opportunity they value at $2.3 Billion a year. The media giant says it sampled activity across its global network of digital screens, and calculated that just 1 in 4 …
Projects: Smart Signage End Caps In Loop C-Stores June 16, 2013 by Super User Here’s a small pilot in Silicon Valley that’s interesting for several reasons. It’s using HTML5 as the content platform. It’s a digital signage deal coming out of the print sector. It integrates mobile interaction. And it is using Samsung’s system on chip Smart Signage displays. (Disclosure: I work with or am tight with some of …
