Stratacache Hires On Industry Vet Russell Young April 23, 2013 by Super User Russell Young has signed on with STRATACACHE as the company’s SVP of Interactive and Mobile Experiences, having recently left the very good but very expensive SapientNitro agency, where he’d been for the last few years. My understanding is several people, Young included, got bingo’d right after DSE. Young is probably better known in the industry …
Android For Digital Signage: A Closer Look At SpotForge April 22, 2013 by Super User [youtube id=”Fu3hkWsBnTY” width=”600″ height=”350″] This is the seventh entry in a running series of closer looks at digital signage solution providers who have started working with the Android operating system and low-cost, ultra-small ARM processors. At least 20 companies have introduced products based on the open-source Android operating system that is very widely used for …
Projects: Radford University’s Finance Lab April 22, 2013 by Super User Here’s another example of a trading room simulation put together for a university by Rise Display. Virginia-based Radford University’s finance lab features two interactive touch screens that show indices, currencies, commodities, and bonds, along with tables and charts and financial news updates. Three passive digital displays featuring financial charts, tables, and Reuters news. The room …
Symon Deal Closes; Now Called RMG Enterprise Solutions April 22, 2013 by Super User The reverse merger thing that has led in the last few weeks to RMG Networks being a listed company took another big step with the closing Friday of the acquisition of digital signage software firm Symon Communications. RMG Networks, which has primarily been in the business of selling Digital OOH advertising, is now touting in …
Digital Signs Drive Triple-Digit Sales Spikes At Casino Restaurants April 19, 2013 by Super User There’s an interesting case study now available from partners involved in a late 2012 trial using digital signage and video analytics at some Ontario charity casinos. A couple of key findings in the study nicely reinforce the impact of digital signage in food services, and the utility of automated audience measurement. The five-month test involving …
Android For Digital Signage: A Closer Look At Signagelive’s Android Integration April 19, 2013 by Super User This is the sixth entry in a running series of closer looks at digital signage solution providers who have started working with the Android operating system and low-cost, ultra-small ARM processors. At least 20 companies have introduced products based on the open-source Android operating system that is very widely used for smart devices like handsets …
LG Pranks Men At Urinals April 19, 2013 by Super User This is a new spin on an old trick – visuals of supermodels looking down at men doing their business at urinals – done by LG as a viral video to promote the life-like quality of its display products. The company did a similar thing last year involving an elevator floor that supposedly fell away, …
Digital Billboards Used In Boston Bombing Investigation April 18, 2013 by Super User Here’s a ClearChannel Outdoor sign on the 1-93.
Android For Digital Signage: A Closer Look At Navori’s QL Solution April 18, 2013 by Super User This is the fifth in a running series of closer looks at digital signage solution providers who have started working with the Android operating system and low-cost, ultra-small ARM processors. At least 20 companies have introduced products based on the open-source Android operating system that is very widely used for smart devices like handsets and …
Saddle Ranch Starts Marketing Content Library As A Service April 17, 2013 by Super User Content shop Saddle Ranch Digital has started up a new $99/month subscription service aimed at re-marketing the big library of editorial content it has built up in recent years, “The solution came about as a way to bridge the gap and update venues from static advertisements into the endless possibilities of digital signage,” says Kim …