NEC hooks up with Intel and Microsoft on global digital signage offer November 10, 2010 by Super UserI am sitting in the blogger lounge at Customer Engagement Technology World – sheesh that’s a mouthful – so this is not the most opportune to decode news that NEC Corporation, Intel Corporation and Microsoft have entered into a strategic relationship to provide an integrated digital signage offering for the global market. I have a …
DPAA digital signage video standards: Good or bad? November 9, 2010 by Super UserAt the Digital Place-based Advertising Association’s recent media summit, the organization started talking about standardizing video formats and encoding. The background to that is a simple quest to minimize the production requirements of creative shops and remove another buyer objection, as in, “If I buy DOOH for my client, we’ll have to make 12 versions …
CETW starts tomorrow in NYC November 9, 2010 by Super UserI’m in New York come tomorrow morning – 5:50 AM flight from Buffalo (ugh) – for the Customer Engagement Technology World (CETW) show at the Javits Center. This is the show that’s been re-branded from Kioskcom/The Digital Signage Show. There’s a big education component, and always an interesting set of vendors who I don’t bump …
HP's expanded digital signage offer is (big yawn) Scala imaged on a couple of desktops November 8, 2010 by Super UserWell, it’s better than HP featuring a re-badged display monitor as its big digital signage offer, but one has to hope this is just a couple of more toes in the water and HP will ultimately show a little more inspiration than marketing a couple of existing desktop boxes pre-imaged with a version of Scala. …
NanoLumens explained, in video, to tech blogger Robert Scoble November 6, 2010 by Super UserThe NanoLumens guys got some major love and exposure this week from highly influential tech blogger Robert Scoble. I THINK he saw the thin, flexible digital signage display when he was at an event in which the Atlanta company picked up a major tech innovation award. Scobleizer, the term used for primary blog and how …
Rhombus acquired by logistics firm November 5, 2010 by Super UserOne of the better known names in the deployment side of the digital signage business, Rhombus Services, has been acquired by TMSi Logistics, which describes itself as a leading distribution, technology, and integrated logistics provider. The release says the deal enables TMSi to enter into the niche industry of digital signage for increased exposure and …
More on the new DS event tied to InfoComm … November 5, 2010 by Super UserQuick replies came back on a couple of notes sent around after news that InfoComm has added a new digital signage-focused event for next June. Christie Liu confirmed the Strategy Institute will not have an event in advance of or tied to InfoComm next year. Too bad, but the industry has grown a lot since …
DisplaySearch digital signage conference shifts to InfoComm in 2011 November 4, 2010 by Super UserThe market research and consulting firm DisplaySearch has switched up its conference plans for next year and moved its digital signage event ahead to months and stapled it to InfoComm. The annual conference, which focuses on both the digital signage business and advanced display technologies for the segment, will be held on June 14 during …
Middle East offshoot of OVAB in works November 3, 2010 by Super UserAn offshoot of OVAB tailored to the Middle East and North African DOOH sectors is in the works, driven by Abu Dhabi Media Digital Out Of Home, a subsidiary of the government-backed Abu Dhabi Media Company. The plans are being steered by Al Barq Digital, a new DOOH network focused on malls and other high …
More on the CoolSign-Haivision deal November 3, 2010 by Super UserIf you bump into Chris Colt this week and he looks bemused, here’s why … Colt left CoolSign, where he was one of the three core guys driving business development and sales, to go to work for a Montreal-based IP video streaming company … called Haivision. As of Monday morning this week, Haivision owned CoolSign. So …
