CoolSign acquired by IP video streamer Haivision November 3, 2010 by Super UserCanadian IP video streamer Haivision has acquired the assets of CS Software Holdings, LLC, aka CoolSign. CoolSign, which has been in the digital signage software game since 1998, falls under the umbrella of a Montreal-based company known for streaming h.264 video over enterprise networks. Bringing the CoolSign software into the offer means Haivision can deliver a combination of …
RMG launches Hospitality Entertainment Network with Harrah's November 2, 2010 by Super UserReach Media Group, aka RMG, continues to expand the breadth of its media coverage – the latest a deal with Harrah’s Entertainment to launch the new Hospitality Entertainment Network. The new network involves some 50,000 screens in high-traffic, long dwell-time locations in Harrah’s Entertainment-owned hotels and casinos, including Caesars Palace, Harrah’s, Horseshoe and Planet Hollywood …
Noventri chops power consumption, bills, and proves it November 2, 2010 by Super UserThe guys at Noventri have taken what I would describe as an unorthodox approach to marketing in the last couple of years. Without belaboring it (you can search if you want off the home page), my eyebrows automatically arch when I see a press release from the Maryland-based company. The brows were up again Monday …
Digital View joins digital signage in a box race November 1, 2010 by Super UserMany, many companies have come out in the last two or three years with digital signage in a box offers, all with variations on why their kit is different. One of the oldest companies in the digital signage sector, Digital View, has announced its own version. I am more than three years removed from working …
RNIN's prospects looking brighter: Q3 numbers October 29, 2010 by Super UserMy spidey senses were tingling this week, as I was thinking Wireless Ronin must be about due for its latest SEC filings. Sure enough, they’re out. You would hardly look at them and get bouncy, but the Minneapolis company is doing miles better than it has been in the last couple of years. Given how …
DPAA media summit audience dominated … wait for it … by media people October 29, 2010 by Super UserIf you have been around this sector long enough, and attended enough events, you know that too often these things involve a lot of vendors and consultants talking to each other. Too few sellers, not enough buyers is a common source of frustration. I wondered how the Digital Place-based Advertising Association’s media summit this week …
DSF skeds pre-DSE golf tourney October 27, 2010 by Super UserThe Digital Signage Federation is organizing a golf day on the Monday of Digital Signage Expo week in Lost Wages. The event runs on Feb. 21st, a day ahead of the DSE’s pre-conference programming. It is a shot-gun start mid-morning at TPC Las Vegas, which I will assume is really really hard. I also assume …
DPAA summit opens, some encouraging signs October 27, 2010 by Super UserThe DPAA’s media summit is on in NYC and there are some encouraging signals from the event. First, the novelty of a year ago of tweeting from events is now getting to be the norm. Graeme Spicer of NEC and Stu Armstrong of EnQii are both tweeting, as are others I expect. Use the hash …
DPAA's Media Summit kicks off this AM October 27, 2010 by Super UserThe DPAA’s 2010 Digital Media Summit is on all today in NYC, and we hope the event draws a strong agency/media crowd. It would be a BIG stretch to say the event was well-promoted in the digital signage and DOOH sector, but that’s not the crowd that needs to be at this thing anyway. It …
Pro hockey's opener takes over LED boards in Toronto's Dundas Square October 26, 2010 by Super UserNOTE – Aaron Campus is an industry friend. Over lunch the other day, he related his recent experiences with a live event that used digital signage on giant LED boards. I asked if he’d do me a favour and write it up. The NHL started its season in style this year on October 7th with …
