B2B Flat Panel Market Sees Record Growth, Despite, Well, Everything: Futuresource December 17, 2021 by Super User Despite everything that has been going on, and continues to transpire, the B2B flat panel market has just finished what the research firm Futuresource Consulting says has been the largest quarter ever, with global sales of 1.74 million units. That was up 3.1% year on year for the quarter. Matthew Rubin, Senior Market Analyst at …
Exertis/DCC Says Almo Acquisition Makes It Largest Pro Av Distributor In North America December 15, 2021 by Super User More consolidation news out of the pro AV sector this morning, with word that the big global technology distributor Exertis has acquired a U.S. rival, Almo Corporation. The deal is technically DCC Technology doing the deal, with that Irish company doing business as the Exertis brand. It comes on the heels of Exertis also acquiring …
Qwick Media Launches Interactive Hardware-Software Toolset Focused On Local Tourism November 22, 2021 by Super User The greater Vancouver interactive hardware-software shop Qwick Media has developed a digital toolset focused on the destination tourism sector – a simple cloud and browser-driven platform intended for customers like golf and ski resorts to organize and market the various properties, amenities and services available in the immediate area. The company has been doing self-service …
PORTL Closes $12M Fundraising Round To Grow Demand For Its Virtual Presence Products November 19, 2021 by Super User The company that has really pushed the possibilities for transparent LCD and marketed a quasi-hologram-ish virtual presence product called PORTL has just announced a healthy fundraising round. LA-based PORTL Inc. has announced the close of its $12M Series A round, led by TRUE Capital Management and funded by everyone from well-known tech investor Tim Draper to …
Ultraleap Raises $82M From Investors To Drive R&D, Sales For Touchless Interactive Tech November 17, 2021 by Super User Ultraleap, the UK/US tech firm that specializes in touchless interactive interfaces, has announced a big $82 million Series D investment round that will help drive R&D efforts and a push into target vertical markets. The company, which came out of the merger of Ultrahaptics and Leap Motion, specializes in mid-air hand tracking and haptic feedback …
DSF, Questex Formalize Business Ties Ahead Of Rebooted DSE November 17, 2021 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation has developed deeper business ties with the events firm that is rebooting the longtime DSE trade show and conference as Digital Signage Experience in March 2022. The DSF has worked an arrangement with Questex to join the conference as an Industry Association partner. DSE takes place March 22-24, 2022 in Las …
This Is National World Needs More Touch Day (And National Bundt Pan Day) November 15, 2021 by Super User In a clever, cheeky marketing move, the folks at TSItouch have registered with a service that marks today at The World Needs More Touch Day – which also happens to be the touch overlay company’s tag line. Says the listing on the National Day Archives listings site: World Needs More Touch Day serves to bring …
Creative Realities Merges With Reflect Systems; Blended Offer To Run Under CRI November 15, 2021 by Super User Creative Realities has completed a merger deal with Reflect Systems that sees the combined company operating going forward as Creative Realities, or CRI for short. Rick Mills, CEO of Louisville-based CRI, will be CEO for the combined company. Lee Summers, the CEO of Reflect, will stick around to run the combined company’s AdTech initiatives, which …
Embed Signage Ties Software Sales To Carbon Reduction Tree-Planting Initiatives In UK November 10, 2021 by Super User Tree-planting programs developed by businesses as environmental initiatives have been around for some time, but I don’t think I have seen one developed for a digital signage company that ties the program directly with its commercial activity. UK-based digital signage software company embed signage, has put in place a “Climate Positive” action plan that sees …
Spectrio Launches White-Label, Turnkey Digital Signage Reseller Partners Program November 8, 2021 by Super User Part of my on-boarding with Spectrio – when Sixteen:Nine was acquired by the fast-growing and fast-acquiring software firm – involved me asking how the company sold its many and varied services and software options. I got the rundown, including an indication of how Spectrio was building up a partner channel. Now Spectrio has announced a …
