Real-Time Transit Data Firm Integrates With Enplug For Passenger Screens March 1, 2018 by Dave Haynes LA-based digital signage software shop Enplug has developed an interesting partnership with a company that specializes in transit information for operators and passengers. Screens in buses and at stations and stops is not all that new as digital signage tech goes, but an Enplug partnership with Syncromatics makes it possible to inject screens with …
Screenly Releases V2 Of Raspberry Pi-Focused Digital Signage Platform February 28, 2018 by Dave Haynes UK-based Screenly, possibly/probably the most active developer of digital signage solutions that run on Raspberry Pis, has released the 2nd generation of its software platform – matter of factly called Screenly 2. The touted highlights: Full hardware accelerated playback for all supported asset types; Gapless playback for images, videos, and web-pages; Official support for NEC …
DSE 2018 Booth Previews: Carousel Digital Signage February 28, 2018 by Dave Haynes Carousel Digital Signage – Booth 1336 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Carousel Digital Signage is the premier signage CMS for education and corporate facilities What’s your big marketing message to attendees, and what’s it all about? We empower broad participation while maintaining …
Sweden’s Smartsign Touts 20% Growth In 2017, And Reach All The Way To Down Under February 23, 2018 by Dave Haynes The Swedish CMS software firm Smartsign has pushed out interesting numbers about its efforts to broaden the customer base – noting that three years ago 90% of business came from home, and now 50% comes from outside Sweden. “We are especially happy about this, and are gaining more and more shares of the markets. We …
Photo: STRATACACHE, Scala Hold Americas Sales Summit For 65 February 21, 2018 by Dave Haynes STRATACACHE CEO Chris Riegel sent me a photo from this week’s sales meetings in, I think, suburban Philly, where Scala is based. STRATACACHE is based in Dayton, OH but flying into Philly would be a lot easier. The meeting is the 2018 sales summit for North and South America, and involves about 65 people, he …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Joaquim Lopes On 4YouSee And The Latin American Digital Signage Market February 21, 2018 by Dave Haynes I have traded emails with Joaquim Lopes for at least couple of years now, and he has been telling me about his company 4YouSee and its efforts providing software and services to the Latin American digital signage market. He was at Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam a couple of weeks ago, and when we finally …
Riegel, Stratacache Now Have 100% Ownership Of Scala February 14, 2018 by Dave Haynes STRATACACHE now has 100% ownership of Scala, having acquired all outstanding Scala shares and Scala divisions around the globe including Scala Inc., Scala BV, Scala KK and Scala Nordic AS. “Scala has created an excellent brand and execution footprint around the globe over the past thirty years, tailoring their digital signage offerings to the specific …
ISE 2018: Day 3 Impressions: SOC Screens Are Rolling Out In Volume February 9, 2018 by Dave Haynes Finally spent some substantial time in Hall 8 at Integrated Systems Europe, where many of the digital signage vendors are located. That said, there are vendors – particularly smaller ones – in sometimes odd spots, the product of late bookings or skimpy budgets. I chatted with Signagelive, which has a nice integration set up with …
Report: ComQi Acquired For $28M By Taiwanese Panel Maker AU Optronics February 8, 2018 by Dave Haynes Digital signage CMS software firm ComQi has reportedly been acquired for $28 million USD by Taiwanese flat panel display manufacturer AU Optronics in a play to become a total solutions provider in this industry. It’s a lot of money, and from what I understand is more than what Stratacache paid for Scala. ComQi has been …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: How To Build Digital Signage Ad Spots For As Little As $15 February 7, 2018 by Dave Haynes There’s no question that making a proper investment in creative is essential to successful digital signage networks, but there’s also no question that a lot of small businesses don’t have the budget for full motion graphic design work, or wouldn’t even know who to ask to do that work. A few companies have popped up …
