Four Winds Interactive Voluntarily Drops Its Patent Lawsuit Against 22 Miles June 5, 2017 by Dave Haynes Four Winds Interactive has dropped its lawsuit against 22 Miles, filed last year over claims of patent infringement. Denver-based FWI voluntarily dismissed the case last week, without prejudice, according to documents filed in a Colorado district court. The digital signage CMS company went after Silicon Valley-based 22 Miles last spring over patent infringement, copyright infringement and something called Patent …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Susie Opare-Abetia, Wovenmedia May 31, 2017 by Dave Haynes I had a great chat recently with Susie Opare-Abetia, the CEO and Founder of Wovenmedia. Her company does all the heavy-lifting work to connect digital signage and place-based networks with video from major content producers like TV networks, movie studios and pro sports. If you are in a big U.S. retailer or in a health …
Canada’s PharmaChoice Rolls Out Advice For Life Digital Signage Network In Stores May 29, 2017 by Dave Haynes Canada’s second-largest independent pharmacy banner PharmaChoice is going ahead with plans for a national rollout of an in-store digital signage network, branded as the Advice for Life Network. The screens are primarily in place to deliver a mix of PharmaChoice-sponsored healthy tips for their customers, and local content specific to each location. There will also …
Use Digital Signage for Employee Recognition May 24, 2017 by Bryan Crotaz Guest Post: Trey Hicks, Visix Recognition – The “Why” “Good job!” Two little words that can make all the difference to an employee. Employee recognition is one of the hot topics these days in all business sectors, and with good reason. Studies and reports from many different sources show over and over again that people …
Capital Networks Tweaks Management Team As Trainor Eases A Bit More Into Retirement May 23, 2017 by Dave Haynes One of the nicest (and funniest) men in digital signage is continuing his slow-motion slide into retirement. The founder of 26-year-old Toronto-based software firm Capital Networks Limited, Bil Trainor, has elevated several members of his management team into executive positions, while staying on as CEO. Effective today, the senior leadership team will now include Jim Vair …
UK AV Distributor Sahara Presentations Group Acquires Digital Signage CMS Firm Sedao May 17, 2017 by Dave Haynes UK-based AV distributor Sahara Presentations Group has acquired Sedao, the UK digital signage software platform and services company it had been selling. ‘This is a great acquisition for the Sahara Presentations Group,” says Shaun Marklew, Sales and Marketing Director of Sahara. “Since their launch in 2004, Sedao has been at the forefront of digital signage innovation …
Signagelive Debuts Meeting Room Sign Widget Solution May 15, 2017 by Dave Haynes UK-based Signagelive has joined the increasingly lengthy list of companies offer pure-play meeting room sign systems or, in this case and many others, applications that do the job, running off a digital signage CMS. The company’s new Calendar Widgets enables simple connection to Google and Microsoft Office 365 Calendars, and hooks in to a range …
If You Run A Digital Signage Network, Did A Cyber Attack Friday Make You WannaCry? May 15, 2017 by Dave Haynes The global ransomware attack that bubbled up late last week has affected a wide variety of system in scores of countries – everything from small businesses to hospital patient management systems – so it was inevitable it was also going to affect some digital signage operators. Digital signage vet Dan Parisien, now with Quividi, speculated …
Adobe Taking Serious Steps Into Digital Signage Market With Screens May 12, 2017 by Dave Haynes Adobe Systems has a small team refining a digital signage platform called Screens that now loads when users fire up one of the giant software company’s flagship products, Adobe Experience Manager. The product has quietly been on the market for about two years now, and its product managers say the framework and functionality is all …
Wovenmedia Launches New Video Library Discovery Platform May 11, 2017 by Dave Haynes San Francisco-based Wovenmedia has launched a new content discovery platform that sorts and segments the 1,000s of HD and 4K video clips its resells from various TV networks, studios, pro sports leagues and other providers. Dubbed WovenContent, the platform provides subscribers with discovery, sorting, viewing and download options for getting access to rights-cleared clips they …
