All Digital Signage Player Software Is Not Created Equal September 28, 2016 by TomerMann Guest Post: Jeffrey Weitzman, Navori Is all digital signage player software created equal? No. Probably 90% of the digital signage player software options on the market are based on interpreted languages, or web-based technologies. As the name implies, these languages can’t be executed directly and must to go through a software interpreter. This method is …
3+ Options For Using WordPress As A Digital Signage Platform September 19, 2016 by Dave Haynes If you run a website or blog, there’s a pretty good chance you have some exposure to WordPress, the open source online publishing platform used by 60 million-plus of companies, organizations and individuals. This site runs on WordPress, for example. It’s a powerful tool with a vast developer community that feeds into it, developing templates …
Ayuda Expands Digital OOH Platform To Mobile Via New Subsidiary, Ayuda[x] September 14, 2016 by Dave Haynes The Montreal out of home ad software firm Ayuda Systems has made what it calls a pivot by spinning off a wholly-owned subsidiary called AYUDA[x] that uses geospatial data to hyper-target and deliver ads to Digital OOH screens AND smartphones. “Digital marketers are increasingly buying location-based mobile media, and we are intentionally melding DOOH and mobile into …
Is Running Live TV Legal On Your Digital Signage Network? September 13, 2016 by Dave Haynes For as long as the term digital signage has been out there, end-users have been asking suppliers about the ability to insert live TV in a zone on the screen. And for just as long, there have been many questions and few solid answers as to whether it was entirely legal. I’m not sure we’re any …
BrightSign Does Total Player And Product Refresh September 7, 2016 by Dave Haynes BrightSign has announced a complete overhaul of its digital signage player portfolio, and also unveiled a nice new feature that takes the time and hassle out of prepping and activating big lots of players. The Silicon Valley company’s distinct purple boxes (they’re first cousins of Roku set-top boxes) have been completely redesigned, and the supporting software has also had …
Why And How To Engage The Bosses With Digital Signage September 2, 2016 by Stu Armstrong Guest Post: Sean Matthews, Visix You’ve hired some of the best and brightest people around to help you run your company. Use your corporate digital signage solution to support, encourage and inspire them as they steer your organization to success. Seven Traits to Thrive Harvard Business Review identified seven traits that companies most need in …
Samsung’s New Smart Signs To Start Shipping With Tizen OS; Signagelive Says Good To Go September 1, 2016 by Dave Haynes Samsung is moving its new version of its Smart Signage platform for commercial displays over to its own operating system Tizen, with Tizen OS-powered displays commercially available to partners, resellers and end-users by the middle of this month. That means if you want to use the new version 4.0 release of SSP displays with a CMS, …
LG Adds Kiwi Firm To List Of Signage Firms Supporting Its Smart WebOS Displays September 1, 2016 by Dave Haynes Via ComputerWorld NZ The Auckland, NZ-based firm Labyrinth Solutions has developed a version of its Contrego digital signage CMS to run on LG’s WebOS-driven commercial digital signage panels. Labyrinth says the new System on Chip (SoC) media player, running Contegro, will do all the regular stuff, but will also do advanced digital signage functions like touch. “We are currently working …
STRATACACHE Buys Monster Warehouse Space In Suburban Dayton August 31, 2016 by Dave Haynes Were there any question Chris Riegel is serious about the growth he expects at STRATACACHE in the next two or three years, consider this: the software and services company now owns a 380,000 square foot distribution facility on 50 acres in suburban Dayton. And the address will be One Stratacache Way. The company will be moving …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Jim Nista, Insteo August 31, 2016 by Dave Haynes Jim Nista and I have had lotsa long, interesting talks over trade show cocktails in Las Vegas or Orlando about the state of the industry and what needs to happen, particularly as it relates to content. Unfortunately … or perhaps fortunately, when I really think about it (hic) … they were not recorded. But the …
