Uniguest Brings On CIO With Deep Travel Tech Experience To Drive Product And M&A Strategies March 8, 2022 by Dave Haynes If a digital signage solutions company decides to go hard at a well-defined vertical market, it really helps to have people on board who know that industry and the technologies that underpin it. So I’m impressed by a new executive hire announced by Nashville-based solutions provider Uniguest, which has long made the hotel sector a …
When I’ve Written How Videos Are Important In Digital Signage Marketing, I Didn’t Mean This … March 7, 2022 by Dave Haynes One of the awesome things about working remotely, and particularly now as an independent contractor, is I don’t think I’ll find myself at a company meeting being compelled to go outside and dance in a music video. All power to the extroverts at every company who’d be all over this, but I would be finding …
Verizon Discontinues The Digital Signage Service You Maybe Didn’t Know Existed March 7, 2022 by Dave Haynes Large telecoms companies have a history, all over the place, of entering the digital signage market with big plans and then, after it doesn’t work out, slipping quietly out the side door. The latest variation on this tale involves US telecoms giant Verizon, which has let its ecosystem and customers know it has shut down …
STRATACACHE, NCR In Strategic Partnership For Services, Software In Hospitality Sector March 1, 2022 by Dave Haynes Payment systems giant NCR has reached a partnership with STRATACACHE that sees it marketing the CMS software company’s capabilities but also providing on-site field services in North American and globally. It’s a big deal on both sides, as STRATACACHE is the incumbent software provider in some giant chains like McDonalds, while NCR’s point of sale …
Screenly Expands Digital Signage Hardware Options Beyond Raspberry Pis March 1, 2022 by Dave Haynes The CMS software firm Screenly has built up its business, partnerships and platform through the years around the use of ultra low-cost Raspberry Pi mini PCs. But to meet some end-user demands for more processing power, the company has now added support for an Intel-based media player. From day one at Screenly, says the company …
Broadsign Adds New DOOH Campaign Optimization Toolset That Might Keep Media Planner Heads From Exploding February 28, 2022 by Dave Haynes The Montreal CMS software firm Broadsign has announced new functionality in its Digital OOH-focused platform that’s intended to maximize campaign revenues for media owners while at the same time optimizing campaign executions for brands and their media planners. The simpleton explanation is new code that just might keep a harried media planner’s head from exploding …
Clever Solution Streamlines Airport Checkpoints With Screens, AI And Automated Barriers February 28, 2022 by Dave Haynes I am big fan of digital signage applications that may seem boring on the surface, but are spot-on in how they make something faster, better or easier. Here’s a great example of that mantra in action – airport queues for passenger screenings and/or passport and visa checks. A pair of companies – Qmetrix from Austria …
Hughes Wins BurgerFi Deal Bundling Digital Signage With Network Infrastructure, Managed Services February 24, 2022 by Dave Haynes Here’s a good example of how a service provider can win digital signage deals by also bringing a lot of other capabilities to the dance – Hughes Network Systems enabling the guest experience in the BurgerFi restaurant chain by providing all the networking technology, signage software and managed services. The fast casual chain and a …
Custom LCD Maker Bluefin Starts Marketing Open OS All-In-One Panels February 22, 2022 by Dave Haynes The Atlanta-area custom LCD manufacturer Bluefin International has been around the industry for several years marketing a variety of retail-centric screens that have BrightSign media play-out hardware built-in, but now the company has added a series with a dual CPU set-up that can run Android 10 or different flavors of Linux like Debian. Bluefin’s new …
Google Revisiting Digital Signage With “Flex” Chrome OS That Runs On PCs And Macs February 21, 2022 by Dave Haynes Google has kinda sorta a little got back into the digital signage and interactive display business – having announced an evolution of the Chrome operating system that can now run on new and existing Windows and Mac devices. Previously, using Chrome OS was limited to dedicated hardware like the Chromeboxes, all-in-one screens and even sticks …
