Creative Realities Merges With Reflect Systems; Blended Offer To Run Under CRI November 15, 2021 by Dave Haynes 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 …
Rise Vision Gets Hyperlocal With High School Sports Scores In U.S. November 12, 2021 by Dave Haynes Sports scores have been a part of digital signage – the dreaded tickers along the bottom of layouts and the much better full-screen presentations. But almost all of what’s shown on digital signage screens comes from pro sports or top tier amateur competitions, like college basketball. The CMS software firm Rise Vision has entered an …
Embed Signage Ties Software Sales To Carbon Reduction Tree-Planting Initiatives In UK November 10, 2021 by Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 …
Raydiant Adds 1,000+ Digital Menu Board Template Gallery To Third-Party App Marketplace November 4, 2021 by Dave Haynes It wasn’t all that long ago that digital signage nerds would be happy to go into a QSR and see the operation had opted in on using digital menu boards, but we’re now at a point that it’s more of a surprise when digital menus are not being used. Lowered hardware costs, greatly-raised reliability and …
Uniguest’s M&A Flurry Continuing; Adds Volara’s Interactive Voice Platform To Solution Set November 3, 2021 by Dave Haynes Nashville-based Uniguest is continuing its acquisitive ways – with the “digital engagement technology” firm announcing of Volara, an NYC firm specializing in voice-based engagement software. Already managing more than 20,000 voice assistant solutions at over 400 locations, says the announcement, Volara now launches Uniguest’s voice technology division, positioning the company to bring voice-based contactless engagement …
Toronto Commuter Transport Network Expanding Use Of Real-Time Digital Signage Across Hubs November 2, 2021 by Dave Haynes People who need to regularly get around and across the Toronto area will be familiar with that busy city’s mass transport system, which involves commuter rail and buses and hooks in, where it can, with the city’s subway system. There has been digital signage for years inside stations, but now Metrolinx, the umbrella organization that …
Modernizing Corporate Digital Signage In The Enterprise November 1, 2021 by Daniel Hurtado Guest Post: Daniel Hurtado, Userful In today’s corporate landscape, interconnection is paramount for organizations to thrive, and maybe even survive. Increasingly, our interconnectedness is visual, and companies are using visual tools to communicate, leveraging video, images, dashboards and more. The need for those visual tools, along with the decreased price of screens, advancements in technology …
Digital Signage Greets Trick Or Treaters At The Doorstep With This Clever Home Project October 26, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is very clever, though more than a little weather-dependant in its execution. Mathew Meiers of the longtime digital signage CMS firm Rise Vision rigged up a flat panel screen on his front porch to hand out treats for Halloween – with the on-screen content carefully lined up to match a skeleton that sits behind …
Kramer, Zignage Partner On Data-Triggered Emergency Alerts For Education, Workplace AV Control Systems October 21, 2021 by Dave Haynes Pro AV gear supplier Kramer Electronics has done a partnership with the digital signage management software firm Zignage that enables a range of emergency notifications to be integrated with Kramer’s VIA and Control platforms for the education and workplace markets. This solution, says PR, will help manage hybrid campuses and workplaces and to escalate alerts …
