The D=SIGN Digital Signage Conference Agenda For Dec. 8-9 Now Built Out November 24, 2020 by Dave Haynes The agenda has been built out for D=SIGN, the two-day online conference being organized by AVIXA and the Digital Signage Federation for Dec. 8-9. It has a pile of my fellow DSF board members, as well as general members and other industry folks – all subject matter experts in one or numerous aspects of the …
Telelogos Broadens Employee Messaging Reach Via New Channels Platform November 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes The French CMS software firm Telelogos has expanded its workplace communications platform capabilities to move around and show content in ways that reflect the changing office landscape. A new internal communication solution called Channels works in conventional office spaces, but also pushes out to smartphones and desktops at home offices. Says the company’s …
Making Smart Displays Interactive Gets Easier Via Nexmosphere-SignageOS Tie-Up November 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes Sensors that trigger content and respond to external actions in other ways have been around digital signage for years, and like most things, it’s grown easier with time to pull these sorts of things together for uses in spaces like retail and exhibits. The Dutch start-up Nexmosphere specializes in producing sensors and controls used for …
UK Krispy Kreme Adopts Digital Displays To Drive In-Store, Grocery Sales November 11, 2020 by Dave Haynes Krispy Kreme made a big splash recently with its digitally-rich flagship store in Times Square in New York, so it is interesting to see what the donut chain is doing with digital displays in the UK, in more modest locations, with much more modest budgets. Krispy Kreme UK currently operates over 115 locations and has …
Chicago’s UPshow Hires On Ex-RMG CEO As President And SVP November 10, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Chicago digital signage CMS and solutions start-up UPshow has hired on former RMG Networks CEO Bob Michelson as its President and SVP, Customer Success. Michelson is hooking back up with UPshow CEO Adam Hirsen, who he worked with years ago at Sterling Partners, a large Chicago-based private equity investment firm. Michelson had been at …
Mvix Launches All-You-Can-Eat Subscription Creative Service For Digital Signage Networks November 5, 2020 by Dave Haynes DC-based software and solutions shop Mvix has launched a flat rate, all-you-can-use custom content production service for digital signage networks. The Content Refresh Service is an ongoing subscription that delivers unlimited custom content designs for different digital signage networks. The pitch is that mid-market clients – not the mom and pops or the Fortune 500s …
First Arriving Integrates First Responder Management System With Its Digital Dashboards October 30, 2020 by Dave Haynes Data integration and visualizing the right, real-time information are big parts of smart digital signage systems, so I am a fan of the hyper-vertical approach of a Richmond, VA company called First Arriving, which does digital dashboards for first responder services. The company integrates with the different systems fire, EMS and police use to manage …
STRATACACHE Closes Massive QSR Drive-Thru Deal With RBI October 28, 2020 by Dave Haynes Dayton, Ohio-based digital signage solutions company STRATACACHE has bagged and closed a massive deal that sees it providing software, hardware and services to three of the larger QSR chains in North America, The deal involves more than 40,000 screens at Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes locations in Canada and the U.S. The focus is …
Pandemic Shifts Tech Priorities and Processes At Sports And Entertainment Venues October 28, 2020 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Paul Kapustka, Mobile Sports Report This post originally appeared in Stadium Tech Report As some venues take baby steps forward in allowing limited fan attendance at events, for most venues the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are forcing owners and operators to take a longer look at the technologies and procedures that …
Transparent LED On Film Starting To Get Market Adoption October 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes LED on film is getting better and tighter, and starting to see some marketplace adoption. The Chinese manufacturer Nexnovo has been a major supplier of mesh-based transparent LED, but I have discovered it also does film – with a focus on horizontal ribbon-like displays that can overhang things like entryways. The attraction of LED on …
