Q-Better Release Free QR-based Menu Software For Restaurant Operators June 3, 2020 by Dave Haynes There was much rolling of eyes, for many years, when companies in this sector would bring up QR codes as an exciting part of the communication mix. At its silly height, there were highway billboard ads that had QR codes on them – 300 feet away from the people seeing them. But the pandemic, and …
Arreya Develops Return To Work Messaging For Free Download June 3, 2020 by Dave Haynes The digital signage CMS software firm Arreya has been one of the companies to step up and provide free content files to help distribute public service information about the pandemic. With businesses now re-opening in many jurisdictions, there is a need for content that again reinforces good habits and routines in public spaces and workplaces. …
Intuiface Launches Reference Designs For Key “New Normal” Interactions May 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes The French software firm Intuiface has released a pair of what it calls reference designs for common challenges facing retail, restaurant and facility managers as they manage access and interactions in the midst of this pandemic. The idea is to develop and document framework designs that make it relatively easy for third parties – like …
LG, Peerless-AV, Ping HD Partner On New Portable Digital Signage Bundle May 22, 2020 by Dave Haynes LG has partnered with Peerless-AV and Ping HD on a portable digital signage bundle aimed at businesses that need to communicate changes and new guidelines as they re-open. There are high-bright window and standard versions of the bundle that encompasses an LG “smart” display running WebOs, Ping’s EngagePHD CMS software, and a Peerless-AV SmartMount Flat …
Samsung Takes Pro TV Digital Signage Bundle Outside; Adding Terrace Version May 22, 2020 by Dave Haynes Timing can be everything, and Samsung has landed on a new signage bundle that might be coming along at just the right set of moments. The COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered bars and restaurants everywhere, and as they start to re-open, physical distancing guidelines may push a lot more dining and drinking activity to new and …
Q-Better Makes Free QR Code/Smartphone Solution Available For Access Control May 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Portuguese company Q-Better, which has been doing queue management for the past 10 years, has announced a new, free access control software solution for businesses, like retail, that may be opening back up but need to limit how people come inside. The QR-Queue solution is cloud-based and built around the base idea of scanning …
Telemetry Launches Digital Signage-Style Messaging For Remote, WFH Offices May 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes Vancouver, BC-based digital signage CMS software shop Telemetry has developed complementary software for its platform that extends the messaging concept of digital signage into satellite and work from home offices. Called Visual Communications for Distributed Teams, the software is designed to “keep remote users aligned and informed with critical updates, dashboards, announcements, and live streams …
BrightSign Debuts Contactless Capabilities For Interactive Screens, Menus May 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Silicon Valley-based media playback device firm BrightSign has announced new supporting software for its little purple boxes that enables them to digitally throw touchscreen controls and lookup information to smartphones. BrightLink is a software module that enable consumers who have smartphones to scan a QR code and get a URL that transfers control of …
STRATACACHE Adds Churchill-Inspired Mural To Dayton Office Block May 12, 2020 by Dave Haynes Photo credit: Dayton.com This is cool – a street-level mural quoting Churchill near the entry to STRATACACHE’s office tower in Dayton, Ohio. Yes, STRATACACHE owns a whole skyscraper, something you can buy in the rebounding rustbelt city for about the same price as a brownstone walk-up in lower Manhattan. Painted by a local mural artist, …
From VCR To CMS, Visix Marks 40 Years In Business May 12, 2020 by Dave Haynes There are a few companies like Capital Networks, Scala, Rise Vision and Omnivex that have been around the digital signage industry for 25 years or so, but I don’t think there’s another company in the ecosystem that can top the 40 years that Visix has now been in this business. The Atlanta-based CMS software firm …
