DSE content award finalists announced February 8, 2011 by Dave HaynesThe finalists for the DSE content awards have been released (the nominees were already notified) in eight categories, half non-interactive, the other half interactive. They were picked out 78 submissions, and the winners announced at special awards banquet Feb. 23 at the Paris in Lost Wages. DSE 2011 Content Awards – Non-interactive Nominees Advertising/Promotional WAND Corp. …
rAVe posts almost 500 product videos from ISE 2011 February 7, 2011 by Dave HaynesThis is pretty wild when you think about it – the recent Integrated Systems Europe trade show was three days long, and the actual trade show floor was open a total of 25 hours. Somehow or other Gary Kayye of rAVe [Publications] and his team ran around and shot 480 or so product demo videos. …
rAVe ISE wrap-up: The 35,000 people February 3, 2011 by raveContent partner Gary Kayye of rAVe [Publications] provides parting impressions of this week’s Integrated Systems Europe show, which I MAY have to start attending … Sure, 80% of the attendees of this year’s ISE show in Amsterdam are European, but, it’s the sheer numbers of them that astounded me – and many others here at …
DSE’s Apex Awards finalists announced February 2, 2011 by Dave Haynes Digital Signage Expo has announced the finalists for its 2011 Apex Awards, which celebrate innovation in the development and deployment of technology in the global DOOH sector. The nominees are the end users, so it is a little hard to sort out from the list who did what, and connect various dots. The 30 finalists …
AMX releases beefed-up Inspired XPert platform at ISE February 1, 2011 by Dave HaynesAMX has announced a new version of its Inspired XPert digital signage platform that improves support for larger deployments, adds a new player box that can install at the panel, and some emhanced and streamlined content management workflow features. The new version is on display at the Inspired XPert booth this week at Integrated Systems Europe …
More detail on Kodak-Haivision deal February 1, 2011 by Dave HaynesThat deal between Haivision’s CoolSign digital signage unit and Kodak is now official, with an announcement page on the Haivsion website talking about how the software is now directly integrated into Kodak’s new JV700 (7inch) and JV1000 (10 inch) digital signs. It’s not about getting pictures or video to every screen; it’s about controlled content …
Preset DSE 2011 Mixer: SOLD OUT January 31, 2011 by Dave HaynesSORRY ABOUT THAT. LAST YEAR IT TOOK 24 HOURS OR SO TO RUN OUT OF TICKETS. THIS YEAR, SEVEN. MAYBE WE NEED A BIGGER VENUE IN 2012? We saw a few duplications, and we will ask people to let us know if they can’t come after all … so watch this space as we expect …
Preset Mixer Registration – Monday 11:15 ET January 28, 2011 by Dave HaynesOk, we are trying to coordinate this across several time zones, and ensure people are up and at ’em even on the West Coast. So, Sixteen:Nine and sponsor DailyDOOH will schedule posts on both blogs to activate at 11:15 Monday morning Eastern Time, 8:15 in LA and 4:15 PM in London. The posts will link …
Navori's new software pushing broadcast-quality video out of $350 PCs January 19, 2011 by Dave HaynesThe Swiss software company Navori doesn’t make a lot of noise in the marketplace, but they quietly do a lot of business – with installs in 90 countries and some 75,000 active licenses. That number thoroughly blows away the installed base of a lot of much noisier competitors. The company IS making some noise this …
DSE Content Awards Dinner Deadline Approaching January 19, 2011 by Dave HaynesThe early purchase discount for Digital Signage Expo’s Second Annual APEX & Content Awards Dinner expires Friday, which means you can save a few bucks ordering now. Individual tickets can still be purchased online at www.dse2011.com at the early-registration price of $125.00, or $1,125.00 for a table of 10. After that, individuals will cost $150 …