US Government Fires Up Emergency Alert Platform May 15, 2012 by Super User The U.S. government’s has got the agreement of the major wireless carriers and smaller regional operators to support the Wireless Emergency Alert system, a free service that can send location-based messages via SMS-like alerts. The system covers 97 percent of the active subscriber base out there and is described as a “point-to-multipoint system” that targets …
Ronin Losses Continue, Working Capital Down to $3.6M May 12, 2012 by Super User The latest financials are out for publicly-traded Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. (RNIN), and the story looks much the same as it has since I started paying attention. This quarter the net loss was $1.8 million, up from $1.7 million in the previous quarter. I stopped counting, but the last time I did, the accumulated deficit …
Nanonation Founder Walker Steps Down, Cashes Out May 7, 2012 by Super User Nanonation founder Bradley Walker has sold his interest in the software and services company and stepped down from his role as President and CEO. If you don’t know Bradley, he’s the nano guy who always wears a bowtie. He will remain a Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors for the company during the transition …
DPAA Signs Up PlayNetwork, Roberts May 3, 2012 by Super User The Digital Place-based Advertising Association has added a couple of new companies to its membership list – PlayNetwork and Roberts Communications. PlayNetwork works with a variety of retailers, delivering media experiences based on audio and video. Some of the Seattle company’s client roster does digital OOH – roughly 7,000 screens across 2,500 locations in 197 …
Amidst Sale Plans, Harris DS Unit Says Business As Usual May 2, 2012 by Super User I caught up by phone today with Denise MacDonell, who runs the digital signage/digital OOH team at Harris, and has been engaged for the past day or so in a running variation of “Keep Calm and Carry On” in the wake of news that the parent company was going to sell off the broadcast division, …
Harris Divesting Broadcast Division (Which Includes Digital Signage) May 1, 2012 by Super User Harris has announced it is selling its Broadcast division, which includes its digital signage group. I don’t have an MBA or accounting designation so I am just going to quote: In connection with the process of evaluating strategic alternatives for Broadcast Communications, the company recorded in the third quarter a non-cash charge of $407 million …
Recycling Kiosk Start-Up Closes $17M Raise May 1, 2012 by Super User [youtube id=”BuKpAgF59f8″ width=”600″ height=”350″] A kiosk system that buys back and recycles or re-markets mobile phones and other small personal electronics gadgets has announced a $17 million funding round that will help get the device beyond pilot and into the start of a mass rollout. ecoATM uses a big digital sign as an attractor loop to …
Ayuda Adds Zest To OOH Ad System Offer April 30, 2012 by Super User The orange-mad folks at Montreal-based Ayuda have launched a new service called Zest, timed for the start of the TAB/OAAA OOH Media Conference this week in Miami. The product is aimed primarily at roadside OOH companies, presumably the many, many smaller ones who may have great locations but few of the back office technologies and …
Outdoor Ad Industry Redefining As Out Of Home April 30, 2012 by Super User The Outdoor Advertising Association of America has its big annual conference this week in Miami and one of the big activities is the launch of a new branding effort to broaden the understanding and usage of the term Out Of Home. The Take Another Look campaign is intended to change the common handle from outdoor …
Spain’s Asoma TV Gives BroadSign Vote Of Confidence April 26, 2012 by Super User A Spanish Digital OOH network operator has cut over its software platform to BroadSign, news I’m sure the Montreal company is eager to circulate as it works to get beyond the recent Chapter 11 restructuring news. AsomaTV, which operates several digital signage networks in Spain, will be using BroadSign’s software in existing shopping mall and …
