rAVe: Sales Of Commercial Flat Panels Grow 9 Percent In Past Year November 11, 2011 by rave Sales of large (26”+) flat panel displays made for commercial applications, such as digital signage, continue to increase according to the latest DisplaySearch Monthly Large Format Commercial Displays Sell Through Report. “In contrast to slowing sales of flat panel TVs for at-home consumer enjoyment, monthly sell-through of FPDs designed specifically for commercial applications are up …
ComQi goes Shazam, but is it magical? November 10, 2011 by Super User I haven’t seen a release, but did see a DailyDOOH post up yesterday, as well as tweets from the vendor, trumpeting a deal between ComQi and Shazam – a mobile app that recognizes and identifies music files. Shazam has a BIG user base among iOS and Android handset users who fire up the app when …
Digital Signs For Dummies now available, via Scala November 9, 2011 by Super User Say whatever you want to say about the software firm Scala and its product, but one thing there is no debate about is the company’s marketing smarts. I don’t think any competing company comes close in that department, and it looks like the Scala folks have made another smart and cheeky move by sponsoring and giving …
rAVe: Visix launches monthly digital signage webinar series November 8, 2011 by rave Visix is launching a monthly webinar series on digital signage. Each 30-minute session is free for all participants and will cover both product-specific and general digital signage topics. Webinars will be led by members of the Visix Client Services Group, including software trainers and content designers. The first webinar – Mass Alert Notifications within AxisTV …
Latest Ronin financials show company finally cash-flow positive, BUT … November 4, 2011 by Super User The latest financials from Wireless Ronin Technologies are a seriously mixed bag. Revenue hit a company record, and after many years the company finally had a cash-flow positive quarter. But sales also dropped by 25% this quarter, and the company also lost yet more money. Working capital is getting down to a relatively small number. …
Prysm announces $100M-plus raise to start volume production October 27, 2011 by Super User Investment capital may be hard to come by for a lot of digital signage people – and business in general – these days, but the guys at Prysm just raised more than $100 million. The company, which markets Laser Phosphor Display stackable display tiles, just announced new financing that will turn on volume production of the …
More consolidation: YCD buys C-nario October 27, 2011 by Super User YCD Multimedia has announced the acquisition of C-nario, a pair of digital signage software companies with Israeli roots who you kinda thought might get hitched at some point. “This step opens new horizons and creates tremendous opportunities for the consolidated company,” said Noam Levavi, CEO of YCD. “By combining YCD’s offering and expertise together with …
If you have 6,000 stores, then actually, No, you don’t need to … October 24, 2011 by Super User The Digital Signage Expo folks have circulated an email blast that says registration is now open for the annual trade show and networking-fest in Lost Wages. The show is March 6-9 in 2012, a week later than what’s been typical the last few years. The email has the curious header from Bob Stowe of Wendy’s, …
Reach and Reach partner for much bigger reach October 21, 2011 by Super User It’s not entirely clear whether this would make the Confuse-O-Meter purr or burst into flames, but Reach Media Group has done a sales representation deal with Reach Sports Marketing Group, the former selling media inventory on the latter’s digital out of home fitness network. It’s maybe not all that confusing because RMG Networks is the …
DS Investor Conference In NY Termed A Success October 19, 2011 by Super User I popped by the Strategy Institute’s Investor Confence on Tuesday afternoon, and almost entirely hung out in the coffee area chatting with people. The impression I was left with was that this one was quite good and worth the time, effort and money. There was a little grumbling about a few of the speakers, and …
