ComQi Announces New Funding, Credit Line February 1, 2012 by Dave Haynes It was always expected that the software companies in this over-space were either going to have to have rocketing growth to start dominating the market, or choose a specialist area and differentiate itself that way. I don’t think ComQi is a high-flyer in terms of growth nor is it set up that way, so it …
Smart City Lights Up Smart Video Wall Network at LVCC January 27, 2012 by Dave Haynes I think I have been to at least a dozen trade shows of some kind or another at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and over that time seen a few stabs at digital signage ad and information networks in the public areas. It’s a big honking space, so much of what has been done to …
VeriFone Newest DPAA Member January 27, 2012 by Dave Haynes VeriFone Systems, Inc., which does ad screens in taxis and at gas pumps, has signed up as the newest member of the Digital Place-based Advertising Association (DPAA). “As we continue to grow our digital network presence it is increasingly important for us to have a seat at the table on matters of importance to the …
DSA Looking For Industry Excellence January 23, 2012 by Dave Haynes The Digital Screenmedia Association has put a call out for entries for its Industry Excellence Awards, which celebrate self-service, digital signage and mobile technology deployments across a bunch of vertical market segments. The DSA says it welcomes entries from all interested companies – both members and non-members. Categories: Technology (you can enter your project for …
PRN Acquires indoorDirect; Shuts Down Dallas HQ January 17, 2012 by Dave Haynes Premier Retail Networks has done what is billed as a joint venture but is, in reality, an acquisition and takeover of Dallas-based indoorDIRECT, which through its Restaurant Entertainment Network has screens in some 1,200 major brand QSRs in the United States. All the Dallas staff, where indoorDirect was based, have been bingo’d. Says the release: …
Stratacache Ups Sales Team, By 20,000 January 17, 2012 by Dave Haynes Dayton, Ohio-based signage software and services vendor STRATACACHE has announced a collaborative deal with telecom giant Verizon that sees the company’s technology sold in a joint solution featuring the carrier’s 4G LTE network and infrastructure. The offer, called Digital@Retail, will be sold by some 20,000 Verizon and Verizon Wireless account people. “Influencing consumers at the …
Harris Bags Auto Showroom Network Deal January 17, 2012 by Dave Haynes The Digital OOH business unit of Harris has announced a deal that could see its software and services driving screens in auto dealerships around North America, touting as many as 1,000 going in by year’s end. The deal is with the Automotive Broadcast Network (ABN), whose three-year-old Dealer TV service is designed to improve the car …
BrightSign And Signagelive Pair Up On Networked Offer January 16, 2012 by Dave Haynes We’ve been talking a lot about consolidation in the digital signage sector because there are way too many solutions options out there. But not all that consolidation is going to be on the M&A side. Sometimes, it will be two companies choosing to work together instead of competing. Consider the news today about a deal …
DSA MXR At NRF In NYC January 13, 2012 by Dave Haynes If you are going to the National Retail Federation’s Big Show in New York next week (not I), the Digital Screenmedia Association is doing an informal mixer. No sponsors, no agenda, just networking, says DSA executive director David Drain. It’s this coming Tuesday, Jan. 17th, at 6:30 pm at Stitch Bar & Lounge, 247 West 37th Street, between 7th …
Ronin Wins Rollout With Interactive Rollout, But Can’t Name Client January 12, 2012 by Dave Haynes I tend to pay the most attention to Wireless Ronin when the company is forced by those damned securities regulators to lift the veil each quarter and show its financials. That’s usually not the best of news, so for a change, here’s some better news. The company has started rolling out what it calls a …
