DSF says it is up past 200 members now; announces board leadership March 29, 2010 by Super UserI have my doubts that membership counts are all that telling until real money is being dropped, but nonetheless some 200 companies and individuals have signed on as members of the new Digital Signage Federation. The DSF says memberships are from the US and Canada, as would be expected, but there are also sign-ups from Argentina, Australia, …
OVAB becomes DPAA: What to make of it March 24, 2010 by Super UserSo, what to make of news that the Out-of-home Video Advertising Bureau is now the Digital Place-Based Advertising Association? OVAB, which was easy to say, is now the D P Double A, which I guess is OK. I always thought the Video part of the handle was a little out of step with where things …
CoolSign, NCR part of expanded working group on 4G mobile broadband March 24, 2010 by Super UserIf the tariffs are not crippling and the network infrastructure can actually support everyone using mobile broadband, then the emerging 4G/LTE standard might be a very useful in this sector. Using mobile broadband is one less cable to drop and one less technician to not show up on time for install jobs. And it goes where …
Wireless Ronin cuts operating expenses in half, but still loses $10M in 2009 March 19, 2010 by Super UserAs required by regulators, Minneapolis-based Wireless Ronin lifted the veil on its activities yesterday, releasing its Q4 and year-end numbers, as well as having an earnings conference call. You can read the transcript here. Briefly, ouch. Actually, OUCH! Very few companies shot the lights out in 2009, but I doubt very few companies specifically in this sector …
Kioskcom and DS Show being re-branded as Customer Engagement Technology World March 18, 2010 by Super UserJD Events, the guys who have been doing Kioskcom for the past decade, are renaming and re-branding the the kiosk show and its sister digital signage event as Customer Engagement Technology World, starting this fall in New York. The show that is in Vegas next month will be, yay!!!, in San Francisco in spring 2011. …
Live streaming from SXSW in Austin, to DOOH network in Chicago March 16, 2010 by Super UserOne of the things that gets repeated over and over again, but usually ignored, is the need to get content on screens that is unique and actually interesting to the targeted viewing audience. This definitely qualifies as unique. The LA-based consulting group Future Content LLC is running something called Viewtopia this week, live from the …
New York's MTA issues RFP on wi-fi services; observer asks, "Where's the digital screen component?" March 15, 2010 by Super UserIt’s interesting to see how far the industry has progressed when an RFP from a very large gov’t authority comes out and an observer asks why there’s no digital signage component. It’s interesting to see how far the industry has progressed when an RFP from a very large gov’t authority comes out and an observer …
DS Show enlists some smartypants to help show industry newcomers around March 12, 2010 by Super UserDSE is more than a bit of a blur, but I do remember standing around at one point and seeing a Minicom guy walk by with a bunch of people following him, which my remaining neurons slowly stitched together to make me realize that was a trade show tour thing. I thought it was kind …
Virtual trade show on industry planned for late April; possible learning, but no jet lag, no cocktails March 12, 2010 by Super UserSome of the people who most need to go to digital signage trade shows and get up the curve never do get to them – because of measly budgets, no free time, or notions that they already know it all. Some people don’t go because even one day in Las Vegas is three days gone …
Focus and Flourish March 10, 2010 by Super UserI have had countless conversations about the industry and about various companies, mostly software companies, who seem to have it going on. The typical comment: “Boy, those guys seem to be doing a lot of business …” The people I yak with can’t figure out why, but it is usually pretty clear to me. The …
