DSF Plans Aug. 4th Meet And Mingle In Minneapolis July 12, 2022 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation is getting back to its pre-COVID rhythm and routine of pairing scheduled in-person board meetings with evening mixers in different cities – with a new event set for a few weeks from now in Minneapolis, which is awesome in the summer and not so much in January. The August 4th DSF Meet …
Meeting Partners And Belting Out 70s Soul In Las Vegas June 14, 2022 by Super User I bumped into Tom Ross from UK-based Now Signage in one of the corridors on the InfoComm show floor – him racing one way to a meeting, me heading the other way. I said I would pop by to see their set-up with Exertis-Almo, but as inevitably happens at these things, best intentions don’t always …
Surprise!: Trade Shows Are COVID Super-Spreader Events June 13, 2022 by Super User Three tests, three negatives so far, but I am not out of the woods yet with respect to getting or dodging COVID-19 after five days and nights in Las Vegas last week. There are many, many reports of people who were at InfoComm last week getting home, doing tests, and getting the two little red …
PPDS, Signagelive Both Bring On Senior Sales People For U.S. Market June 3, 2022 by Super User I am breaking my policy a bit here by posting about new hires, with a note about well-known industry veterans being brought on to a pair of companies. Analytics tell me few readers are interested in these appointments – apart from the employers and new employees. But once in a while there is news that’s …
Christie Digital Acquires Assets Of Brass Roots Technologies May 17, 2022 by Super User Christie Digital Systems has acquired the assets of the Texas technology firm Brass Roots Technologies, picking up its IP and talent in the areas of advanced optics and electronics for high-performance display and imaging systems. Employees now work for Christie, but operations will remain in Allen, TX, working under the Christie name. “The purchase of …
Things Getting A Bit Testy As What Worked Or Didn’t At Last Week’s ISE Debated In Social Media May 17, 2022 by Super User There’s a bit of a scrap online coming out of last week’s Integrated Systems Europe trade show, with questions about exhibitors, press coverage, wayfinding and even the merits of virtual versus printed badges. I wasn’t there, so I don’t have a particularly valid or relevant point of view. I can only relay the discourse. Adrian …
PPDS (Philips) Makes Senior Management Changes; Defines Three Global Heads Of “Strategic Pillars” May 9, 2022 by Super User PPDS – the company that markets Philips digital signage, interactive displays, direct view LED and pro TV products and solutions – has announced a major management re-org just ahead of ISE, the big pro AV trade show this week in Barcelona. General Manager Chris Colpaert has left PPDS after about four years, and three PPDS …
DSF Plans May 24 Networking Event In Chicago, Sync’d With Big Restaurant Trade Show May 9, 2022 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation is back to organizing regional Meet and Mingle events, and has one planned for later this month in Chicago. The networking event coincides with the National Restaurant Association trade show, and will be – very suitably – at a restaurant/bar called The Irish Nobleman. Details: May 24th at 6:30 pm, at …
Reflect Founder Schmitt, COO Sanders Move On In Wake Of CRI Merger May 3, 2022 by Super User It looks like the inevitable shakeout has now happened in the wake of Reflect Systems merging and being rolled into Creative Realities, with Linkedin notifications popping up that show President and Founder Matt Schmitt has left the blended company, along with COO Bob Sanders. Schmitt left after 20+ years with Reflect back in February, while …
Now I’m REALLY Going To Miss Next Week In Barcelona … May 3, 2022 by Super User Dinners and cocktail party invites regularly come along ahead of out-of-town trade shows, and while I often regret being able to go, few invites I have to turn down hurt as much as this one – a night at the Camp Nou watching Barcelona’s storied men’s football team (the women’s side is also awesome). The …
