The importance of nailing the little things in contracts March 29, 2007 by Dave Haynes I took the Montreal Metro subway to get out to the JADN.TV conference, and while standing on the platform noticed something peculiar. A firm called MetroVision has ad screens running in some Metro stops, particularly the big ones. Projectors with long-throw lenses blast motion images on to a wall-mounted screen on the other side of …
JADN.TV conference in Montreal March 29, 2007 by Dave Haynes After a trip from Las Vegas that, courtesy of United Airlines, was worthy of a Salvador Dali painting, I made it to Montreal in time for the inaugural JADN.TV digital signage conference on March 28. In short: well organized by Arsenal-Media; cool venue atop the Montreal Olympic Stadium tower; wine at lunch (gotta love the …
GSBC founder says he's got hottest tech stock on planet March 26, 2007 by Dave HaynesSo I hadn’t heard or read anything for a few days on DigiCurve, also known as Global Satellite Broadcasting Corporation. The stock is not trading as yet, as far as we can tell. In looking around, I did manage to find a fascinating interview with GSBC founder Ronald Flynn, who tells the venerated business trade …
Why DigiCurve will ensure GSBC's industry domination March 21, 2007 by Dave Haynes From GSBC’s March 20 press release: DigiCurve, Inc. (OTCBB:DCUV), a multimedia producer and provider of online content, announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent to purchase the assets of Global Satellite Broadcasting Corporation (GSBC) of Thailand in an all-stock transaction. “We are very pleased to have the opportunity to acquire the assets …
GSBC becoming Digicurve??? Or … something … March 20, 2007 by Dave HaynesPut on your decoder rings and see if you can figure this one out: Bangkok, Thailand (PRWeb) March 20, 2007 — Digital Signage specialist GSBC Global today has successfully negotiated an LOI to become listed on the NASDAQ’s Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. The founder of GSBC Global, Mr Ronald Flynn, worked with Digicurve Inc. to enter …
No listing on NASDAQ OTC yet for GSBC March 19, 2007 by Dave Haynes Unless they have come up with a different handle, the guys humping GSBC did not manage to list on the NASDAQ over the counter board today, as an enthused salesman told me last week was going to happen. Well … now where am I supposed to spend my life’s savings??? This is particularly disappointing because in trying …
A monster TV from Italy March 18, 2007 by Dave HaynesThe gadget blog Gizmodo has a post about a 205″ LED monitor meant for indoor use. That’s about twice the size of the biggest LCDs and/or plasmas wheeled out at CES a couple of months ago. The screens are made by Tecnovision, which is primarily in the outdoor LED board business. Evidently, they see a …
Montreal conference tracking nicely, organizer says March 17, 2007 by Dave HaynesI spoke with Denys Lavigne, who runs Montreal’s Arsenal Media and is behind the digital signage show set for there in a week and change. Lavigne says he has roughly 70-75 attendees signed up and expects to cap out at somewhere south of 100. He baked in room for more, but is not really hoping …
Now GSBC really is calling me March 14, 2007 by Dave Haynes Amazing. Some very nice but frenzied guy just called me from some Hong Kong boiler room to confirm that I had received the e-mail about GSBC — the world dominating digital signage play — and did I want to talk to a senior analyst from Paragon International Placements so I could throw some money at this …
GlobalShop Roundup March 14, 2007 by Dave HaynesSelf Service World has a round-up on the gadget side of last week’s GlobalShop show. The stuff sounds newer and more interesting than a lot of it actually was, but if you are new to this industry, it will prove useful. I thought the crowd was a lot more than 14,000, but I stopped counting …
