AV IT Integrator Diversified Launches In-House Financing To Build Out, Sustain Customer Projects April 19, 2022 by Dave Haynes The big U.S. pro AV IT integrator Diversified has announced a formalized in-house financing program that can roll up hardware and services costs into a single monthly invoice. Called Diversified Global Payment Solution, the program is built around providing “extensive equipment and technology financing options to enable client growth and innovation.” “Keeping up with the …
Tech Giant Hewlett Packard Using Big LED To Immerse, Inspire At Houston HQ April 19, 2022 by Dave Haynes Tech giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has worked a series of large LED displays into its global headquarters in the Houston area, with a goal of providing immersive experiences, as well as artistic and inspirational pieces, and branded content. The displays are all from SNA Displays, are using Scala as the CMS, and were put …
LG Adds Three Tanning Booth-Bright In-Window LCDs To US Commercial Display Line-Up April 15, 2022 by Dave Haynes LG has added three tanning booth-bright flat panel displays to its line-up, with the use-cases focused on applications like in-window displays for QSR operations and street-level retail. The units – 49, 55 and 75 inches – are rated at 4,000 nit brightness, which is as bright or brighter than many purely outdoor-rated LCD displays that …
US Broadcaster Sinclair, Integrator USSI Testing Digital Signage Delivery Using NextGen TV Technologies April 14, 2022 by Dave Haynes What if tweaked but largely existing television broadcasting towers and transmitters could be used to deliver digital signage content and DOOH advertising, instead of being delivered using the Internet? That’s the premise that will be tested in the US for a network of screens attached to electric vehicle charging stations, by the Sinclair Broadcast Group …
Merger Of Exertis And Almo Pro AV Distributors Leads To Exertis Almo Rebrand, And Re-Org April 14, 2022 by Dave Haynes The well-known Almo brand has kinda sorta mostly survived in the wake of the big pro AV distributor being acquired in December by rival and now BFF Exertis, with the blended company to be known going forward as Exertis Almo. Exertis Almo, says PR, harnesses the combined sales, service, marketing and subject matter expertise of …
German Firm Markets Manufacturer-Agnostic Device Management Platform For Digital Signage, Kiosks April 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes Via Invidis … A Hamburg, Germany firm called Accenta is marketing a device and supporting platform – called Kiosk IQ – that makes it possible to monitor, diagnose and control digital signage systems in real time, regardless of manufacturer and location. “24/7 monitoring, cloud alarm rules with escalation management and notifications via email or SMS provide …
Pro AV Industry Saw Record Sales Growth In March 2022: AVIXA Research April 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes Despite ongoing supply chain issues, the pro AV industry saw record sales growth last month in North America and even more so globally, according the latest business index numbers from the research wing of the trade association AVIXA. The new Pro AV Business Index says its AV Sales Index (AVI-S) measured 72.7 for March, up …
LG Follows Samsung Into All-In-One Kiosk Market With 27-Inch, Windows-Driven Unit April 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes Sixteen:Nine content partner Invidis has a German language post up about how LG has followed the lead of Korean rival Samsung by developing and launching an all-in-one kiosk aimed at self-service applications. The LG Kiosk, reports Invidis, will be launched first in the Korean home market and later in Europe and North America, likely by …
Upshow’s New Shift Formalizes, Focuses Back Of House QSR Digital Signage Solutions April 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes Chicago-based Upshow has formalized its digital signage options for the so-called “back of house” in restaurant businesses – enabling displays in kitchen, break rooms and other areas where it’s possible to communicate with steadily on-the-go workers. Called Upshow Shift, the platform makes it possible for workers to view and respond to real-time information via in-venue …
Wavy OLED Video Wall Greets Visitors At AVI-SPL’s New Dallas Digs April 8, 2022 by Dave Haynes This is the lobby of the new Dallas offices of big pro AV integrator AVI-SPL, which starts the Wow Factor at the entry using a wavy, nine-panel OLED video wall. “We contract for a good deal of high-end signage and content, and there’s no better proof of our skill and ability to think outside the …
