VuWall Makes Video Wall Control Software Free For COVID-19 Responders March 24, 2020 by Dave Haynes Montreal-based video wall control software firm VuWall has offered up its VuWall2 solution as a free download to community, government and other organizations that need to create big visual dashboards to stay on top of pandemic response measures. As the current situation caused by COVID-19 remains fluid, managing the overflow of information has become a …
Introducing Learning: A Central Calendar For Industry Webinars And Webcasts March 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes After a pitched battle with a plug-in for WordPress, I kinda sorta mostly have an events calendar running here under the banner of LEARNING. You will find a link to LEARNING on the main navigation menu beneath the SIXTEEN:NINE logo, and a widget on the RH sidebar of pages, that lists events by date. It …
Direct View LED Display Market Grew 34.7% In 2019 March 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes Here’s some good news to take on-board during this dark business period, and a reminder that business will come back soon enough. Revenue in the worldwide LED video display market went up by 34.7 percent in 2019, driven by surging demand for fine pixel pitch (FPP) products. Global LED video display market revenue totaled $5.7 …
Timing Is Everything: Digital Signage Paired With Hand Sanitizer No Longer Novelty Product March 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes Timing is sometimes everything when it comes to marketing a product, and it can take a compelling event to shift a product from being regarded as “interesting” to one that is right for the moment. In my dark period when I did business development for a software company, more than a decade ago, I had …
Software Shop Tightrope Develops Dedicated Site On How To Work Effectively From Home March 20, 2020 by Dave Haynes Minneapolis-based digital signage and broadcast software company Tightrope Media Systems has been largely a remote working firm for a few years, so the workplace disruption brought on by a pandemic has been minimal. “Given the current work environment I thinking about how we could be helpful to our customers, channel partners, and colleagues,” says …
Take This Quick Survey To Gauge Industry Sentiments In The Age Of COVID-19 March 20, 2020 by Dave Haynes Sixteen:Nine is working with the Munich-based consulting, events and publishing firm invidis on a marketplace survey to get some sense of what impacts companies within the digital signage eco-system expect to see because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. While it is hard times for just about any company that doesn’t make medical equipment supplies, hand …
Samsung Starts Marketing All-In-One Digital Signage Bundle Aimed At SMB Market March 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes Samsung has started marketing what it calls its Business TV, or Pro TV. It’s a “prosumer” display – a TV with some commercial display features – bundled with a light CMS application that small business operators can control and manage off a smartphone. The series features 4K HDR displays rated for 16/7 use, with the …
Stef Thorarinson Of Pristine-Screen On Using Touchscreens In The Age Of COVID-19 March 18, 2020 by Dave Haynes At the best of times, using an interactive screen can be a slightly dodgy experience because of the presence of dirt, grime, bacterial build-up and other stuff you really don’t even want to think about. But in this new age we’re living in – hopefully temporary, but who knows – touching an interactive surface that’s …
Will A Pandemic Knock Digital Signage Down The Workplace Tech Priority List? March 17, 2020 by Dave Haynes Workplace communications has been one of the most active vertical markets in digital signage for the last few years – with screens filling the gap created by unopened emails, unused intranets and the end of things like employee mail slots, physical inboxes and pay envelopes. But the new reality, or at least the reality for …
Video: The Rationale And Benefits Of Digital Signage In Cannabis Retailing March 17, 2020 by Dave Haynes Few retail verticals need digital signage the way cannabis retailing needs it. You have a wide range of products emerging from a black market into licensed main street, mainstream retailing and a whole bunch of new customers whose collective understanding doesn’t extend much beyond knowing they won’t get arrested for buying it. As a boomer, …
