Cybersecurity Researcher Finds “Severe Vulnerabilities” In Digital Signage Platform February 11, 2019 by Super User Minneapolis-based Tightrope Media Systems is coming out the other side of a rough patch last week, when a cybersecurity researcher doing penetration testing for a client found, documented and then published serious vulnerabilities in the company’s Carousel digital signage software. The researcher used an unchanged default administrator password to get access to the platform, without guesswork …
STRATACACHE Centralizes Asia-Pacific Digital Signage Ops In New Singapore Head Office February 11, 2019 by Super User STRATACACHE says it is opening a new Asia-Pacific headquarters for its group of digital signage companies in Singapore – 3,100 sq. feet in an office block to house sales, marketing, development, services and customer support in the region. All offices will report up to Manish Kumar, the Managing Director and SVP of Asia-Pacific Operations. In that region, …
ISE 2019 – Final Thoughts and Impressions February 11, 2019 by Super User Back at World HQ after a week in Amsterdam – and for the 2nd time in four ISE visits dealing with a whopper of a cold no doubt picked up when amongst 80,000 people. I have not seen formal attendance numbers, but assume foot traffic would be similar to or exceed 2018. It didn’t SEEM …
Here Are The 2019 Digital Signage Awards Winners February 11, 2019 by Super User The globally-based Digital Signage Awards were handed out last week in Amsterdam, with about 120 nominees and guests attending the awards reception and dinner at an old theatre right in the old city’s central district. The awards are done in association with Sixteen:Nine, and happen because of sponsors like TRISON, BBV, Mvix, NanoLumens and Gable. …
ISE 2019 Impressions From Day 3: Finally, Hall 8! February 8, 2019 by Super User Writing this on the plane and in lounges – heading back to Nova Scotia. Like a lot of people, based on what I was hearing and then seeing this morning at the airport, I punched out after three days. Thursday was busy-ish, but nothing like Wednesday. I finally, on day three, spent some meaningful time …
Lava Flows, Fluid Mechanics And The Deep Science Behind Video Wall Waterfalls February 6, 2019 by Super User If you’ve been to the Salesforce headquarters in San Francisco, or certain resort casinos, you will have seen and been blown away by giant virtual waterfalls that appear on LED walls and wash down, over and around things like entryways. It’s kind of amazing, and way beyond much of what you see on big digital …
ISE 2019 Impressions From Day 1: Hardened LED Is Here, And OLED Is Back. February 5, 2019 by Super User Day 1 is done and dusted at Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam, and I am happily back at my hotel, dodging extracurricular bad behavior in the hopes of actually-maybe getting a decent sleep. Crowd – Looked busy, but not stupid-busy. I wasn’t fighting my way through or around mobs to get at stuff. Weather – …
Four Winds Interactive Does Private Equity Partnership With Eye On Expansion And M&A February 5, 2019 by Super User Denver-based Four Winds Interactive has grown to date based on a small group of inside-ish investors, but that has changed with news of an Austin, Texas private equity company taking a non-controlling position with the digital signage SMS software company. The amount and terms of the deal with Vista Equity Partners were not announced. Levin said …
Christie Launches Next-Gen MicroTiles Based On LED Display Tech February 4, 2019 by Super User In an interesting and, I’d argue, puzzling move, Christie has re-launched its much-celebrated MicroTiles display series with technology that has very little shared DNA with the original, stackable projection cubes. The new MicroTiles are LED modules that are, in just about every respect, similar to the scores of other fine-pitch LED products out there. “Christie …
Stratacache Buys A 30-Floor Office Tower In Dayton, Pegged As Head Office in 18-24 Months February 3, 2019 by Super User Stratacache has bought yet another building – with the newest property pegged as the future head office for the digital signage solutions company. The building is the tallest in Dayton, Ohio – where CEO Chris Riegel lives and has aggressively been expanding the core company and a succession of acquired software and hardware that fall …
