ISE 2019 Impressions From Day 1: Hardened LED Is Here, And OLED Is Back. February 5, 2019 by Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 …
signageOS Launches Free, Open Software That Bridges Media Players With CMS Platforms February 1, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Prague-based software company signageOS has launched a free software bridge that enables CMS companies and other developers to easily launch and manage digital signage networks that blend a variety of different playback devices, including all the major smart displays and Android players. The company is pitching that its new signageOS Open can remove weeks …
Workplace Collaboration Firm Extends Platform To Digital Signage With ScreenCloud Tie-In January 31, 2019 by Dave Haynes Austin, TX-based Lifesize, which does video collaboration and meeting productivity solutions, platform, has announced an integration with UK-based ScreenCloud that extends digital signage content to connected screens in meeting rooms and around the office. The company primarily markets cameras, microphones and conferencing phones, as well as a management platform. The platform’s integration with ScreenCloud allows organizations to …
Cisco Touts New Wrinkle That Turns Webex Displays Into Part-Time Digital Signage January 31, 2019 by Dave Haynes Networking hardware giant Cisco appears to be slipping back, a little, into digital signage, touting a new capability that lets Cisco Webex video devices show digital signage messaging instead of what it calls the “default half-wake state.” The capability, says Cisco on its company blog, is a response to longtime requests from customers to be …
BrightSign Launches Cloud Management Platform That Helps (And Maybe Competes With) CMS Software Options January 30, 2019 by Dave Haynes Silicon Valley-based BrightSign continues to evolve its go-to-market position – having pretty quickly transitioned from a company known for reliable but proprietary little purple media player boxes and software, to a very open platform that’s doing partnerships all over the place lately. The company is launching a new API-centric product called BSN.cloud, described as a robust player-management …
How Aitrak Says Its AI-Driven Eye Tracking Platform Gives Creatives Superpowers January 30, 2019 by Dave Haynes It doesn’t matter how slick your software is, or how beautiful and robust a display may be, if the content on a digital sign doesn’t attract attention and hold it, at least for a bit. So tools that help track and analyze how people view advertising, packaging and other marketing messages can be incredibly valuable. …
LA Office Tower Video Walls Light Up To Support Rams’ Super Bowl Appearance January 29, 2019 by Dave Haynes The LA-based design studio StandardVision collaborated with the LA Rams NFL team to develop content celebrating the team’s season and its appearance in Sunday’s Super Bowl game, against the New England Patriots. The company produced huge video banners that are now running at at the US Bank Tower (633 Hope Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90071) and One …
