Signagelive Adds Easy, Template-Based Creative Via PosterMyWall Integration December 14, 2018 by Dave Haynes UK digital signage CMS software shop Signagelive has always been fast and smart about tying in to capabilities it can add to its overall offer, choosing to partner rather than build. Its integration is with the US-based firm PosterMyWall – a template-driven, cloud-based platform that allows end-users to build promotional spots without having a lick of design …
Intuiface Adds Deep Analytics To Its Interactive Design Suite December 14, 2018 by Dave Haynes The French software firm Intuiface is the latest vendor in the digital signage ecosystem to add analytics capabilities to its overall offer – though in this case it is less about viewer movement and time as it is about the specifics of interactive display sessions. The company describes Intuiface Analytics as a “product set enabling any …
Rome’s Airport Has Shape-Shifting LED Ad Chandelier December 13, 2018 by Dave Haynes Anything with moving parts has risks, but using programmed hydraulic arms and LED screens inside and airport is way, way, way less trouble-prone and risky than something with thousands of sync’d, ever-moving bits on an outside display. That’s why comparing this install to the doomed Coca-Cola display in Times Square isn’t all that relevant. This …
RMG Brings Symon Brand Back To Its Digital Signage Offer December 13, 2018 by Dave Haynes RMG Networks has revived the Symon brand – which was disappeared some five years ago when RMG acquired the Dallas-based business visual messaging company, Symon Communications. RMG is still the corporate entity, but the enterprise (on-premise) software platform will be called Symon. The relatively new cloud-based CMS will continue to be marketed as Korbyt. Says …
Video: LAX Int’L Terminal Gets Content Refresh For Iconic Digital Signage Install December 13, 2018 by Dave Haynes The LAX International Terminal digital experience is a few years old now, but to the credit of the airport and JC Decaux, which has the media concession for the airport, the content is being refreshed. This is a loop showing the content being developed for the seven big display elements in the post-security part of …
Spectrio Buys Codigo; Gets Footprint & Experience In Financial Services December 12, 2018 by Dave Haynes Tampa-based in-store marketing solutions provider Spectrio has acquired Louisville-based Codigo, a digital signage and kiosk software and solutions shop that has long focused on the financial services industry. “Over the years, Spectrio has focused on client growth in automotive, healthcare, hospitality, veterinary, and retail verticals. We are excited to add a fresh focus on the financial industry,” …
Here’s The Judge List For This Year’s Global Digital Signage Awards December 12, 2018 by Dave Haynes The 2019 Finalist list of companies was issued Monday for the global Digital Signage Awards, and as head judge I want to thank all of the other industry people – from around the world – who very kindly donated their finite time to review submissions, score them, and help identify the best of the best. The …
Kiosk Mashes Up Robots And Touchscreens For Vending Machine Coffee You’d Actually Drink December 12, 2018 by Dave Haynes Drinking coffee that comes out of vending machines tends to be an act of desperation (or utter indifference), but here’s an automated coffee machine that serves up the good stuff. A company called Briggo produces and places micro coffee shops that are like the oversized vending machines you see in airports for Best Buy, except …
STRATACACHE Acquires Chinese Specialty DisplayCo; Rebrands As Scala China December 12, 2018 by Dave Haynes There is now a Scala China, in the wake of parent company STRATACACHE acquiring a tablet and computing device manufacturing company based in Ningbo, China. The company, formerly known as POPSCREENS, is now Scala China – positioned as a solution for interactive retail displays. The deal gets CEO Chris Riegel a 250,000 square foot manufacturing …
Why Kaan Gunay’s Digital OOH Media Startup Is Going On Rideshare Cartops December 12, 2018 by Dave Haynes There’s nothing new about media on taxi tops, but a San Francisco start-up called Firefly is trying to go about it with a different approach. Firefly describes itself as the first mobility-based SmartScreens platform – an advertising media firm that gets it footprint and scale from the rideshare industry. Firefly is working primarily with the …
