Supreme Court Ruling Expected To Make Life Tougher For Patent Trolls May 23, 2017 by Dave Haynes A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday is expected to increase the degree of difficulty for non-practicing entities – aka patent trolls – to sue technology companies over intellectual property claims. The court ruled unanimously against a three-decade old standard that allowed patent holders to sue companies in pretty much any jurisdiction they chose – with a …
You Had One Job …. May 18, 2017 by Dave Haynes From a reader: corporate communications screen at the world headquarters of AmEx. They’re using smart TVs, not pro displays Someone didn’t monkey with the settings during set-up, so the bottom 25% of the screen is running what’s effectively an ad banner for LG. The thing is in demo mode. Takes about two clicks on a …
UK AV Distributor Sahara Presentations Group Acquires Digital Signage CMS Firm Sedao May 17, 2017 by Dave Haynes UK-based AV distributor Sahara Presentations Group has acquired Sedao, the UK digital signage software platform and services company it had been selling. ‘This is a great acquisition for the Sahara Presentations Group,” says Shaun Marklew, Sales and Marketing Director of Sahara. “Since their launch in 2004, Sedao has been at the forefront of digital signage innovation …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Rodolfo Saccoman, CEO/Founder of AdMobilize May 17, 2017 by Dave Haynes There’s nothing all that new about digital signage networks using video analytics to get some sense of what’s happening with audiences near screens, but AdMobilize is not just another company peddling the same old stuff. I spoke with CEO and Founder Rodolfo Saccoman about a product and service he says rolls up a wide range …
Guerrilla Projection-Mapping In DC Takes Visual Swipe At Trump May 16, 2017 by Dave Haynes Artist and activist filmmaker Robin Bell rolled up and parked a van across the street from the Trump International Hotel in Washington, did a quick set-up, and started projection-mapping a set of provocative messages on the hotel entrance header aimed squarely at the guy whose name is on the front. Bell told CNN he was hoping …
How About A Cord-Free Digital Sign That Will Run A Year Between Charges? May 16, 2017 by Dave Haynes Slovenia’s Visionect has started marketing a 13-inch E Ink display that will run for as long as a year before needing its battery recharged. Called the Onethree – presumably based on the 13-inch size – the unit is touted as a Place and Play device that can go where it needs to go, and …
After Years Of Red Ink, CRI Now Operating In Black May 16, 2017 by Dave Haynes I don’t know how many posts I’ve done about the endlessly bad tale of the financial fortunes of Wireless Ronin-Broadcast International-Creative Realities, so it’s sort of amazing to knock out a post about the most recent incarnation actually turning a profit in the last two SEC reporting periods. Creative Realities, Inc. – better known as CRI …
Signagelive Debuts Meeting Room Sign Widget Solution May 15, 2017 by Dave Haynes UK-based Signagelive has joined the increasingly lengthy list of companies offer pure-play meeting room sign systems or, in this case and many others, applications that do the job, running off a digital signage CMS. The company’s new Calendar Widgets enables simple connection to Google and Microsoft Office 365 Calendars, and hooks in to a range …
If You Run A Digital Signage Network, Did A Cyber Attack Friday Make You WannaCry? May 15, 2017 by Dave Haynes The global ransomware attack that bubbled up late last week has affected a wide variety of system in scores of countries – everything from small businesses to hospital patient management systems – so it was inevitable it was also going to affect some digital signage operators. Digital signage vet Dan Parisien, now with Quividi, speculated …
Adobe Taking Serious Steps Into Digital Signage Market With Screens May 12, 2017 by Dave Haynes Adobe Systems has a small team refining a digital signage platform called Screens that now loads when users fire up one of the giant software company’s flagship products, Adobe Experience Manager. The product has quietly been on the market for about two years now, and its product managers say the framework and functionality is all …
