Solutions Providers Merge As 10Net Acquires Unified Brand January 15, 2020 by Super User Vancouver-based digital signage solutions provider 10net Group has acquired Phoenix-based Unified Brand in a deal that gives both, relatively small companies more heft and clout in chasing deals across North America. “We are excited to become a part of the 10net Group which will support our shared goal of being more competitive in the digital …
New Canada Goose Store Uses Digital (And Serious AC) To Drive Experience, Aspiration January 15, 2020 by Super User Canadians are mostly practical people, so I am probably not the only person north of US border who has seen images or video of a new Canada Goose experiential store in Toronto and wondered why a cold room was needed, when parka-testing shoppers could just go outside. On the other hand, would the shoppers come …
Jim Stoklosa On The Workings And Plans For Screens, Adobe’s Digital Signage CMS January 15, 2020 by Super User Some very big technology companies have come into the digital signage business through the years, and with the exception of the display guys, most have either exited or their efforts kinda petered out. Every so often I stumble across something that suggests Cisco is still in signage, but I don’t see it. It would be …
New Chicago School Has Big (And Big Dollar) OLED Art Feature In Lobby January 14, 2020 by Super User I have this scene in my head of teachers walking into a brand-new elementary school in Cicero, Illinois, looking at an art installation of 34 OLED displays that run up a wall and make a wavy ceiling, and quietly wondering about their skimpy salaries and tight school supply budgets. Located in Cicero, Illinois, a Chicago …
STRATACACHE Deal Sees LCDs Sourced From China Giant BOE January 14, 2020 by Super User STRATACACHE appears to be timing partnership announcements this week to coincide with its presence at the NRF retail trade show in NYC. On the heels of a partnership announcement Monday regarding the Japanese market, CEO Chris Riegel has announced what is a more significant and momentous deal with a huge Chinese LCD panel manufacturer. The …
Suburban KC Office Block Adds Art-Driven LED Header To Facade January 14, 2020 by Super User We’ve seen LED growing in popularity as signature design feature in the lobbies or grand public spaces of big commercial buildings, and now we’re also seeing it as an external design feature. This is the CityPlace Corporate Center in Overland Park (a section of Kansas City), which now has a big LED header playing a …
Quividi Shuffles Exec Team, With New CEO And Co-Founder Back As President January 13, 2020 by Super User The French computer vision firm Quividi – which has been marketing video analytics into the digital signage and DOOH ecosystems for many years – has shuffled its management team, naming a new CEO, shifting its longtime CEO to the board, and bringing back a founder. Laetitia Lim is the new Chief Executive Officer, with Ke-Quang …
Digital Signage Federation’s 2020 Board Has Three New Faces, Two Returnees January 13, 2020 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation has released the outcome of its 2020 Board of Directors elections. Spencer Graham of Real Digital Media will serve a second year as Chairman. The post is traditionally a one-year thing, but this is the second consecutive extension, as NEC’s Rich Ventura also had an extra year keeping the launch codes …
STRATACACHE Partners With Japanese Digital Agency To Accelerate Access To Market January 13, 2020 by Super User STRATACACHE has announced a strategic technology partnership with a big, influential Japanese ad and digital agency – Hakuhodo DY Holdings – that will give it accelerated access to the digital retail market in that country. Hakuhodo has business ties with a lot of large household brands, like auto and electronics makers. This deal gives the …
Hacked Billboard Had Unlocked Equipment Shed, Used Laptop As Media Player January 13, 2020 by Super User A digital billboard in the Detroit area was hacked last fall, with ads replaced by a very naughty video. Probably like most people, I assumed a couple of teenaged boys with strong computer chops somehow got at the media player and made the change, for the sake of some giggles. I was right, though the …
