Here Are All The Winners Of The 2018 Digital Signage Awards February 8, 2018 by Super User A Raspberry Pi-driven system that handles all the scoreboard and show controls for the famed Lord’s cricket grounds in London, UK, was the big winner in the Digital Signage Awards, handed out Wednesday at a special luncheon in Amsterdam. The awards, held during ISE and in collaboration with the invidis Digital Signage Summit, celebrate work done …
Report: ComQi Acquired For $28M By Taiwanese Panel Maker AU Optronics February 8, 2018 by Super User Digital signage CMS software firm ComQi has reportedly been acquired for $28 million USD by Taiwanese flat panel display manufacturer AU Optronics in a play to become a total solutions provider in this industry. It’s a lot of money, and from what I understand is more than what Stratacache paid for Scala. ComQi has been …
ISE 2018 Day Two Impressions – Crazy Busy, I’m Late February 8, 2018 by Super User Tuesday was reported as seeing record crowds, and I swear it was busier Wednesday. Have not seen the numbers but it definitely didn’t seem to drop off. I know there are numerous people just coming in starting today, as the ISE crowds are supposed to slow after the first two days. Had a better look …
ISE 2018 Day One Impressions – So Many People, So Many LED Vendors February 7, 2018 by Super User I saw a tweet from someone this morning that suggested Day 1 of ISE pulled in 32,000 people, and it felt like that in most of the halls. Crazy busy. Jammed walkways. I don’t understand the idiots who stop in the middle of hyper-crowded main walkways to have a group chat. Get out of the …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: How To Build Digital Signage Ad Spots For As Little As $15 February 7, 2018 by Super User There’s no question that making a proper investment in creative is essential to successful digital signage networks, but there’s also no question that a lot of small businesses don’t have the budget for full motion graphic design work, or wouldn’t even know who to ask to do that work. A few companies have popped up …
French Interactive Software Firm IntuiLab Raises $3.7M In Series A Funding February 6, 2018 by Super User Toulouse, France-based IntuiLab, which markets the easy-use IntuiFace interactive digital signage software, has announced the closing of $3.7M in Series A funding from a set of investors. The company will use the cash influx to expand its inbound marketing efforts and web presence, and grow its business relationships with major customers (such as Microsoft, SAP, Colliers, …
ISE 2018 Pre-Show News And Impressions February 5, 2018 by Super User The buzz around Integrated Systems Europe is that the show, which is sort of on now but really opens tomorrow, could push past 80,000 attendees. That’s a lot of people to squeeze into the RAI conference center in Amsterdam, even with a jumbo temporary tent out front and a new exhibit are that has taken …
Why Digital Signage Is A Good Prescription For The Healthcare Industry February 5, 2018 by DanDawson Guest Post: Richard Murton, Display Technology The healthcare industry sees large numbers of people walking in and out of their doors on a regular basis, and of course, each and every one of them is completely different to the next. With patients and family members all with their own issues, and employees all with their …
LEDs, OLEDs, Stroopwafels And Vedett Extra Whites – Headed To ISE 2018 February 2, 2018 by Super User I’m headed back to Amsterdam this weekend and will be at Integrated Systems Europe all next week, so posts may be spotty. I have a few booth tours set up but mostly I avoid that sort of thing, as appointments very quickly chew up all of my time. I get more out of just wandering …
NanoLumens’ White Paper Takes Deep Look At LED In Airports February 1, 2018 by Super User NanoLumens’ skinny-curvy LED display tech has found its way into at least of couple of high profile airport jobs recently, like Singapore’s Changi and Toronto Pearson. The Atlanta company is doing enough work in airports that it has generated a free white paper looking at the opportunity and challenges. “Airport executive teams understand that to …