Microsoft Teams Exec To Keynote At Infocomm 2026 March 18, 2026 by John Berkovich A senior Microsoft executive responsible for the company’s Teams collaboration platform will deliver a keynote at next year’s Infocomm 2026 in Las Vegas. Ilya Bukshteyn, Corporate Vice President for Teams Calling, Devices and Premium Experiences at Microsoft, is scheduled to speak on Wednesday, June 17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The annual AV industry …
Fusion Signage Earns SOC 2 Type II Attestation March 18, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger Australian digital signage software provider Fusion Signage has achieved SOC 2 Type II attestation, a widely recognised standard for assessing the effectiveness of an organisation’s security controls over time. The attestation followed an independent audit conducted by Sensiba, which evaluated Fusion Signage’s systems and processes against the AICPA Trust Services Criteria for Security. Unlike point-in-time …
Stratacache Layoffs Reflect Mounting Global Pressures On Digital Signage March 18, 2026 by John Berkovich The digital signage industry is beginning to feel the cumulative effects of several global pressures converging at the same time: rising tariffs, supply chain disruptions, memory component price spikes, and geopolitical instability tied to the ongoing conflict involving Iran. One of the first visible signs in North America may now be emerging from one of …
ISE’s 2026 Show Stats Drill Deep into Who Was There and Why They Made the Trip March 17, 2026 by Dave Haynes Trade show operators are sometimes a bit cagey about what facts and figures they make available once the events close, but when a show is on a roll, I guess there’s no real concern. Integrated Systems Europe was booming in Amsterdam, and after the major hiccup brought on by a global pandemic, the show is …
Startup Trillboards Pitches Free CMS and Device Management Platform for SMB Digital Signage March 17, 2026 by John Berkovich San Francisco-based startup Trillboards is pitching a free digital signage platform aimed at small and mid-sized businesses, offering a cloud-based content management system, device management tools and bundled content as part of an ad-supported model. The company says its “All-In-One Free” initiative allows businesses and installers to run signage networks using existing devices such as …
Wandsworth Roundabout DooH Site in UK Upgraded with Daktronics LED March 17, 2026 by John Berkovich The landmark Wandsworth Roundabout digital out-of-home site in south-west London has been refurbished with new Daktronics LED displays, part of a wider upgrade program led by Wildstone and operator Backlite UK. A New Era of Premium DooH Upgrades The Wandsworth Roundabout renewal shows how the standard has risen for landmark DooH installations: New outdoor LED …
An LED Sphere In China Uses Faux 3D For Added Wow Factor, And It Looks Like Hell March 16, 2026 by Dave Haynes Back in late 2024, I put up a post wondering if the whole thing with “naked eye 3D” on big LED displays was in the last moments of its 15 minutes of fame period, and for the most part I think that’s the case. But that doesn’t mean we’re done with it, and it certainly …
Ramesh Jayaraman: New Daktronics CEO Talks about Next Steps for the LED Manufacturer March 16, 2026 by Balthasar Mayer The first three days of his new job threw Ramesh Jayaraman, the new president and CEO of Daktronics, right into the halls of ISE in Barcelona. He had a busy start – but that reflects his future tasks at the US-based LED manufacturer pretty well. Jayaraman was brought in at the start of 2026 and …
Emergent Launches Fusion Platform for Interactive Data Storytelling March 16, 2026 by John Berkovich New York startup Emergent has introduced a no-code application platform designed to help broadcasters and corporate media teams turn live data into interactive visualizations for studio displays, dashboards, and online storytelling. The new platform, called Fusion, allows producers to combine images, video, and HTML5 graphics with live data feeds to build interactive maps, dashboards and …
Demand for Low-Power Signage Pushing E Ink to Expand Large-Format E-Paper Production March 16, 2026 by John Berkovich Taiwan-based display technology firm E Ink is ramping up investment in large-format e-paper displays amid growing demand for energy-efficient alternatives to conventional digital signage. As reported by Tapei Times, the company communicated its investment plans in a recent earnings call: It plans to spend between NT$5 billion and NT$8 billion (US$157 million to $251 million) …
