BroadSign To Drive 3,500-Screen Ad Network For French Hypermarket Group November 2, 2016 by Super User A lot of the deals that get announced in press releases by software vendors aren’t big enough to get more than a shrug from people outside those companies, so I don’t tend to bother writing them up. But there are ones, here and there, that are big enough and sufficiently different to warrant some attention. Montreal-based …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Mark McDermott, ScreenCloud November 2, 2016 by Super User This week we’re talking content management software with Mark McDermott, the CEO and one of the co-founders of ScreenCloud, which offers a platform that looks, feels and works like much of what we do online with other subscription software tools. That’s because ScreenCloud grew out of Codegent, a software solutions company that was, and is, in …
Walmart Testing Giant Digital Vending Machine For In-Store Pick-ups November 1, 2016 by Super User There are multiple reports online, all picking up on a couple of reports, about a giant vending machine-like in-store pickup system being tested at a Walmart near the retailing giant’s head offices in Bentonville, Arkansas. The Buy Online/Pick-up In Store tower is a 15-foot tall multi-sided kiosk thingie that allows locals to order items online …
DSF Unveils New Look Logo October 31, 2016 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation has a new logo. There were DSF members walking around last week with lapel pins sporting the new look. I’m told a badly needed refresh of the organization’s website is imminent.
Diversified Continues Integrator Acquisition Binge October 31, 2016 by Super User New Jersey-based solutions provider Diversified (you may know them as DMG) continues to be in major growth through acquisition mode. The company last week announced the acquisition of Dallas, TX-based Media Management, an integrator that also has offices in Houston. That’s on the heels of several other acquisitions, of similar companies, in the past year or so. …
Simon Rolls Out Mobile-Friendly Interactive Stations Across US Malls October 31, 2016 by Super User The US shopping mall giant Simon is rolling out a shiny new set of big 65-inch interactive directories to nine shopping centres, using a blend of touch and screen to mobile capabilities like NFC, beacons and text. The units, a press release suggests, also use proximity sensors that make the interactive component “come to life” …
DSE Opens Registration For March 2017 Vegas Show October 31, 2016 by Super User The 2017 edition of Digital Signage Expo have opened for registration online at www.dse2017.com The show is at the Las Vegas Convention Center March 28-31 (with the exhibit hall open March 29-30). There are more than 125 educational sessions of vary kinds, including 10 pre and post-show events, eight industry-specific keynotes, 34 general conference sessions, …
Sales Beating Forecasts For All-In-One Displays, Sold In Taiwan Costcos October 30, 2016 by Super User Costco regulars will confirm my experience that all kinds of things turn up on the spartan shelves of the member-based warehouse retailer. But I don’t recall seeing any digital signage products for sale, as they are in Taiwan. That country’s 12 big box Costcos are selling 50-inch all-in-one kiosks, and sales results are so far beating …
And That’s 5,000 … October 28, 2016 by Super User WordPress, the software I use to price this site, has a dashboard that provides an overview of activity – like page views, spam comments and numbers of posts. I’ve been paying attention to the posts count number lately because it was closing in on 5,000. And this is the 5,000th post on Sixteen:Nine since I …
Coates Formally Launches VR Tool To Help Sell QSR Digital Signage Solutions October 28, 2016 by Super User The Aussie firm Coates Group has formally started marketing its in-house virtual reality capabilities as a way to understand how digital signage and interactive screens could be integrated into the stores of its target vertical – fast food restaurants. The company has opened up a lab and showroom in its new Chicago offices, and is …
