Wireless Zone Selects Netkey for 350-Store Digital Signage Project

Posted on Jun 29, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

From Trading Markets.com comes the following news about NetKey’s new 350-store digital signage project:

EAST HAVEN, Conn., Jun 24, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — VZ | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Netkey, a global provider of software for the operation and management of digital signage and self-service kiosks, today announced that Wireless Zone, the largest independent Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) dealer in the U.S., has selected Netkey SaaS (software-as-a-service) to operate digital signs in the company’s stores.

Based in Middletown, Conn., Wireless Zone has been ranked the Number One wireless communications franchise in the U.S. by Entrepreneur Magazine for three consecutive years. Found primarily in the Northeast, Midwest and South, more than 350 stores operate under the Wireless Zone brand, and the company is targeting having 400 locations open by the end of 2009

As part of an effort to enhance the customer experience and drive new sales, the company is installing up to eight digital signs in each Wireless Zone store. The signs display up-to-the-minute information about new wireless products, services, and special carrier promotions, and all content can be remotely updated and managed from a single PC at Wireless Zone headquarters using Netkey digital signage software.

“In the highly competitive wireless market, providing current information about products and services to customers is a must,” said Jose Olmeda, executive director of store development
for Wireless Zone. “The flexibility and ease-of-use of the Netkey digital signage software has allowed Wireless Zone to generate immediacy with our in-store marketing communications and guarantee a consistent brand experience across all our outlets.”

“Digital signage is a powerful vehicle for delivering targeted advertising and marketing messages to retail consumers at the point of product decision,” said V. Miller Newton, chief executive officer of Netkey. “Wireless Zone will drive measurable returns from enhancing the retail experience using Netkey digital signage software.”

About Netkey

Netkey is a global provider of solutions for self-service kiosks and digital signage. Netkey helps businesses increase sales, enhance the customer experience and improve communications with consumers and employees. Netkey is a trusted partner to leading organizations including Avery Dennison, Bank of America, Borders, Clear Channel, Target, Toys “R” Us, the U.S. Postal Service, Wireless Zone and many others. Contact Netkey at 1-8…, via e-mail at info@netkey.com, or on the Web at www.netkey.com

SOURCE: Netkey

Netkey Inc.
Robert Ventresca, 203-907-0227
Vice President, Marketing
rventresca@netkey.com

EnQii Wins 10 Accounts in the First 6 Months of 2009

Posted on Jun 26, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

From Digital Signage Universe, we learn that EnQii has expanded its holdings to include ten new accounts!

NEW YORK — EnQii Holdings, a global leader in the use of innovative media, services and technologies for out-of-home digital media markets has announced the addition of 10 digital signage network accounts with the new clients in the food services, health, retail and leisure sectors.

McDonald’s has completed their trial and is expanding the digital signage network in their restaurants in the UK to enhance the in-store experience and raise sales through digital merchandising. Initial results have shown a positive uplift for their sales and impressive ROI.

Gloss Media has appointed EnQii to roll out their digital signage network in
beauty salons, initially across the New York area.

Peabody-Essex Art Museum Sports New Scala InfoChannel Digital Signage

Posted on Jun 24, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

From the Digital Signage Expo website, we read about the new Scala InfoChannel visual messaging solution, and how, thanks to Scala, the Peabody-Essex art gallery’s information system can change faster than any other museum in the world.

Art Museum Expands With 21st Century Displays
Extensive Digital Sign Network Updated From Central Control Room

SALEM, MA – Before the Big Dig engineering marvel was finished in December, Boston went through another major transformation… but of culture, not transportation. After a huge three-year expansion, the Peabody-Essex in Massachusetts is now one of the 25 largest art museums in the nation. The suite of new galleries dedicated to changing exhibitions is among the largest on the East Coast… and now sporting a new Scala InfoChannel visual messaging solution, the gallery’s information system can change faster than any other museum in the world.

InfoChannel has alleviated the need to replace constantly changing posters or videotapes. Now curators can show a wealth of information through scheduled multimedia playback on a low-profile screen instead of having to plaster walls with a bulletin board or worry about replacing degrading or outdated VCR cassettes.

The information display system shows content from Scala’s InfoChannel Player 3, a networked solution that can be updated remotely and run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Content is changed by periodic or exact schedule, so the museum can easily adjust to the expected audience depending on the season or even the time of day.

The main admissions desk signage includes a high-resolution 42″ plasma screen that shows information about the latest museum exhibits. The ticket counter is the perfect place to educate new visitors about ongoing exhibits as well as daily events, and it can all be continuously updated behind the cashier without interrupting customers or his workday.

Additional infrastructure for adding other displays in the network is located throughout the museum, such as the small orientation theater next to the Yin Yu Tang Chinese exhibit. Visitors can view a video on a 60″ plasma display panel, complete with a theater sound system. Several other exhibits such as the Idea Studio have large flat panel monitors, too.

The screens can all be tied into the same Scala electronic signage system and administered centrally by InfoChannel Network Manager 3 in the museum’s control room. Creative work and textual updates are also conceived in the same room via Scala’s InfoChannel Designer 3. When published, changes can either be seen instantly or scheduled to appear later throughout the building.

The high-resolution images are transmitted over standard CAT5 cable using special Extron CAT5 transmitters and receivers. The changing exhibits area was designed with the future in mind for transmitting computer graphics, video and audio to produce a truly interactive exhibit space.

As the oldest continuously operating museum in America, it has held countless historical objects since opening in 1799. Now, the remodeled Peabody-Essex is a prime example of cutting edge technology helping curators to stay modern and work efficiently in a traditional setting.

Visit http://www.pem.org for more information on the Peabody-Essex expansion project.

GestureTek Showcases New Products and Upgrades at InfoComm 2009

Posted on Jun 22, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

GestureTek Showcases New Products and Product Upgrades For AV Systems Integrators at InfoComm 2009

Evolutions in GestureTek’s 3D Visualization, Multi-Touch, Immersion and ‘Plug and Play’ Portable Interactive Display Among the New Featured Technologies

ORLANDO, Fla., June 8 /PRNewswire/ — GestureTek Inc., inventor and multiple patent holder in camera-enabled gesture recognition technology for display, presentation and entertainment systems, today announced several new products and product upgrades aimed at the systems integration market. These cutting-edge products reflect some of the most advanced gesture control applications in the market, including 3D depth sensing, multi-touch, immersion and portable interactivity. The technologies will be displayed at Infocomm 09 at the Orange County Convention Centre from June 17 to 19, Booth 2178.

The CUBE(TM) ‘Plug and Play’ Interactive Display

The CUBE, GestureTek’s new portable interactive floor display system, provides a rich interactive multimedia environment to project advertising and promotional content at any time and in any location, regardless of lighting conditions or space constraints. The Cube now comes with more than 70 eye-catching games and special effects applications. Other features include the ability for integrators to make their own changes to content, such as logos or background graphics, with a simple press of a button. This capability eliminates the need for custom application development support. Hardware refinements include the use of a high-end 2700 lumens projector with an ultra short throw lens, for a brilliant image on the floor in any lighting condition. Retailers and other organizations such as Old Navy, Sears, IBM, American Family Insurance, Cineviz, Diageo and others have been attracted to the Cube because it provides all the promotional benefits of a traditional large-scale interactive digital signage system without the financial and technical commitment of having to install the system in the ceiling. More on The Cube at http://www.gesturetek.com/cube/introduction.php .

New Networking and User Metrics Capabilities For ScreenXtreme(R)

GestureTek’s ScreenXtreme immersive, interactive advertising and digital signage technology tracks people’s movements and puts their real-time video image onscreen into an interactive digital environment or advertisement. People interact with the onscreen content and make changes to the graphics and special effects by moving their hands and body. ScreenXtreme has been newly equipped with a customized network monitoring, content management and advertising metric system. The system allows groups of screens to be organized and managed remotely, providing operational status as well as allowing for content updates. An integrated face tracker provides advertising metrics including “number of views” and “duration per view.” The amount of interaction per advertisement is captured as an additional metric.

Also new, the same great ScreenXtreme interactive and immersive functionality that is used on digital signs and advertising networks is also now widely used by both retailers and advertisers on outdoor storefront windows. These same monitoring and networking features are also being integrated into GestureTek’s GestureFX System and the plug and play interactive projection floor system, the Cube.

“We’re continually improving ScreenXtreme to meet the requirements of the advertising and marketing community,” said Vincent John Vincent. “User metrics and networking capability are invaluable for advertising campaigns where cost justification and sales results are critical.” More on ScreenXtreme at http://www.gesturetek.com/screenxtreme/introduction.php .

New 3D Depth Sensing Technology for Interactive Displays

Infocomm attendees will have the opportunity to interact with GestureTek’s new 3D tracking technology, which uses a depth camera and video gesture control software to enable users to control interactive displays and other consumer devices with simple hand gestures and poses instead of button presses. Other 3D visualization applications include full-body avatar control, two-handed and multi-touch control, 360 degree navigation control and depth tracking digital signage that detects the movement of passers-by and displays advertising messages that follow them as they walk. More on GestureTek’s 3D tracking and control at http://www.gesturetek.com/3ddepth/introduction.php .

Illuminate(TM) Vertical Multi-Touch and Windows 7 Compliance Now Available

GestureTek’s Illuminate multi-touch/multi-point tables now come turnkey with a choice of three screen sizes (30″, 40″ and 55″) giving systems integrators more flexibility than ever to choose a size-appropriate multi-touch display that adheres to the parameters of their clients’ display space. Along with delivering the same award-winning multi-touch technology into custom-sized tables, GestureTek also now offers multi-touch on vertical surfaces such as freestanding plexiglass or glass screens, store windows, etc. Optional object recognition and finger tracking is available as required.

GestureTek also announced today that it has created its Illuminate multi-touch/multi-point technology to be Windows 7 compliant, ready for Window 7-based application when the operating system is released in October 2009. More on Illuminate multi-touch at http://www.gesturetek.com/illuminate/introduction.php .

About GestureTek Inc.

GestureTek is the pioneer, patent-holder and world leader in gesture-recognition technologies and computer vision for information, presentation and entertainment systems. The company’s revolutionary video gesture control software lets users control interactive content, access information, manipulate special effects or immerse themselves in an interactive 3D virtual world – simply by moving their hands or body. In the past 20 years, GestureTek has delivered over 4,000 interactive displays, kiosks, exhibits, games and other interactive solutions for museums, science centers, location-based entertainment facilities, retail stores, tourism and hospitality venues, real estate presentation centers, corporate boardrooms and showrooms, television networks and game developers. The technology is also used by advertisers and marketers to make their digital signs and advertisements interactive and immersive. Healthcare organizations specializing in rehabilitation, sensory stimulation, activation and recreation also use GestureTek’s technology for virtual therapy. GestureTek’s clients include leading organizations and Fortune 500 companies such as CNN, NASA, Oracle, Intel, Samsung, Sanyo, Sony, Nokia, Cingular AT&T Wireless, IBM and Panasonic. Software and patent licensees include Microsoft, Sony, Hasbro, Reactrix and NTT DoCoMo. GestureTek is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with additional offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Asia. Learn more at www.gesturetek.com or call (800) 315-1189.

World’s First Full HD Fanless Digital Signage Computer with Intel Atom and Discrete Graphics

Posted on Jun 19, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

Lanner Electronics has posted a press release about their new Intel Atom-based fanless embedded computer with discrete graphics for Digital Signage:

(Taipei, Taiwan – June 2, 2009) Lanner Electronics, a leading designer and ODM manufacturer of embedded computing systems for industrial hardware applications, today announced the launch of the world’s first Intel Atom-based fanless embedded computer with discrete graphics for Digital signage. The Lanner LUGE LEC-7500 is the smallest form factor embedded system with internal storage, and the only digital signage platform to offer discrete graphics and 1080p Full HD video output (1920×1080, 50fps) with the popular 1.6GHz Intel® Atom™ N270 CPU.

The HDMI video port can be connected to any high definition screen to produce crystal clear high definition video and audio. Applications include high-impact advertising screens in locations such as subway stations, airports and shopping malls.

“By combining discrete graphics with the Intel Atom CPU, Lanner has developed a platform for HD digital signage solutions in a fanless, small form factor embedded system,” said Vincent Leu, Product Planner, Lanner Embedded Computing. “The digital signage industry has shown a lot of interest in the Atom processor due to its outstanding performance-per-watt, its small size and the ability to build completely fanless systems on an Atom CPU. This new Lanner system brings a new level of detail to the signage industry – by combining the advantages of the Intel Atom with high definition video output, Lanner has built an attractive platform for delivering vivid advertising and informational messages.”

The LEC-7500 measures only 43 mm in height and weighs 2.7 kg (without hard drive). It supports Windows XP 32-bit, XPe, and Linux kernel 2.6.xx and up. Despite its small size, the LEC-7500 offers a full feature set including tri-video out (VGA, DVI-D and HDMI), four USB 2.0 ports, two serial ports, two Gigabit LAN ports and audio in/out jacks. The LEC-7500 also provides a mini-PCIe socket for a wireless module and a PCI Express slot for the graphics extension module.

High definition video is supplied by the LEC-7500’s discrete graphics card based on the VIA S3 4300E GPU with 512MB DDR2 graphics memory. It supports resolutions up to 1920×1080 at 50 frames per second, providing an extremely clear and crisp HD video experience.

“The LEC-7500 is our first product designed specifically for the HD signage market,” said Leu. “Because of its small size and fanless design, we expect that it will become a very popular digital signage platform. And because it is built on the Atom CPU and supports both Windows and Linux operating systems, developers will be able to bring complete HD signage products to market more quickly and economically, resulting in a higher return on investment for our partners and customers.”

Operating temperatures with industrial components range from -20 to 50 degrees Celcius. It includes both a CompactFlash socket and an SATA port for an internal 2.5″ HDD. An onboard 1GB DDR2 memory IC plus a 200-pin SO-DIMM provide up to 2GB total system memory.

The Lanner LEC-7500 is currently available for early samples. For more information, contact a Lanner representative at sales@lannerinc.com, visit us on the web at www.lannerinc.com, or come by our booth at Computex Taipei, booth #L808-810, Taipei World Trade Center, Nangang Exhibition Hall, upper level.

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About Lanner

Founded in 1986 and publicly listed (TAIEX: 6245) since 2003, Lanner Electronics, Inc. is an ISO 9001 certified designer and manufacturer of network application platforms, network video platforms and applied computing hardware for first-tier companies. Lanner’s expertise also extends to include driver and firmware support, enabling customers to optimize hardware and software communication to achieve faster time to market. With headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan and branches in the U.S. and China, Lanner is uniquely positioned to deliver custom technical solutions with localized, value-added service.

Helius Digital Signage Wins Two IMS Learning Impact Awards

Posted on Jun 17, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

From Digital Signage Today.com, we learn that Helius digital signage company has won two IMS Learning Impact Awards:

• 29 May 2009

LINDON, Utah — Helius, a Hughes company, announced it has been named as a recipient of two Best in Class Awards at the 2009 IMS Learning Impact Awards in Barcelona, Spain. The Learning Impact Awards are designed to recognize the compelling use of technology in support of worldwide learning. This unique program evaluates established, new, and research efforts in context at an implementing learning institution.

The Best Corporate Training Solution Award was given to Helius and JCPenney for use of educational technology in a business environment. JCPenney has over 1,100 store locations and approximately 150,000 store associates that are required to take 35 hours of training during their first 90 days of employment in addition to ongoing training. Managing training and ensuring consistent quality at the individual level for such a large employee base can be difficult, which is why JCPenney selected the Helius next-generation training system. Using Helius technology, JCPenney is able to broadcast both live and on-demand training via satellite to associates in all store locations, thereby saving over $20 million in related training costs in the last several years.

“The Helius MediaClassroom system enabled us to facilitate live and on demand training sessions at all of our store locations,” said Deborah Masten, vice president and director of associate development for JCPenney. “We now have over 600 on-demand courses available that can be viewed by associates at their convenience. Furthermore, we have significantly reduced costs associated with in-person training and travel, as well as duplication and distribution of training materials, and increased productivity due to flexible training hours, all without increasing my department head count.”

The Best Association Training Technology Award was given to Helius and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) for use of technology in a non-profit organization. The CCES is an independent, national, non-profit organization responsible for fostering ethical sport for all Canadians, which includes administering the Anti-Doping Program for Canadian athletes. Under the 2009 World Anti-Doping Code, there is a strong emphasis on education to ensure athletes are aware of their rights and responsibilities.

Faced with a dated and expensive training program that depended on live instructors, CCES turned to Helius to provide an affordable next-generation online training platform to support the education of over 20,000 geographically dispersed athletes every year. Using the Helius Portal e-Learning system, CCES now creates, deploys and tracks Web-based anti-doping training for athletes in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, Canadian Colleges Athletic Association, Football Canada, Canadian Hockey League, as well as elite athletes in other organizations. Several of these organizations will not let their athletes compete until they can certify completion of their anti-doping training.

“Helius has helped us to achieve our mission by providing an affordable eLearning platform that appeals to a younger target audience,” said Paul Melia, president and CEO of the CCES. “According to our surveys across all athletes, 91 percent agree the material is thorough and informative and that the new online training system better informs them of their anti-doping rights and responsibilities. With this success in mind, our long-term plan is to create values-based sport and character development eLearning courses that can be offered to over 750,000 high-school students and reach them at an earlier point in life.”

“It is an honor to be recognized by the IMS as a global leader in the training and learning field,” said Mike Tippets, president, Helius. “Helius continues to provide innovative solutions that help today’s leading organizations provide anytime, anywhere education solutions for their learners. We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with great organizations like JCPenney and CCES in meeting unique training objectives.”

CD Meyer, Inc. Introduces Brain Flexers™, Visual Games for Digital Signage Applications

Posted on Jun 15, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

Leading multimedia development company CD Meyer recently released a new product designed for digital signage content managers. Brain Flexers are fully animated, visual games ready-made to easily supplement digital signage content.

Fairfield, NJ, June 04, 2009 –(PR.com)– CD Meyer Inc., a leading New Jersey-based multimedia company, announces the release of their newest product, Brain Flexers.

The digital signage industry has been growing at an incredible rate over the past number of years. Having been involved in creating digital signage content for a number of corporations, CD Meyer has been involved in this industry since its inception. In the past few years while attending national conferences within the Digital Signage industry, CD Meyer president, Chris Meyer, noticed the growing need for content and the relatively slow growth of content solutions.

Mr. Meyer began considering the possibility of developing digital signage content products a few years ago. He developed the company’s fuel signage (http://fuelsignage.com) brand specifically for this purpose and started with a background and template library.

On a flight home from a digital signage show in February, Chris was inspired to utilize his company’s expertise in game development to create a new and exciting digital signage content product now known as Brain Flexers. These “clips” of digital signage content are visual games that require no interaction with the screen, making them easily used in any signage network or hardware configuration.

The games, which run from 40 seconds to over a minute, incorporate beautiful photographs and interesting game concepts. The game content ranges in subject matter from points of interest, to pop culture concepts and much more. The animated effects are designed to draw attention and keep people looking (and thinking).

Brain Flexers are currently available in multiple video file types and in both horizontal and vertical formats. The content and design of the visual games can also be customized for a client’s specifications and subject matter. Detailed information on Brain Flexers can be found online at http://www.fuelsignage.com/brainflexers.asp.

About CD Meyer Inc.
CD Meyer Inc. is a multimedia company that specializes in digital signage and touch-screen, interactive software. It caters to clients in a variety of industries from automotive to banking to museum. A privately-held firm, CD Meyer is based in Fairfield, NJ.

For more information about CD Meyer’s multimedia products and services, please visit www.cdmeyer.com. Or for specific details about the company’s digital signage content products and services, refer to www.fuelsignage.com.

Contact:
Christopher Meyer, President
(973) 882-9411, Ext. 13
chris@cdmeyer.com

Scala and Partners Showcase New Digital Signage Technologies at InfoComm 2009

Posted on Jun 13, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

Newswire Today posted the following press release about Scala and its technology partners, and their InfoComm 09 exhibit.  (Booth 2354) :

NewswireToday – /newswire/ – Exton, PA, United States, 06/12/2009 -Scala, the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for the digital signage and advertising management industries, and some of its technology partners will exhibit Scala 5 Release 5 software and compatible hardware that allows end users to power digital signage networks at virtually any price point (Booth 2354).

Scala’s latest innovations for cost-effective video appliances (MPEG players) will be displayed by IAdea Corporation. IAdea has worked closely with Scala to develop firmware that allows Scala Content Manager and Ad Manager platforms to connect with compatible video appliances, including ViewSonic’s RISC-based media player. These appliances reduce the total cost of ownership of hardware and software per player.

FrameMedia Inc. will present its low-cost and easy-to-use digital signage based on wireless photo frame technology. Small to medium-sized companies can now take advantage of digital display technologies without high service and equipment costs. Through FrameMedia’s new service SignChannel, Scala 5 Release 5 provides template-driven digital signage content and messages that can be automatically delivered to select WiFi-enabled digital photo frames, including devices manufactured by Kodak, Samsung, D-Link, ViewSonic.

Equus Computer Systems Inc. will also exhibit its commercial-grade hardware solutions in Scala’s booth. Together, Scala and Equus Computer Systems support end users seeking to use built-to-order hardware to meet their digital signage needs.

MediaVue will showcase its fanless and solid-state PCs designed to provide a low total cost of ownership to digital signage end users. Built with specialized, industrial-grade storage solutions and specified to operate at cooler operation levels, its SureVue2A digital signage player is able to withstand the most demanding digital signage applications and avoid downtime.

For more information about Scala or its technology partners, or to schedule a booth interview at InfoComm, please contact Lorena Crowley.

About IAdea Corporation
Founded in 2000, IAdea (IAdea.com) is dedicated to the development of leading-edge, industrial-grade digital signage systems. IAdea’s media players feature the XML-based W3C SMIL scripting interface allowing system integrators to quickly customize functionality tailored to project-specific requirements. IAdea is an active member of the Digital Standards Committee of POPAI, the industry’s organization to promote open, standards-based digital signage systems.

About FrameMedia Inc.
FrameMedia (framemedia.com) is the leading platform provider for content delivery to wireless digital picture frames and connected gadgets. Its flagship product, FrameChannel, can be branded and tightly integrated to work with any WiFi- or Internet-enabled photo frame, media player or connected gadget, transforming these devices into dynamic information appliances.

About Equus Computer Systems Inc. Corporation
Equus Computer Systems Inc. (equuscs.com) is a 100% employee-owned company and has over 200 employees. It is one of America’s largest manufacturers of build-to-order desktops, notebooks, servers and workstations. Recognized as a top OEM of industry-leading vendors such as Microsoft® and Intel® and named by Computer Reseller News as one of the top North American systems builders, Equus has delivered more than two million custom computer systems to business, education and government customers.

About MediaVue Systems
MediaVue Systems (Hingham, Mass.) designs and builds fanless, high-performance PCs for digital signage and other demanding applications. Products are designed to operate continuously under heavy load in severe-duty environments. (mediavuesystems.com)

About Scala
Driving more than 300,000 screens worldwide, Scala (scala.com) is a leading global provider of digital signage and advertising management solutions. Scala is the world’s first connected signage company, offering the leading platform for content creation, management and distribution in digital signage networks and the first unified platform for advertising management of both traditional and digital signage networks. The company’s digital signage customers include Rabobank, IKEA, Burger King, T-Mobile, Virgin MegaStore, Warner Brothers, The Life Channel, Rikstoto, Repsol, NorgesGruppen and thousands more. Advertising management customers include CBS Outdoor, Clear Channel Outdoor and Magic Media, among others. Scala is headquartered near Philadelphia, USA, and has subsidiaries in Canada, the Netherlands, France, Norway and Japan, as well as more than 450 partners in more than 60 countries.

Digital Signage Technology Summit

Posted on Jun 12, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

The Digital Signage Technology Summit is this coming June 16th and 17th, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, and it looks to be a fantastic source of information and innovation!  I looked at the list of  sponsors and presenters, and saw a lot of familiar names.

Thanks to technology breakthroughs and the drop in hardware costs, digital signage is now an affordable, effective AND efficient way to communicate in real-time. Sign up for the Digital Signage Technology Summit and learn how to utilize this new and extremely effective real-time communication means today!

You can register by calling 1- 866-298-9343, or emailing registrations@strategyinstitute.com today.  You can also FAX your registration at 1-866-298-9344 (Toll Free), or send it snail mail to: Strategy Institute, 10th Floor, 230 Park Avenue, New York City, NY 10169

*Better still, if you mention the code 9015-DSN10 when you sign up, you’ll get a 10% discount!!!*

Your registration fee includes luncheon, receptions, and refreshments, networking breaks, continental breakfast, original course materials, and access to the InfoComm exhibit hall and special events.

Again, that’s the Digital Signage Technology Summit, June 16th & 17th, 2009, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL

EVERYBODY’S going to be there!

Digital signage aggregator ADCENTRICITY announces four new partners

Posted on Jun 10, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

From Digital Signage Today comes the following post about ADCENTRICITY’S new partnerships:

• 01 Jun 2009

NEW YORK — ADCENTRICITY, aggregator and strategist for digital out-of-home media, today announced a new set of partnerships that will expand on its capabilities for advertisers to effectively reach more consumers in the places they frequent most. The expansion includes additional restaurants and bars, golf courses, convenience stores and various forms of public transportation. These partnerships expand ADCENTRICITY’s reach within the digital out-of-home space, providing marketing executives and agencies with the most extensive and innovative opportunities to reach consumers where they live, work and play.

Additions to the network include:

• TargetCast Networks — a network found in bars and restaurants in venues like Applebee’s, TGI Friday’s and Chili’s
• 4G Metro — provides screens in public transportation locations along with a free WiFi network for consumers
• WESEE Digital — screens are located in hair salons, coffee shops and other hospitality venues
• Hercules Networks — a network operating unique kiosks in malls catering to cell phone users, as well as screens at various Six Flags theme parks

“With these networks, ADCENTRICITY crosses the 150,000 screen threshold, delivering 275MM monthly audience impressions,” said Rob Gorrie, CEO of ADCENTRICITY. “Upholding scale and quality are two important elements of managing our digital out-of-home capacity. These new partners are a welcome addition in creating hyper-targeted and effective digital out-of-home campaigns for our advertising clients.”

ADCENTRICITY launched its AdVenue platform in 2008, a robust solution that helps marketers plan campaigns based on business objectives and goals and target by region and venue type, along with specific demographic information. ADCENTRICITY is also a member of the Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau, The ARF and POPAI and recently won an award for best local campaign given by MediaPost.