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.

Company Showcase: NetKey

Posted on Jun 3, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

SelfService World.com has showcased digital signage and kiosk solutions company NetKey:

Netkey is a market-leading provider of applications, management software, and turnkey solutions for the creation, monitoring, management and control and operation of kiosks and digital signs. Recognized as a pioneer in the self-service industry, Netkey is a trusted partner to organizations including Avery Dennison, Bank of America, Circuit City, Disney, Fidelity Investments, Healthy Advice Networks, The Home Depot, JC Penney, Nationwide Insurance, Pfizer, Swift Transportation, Target, Toys R Us/Babies R Us, the U.S. Postal Service and others who count on Netkey to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure kiosk and digital signage systems for customer and employees that increase sales and reduce costs.

Netkey Software Platform for Self-Service Kiosks and Digital Signage
Unlike generic development tools and network management software, Netkey provides a comprehensive software platform that is purpose-built for the operation of self-service and digital merchandising technologies, and is designed to address the unique issues encountered in these customer and employee-facing deployments. Building on this robust technology foundation, Netkey leverages its years of best-practice experience and customer success to provide:

* Packaged Applications
* User Interface Design and Authoring
* Security
* Peripheral Integration
* Transaction Enablement
* Remote Device Monitoring
* Content Scheduling, Delivery and Management
* Reporting and Analytics
* Project Management Services
* Hardware Configuration Services
* Consulting Services
* Turnkey Solutions

Netkey Applications for Self-Service Kiosks and Digital Signage
Netkey drives measurable value and creates a sustainable competitive advantage for businesses by providing feature-rich self-service kiosk and digital signage applications for retail, brand marketing and digital merchandising, human resources and banking and financial services. Netkey applications are built on the market-proven Netkey software platform foundation and are the embodiment of over 20 years of experience delivering results to the world’s leading businesses. Packaged applications from Netkey include:

* Gift Registry
* Credit Application and Authorization
* Product Information and E-Commerce Kiosk
* Food and QSR Self-Order
* Online Banking Kiosk
* Bill Payment Kiosk
* Digital Signage
* Employee Human Resources and Recruitment

Netkey Hosted ASP Services
Get to market faster and at a lower up-front cost by leveraging the hosted ASP software services options available from Netkey. With little investment in hardware infrastructure, you can quickly get your self-service kiosk or digital signage network up and running using the market-proven Netkey software platform delivered via our Web-based hosted management service. Our hosted service is collocated at a top-tier facility that meets stringent Fortune 500 IT requirements for performance, security, reliability and disaster recovery.

* Increased speed to market
* Fast and cost-effective pilots and proofs-of-concept
* Tailored support for migration from pilot to full deployment
* Flexible subscription-based services
* Rapid deployment with reduced hardware investment
* Full-featured content optimization, reporting, and remote monitoring
* World-class security and reliability

Netkey Professional Services and Turnkey Solutions
Netkey offers the most comprehensive portfolio of professional services capabilities in the self-service kiosk and digital signage industry. Our consultants and project managers are available to help you implement, customize, enhance and extend your Netkey solution for immediate return on investment.

With years of experience, industry best practices and a rich knowledge base, the Netkey professional services team provides unparalleled strategic insight and expertise. Our proven Netkey 4D Methodology reduces risk and helps you optimize your self-service and digital signage initiative to avoid costly and time-consuming pitfalls.
Benefits of Working with Netkey:

* Comprehensive software, world-class experience and market-proven best practices reduces project risk
* Trusted partner to Fortune 1000 enterprises
* IT proven – meets the demanding requirements of sophisticated technology organizations
* Unparalleled scale – more 1,000+ device projects run on Netkey than all other kiosk and digital signage software products combined
* Modular application and management software approach that can expand as your business needs grow
* Common software platform supports multiple kiosk and digital signage applications and devices in the enterprise for ease of maintenance and extensibility
* Rapid deployment for faster time-to-market and increased ROI
* Purpose-built to address the critical needs and unique requirements of self-service and digital signage
* Market-proven, packaged and supported software for reliability, flexibility and peace-of-mind
* Complete control over all aspects of your kiosk and digital signage systems for maximum operational efficiency and reduced IT burden

Unlock the Power of Self-Service and Digital Signage. Contact Netkey today at: 800-443-7924 or via e-mail at info@netkey.com.

Learn how Netkey can help. Watch our movie: http://www.netkey.com/movie/movie.htm.