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TTM Technologies Reaches Employees on All Five Shifts with StrandVision Digital Signage

PRWeb has posted yet another interesting press release about some of the many, many practical and creative uses of digital signage:

strandvision-good-logoChippewa Falls, Wisc. (PRWEB) May 1, 2009 — TTM Technologies is meeting the challenge of keeping employees informed around the clock with a digital signage system from StrandVision LLC of Menomonie, Wis.

TTM, which manufactures printed circuit boards for computers and networks, as well as for medical, aerospace and defense, sought to effectively reach all of its 1,200 employees on five shifts regarding company activities such as customer visits, employee activities and recognition, production/quality metrics, safety information, energy usage, on-site medical clinic updates and credit union special offers.

Company staff turned to StrandVision for its Internet-based system that delivers constantly refreshed digital signage pages to television displays. TTM staff installed 50″ plasma television screens in the two largest cafeterias at the Chippewa Falls plant. Now, employees on break can catch up with company news. They also have access to constantly updated local and national news and weather, including animated Doppler radar, as well as the latest on the Green Bay Packers.

TTM is also using an innovative StrandVision “Estimator” page that automatically estimates values over time (world populations counter, for instance). TTM uses the utility to constantly update energy usage estimates for employees in order to encourage conservation. The Estimator page is part of the normal digital signage rotation.

TTM-sourced information, including both text and graphics, is updated by Senior Administrative Assistant Brandi Hunt with information that she receives from several departments. She visits the StrandVision Web site to insert the new information into the StrandVision page mix.

Featured items include employee photos from the annual golf outing, the United Way Campaign and Chippewa Falls community events over the holidays. The company’s credit union, Quorum, also advertises on the signage.

“StrandVision had what we wanted, they were easy to work with and we were happy to do business with a local company,” said Hunt. “Employees really enjoy knowing what’s going on. They like seeing people being recognized for their anniversaries and accomplishments. The signage also helps us announce the dates for customer visits and benefit/insurance deadlines, so everyone is better informed.”

“TTM can more effectively communicate with first, second, third, and weekend shift employees to ensure that they all have access to the same information no matter when or where they work,” commented StrandVision Founder and CEO Mike Strand. Once they realized StrandVision’s potential to reach all employees, they asked us for the Estimator capability. Knowing the importance of energy conservation, we developed it and it is now available to all of our customers for free. TTM is making excellent use of StrandVision digital signage technology.”

About StrandVision

StrandVision LLC delivers low-cost, Web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) digital signage through a patent-pending approach that delivers content to subscribers’ LCD and plasma displays, as well as computer screens and Web sites. StrandVision’s service distributes text and graphics pages, including advertisements, video content, and national and local weather and news. It is ideal for medical and dental offices (patient education), libraries, banks, retailers and industrial distributors (video merchandising), employee break rooms (events and benefits), non-profit and religious organizations (member and supporter communications), and other applications.

StrandVision also offers PC-2-TV.net, a fully digital, high-definition (HD) personal computer-to-television adapter for use with digital signage and many other applications.

StrandVision Digital Signage services and PC-2-TV.net are available directly from StrandVision and through registered affiliates and system integrators (http://www.strandvision.com/?installers).
Additional information about StrandVision is available at http://www.strandvision.com, by calling 715-235-7446 or emailing sales (at) strandvision.com.

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EDITORS – For further information:

Mike Strand
StrandVision
715-235-7446
mjstrand (at) strandvision.com

Sandy McLaughlin
Soucy Communications Group
781-898-7305
smclaughlin (at) scg-pr.com

High resolution photo available – contact Sandy McLaughlin.

WestHealth Using StrandVision Digital Signage

Yahoo News brings us this press release about StrandVision LLC:

strandvision-good-logoPlymouth, MN (PRWEB) March 31, 2009 –WestHealth, which provides convenient outpatient health care services in the Twin Cities, has completed the renovation of its atrium lobby with a digital signage system from StrandVision LLC of Menomonie, Wis. The signage, installed in a kiosk, along with a touch screen way-finder directory, greets the 1,700 to 2,000 staff, patients and visitors who go through the Campus Drive facility lobby each day.

The digital sign mix includes WestHealth’s mission statement and values, as well as announcements for community events such as food drives, fund raisers, etc. It also carries local weather and maps, and health news that is available on the Internet and streamed by the StrandVision server.

“We were attracted to StrandVision’s ease-of-use, low cost, subscription pricing and convenience,” said Cindy Kehus, information services coordinator/information security officer. “We planned for it during the renovations by running a network connection to the kiosk. All we had to do was add the 42-inch LCD screen and a personal computer, and the signage system was set to go.”

Available as a subscription service that is delivered over the Internet, StrandVision provides content directly to clients’ digital signage receivers. Subscribers simply log onto the StrandVision Web site where they can fully manage their digital signage content by making their selections from a number of StrandVision’s predefined options, upload and schedule pages, and add pictures and graphics. All updates appear on the local screen in a few minutes.

The WestHealth digital sign is easily updated by adapting existing marketing materials. Executive Assistant Joyce Rubin uses Adobe InDesign to design or adapt the pages. She then converts the designs to a standard graphics format for posting to StrandVision. This level of expertise with the StrandVision system was achieved without training. Rubin simply logged onto the StrandVision site and experimented with the optional design formats.

About StrandVision:
StrandVision LLC delivers low-cost, Web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) digital signage through a patent-pending approach that delivers content to subscribers’ LCD and plasma displays, as well as computer screens and Web sites. StrandVision’s service distributes text and graphics pages, including advertisements, video content, and national and local weather and news. It is ideal for medical and dental offices (patient education), libraries, banks, retailers and industrial distributors (video merchandising), employee break rooms (events and benefits), non-profit and religious organizations (member and supporter communications), and other applications.

StrandVision also offers PC-2-TV.net, a fully digital, high-definition (HD) personal computer-to-television adapter for use with digital signage and many other applications.

StrandVision Digital Signage services and PC-2-TV.net are available directly from StrandVision and through registered affiliates and system integrators (http://www.strandvision.com/?installers). Additional information about StrandVision is available at http://www.strandvision.com, by calling 715-235-7446 or emailing sales (at) strandvision.com.

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EDITORS – For further information:

Mike Strand
StrandVision
715-235-7446
mjstrand (at) strandvision.com

Sandy McLaughlin
Soucy Communications Group
781-898-7305
smclaughlin (at) scg-pr.com