Digital Signage

AlivePromo Adds Options for Digital Building Directories and Menu Boards to GSA Schedule

Posted on Jun 5, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

Digital Signage Expo.net tells us that AlivePromo has more product options:

Digital signage provider AlivePromo announced that it has made more product options available to its digital building directory and menu board solutions listed on its GSA Schedule. The building directories and menu boards, which fall under projects such as those in Public Buildings Service, can be purchased with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through AlivePromo’s GSA contract, GS07F5401R.

According to the Minneapolis company, its digital building directories have been well received by government and military building managers, often as a way to raise the profile of a building while saving labor-related updating costs. Directory features include LCD touch screen navigation, interactive building maps with blinking “you are here” buttons, upcoming events and picture slideshow modules, and the capability to add video, television, news tickers, building messages and other media.

Recent AlivePromo digital signage government installations include a multiple-facility building directory network for Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. The directory includes a touch navigated personnel list with building maps and wayfinding, a calendar showing upcoming events on the base, a picture slideshow module of recent events and conferences, and a picture-in-picture television section.

To date, AlivePromo has implemented menu board signage at Fort Knox, Fort Bragg, Andrews AFB, Nellis AFB, Fort Hamilton, Fort McCoy and other facilities.

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.

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NAB 2009: RMI Home Media Player Application Development Kit Enables Open Development for Advanced Digital Photo Frames and Mobile Internet Devices

Posted on Apr 27, 2009 by Jane Goodwin at 12:05 am

Over on TechShowWire.com, they’re talking about RMI’s Home Media Player® Application Development Kit, one of the hits at last week’s The NAB Show™ in Vegas.

There are few aspects of the electronics world that I can honestly praise, that do not include FrameMedia in some way. RMI and FrameMedia have been working together for over a year, . . . to enable advanced FrameChannel use cases in wireless digital photo frames and digital signage applications.

Here is the press release:

At The NAB Show™, RMI Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance processors for communication and media-rich applications, today announced the availability of its Home Media Player® Application Development Kit (ADK) challenging the television and the PC for multimedia consumption in the home. The ADK is an open development system and includes a complete software Board Support Package (BSP) for customers and original design manufacturers (ODMs) targeting media-based applications such as wireless Digital Photo Frames (DPFs), Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), Digital Signage, Information Dashboards and other home networking and consumer devices.

The comprehensive RMI® Alchemy-based™ ADK development environment is complemented by ODM partners and applications partners such as FrameMedia, the leader in content and tools for wireless digital picture frames, and CoreCodec, a leading provider of digital media technology. With these technologies included, the HMP ADK provides developers a powerful environment for creating advanced applications quickly.

“RMI is truly changing the way silicon providers work with the development community,” stated Mike Wodopian, vice president and general manager, RMI. “This ADK is the first step in changing the paradigm in the wireless DPF and MID markets. As the open development environment is cultivated, more and more applications and features will be enabled, allowing OEMs to quickly and thoroughly differentiate their solutions.”

Comprehensive Application Development Kit

RMI’s Home Media Player Application Development Kit is the ideal development platform for connected, media-centric devices. The hardware includes a 10.4” high resolution (1024×768) LCD, 2GB of NAND flash, 256MB of DDR2 RAM, Wi-Fi connectivity (through partnership with Atheros®), two USB ports, Ethernet and serial ports, stereo speakers, IR receiver, and a 5-in-1 card reader.

The ADK utilizes the Linux OpenEmbedded environment to create a Board Support Package based on Linux 2.6. It includes a media stack and player from CoreCodec for D1 resolution video playback (MPEG-1/2/4, VC1/WMV, H.264, DivX, XviD), hardware-accelerated DirectFB, GTK+ middleware, a complete toolchain, filesystem, and an example application.

Broad Ecosystem of Partners

RMI’s Partner Alliance has assembled a broad ecosystem of partnerships including ODMs as well as Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) with a range of capabilities and solutions well suited for the HMP and related consumer media markets.

CoreCodec and RMI have partnered to bring the world’s most powerful embedded media player technologies, CorePlayer and CoreUI to the HMP ADK platform. These technologies are included with the platform, allowing third-party developers to add audio, video, and picture support into their applications quickly and efficiently.

“CoreCodec is excited to have our technology included in this offering,” said Dan Marlin, CEO of CoreCodec, Inc. “This ADK raises the bar for digital photo frame and portable media player device capabilities, while significantly reducing OEM time to market.”

FrameMedia has also begun development on the HMP ADK, creating an advanced multi-stream RSS reader with video and audio capabilities for ODMs and OEMs to quickly leverage to enable advanced FrameChannel use cases in wireless digital photo frames and digital signage applications.

“The market RMI is addressing is exciting and we think that our development is a great fit for what users are trying to do,” said Jon Finegold, Co-founder of Frame Media. “We set out working with RMI over a year ago and the advancements that we have seen are unmatched. We look forward to extending this relationship and driving this market together.”

The ADK is immediately available directly from RMI or through its distribution channels for $499.

About Frame Media Inc.

Frame Media 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 Wi-Fi enabled photo frame or connected gadget, transforming these devices into dynamic information appliances. With FrameChannel, a frame owner can program a unique stream of content that is updated dynamically, marrying their own photos with fresh content from a library of hundreds of channels including news, sports, weather, traffic, stock quotes, horoscopes and imagery from leading photographic collections. For more information please visit www.framemedia.com. Frame Media can be reached at info@framemedia.com or 718-235-3006.

About CoreCodec

CoreCodec, Inc. (www.corecodec.com) is the leading provider of mobile and embedded media player technologies for general-purpose computing devices. With over 70 million users worldwide, and 1100 supported devices on 8 operating systems, CoreCodec players and technologies power every class of device. From cellular phones to televisions, PDAs to in-car GPS, CoreCodec is at the center of the digital ecosystem.

About RMI

RMI Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company providing High-Performance Super System-on-a-Chip (SuperSoC™) Processor solutions for the Infrastructure, Enterprise, and Consumer Media markets. Applications include Wireless, Networking Security, Thin Clients, and Connected Multi-Media. RMI offers a broad platform of advanced MIPS-compatible processor solutions with both 32/64-bit architectures supporting frequencies from 300MHz to 1.3GHz. RMI is headquartered in Cupertino, CA with branch and subsidiary operations in Texas, United Kingdom, France, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China. More information about RMI can be found on the company’s website at http://www.RMICorp.com.

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