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Videotel Digital Announces Launch of New Website

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Sleek and easy-to-navigate home page highlights redesigned website for industry leader in manufacturing digital signage media players and new interactive digital signage solutions. 



Videotel, an award winning industry leader in digital signage and manufacturer of digital signage solutions has a newly redesigned website that showcases its flagship products with newly added solutions that help companies engage their audiences with digital signs and unique and simple interactive solutions.


The new website features a slick home page with well-defined navigation. Visitors have the option to explore Videotel's digital signage solutions, featured products, custom design and services, press releases and loads of customer case studies and gallery of its portfolio of experience. A bold font, vibrant colors and interactive graphics are easy to navigate and enjoyable to view. They provide a glimpse of the premium signage the company produces. Testimonials from satisfied customers scroll across the bottom of each page.


Each tab leads to a page that is easy to navigate and includes comprehensive description, usage and pricing information for the array of digital media players, cables, connectors, parts, accessories and custom solutions Videotel manufacturers and sells. A photograph of each product can be easily magnified in just one click, visitors can read a thorough overview of the product, or share it with friends via email or various forms of social media. A variety of contact information resources - department phone numbers and email addresses - are readily available at the bottom of each page. The PR and Gallery tab details Videotel's numerous successful partnerships and relationships while featuring further testimonials from an assortment of satisfied clients that range from hotels, hospitals, retail, and museums.


Videotel's commercial-grade industrial digital signage media players are incomparable in the marketplace and one of the featured products on the newly redesigned website. 


About Videotel Inc. Videotel Inc. is the leading nationwide manufacturer of the HD2600 series industrial looping DVD players and a rugged line of industrial digital signage media players and interactive technology.  Videotel is based in San Diego, Calif., with more than 34 years of market experience in developing simple, reliable industrial digital products and solutions. To learn more about Videotel Inc., visit http://www.videoteldigital.com .


Peerless-AV Xtreme Outdoor Digital Menu Boards Receive Exclusive Safety Certifications

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Outdoor Digital Menu Boards by Peerless-AV Are the First in US to Receive Both UL48 and CAN/CSA C22.2 Certifications


AURORA, IL-- Peerless-AV, a leader in audio-visual solutions, is pleased to announce that its Xtreme™ Outdoor Digital Menu Boards have received UL48 and CAN/CSA C22.2 certifications, making them the first US outdoor digital menu board manufacturer to attain both certifications.


Ideal for drive-thru applications in quick service restaurants, banking institutions, and pharmacies, Peerless-AV Xtreme™ Outdoor Digital Menu Boards are completely weatherproof, designed to withstand the harshest of elements. The UL48 and CAN/CSA C22.2 certifications are safety standards intended to provide requirements for the design, construction, installation, and maintenance of electrical equipment, primarily to address fire and electrical shock hazards. With conformity to these standards, Peerless-AV continues its dedication to "Getting it Right" for integrators and end users, proving that safety is just as important as aesthetic, functionality, and affordability.


The UL48 and CAN/CSA C22.2 certified Xtreme™ Outdoor Digital Menu Board Kiosk (KOP547-XTR-1), Xtreme™ Outdoor Double Digital Menu Board Kiosk (KOP547-XTR-2), and Xtreme™ Outdoor Triple Digital Menu Board Kiosk (KOP547-XTR-3) boast low operating costs, thin profiles, and a modular design with an easy two-man installation process negating the need for cranes or forklifts.


With the Xtreme™ Outdoor Digital Menu Boards' Fully-Sealed Dynamic Thermal Transfer™ System, internal components are kept safely warmed in severe cold and properly cooled in severe heat, reducing electricity costs. With an IP68 rating, the displays feature no vents or filters, making it impossible for moisture or microscopic dust to infiltrate the display, in turn allowing for easy cleaning through power washing. The displays are also optically bonded for sunlight readability with ambient light sensors, guaranteeing that the information being displayed is visible regardless of time of day or weather.


The Peerless-AV Xtreme™ Outdoor Digital Menu Board is available as a one, two, or three display system, comprised of a kiosk, Peerless-AV Xtreme™ displays and a rain cap, which doubles as a solar shield to reduce solar load within the kiosk. The kiosk is made of aluminum and steel construction, and is powder coated with a formula that will resist fading.


It is currently available through Peerless-AV direct sales representatives and authorized distribution network.


For more information about Peerless-AV, please visit: www.peerless-av.com, www.facebook.com/PeerlessAV, and twitter.com/PeerlessAV.


About Peerless-AV:

Peerless-AV, a Peerless Industries, Inc. company, is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of audiovisual solutions. From its award-winning mounts and wireless audio systems to indoor/outdoor kiosks and the industry's first fully sealed outdoor displays, Peerless-AV aims to Get it Right by fulfilling both integrators' needs for ease of installation and service, and end-users' dreams in residential and commercial applications.


Based in Aurora, IL, Peerless-AV manufactures over 3,600 products that serve original equipment manufacturers, commercial integrators and consumer retailers in 22 vertical markets through direct sales representatives and authorized distribution. For more information, visit www.peerless-av.com.


NoviSign is Proud to Present: Digital Menu Boards Software

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Digital signage is quickly becoming a standard fixture in restaurants, coffee shops and bars. Digital menu boards are being widely adopted by large food chains and small restaurants. Lately, we have been working to develop a new service especially for these businesses in order to help them to increase sales, optimize their service system and develop a special relationship with their customers.


The goal target of NoviSign digital menu board is to make the operation and management mechanism of the restaurant as easy and effective as it can be. Menus, special dishes, products on sale, invitation for a special event and more - you can publish all this information on your board and update it easily from any place in the world. 


The use of NoviSign digital menu board at your place of business will create a great unique experience for your customers that will make them return to your restaurant again and again…. It will improve your services by giving your customers the ability to enjoy all the information they need without having to wait for a waiter. And if you want to be unique and original, you can also offer them some entertainment with their food by combine NoviSign's interactive widgets on your screens. 


NoviSign digital menu board software is very easy to use and you don't need any technical or design skills in order to create an impressive and professional screen for your business. You can either choose one of our great templates and start filling your restaurant's dishes and prices, or design your own menu board with NoviSign's Studio.


Want to hear more? http://goo.gl/plP4TV


DSF Board Member Named "40 Under Forty" by NACVA and CTI

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PJSC Announces Managing Director Mark Boidman Named "40 Under Forty" by NACVA and CTI


Press Release Copy from PJSC Public Affairs


June 11, 2015, NEW YORK – Peter J. Solomon Company (PJSC), a leading private investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that Managing Director Mark Boidman has been recognized as a 2015 “40 Under Forty” honoree by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) and the Consultants' Training Institute (CTI).


The 40 Under Forty awards were created to recognize “the next generation of industry mavericks” across all spectrums of the financial consulting profession, including Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) advisory. The honorees were selected from a pool of more than 125 nominees and chosen by the Executive Staff of NACVA and the CTI as having made extraordinary advances in certain fields, including M&A.

Mr. Boidman joined PJSC in 2013 and is a Managing Director in the firm’s Media, Entertainment, Communications and Technology (MECT) Group, with focus areas that include digital media, marketing services, mobile and out-of-home media.

“Mark’s inclusion in ‘40 Under Forty’ is a tribute to his talent as well as his commitment to delivering high quality advisory services,” said Peter Solomon, PJSC Founder and Chairman.
“Our media team is at the forefront of developments in digital media, retail tech and location-based entertainment,” said Rich Brail, Managing Director and head of PJSC’s MECT Group. “We bring this knowledge and a deep understanding of our clients' needs to each assignment. We congratulate Mark on his achievement.”

Mr. Boidman sits on the Board of Directors of the Digital Signage Federation (DSF), a not-for-profit trade organization serving the worldwide digital signage, interactive technologies, and digital-out-of-home network industries, and on the Advisory Board of Gimbal, a location and proximity-based mobile engagement company.

For further information visit www.pjsc.com .
Media Contact: Diane M. Coffey
 Managing Director, Public Affairs
 212-508-1605

Triple E Recreational Vehicles Chooses Videotel's VP70 Industrial Digital Signage Media Player for One of America's Largest RV Shows

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For the famous Louisville exhibition, top recreational vehicle manufacturer relies on Videotel's dependable digital signage to showcase its travel vehicles


San Diego, CA– Celebrating 50 years on the road, Triple E Recreational Vehicles is the leading supplier of leisure travel vans and other quality vehicles. Their innovative designs, unmatched craftsmanship, and committed customer service, propel them to the top of the industry. The Canadian company offers products that are sleek, durable, and technologically sophisticated, and their superior reputation stretches well into all corners of the United States. When Triple E traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, for the annual RV show, they selected the most reliable digital signage with Videotel's VP70 Industrial Media Player.


Videotel's VP70 Industrial Digital Signage Media Player provides an engaging digital signage solution for displaying video, audio, photos, and images of product or services. The industrial grade digital media player seamlessly loops files for a smooth, clear, visually appealing viewing experience for your audience. Whether showcasing educational or advertising information, the VP70 is easy to use with its USB or SD reader.


Users select from a convenient number of settings, and their video and audio will play continuously without manual interaction. Out of the box solution with HDMI resolution, multiple transition options, multi-function remote control, six-feet HDMI and video cables, and a USB card.


Having carefully selected a digital signage solution, Triple E representatives noted, "We were impressed with the simplicity of the VP70 Industrial Digital Signage Media Player from Videotel, as it enabled us to digitally send out updates over e-mail to be loaded onto the USB key provided with plug and play ability." Our innovative technology assured Triple E a dependable, quality presentation even when they were far from headquarters. "It wasn’t just a looping media device, it was a great and simple solution to play our video content at our Dealer Shows." The leading RV manufacturer trusts Videotel's VP70 model so much that they make sure to bring it along for the massive Kentucky convention.


For exceptional picture quality with 24/7 seamless and reliable auto repeat digital signage media players and interactive technology, Videotel is a number one source.


About Videotel Inc. 

Videotel Inc. is an award winning manufacturer of industrial digital signage media players, industrial looping DVD players, and interactive technology. Based in San Diego, California, Videotel's thirty-four years of market experience in developing reliable industrial digital signage solutions has propelled it to industry leader status. To learn more about Videotel Inc., visit http://www.videoteldigital.com.


Enplug Makes Digital Signage Universal, Adds App Market with DisplayOS 4.0

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Enplug announces version 4.0 of their digital signage software, which includes the industry's first Public App Market, an improved web dashboard, and enhanced options for customization.


LOS ANGELES, CA (July 9, 2015) -- Enplug (enplug.com), creators of the operating system for displays in businesses, announced the latest version of its software, DisplayOS 4.0. The update introduces a host of new features, including the industry’s first Public App Market (enplug.com/apps), a redesigned web dashboard, a new on-screen notification system, and various new options for users to customize their displays.


The announcement of DisplayOS 4.0 reinforces the company’s mission of being the universal platform for powering displays in businesses. Enplug's App Market brings the "App Store" paradigm of mobile computing to digital signage. Anyone can personalize their displays with custom content in seconds by simply browsing the Enplug App Market and selecting from a variety of apps for different use cases.


“Enplug's App Market is a major step in democratizing digital signage.” said Navdeep Reddy, Co-Founder, Enplug. “Until now the ability to curate truly custom content for digital displays was the exclusive domain of a handful of companies. Enplug and DisplayOS 4.0 allows anybody to develop custom applications via our SDK and offer them for public consumption on the Enplug App Market."


"Powering a network of displays with custom content is now no more complex than using your phone." added Navdeep.


DisplayOS 4.0 also includes an improved web dashboard, which provides users a more streamlined and configurable app and display management experience. The new dashboard seamlessly integrates with the Enplug App Market, and new features like user selectable transition animations allow users to further customize their displays.


DisplayOS 4.0’s upgraded on-screen interface features a new notification system specially engineered to increase viewer engagement and provide users with gratifying feedback.


"We’ve learned an incredible amount from our customers around the world. We’re constantly evaluating and questioning how we can make our product better for them." said Zach Spitulski, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Enplug. "With this free update, we’re making our product even more intuitive, engaging, and frictionless.”


DisplayOS 4.0 is set to be released this fall, with the Enplug App Market already publically available at enplug.com/apps.


To learn more about DisplayOS 4.0 visit enplug.com/displayos.


About Enplug

Enplug’s DisplayOS is the operating system for displays in businesses, which transforms any TV or display into a real-time marketing tool. Enplug customers include global brands like WeWork, Marriott, Porsche and Warner Brothers. 


Enplug is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. For more information, visit enplug.com.


Contact

Ryan Gushue, Director of Marketing

Enplug

585-703-3834

http://www.enplug.com




NoviSign Presents Innovative Digital Signage Experience at the Amdocs OSS Hackathon 2015

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This year NoviSign had an exciting opportunity to take part at Amdocs OSS hackathon and demonstrate how our innovative digital signage widgets can upgrade any competition, company event or business conference. NoviSign's live social walls created a unique interactive environment based on social networks and tremendously upgraded the hackathon experience, otherwise less transparent by nature. NoviSign's interactive widgets added color and interactivity to the event as participants could record themselves working and share their live Twitter and Instagram feeds with the other hackathon teams throughout the world. It was exciting to see this dynamic slideshow made of pictures uploaded by Amdocs participants decorating Amdocs hallways throughout the day.  


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxZmPi4GmIE


A Hackathon is a short and intensive software development competition, aimed at producing a 'working software' by presenting full development cycle skills, including design, development, testing, product management and product marketing. Amdocs, one of Israel's biggest global software companies, held a hackathon last week that took place in Israel, the UK and India simultaneously. NoviSign was selected to accompany the competition and provide an interactive, social digital signage 'wrapper'. NoviSign provided real-time content sharing on big screens using social networks (Instagram and Twitter) as well as an interactive voting system for the final stage of the competition.


Step 1: Competition Recording 

During the competition each team worked in a closed office but if you walked past Amdocs hallways, you could track the progress by looking at a slideshow of pictures generated by NoviSign social walls application. The competitors took pictures of themselves while working and uploaded the pictures to their Instagram account by using the hashtag #OssHton2015. The result was a dynamic slideshow that mirrored this intense day. Because the competition took place at three different continents simultaneously, it was important to allow interaction and connection among the teams.


Step 2: The Vote

After a long day of project development, the teams woke up to another exciting day of voting and announcing the winner! This is where NoviSign was instrumental with its poll widget. NoviSign presented its poll widget on a big screen at the auditorium on those three locations. All participants and organizers around the world got an invitation to vote with a QR code. After scanning this code with their smartphones, they were directed to a dedicated website where they were given the option to vote for one of the teams, while the results kept updating online on the screens across all three locations. NoviSign software does not allow two votes by the same person, which made the results entirely accurate, and the announcement about the winner was ten minutes after the polls had been closed.


Adding an interactive digital signage to the competition greatly enhanced participant interaction and collaboration . The screens hanged in Amdocs's offices created a fun and an interactive environment and upgraded the experience for all the participants in the competition. NoviSign's digital signage software can benefit each and every screen-based event, with minimum preparation and without a need for ongoing maintenance throughout the event itself. 

Want to hear more? http://goo.gl/QDs4eB


Keywest Technology Releases 4-Channel Signage Player that Connects to Cloud Services

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The Breeze 4-channel player simplifies digital menu or video wall installation and management by using a single platform that connects to a cloud server for ubiquitous control. 


LENEXA, Kan. (July 13, 2015)– Keywest Technology has launched another multi-head digital signage player using an Intel® Core™ i7 CPU running on an Ubuntu® open source software platform. The 4-channel signage player supports up to four 1080P channels, which provides a dynamic, high-res presentation for menu systems or video walls. The player is controlled via the company’s cloud-based digital signage service called Breeze Digital Signage℠. 


Just before the summer concert season, Keywest Technology contracted AVIES TECH to install the Breeze 4-channel system at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs. The Breeze system lights up club-level digital menu boards at eight concessions stands using 42 Philips thin-bezel displays. 


Lisa Ramsour, Project Manager at Keywest Technology, commented that the 4-channel Breeze players performed like “rock stars” during a Rolling Stones concert held at the 80,000-seat venue in June. “One menu item needed to be changed instantly because a food vendor sent crispy chicken rather than grilled. One phone call to Keywest Creative and the new menus were updated instantly. The service staff and management were delighted!” 


Working in conjunction with Breeze Digital Signage, Keywest Technology offers network-managed services through Keywest Creative that provide restaurant owners and venue managers all of the benefits of digital menu boards without any of the worry that comes from technical snafus and creative management.  


“The Breeze 4-channel signage player expands Keywest Technology’s capabilities in network-managed services,” said Nick Nichols, Keywest Technology’s President. “With Breeze, we’re not just offering the nuts and bolts of digital signage, but full-on network management that delivers expert results at a reasonable price. The 4-channel Breeze system extends our ability to create and manage robust menu systems or video walls offsite, which not only offers greater utility to clients but also offers far-reaching service value.” 


Although network-managed services is an integral part of the Breeze Digital Signage value proposition, restaurant and venue managers may login to Breeze using the ubiquitous web browser to control the 4-channel signage player. Browser access gives managers advanced digital signage management tools like a template builder, nested playlists, an advertising module, an admin approval queue and handy widgets that add useful features such as weather or data integration. Also, Breeze can also be accessed and controlled via a smartphone. This essentially gives it “pocket control” for those that want to manage the system themselves while on the go, or at least make last-minute changes if a standard browser is not available.


The Breeze 4-channel signage player commenced shipping this spring, and it’s available from authorized AV system and architectural integrators throughout North America. Interested parties and resellers are encouraged to visit the Breeze Digital Signage website for more information: http://www.breezedigitalsignage.com/ 



About Keywest Technology 

Keywest Technology is an authentic developer of digital signage technology and a full-service provider offering solutions from simple playback to large multi-sign and interactive networks. Keywest builds systems with a holistic approach that includes key software technologies, creative design, system design, and comprehensive network-managed services. Based in Lenexa, Kansas, the company is dedicated to making business communication as enjoyable as a day at the beach. For more information, visit www.KeywestTechnology.com.


Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

Ubuntu is a registered trademark of Canonical Ltd.

Breeze Digital Signage is a registered service mark of Keywest Technology, Inc.


For More Information Contact:

David Little     

800-331-2019 or 913-492-4666 ext. 304

DavidL@keywesttechnology.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidblittle


11Giraffes Announced as Exclusive Digital Signage Provider for RetailNOW 2015

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Charlotte, NCThe Retail Solution Providers Association (RSPA) has selected 11Giraffes as the exclusive digital signage provider for RetailNOW 2015. In this capacity, 11Giraffes will provide digital signage services for the exhibit hall, schedule and announcement boards surrounding the educational session spaces, and information and welcome screens near registration.

 

As the exclusive digital signage provider, the 11Giraffes software platform will be used for digital signage and interactive content management and presentation throughout the show. The company is also creating custom video content for RSPA. 11Giraffes coordinated with distribution and hardware partners SYNNEX and Samsung to complete the solution for RSPA. 

 

11Giraffes Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Operations, Jim Marascio, will present "Delivering Modern In-Store Experiences" as one of the event's educational sessions. 

 

"We are so grateful to have smart, generous members like 11Giraffes.  With their partnership, we are able to offer, for the second year in a row, digital signage at RetailNOW 2015 to help enhance the attendee experience" said Kelly Funk, RSPA President and CEO.

 

"By incorporating scheduling information, wayfinding, news and announcements, along with the RSPA's branding and custom videos into the RetailNOW environment via digital signage, 11Giraffes is demonstrating how our signage platform is perfect for trade show and corporate communications applications," said Jim Marascio, 11Giraffes Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Operations. "We're all used to seeing digital signage in retail, hospitality and restaurant environments. Working with RSPA allows us to demonstrate ancillary applications to resellers and others attending RetailNOW."

 

Billed as "where the industry meets", RetailNOW 2015 is expected to draw over 2,000 attendees, representing a dozen countries and all markets of the retail technology industry. The trade show runs August 2-5 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. 

 

About 11Giraffes

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, 11Giraffes provides innovative, scalable, reliable and easy-to-use digital signage and in-store audio solutions to companies worldwide. The company's software and hardware products are distributed through a large network of value added resellers who place its products in a wide range of industries including retail, hospitality, QSR/restaurant, assisted living, automotive, financial institutions, medical and dental offices, country clubs, and c-stores. 11Giraffes is committed to creating products that extend brands, deliver messages, and speak to customers. 

www.11giraffes.com 

 

About RSPA

The RSPA is the only association dedicated to the Point of Sale and retail technology industry.   Our members include resellers, software developers, hardware manufacturers, distributors and other service providers that bring technology products and services to the marketplace.

 

RSPA accelerates the success of its members in the point of sale ecosystem by providing knowledge and connections.   RSPA provides live, face to face education and networking annually at its two signature events, RetailNOW® (www.GoRSPA.org/RetailNOW) and INSPIRE® (www.GoRSPA.org/INSPIRE).  Other member benefits include a legal hotline, webinars, industry advocacy, a bi-monthly magazine and discounted shipping and event access.   Learn more by going to www.GoRSPA.org.


NoviSign Utilizes Its Interactive Screens at Globes' Annual Business Conference

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Last week we had the honor to take part at Globes' (one of the major economic newspapers in Israel) annual business conference with our interactive screens. Our goal was to raise the discourse and the experiences from the conference on the screen. In practice, the noise and traffic were larger than we imagined, when hundreds of tweets and photos from the conference were displayed on the screens through the day and the exposure of the content from the conference on social networks was enormous.


https://youtu.be/pygYLc2I0HU


'Mad' (digital marketing and advertising) is an annual business conference attended by influence people in the advertising industry, business people and reporters in order to take part in discussions related to the Israeli economy and to promote themselves and their business. This year, by using NoviSign live social walls we offered the attendees to publish content from the sessions and personal insights on the big screen in front of thousands of people who took part at this event. In fact, the screens allowed to have a practical dialogue about topical issues evoked various panels and it presented a current and dynamic slideshow of the people who took part in different places and on different activities of this day.


Preparations for the social activity were very simple and required no maintenance during the event. The screen itself was designed by NoviSign online Studio and included a ticker for the Twitter tweets, Instagram photos slideshow and RSS feed from Globes website. In terms of hardware, all we had to do was to connect a Minix Neo X7 (Android TV box) to one of the screens at the event using NoviSign's live social walls software. In order to invite people to participate in the activity. The conference organizers published few days before the event and through it that the hash tag word for this event was to be #GlobesMad2015.


The results were amazing! The event took place for more than seven hours and the screen was updating all the time with the most recent content from every panel and location of the conference. In addition for the dynamic screen, the conference social traffic was increased and there were over 50,000 people who viewed the content from the conference by social networks. Beyond the exposure, the guests of the conference got a unique and special experience when they were given the opportunity to take an active factor of the conference by taking part in a debate around the conference on the screen and share their personal experiences from the event. 


Want to hear more?


http://goo.gl/FkZSff 


Userful Integrates Powerful UIEvolution Content Platform Into Versatile Video Wall Solution

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Intuitive device software supports digital display content for a broad range of markets - now available on Userful video walls


Calgary, AB and Seattle, WAUserful Corporation, an industry-leading software appliance for display infrastructure company, and UIEvolution, a global leader in highly scalable connected device software solutions, have teamed to provide flexible, integrated content solutions offering for Hospitality, Cruise and Retail customers. Customers can now utilize UIEvolution’s powerful UIE ExperienceManager to deploy and manage content on any display connected to a Userful appliance including the stunning Userful Network Video Wall.


Userful’s Network Video Wall is the first video wall solution to deliver 4k and higher content in real-time over the network. It supports multiple video walls from a single, standard PC and is entirely managed through a browser. With the UIE ExperienceManager platform, now integrated as a plugin into the Userful solution, Hospitality, Cruise and Retail customers can easily deploy content onto Userful’s high-performance, cost-effective video walls.


“Video walls are rapidly growing in hospitality and retail, and cruise ships greatly benefit from the reduced power consumption and easy AV-over-IP distribution built into the Userful appliance and zero-client devices,” said Tim Griffin, founder and CTO of Userful. “UIE ExperienceManager is a powerful solution for companies to engage with their customers while offering great content. Userful now makes it easy to deploy that same content on any display or video wall within the network.”


UIE ExperienceManager is a platform for managing a range of content such as video-on-demand, live TV, music, and over-the-top (OTT) apps. It is designed to deliver rich and highly personalized guest experiences. The software is used for a variety of markets, including hospitality, to provide next-generation guest entertainment and digital signage experiences across brands and establishments.


“We are delighted to have been selected by Userful and look forward to working with them,” said Travis Beaven, CPO and GM of Consumer Engagement at UIEvolution. “UIEvolution has been leading the display technology and digital signage industries with our powerful UIE ExperienceManager platform, now live globally on thousands of endpoints. The combination of Userful’s Network Video Wall with UIE ExperienceManager provides us with another exciting way to deliver engaging, memorable visual experiences for our Cruise, Hotel and Retail customers.”


The new partnership creates many opportunities in the hospitality, retail, and cruise ship sectors to enhance customer and guest experience with easy distribution of compelling content to endpoints including onto high impact 4k video walls. UIEvolution and Userful combined provide simple, flexible and cost-effective digital display solutions for everyone.


About Userful

Userful Corporation is a leading infrastructure software company that makes it simple and affordable for organizations to drive and centrally manage intelligent displays. Userful supports centrally powered displays from desktops to touch-screens to video walls and beyond, with exceptional performance, unique flexibility and at the lowest cost on the market. Userful is the trusted provider of over 1 million displays in over 100 countries and works with zero- and thin-client devices from world-class partners such as ViewSonic, Thinglobal, Atrust, Centerm and HP. userful.com


About UIEvolution

UIEvolution is a vertical cloud Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider specializing in highly scalable connected device software and solutions across a broad range of markets, including automotive, cruise, hotel, retail, and more. We believe that technology and connectivity should enhance and never distract from life experiences. From our inception in 2000, we have said, “The user’s experience matters.” And, now for nearly 15 years we have made software and provided services that deliver this vision. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in Tokyo and Detroit, UIEvolution has a proven track record with clients like Toyota, Lexus, Carnival Cruise Lines, Samsung, AT&T, Microsoft, Disney, Mitsubishi and Panasonic. http://www.uievolution.com



Media Contact

Daniel Griffin

Vice President, Userful

daniel@userful.com

250-381-5335


Cami Zimmer

Corporate Communications, UIEvolution

czimmer@uievolution.com

952-239-9822


Influential Fringe Designers Haas Brothers Chooses Videotel for its Industrial Digital Signage Media Players for their Reputation in Producing High Quality Products

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Los Angeles, CA -  Eye-catching is an understatement for Haas Brothers' edgy designs that lean primarily toward furniture and sculpture. The designers’ creations are practically unmistakable, and their style has earned a position in Artsy’s top nine designers for 2015. Now, the duo has stated that they will use the Videotel VP70 industrial digital signage media player for their marketing efforts. “Videotel makes the simplest, most reliable video looper I've ever used,” declares Nikolai Haas. “Our business is one of very high dollar and high stakes. I know I can count on Videotel to deliver.”


The Haas Brothers are in a high-dollar business. Big ideas and big-name clients require proven interactive solutions for marketing. The Haas Brothers may be best known for their collaboration with Versace and their association with Lady Gaga, for whom they crafted masks, wings and other costuming pieces, but not all Haas Brothers patrons are celebrities. At design and art shows, Haas Brothers’ enthusiasts find that they can combine form with function and art with design that tends toward zoomorphic creations.


The Videotel HD looping digital signage media player is perfect for this high-end clientele. The VP70 requires very little human interaction, allowing the brothers to focus on demonstrating how their ideas influence emerging trends in artistic furniture and sculpture design. The VP70 is a plug-and-play solution with auto-on, auto-start and auto-repeat functions. Never does the player present an awkward black or green screen that draws attention to itself rather than the Haas Brother’s designs.


The Haas Brothers are quick to suggest that their pieces, should be viewed through a humorous lens. Humor is an essential part of humanity, but there’s nothing funny about a technological glitch in the middle of an important presentation. Perhaps avoiding such gaffs is why the duo chose the Videotel VP70 as the centerpiece of their digital signage.


About Videotel Inc.

Videotel Inc. is the only company manufacturing industrial looping DVD players. Videotel’s players smoothly handle video content, digital signage and industrial media for multiple industries. Videotel, headquartered in San Diego, California, has been the industry leader in providing dependable industrial digital solutions and products for more than 34 years.


Videotel’s players run continuously for years without failure, and the company is the only provider of the auto start, auto play and auto repeat features. The auto features work flawlessly even during power failures, with no user intervention required.


For more information about Videotel Digital’s line of top-quality industrial digital signage media players and interactive digital signage solutions, please visit http://www.videoteldigital.com or call (800) 878-4056. You can also visit Videotel on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ or Twitter.

The Queen's Medical Center Chooses Videotel's VP71 Industrial Digital Signage Media Players for its Hospital

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The Queen's Medical Center, in the Honolulu, Hawaii area, has recently purchased new digital signage media players for its hospital rooms. The solution that the hospital chose to buy were Videotel's VP71 Industrial Media Players. Prior to purchasing this high-quality media player from Videotel, The Queen's Hospital frequently experienced challenges with getting their signage players to power on. They experienced many power glitches, which directly impacted patient care. The hospital administrator has informed Videotel Inc. that the hospital is very grateful to have chosen this solution above all others. The hospital especially likes the auto power switch, which prevents the need to worry about the troublesome power glitches affecting the function of important equipment. This dependable product manufactured by Videotel Inc. allows The Queen's Hospital to provide its patients with the highest quality of care and make news, information, and other important data readily available to patients, visitors, employees, and family members of patients.


Videotel prides itself on providing top-notch industrial digital equipment and exceptional customer support. The Videotel's VP71 is an industrial-grade digital media player that has the ability to auto-power-on, auto-loop and auto-repeat content seamlessly. This is done without the necessity for menus, remotes, or manual interaction. The VP71 supports RS232 with a communication-ready port, which enables users to play content at designated times of the day. The media player’s durable design enables the VP71 to run for more than six years without failure. The VP71 can also be used to create an interactive experience for patients by connecting LED push buttons or motion sensors.


About Videotel Inc.

Videotel Inc. is an award winning manufacture of industrial digital signage media players, industrial looping dvd players and interactive technology. Based in San Diego, CA, Videotel's 34 years of market experience in developing reliable industrial digital signage solutions has propelled it to industry leader status. To learn more about Videotel Inc., visit http://www.videoteldigital.com.

11Giraffes Introduces Digital Signage Software for Google Chrome

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11Giraffes puts the power of cost efficiency, remote management, and scalable deployment in the hands of end-users and IT managers through their new digital signage software application for Google's Chrome OS.


Charlotte, NC - Digital signage software company, 11Giraffes, now supports Google's Chrome operating system with its digital content management platform. The company worked closely with Google to build an application for use with the Google for Work platform. A Google Android version of 11Giraffes digital signage media player has been available since 2012. A variant of this Android version of 11Giraffes Digital Signage player now runs on Chrome OS. 

 

Using the 11Giraffes Digital Signage Chrome app, users may remotely manage the presentation of video and audio through the 11Girafffes web-based content management system. The 11Giraffes Digital Signage app allows users to upload and schedule media, create touchscreen interactive applications and video walls, monitor playback, and traffic content to individual or groups of displays worldwide. 

 

As a Google for Work Partner application, the 11Giraffes Digital Signage app may be deployed and managed on Google Chromebox devices using Google's Chrome Management Console. The web-based Chrome Management Console allows IT departments to easily configure and manage Chrome OS devices across enterprise networks in corporate, education and non-profit environments.

 

"Based on our success with Google Android digital signage, adding support for Google Chrome made good business sense", said Jim Marascio, 11Giraffes Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Operations. "Chrome OS devices provide a powerful, yet low-cost, PC hardware platform for digital signage. And Google's ARC project made migrating from Android to Chrome, then maintaining a single code base for both platforms, very efficient."

 

11Giraffes Digital Signage media player app is immediately available with Chromebox devices sold through Seneca. The 11Giraffes Digital Signage app is also available through the Google Chrome Web Store to be deployed via Chrome Management Console. The app may also be run without Chrome Management Console and on Chrome OS devices sourced through other distribution channels.

 

About 11Giraffes

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, 11Giraffes provides innovative, scalable, reliable and easy-to-use digital signage and in-store audio solutions to companies worldwide. The company's software and hardware products are distributed through a large network of value added resellers who place its products in a wide range of industries including retail, hospitality, QSR/restaurant, assisted living, automotive, financial institutions, medical and dental offices, country clubs, and c-stores. 11Giraffes is committed to creating products that extend brands, deliver messages, and speak to customers. 

www.11giraffes.com 


NoviSign Launches New Digital Signage Service for Educational Institutions

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Just before the school year begins, NoviSign launches a new digital signage service suits especially for all types of educational institutions: Elementary schools, High schools, Colleges and Universities. This new service includes a unique, easy to use and operate digital signage system designed especially for educational institutions, in order to upgrade the learning experience by adding informative and interactive screens, allowing you to publish and convey information quickly, efficiently and effortlessly with any Android, Chrome or Windows device.

The purpose of this new service is to provide an information mechanism that would allow to publish and update easily and effectively information throughout the educational institution and even in a number of     institutions at the same time. Upcoming events, campus news, welcome notices, scheduling changes and more - all of those can be published on screens around the campus and be updated from any computer, without a direct access to the screen. Also, the innovative system of NoviSign is so easy to operate that you can turn it into an educational activity for the students and make them responsible of the content on the screen.

But beyond the ability of the system to publish information around the campus and raise the awareness of the students about different topics, NoviSign offers an innovative system that allows to create an interaction with the students. Who should be your next student council president? What activity would you like to take place on the last day of school? NoviSign polling system allows to ask question on the big screen and let the students answer directly from their smartphones while watching the results updating automatically on the bid screen.

NoviSign company aims to develop the field of digital signage at educational institutions and offers special terms to support and help those institutions, such as unique templates, free trainings and special price.

Want to hear more? http://goo.gl/8FfB7k


CastNET Hires Product Manager and Operations Director

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Minneapolis, MN.  - CastNET announced today that it has hired Tom McInerney as Director of Operations and Jim Oehler as Product Manager.

Prior to joining CastNET, Tom McInerney managed the hosting and operations team at CPA Global. Prior to that, he was at Dow Jones as the Director of Systems Engineering and Operations.

Jim Oehler comes to CastNET with more than last 14 years of digital signage experience. He was most recently at Imagine Communications in various roles including Program Manager and Product Manager for their digital signage division.
 
Commenting on the new additions to CastNET, Lance Hutchinson, CastNET Vice President, said, “To manage the rapid growth that we are experiencing at CastNET, we are determined to hire individuals with outstanding qualifications and a track record of success. We’ve reached that goal with the hiring of Tom and Jim to these strategically important positions.”
 
About CastNET
CastNET is a leader in providing large-scale digital signage solutions for a variety of markets around the world. For over 20 years, CastNET has been a one-stop resource for content management software, hardware integration, and content creation. CastNET’s award winning software is an easy-to-use yet powerful content management software solution for digital signage systems.


CastNET, 7690 Golden Triangle Drive, Eden Prairie Minnesota 55344
(800) 388-0008 or (952) 896-9898.


Website: www.castnet.com. Contact: info@castnet.com

Stetson University Chooses Videotel's VP71 Industrial Digital Signage Media Players

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Deland, FLStetson University recently chose Videotel's VP71 industrial digital signage media players to showcase student video work in the Hand Art Center, the campus art gallery.

The VP71 industrial digital signage player is known for its rugged durability and hands-off functionality. The digital media player can be used in a variety of ways to display any media content from photos to videos, with or without sound, seamlessly. Even in a power failure, the VP71 will automatically resume playback when power is restored.

Associate Professor Nathan Wolleck, Chair of the Department of Creative Arts, was dissatisfied with the department's previous method of displaying student video work. The department would use computers and play videos on a long continuous loop. Visitors to the gallery had no control over the presentation of content. The computer played on, whether any guests were there to watch or not. Wolleck knew there had to be a better way.

Working with his Creative Arts department, Wolleck paired Videotel's VP71 industrial media player with Videotel's IPM Interplay Module and with LED buttons to create a sleek, interactive display of student work. According to Wolleck, "the VP71 just sat neatly behind the flat screen on the wall. The resulting video theater felt right at home in the gallery. Now, visitors control the flow of content and the player sits quietly during the idle moments when there are no visitors."

Wolleck believes that the VP71 industrial media player was the right choice for not only the current display, but future gallery events as well. "We look forward to using it whenever we need to showcase video projects in our art gallery and, should we need multiple video screens, we will certainly be buying another Videotel unit," he said.

About Videotel Inc.
Videotel Inc. is an award-winning manufacturer of industrial digital signage media players, industrial looping DVD players and interactive technology. Based in San Diego, CA, Videotel has 34 years of market experience in developing reliable industrial digital signage solutions has propelled it to industry leader status. To learn more about Videotel Inc., visit http://www.videoteldigital.com.

Beyond the Big Screen: Digital Installation Brings Madame Tussauds Experience to Life at 'The Crossroads of the World'

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A giant new LED screen in New York City will give the tens of millions of annual visitors to Times Square – ‘The Crossroads Of The World’ - a chance to see inside Madame Tussauds.


New York, NY - A giant new LED screen in New York City will give the tens of millions of annual visitors to Times Square – ‘The Crossroads Of The World’ - a chance to see inside Madame Tussauds.

The attention-grabbing 13 ft. by 12 ft. LED screen, which was installed on 19 June, is visible from 42nd Street. It is already proving a big hit with visitors to Times Square, who get to benefit from a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the Madame Tussauds experience.

The project brief from Madame Tussauds (part of Merlin Entertainments Group) to Banner Managed Communication (BMC), its global marketing and communications agency, was to ‘increase the attraction’s cut-through and audience share within the intensively competitive New York tourist scene’. BMC deployed its digital experience design partner, OpenEye Global, a world leader in conceiving and delivering innovative visual technology projects, to help create the experience from the eyes of the visitor.

The Madame Tussauds and OpenEye teams developed a content strategy highlighting the brushes with fame (and infamy!) that could only happen inside Madame Tussauds. Using actors and a green screen to film reactions to their encounters with Madame Tussauds’ stars, crowds outside could get a real taste of the fun that awaits them inside.

In order to drive interactions beyond the ticket booth, another key tactic was to showcase the opportunity for ‘dynamic selfies’ inside Madame Tussauds.

The team also created a video, which showcases the visual impact of the installation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiEdrrL-cEk

Davey Barrett, Head of Product Development, Midway Attractions, North America at Merlin Entertainments plc said:

"BMC and OpenEye have helped us find a truly innovative way of communicating and visualizing the experience of visiting Madame Tussauds to a vast, untapped audience. We’re undoubtedly achieving our primary objective of grabbing the attention of many more visitors to Times Square.”

Catherine Burke, CEO of Banner Managed Communication, said:
“Creative thinking and leading-edge technology have combined here to inject new life and contemporary relevance into an attraction with a heritage stretching back almost 250 years. This project is a perfect example of why we've partnered with OpenEye. They provide precisely the blend of digital innovation and execution expertise which BMC clients are looking for.”

Bryan Meszaros, CEO & Founder of OpenEye commented:
“It was clear to us that many people’s perception of Madame Tussauds lags way behind the modern-day reality. So our focus was on creating content and using technology to visualize and bring to life the Madame Tussauds experience, emphasizing what an incredibly dynamic and interactive attraction it is for visitors.”


About Banner Managed Communication
Our unique approach to digital visual communications delivers solutions that bring transformational improvements to consumer and corporate clients – helping them to enhance engagement with their customers or employees, to get amazing results.

Our award-winning team stands apart with expertise to integrate digital visual communications within client’s omni-channel strategies. By blending technological expertise with a holistic approach to designing, deploying and managing complex programmes, our solutions achieve exceptional returns.

Our unified, managed service, guides clients through everything they need from strategy and agnostic technology consultancy to content creation, deployment and maintenance management.

For more information visit: http://www.banner-managedcommunication.com

About OpenEye Global
Formed in 2002, OpenEye Global is an award-winning digital experience design agency, which looks to combine consumer insight, technology and creativity to redefine how brands engage with their audiences through multi-channel experiences. With studios in New York, San Diego, and London, OpenEye works with such high profile brands including Santander Bank, Westfield, and Nordstrom.

For more information visit: http://www.openeyeglobal.com

Userful Addresses Cost and Complexity Challenges for Control Room and Public Display Video Walls

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Innovative zones feature allows customers to display multiple content streams within one video wall with simplicity and affordability


Calgary, AB — Userful Corporation, an industry-leading centralized display software company, has expanded its innovative video wall solution to solve some of the key challenges in control room and public display markets. With the addition of the ability to support multiple preset zones within a video wall, Userful is bringing its unique solution to markets that have traditionally been held back by costly and complex alternatives.

Video walls have been experiencing record growth in recent years and customers are demanding more advanced functionality. A highly-sought after feature is the ability to play multiple, simultaneous content streams on different sections of a video wall. These types of deployments often require expensive and complicated video wall controllers, but now Userful is offering the same preset zones functionality from a standard Core i7 PC.

The zones feature is a part of the latest release of the Userful’s platform - Userful Network Video Wall 8.0.
 
The Userful Network Video Wall delivers real-time content – 4k and higher - to the video wall via a standard gigabit Ethernet network using a single standard PC. This eliminates the need for expensive AV hardware and complicated software. Userful’s new preset zones feature adds to the versatility of the platform, making it the perfect solution for businesses looking for flexible and cost-effective video wall solutions for control rooms and high-end public displays.

“This powerful new zones feature opens up a new world of use case possibilities,” said Tim Griffin, CTO of Userful. “For us, video walls are about a lot more than just putting video onto synchronized displays.  They’re powerful tools that deliver strong ROI, but for a long time now it’s been clear the market needed a simpler and more cost-effective way to deploy multiple content sources simultaneously on different parts of a video wall. We are now doing just that, and ensuring it’s easy and affordable.”

The new zones feature is ideal for control rooms allowing administrators to monitor multiple desktops, dashboards or video sources at the same time at a high resolution. It can also be used for team collaboration and meeting areas to display multiple presentations, web content, videos at the same time for more efficient communication. Additionally, zones support is perfect for high-end public video walls to show multiple content sources at once.

Click here to watch a video on how the zones feature works.  Userful makes trial kits and demo software available for those that wish to test the solution.  For information, visit www.userful.com/videowall, email getstarted@userful.com, or call 403-289-2177 opt 1.

About Userful
Userful Corporation is a leading infrastructure software company that makes it simple and affordable for organizations to drive and centrally manage intelligent displays. Userful supports centrally powered displays from desktops to touch-screens to video walls and beyond with exceptional performance, unique flexibility and the lowest cost on the market. Userful is the trusted provider of over 1 million displays in over 100 countries and works with zero- and thin-client devices from world-class partners such as ViewSonic, Thinglobal, Atrust, Centerm and HP. http://www.userful.com

Media Contact
Daniel Griffin
Vice President, Userful
daniel@userful.com
250.381.5335


Keywest Technology Adds HDMI Input Option to MediaZone Pro

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Keywest Technology expands the video processing capabilities of its MediaZone Pro digital signage system by adding an optional HD video capture card.


LENEXA, Kan.  – MediaZone Pro®, Keywest Technology’s PC-based digital signage system, gets a high-definition input option that captures live video content from multiple sources. The input option processes both digital and analog video formats, enabling users to capture and insert live video feeds into a digital signage playlist from HDMI, DVI, VGA and YUV sources.

Keywest Tech engineered the integration of the AVerMedia® full HD 1080P capture card into the MediaZone Pro platform for seamless use and no-hassle operation. According to the company, the option gives MediaZone Pro users the ability to stream live video directly into the digital signage playlist with absolutely stunning quality. The video input option also supports live stream switching between analog and digital inputs.

Koytt Nichols, Director of R&D for Keywest Technology, commented that this option gives digital signage viewers what they want. He said, “Adding live media to a digital signage zone is one of the best ways to keep content fresh and interesting for viewers. This tactic [a.k.a. sticky content] gives viewers a reason to come back for more.”

“The card can capture the video easily and requires minimal configuration. We are satisfied with the hardware combination and look forward to years of use,” said Lance Ha, Shell IT A/V Coordinator. Mr. Ha’s department manages a multi-channel IPTV distribution system that is used to provide staff local and world news channels combined with other pertinent employee information. “We use the input cards to capture cable television channels from our satellite tuners via the component to serial adapters, and we wrap the channels with zones of relevant information,” Ha added.

The MediaZone Pro video input option was released in the 3rd quarter of 2015, and it’s available from authorized AV system and architectural integrators throughout North America. Interested parties and resellers are encouraged to visit the MediaZone Pro website for more information: http://www.mediazonepro.com/   

About Keywest Technology
Keywest Technology is an authentic developer of digital signage technology and a full-service provider offering solutions from simple playback to large multi-sign and interactive networks. Keywest builds systems with a holistic approach that includes key software technologies, creative design, system design, and comprehensive network-managed services. Based in Lenexa, Kansas, the company is dedicated to making business communication as enjoyable as a day at the beach. For more information, visit www.KeywestTechnology.com.

MediaZone Pro is a registered trademark of Keywest Technology, Inc.
AVerMedia is a registered trademark of AVerMedia Technologies, Inc.


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