Read the article by Mark Boidman, Managing Director at Peter J. Solomon Company, a private M&A investment banking firm. Mark is on the Board of Digital Signage Federation.

(New York, New York) MTA New York City Transit was quick to recognize the popularity of the new electronic gaming sensation Pokemon Go.  Officials also spared no time in identifying the potential hazards of trying to catch the creatures in surroundings where there is a four and half foot drop to the tracks. 

In response, the agency has created a new safety campaign for its On The Go Travel Station kiosk network, reminding customers to stay safe by remaining behind the yellow line when trying to catch the animated creatures. The digital screen campaign consists of a brief animation warning customers to stay safe as they play the game that seems to have taken the country and the world by storm.  The messaging uses the iconic red and green “Bubble People” figures used in the popular ‘Courtesy Counts’ campaign combined with language from the agency’s ongoing platform safety campaign.  Of course, the red figure turns green once he does the safe thing by stepping behind the yellow line.

The text reads:  “Hey Pokemon Go players, we know you want to catch ‘em all, but stay behind the yellow line when in the subway.   The text inside the frame adds:  In 2015, there were 172 incidents involving customers who came into contact with trains; 50 people died.”

The On The Go campaign began running July 14th. New York City Transit had previously issued a similar warning through Twitter and Facebook social media posts that generated more than 400,000 views in less than a week.  They both urged customers to be mindful of their surroundings when playing the game in the subway to and keep well back from the edge of the platform.  “We want our customers to have fun but we also want to remind them to play smart and play safe,” said Paul J. Fleuranges, Vice President of Corporate Communications for NYC

Transit.  “For customers our key takeaway is please stay behind the yellow line at the platform edge when you gotta catch’em,”added Fleuranges, who oversees the On The Go program at NYC Transit.

The MTA OTGN currently consists of 200 units at 39 subway stations in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens; by the end of the 4Qtr 2016, there will be 380 kiosks in 73 subway stations.  Customers can view the real-time service status of subways, buses, and railroads; get travel directions with Trip Planner; access elevator/escalator status; and scan MTA, neighborhood and station maps. In addition, NYC Transit uses the OTGN to push Service Alert & Emergency messaging to the entire kiosk network, a select group of kiosks or an individual unit during a service event or emergency situation, posting granular service alternatives at affected locations.
 

To view a video about the On The Go program at NYC Transit, click here.

Kramer has launched the VM-UHD Series 4K Distribution Amplifier for HDMI signals. The UHD Series is comprised of 3 models, the VM-2UHD, VM-3UHD & VM-4UHD that take one HDMI input, equalizes and reclocks the signal and distributes it to 2, 3 & 4 identical outputs respectively. These DAs distribute signals having resolutions up to 4K@60 UHD (4:2:0), WUXGA and 1080p.
 
Features:
•    Max. Data Rate  - 10.2Gbps
•    Resolution Support  - Up to 4K@60 UHD
•    HDMI Support  - Deep Color, x.v.Color™, Lip Sync, HDMI Uncompressed Audio Channels, Dolby TrueHD, DTS−HD, CEC
•    Kramer Equalization & re-Klocking™ Technology
•    An intelligent EDID handling and processing algorithm that ensures Plug and Play operation for HDMI systems
•    Default EDID  - For fast and efficient connection of the unit
•    3D Pass-Through
•    HDCP Compliance
Applications:
•    Boardrooms and meeting rooms
•    Presentation and multimedia applications
•    Home theater
•    Rental and staging
Typical Application for 4K Signal Distribution with VM-4UHD

Brea, CA – July 2016… Altinex, a leading manufacturer of Signal Management Solutions®, is pleased to introduce the Neutron MT312-104 Control Card for use with the company’s MT302-201 Digital MultiTasker. Designed primarily for use with touchscreen control panels in today’s meeting rooms and presentation facilities, the new MT312-104 Control Card offers a wealth of ports for controlling a wide range of AV equipment.

The Neutron MT312-104 Control Card provides control of both serial and IR devices. Additionally, there are two relays and two sensor inputs. The relays can be used to control external equipment such as screens. The sensor inputs are used to trigger events based on voltage levels supplied by motion sensors, heat sensors, light sensors, RF sensors, etc. The sensor connector also provides two voltages—+12VDC and +24VDC—for powering external sensors.

The Neutron MT312-104 Control Card is capable of supplying information third party controllers over Ethernet port. Setup is quick and intuitive. By simply connecting to the MultiTasker enclosure’s IP address, one can easily check the status of the relays (open or closed), the input status of the sensor inputs (high or low) based on trigger level, or request RS‑232 data from devices connected to the RS‑232 ports.

Adding to its versatility, the MT312-104 Control Card can store IR codes in its internal memory for direct control of external IR devices. Alternatively, an IR room receiver such as the Altinex AC301‑103 can be used to pass‑through IR signals from remote controls to devices connected to one or both of the controller’s IR outputs.

Multiple control cards can be used within single MT302-201 enclosure to enable unlimited expandability and control of AV system with unlimited capacity.

Jack Gershfeld, President of Altinex, commented on the company’s Neutron MT312-104 Control Card, “For years, our popular Neutron controllers have served an integral role in board rooms, lecture halls, and other types of presentation spaces. Now, we bring this capability to our recently introduced MT302-201 Digital MultiTasker. Our Neutron card—along with the various other cards that fit the MultiTasker—bring a wide range of control capabilities to the contemporary AV meeting and presentation space. I believe AV integrators will find much to like, not only with our Neutron card, but with our MultiTasker and its wealth of functionality.”

About Altinex
Founded in 1993, Altinex, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of Signal Management Solutions®. The company offers a line of switchers, extenders, distribution amplifiers, furniture connectivity products, and control solutions. Altinex is a USA-based ISO 9001:2008 certified corporation that conducts R&D, design, manufacturing, sales and marketing from its corporate headquarters in Brea, California. For additional information, visit the company online at www.altinex.com or contact them directly at 1.800.ALTINEX or 714.990.2300.

Seemetrix and NoviSign are glad to present a mutual solution: Seemetrix, together with a NoviSign Android based player, allows not only to make sure the commercial reaches its targeted audience, but also to analyze screen’s effectiveness through real time data collection. The Android digital signage becomes more interactive and playlist slides can be triggered by camera events.

Seemetrix collects data on the age and gender of the viewer, the duration, date and time of views. The real-time data is available in a personal account where the user can analyze gathered statistics using descriptive diagrams and graphs at any convenient time.

The integration allows to display the right ad to the right person. By recognizing who is standing in front of the screen (and camera), the integrated solution can trigger the appropriate ad. Different ad for woman, man, adult, kid, young and senior. It works on almost every webcam(!), competitive price and was tested successfully with Android based Minix Neo X7 (NoviSign’s favorite model). Seemetrix Minimal system requirements for Android device are: 1. Android (4.0 or higher); 2. CPU: quadcore A9/ dualcore A15; 3. 1GB RAM.

"To start working with Seemetrix is all too easy – the user only needs to install Seemetrix app on the existing Android device" said Irina Magdenko, the project manager of Seemetrix. "The only peripheral needed is a webcam".

The solution is currently available on Google Play. Here is a link for Seemetrix app and here is a link for NoviSign native Android app.

Here is a demonstration video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc1P9ESopTs

About Seemetrix

Seemetrix is a web-based analytics service developed by 3DiVi company – the leading computer vision company focused on development of computer vision solutions for video surveillance systems, digital signage, and virtual reality. Seemetrix collects anonymous audience data (gender, age group and attention time) from digital signage screens and helps analyze advertising effectiveness using descriptive diagrams and graphs from the statistics dashboard in a personal account. When integrated with the CMS, Seemetrix can be used to target advertising and to show certain commercials to certain groups of people and, thereby, provide consumers with more engaging brand experiences.

The Seemetrix app can be installed on the existing Android device with connected or built-in camera.

About NoviSign

NoviSign is a SaaS digital signage software company. The solution (CMS, monitoring & reports tool and more) is cloud based. The solution supports 3 platforms: Android, Windows and Chrome OS. The main focus is to bring added value to the customers and resellers, such as social digital signage (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube), interactive (polls and games) and integration with external equipment such as barcode reader, RFID reader and audience measurement camera/service. NoviSign always thinks about the "next thing" as innovation is what it does.

The Kramer WP-5VH2 offers Ease of Use and Convenience for AV Management in Classrooms, Meeting Spaces, and Hotel Rooms

Kramer announced today the release of the WP−5VH2 ultra HD HDBaseT active wall plate auto switcher, the first of its kind to offer 4K resolution (at the 2K price point) with EDID management, HDMI, VGA, unbalanced stereo audio, HDMI audio embedding and de−embedding, and stretching.

“We believe the WP−5VH2 is the best 4K auto switcher and range extender in the wall plate category,” said Aviv Ron, VP Business Development and Strategy at Kramer Electronics. “The product takes full advantage of HDBaseT technology and delivers the full feature set of audio and video switching that is the trademark of Kramer,” he added.  “It is very easy to configure through a web page and provides a convenient solution for any AV system in any size room.”

In spaces where power sources are difficult to reach, the unit can be powered remotely via HDBaseT using a Power over Ethernet injector (e.g., Kramer PSE−1).

“Power over Ethernet is a huge advantage in university lecture halls or even hotel rooms,” said Ron. “You don’t have to worry where the power supply is.”

The Kramer WP−5VH2 can transmit data to a compatible receiver (e.g., the Kramer TP−588D or Kramer TP−580RXR) up to 100 meters with 4K and up to 180 meters with 1080p60 via a CAT6a twisted pair cable.

Many competing HDBaseT solutions cannot support newer video sources that now offer faster Display Data Channel (DDC) rates. The WP−5VH2 overcomes this problem with an integrated solution that enables any source to be connected regardless of its DDC rate. 

The Kramer WP-5VH2 offers Ease of Use and Convenience for AV Management in Classrooms, Meeting Spaces, and Hotel Rooms

Kramer announced today the release of the WP−5VH2 ultra HD HDBaseT active wall plate auto switcher, the first of its kind to offer 4K resolution (at the 2K price point) with EDID management, HDMI, VGA, unbalanced stereo audio, HDMI audio embedding and de−embedding, and stretching.

“We believe the WP−5VH2 is the best 4K auto switcher and range extender in the wall plate category,” said Aviv Ron, VP Business Development and Strategy at Kramer Electronics. “The product takes full advantage of HDBaseT technology and delivers the full feature set of audio and video switching that is the trademark of Kramer,” he added.  “It is very easy to configure through a web page and provides a convenient solution for any AV system in any size room.”

In spaces where power sources are difficult to reach, the unit can be powered remotely via HDBaseT using a Power over Ethernet injector (e.g., Kramer PSE−1).

“Power over Ethernet is a huge advantage in university lecture halls or even hotel rooms,” said Ron. “You don’t have to worry where the power supply is.”

The Kramer WP−5VH2 can transmit data to a compatible receiver (e.g., the Kramer TP−588D or Kramer TP−580RXR) up to 100 meters with 4K and up to 180 meters with 1080p60 via a CAT6a twisted pair cable.

Many competing HDBaseT solutions cannot support newer video sources that now offer faster Display Data Channel (DDC) rates. The WP−5VH2 overcomes this problem with an integrated solution that enables any source to be connected regardless of its DDC rate. 

CHICAGO -- The Retail Analytics Council has announced the speakers for the Executive Development Program, "Using Analytics to Develop Customer-Driven Retail Solutions," on June 10-11, at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Registration is now open for this event, which will bring together leading researchers and retail executives to discuss current best practices, use of new research tools, global trends, and the future of retailing.

Speakers include:

• • Martin Block, Executive Director, Retail Analytics Council and Professor, Medill, Northwestern University
  
• • Chris Duncan, VP, Strategic Marketing, Kohl's Department Stores
  
• • Jeff Donaldson, Senior VP, GameStop Technology Institute and Retail Analytics Council Advisory Board member
  
• • Gian Fulgoni, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, comScore
  
• • Michael Kahn, CEO, Performics
  
• • Frank Mulhern, Director, Retail Analytics Council and Professor, Medill, Northwestern University
  
• • Steven Keith Platt, Research Director, Retail Analytics Council and Director and Research Fellow, Platt Retail Institute
  
• • Mototaka Sakashita, Associate Professor of Marketing, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University
  
• • Don E. Schultz, Director, Retail Analytics Council and Professor (Emeritus-in-Service), Medill, Northwestern University
  
• • Vijay Viswanathan, Director, Retail Analytics Council and Assistant Professor, Medill, Northwestern University
  
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The Retail Analytics Council is an initiative between the Medill School, Integrated Marketing Communications department at Northwestern University and the Platt Retail Institute. 

The agenda and further information about the Executive Development Program are available on the Retail Analytics Council website. 

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Platt Retail Institute (PRI) is an international consulting and research firm that focuses on the use of technology to impact the customer experience. In an omni-channel environment, PRI works with its clients to develop marketing strategies that build brands ntegrating various customer-facing technologies. PRI clients include retailers, media companies, financial institutions, hardware and software companies, educational institutions, and other businesses. In addition to its global consulting expertise, PRI also publishes the quarterly Journal of Retail Analytics and other pioneering industry research.

Spokane's top-rated provider of Asian cuisines uses Videotel's VP71 digital signage player to display extensive menu in four locations

Spokane, WA-  Videotel Digital has announced that Thai Bamboo Restaurant is using the company’s VP71 for the extensive menu boards in the restaurant's four popular locations.

Thai Bamboo is the top-rated Thai and Asian restaurant in the Spokane and North Idaho area, with a diverse menu and elegant atmosphere, including large outdoor patios and a Tiki-style “Coconut Lounge” at the newest location. Thai Bamboo is committed to using the highest-quality ingredients, including gluten-free soy sauce along with wild fish and Pacific prawns. The restaurant does not use MSG, nor does it use styrofoam for its to-go containers.

Thai Bamboo’s extensive menu is the perfect match for the VP71 digital signage player which is designed for playing looping, high-definition content. The VP71 features smooth playback of both video and audio, and it displays up to 1,080 lines of vertical resolution with HDMI output. The VP71 seamlessly and automatically plays, loops and repeats content, and the player is built with high-end parts to endure heavy use.

“I looked hard for a durable solid state video player for our restaurant menu and advertising TVs,” said Thai Bamboo Restaurant Owner Tom Burgess. “The Videotel product lineup had just the products we were looking for, and they have performed flawlessly.”

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 failing, 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 media players and 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.

International Entertainment Solutions (IES), a heavy hitter in California's event production industry chooses Videotel, Inc.

Long Beach, CA -  International Entertainment Solutions (IES), California's leading event production industry chooses Videotel, Inc. for its solid state digital signage solutions.

Jonathan Piumelli, President of International Entertainment Solutions (IES), recently said, "Videotel products have been an essential part of my arsenal of resources for both integration as well as rental & staging applications for more than three years now. I highly recommend their robust players and accessories for anyone that needs bulletproof playback or a solid digital signage solution!"

International Entertainment Solutions (IES) is one of the largest event production, film and video and live entertainment creative powerhouses in California. IES events include the promotion of George Clooney's film Up in the Air; President Obama's public address in Beverly Hills; the latest Hollywood Film Awards, which featured the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Morgan Freeman; the most recent Publicist Guild Awards, during which George Lucas was honored; as well as the production of the Golden Globes.

In other words, IES is a heavy hitter in California's event production industry, which means the company is under constant pressure to make each event better than expected, and that is why Videotel takes great pride in the fact that companies like IES trust its products.

The reason IES trusts Videotel for its technical equipment requirements is the cutting edge technology Videotel offers, including digital signage solutions, digital signage media players, and industrial auto looping media players and auto looping DVD players.

Videotel can offer digital signage solutions for not only the entertainment industry, but also in the industries of healthcare, hospitality, retail, museum, university, restaurant, gaming and casino, government, and religious venues.

Videotel has 34 years of digital signage experience. That experience enables them to place next-generation technology in the hands of the industry's elite, and these industry leaders can be confident that the hardware and solutions Videotel provides can provide solutions to even the most complex events.

About Videotel Inc.

Videotel Inc. is the leading nationwide manufacturer of the HD2600 industrial looping DVD player and of industrial media players, digital signage players, interactive digital signage solutions and custom video kiosks.

Videotel is based in San Diego, Calif., with over 34 years of market experience in developing simply reliable industrial digital media players and interactive solutions.

To learn more about Videotel Inc., visit the Videotel Inc. website at http://www.videoteldigital.com, or call 800-878-4056.

For more information about this topic, contact Lisa Schneider at 619.670.4412 or via e-mail at lisa(at)videoteldigital(dot)com

Coastal Medical updates patient waiting rooms using Videotel's looping digital signage players to provide informational videos to educate its patients

Providence, RI-  Coastal Medical, Rhode Island’s Largest Physician Owned Primary Care Provider, Chooses Videotel industrial grade digital media players to Provide Patient Education in its Office Locations.

Coastal Medical has been a leader in patient-centered healthcare in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts since 1995. Coastal has been recognized as an exceptional care provider, from basic care delivery to chronic condition management. It is this dedication to their patients that has helped them grow into the largest physician owned and physician governed primary care practice in Rhode Island.

The VP70 industrial Looping Signage Media Player from Videotel allows clients, like Coastal Medical, to present a continuous stream of video playback in their waiting rooms. In this setting, the media player is used to provide patients with informational and educational videos, making the waiting room an opportunity for patients to learn about Coastal services.

“The players are connected to televisions in the waiting rooms of our or primary care practices,” states Laura Theisen from Marketing Communications at Coastal Medical. “The content is used for patient education and to reinforce the messages they get from their care team.”

Since the player can repeat digital media on a loop, there is no need for manually replaying or switching out DVD’s. The VP70 takes care of it all, 24/7/365. This player has been shown to be capable of running for over 4 years straight without a single failure. It is also easy to install, as Theisen further notes: “The VP70 media players were easy to install and have been very dependable. The devices are in several locations and provide the low-maintenance solution we need.”

Coastal Medical is the newest in a long line of satisfied Videotel customers, including prominent retail businesses and hotels.

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

Atlanta, GA - Beautiful things aren’t always fragile. The new MEDi Digital TOTEM from media mea looks like a work of art, but has an industrial heart - designed, engineered and manufactured to handle all the bumps, knocks and spills that are part of busy public settings like malls, larger retailers, airports, campuses and convention centers.

Put a bright, full HD 47-inch interactive display totem in the middle of the action to help people look-up information, get directions and learn about promotions and offers. Sleek, minimal and stunning, the MEDi is designed by the same people who design the latest must-have smartphones.

Your MEDi totems can be custom-branded and color-keyed to your exacting specifications. With a Corning Gorilla Glass protective face, IP66 waterproofing, and rugged structural materials, MEDi Digital Totems are sturdy and built to last, and they will stay beautiful.

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The digital signage software company earns a coveted spot in the magazine's annual list.

Los Angeles, CA- Enplug, the first open digital signage software platform, announced that they are honorees of Inc. magazine’s 2015 30 Under 30 list. Inc. announced the winners yesterday through their website and social media channels. The 30 Under 30 list annually recognizes the top 30 trailblazers under the age of 30 who are leading the way through entrepreneurial innovation and thought leadership. Past companies recognized include Facebook, Dropbox, GitHub, and Lyft.

Enplug is transforming the digital signage software industry through its software development kit, which enables any third-party developer or business to create apps for Enplug’s open digital signage platform. Enplug provides office spaces, restaurants, hotels, and many other verticals an easy and highly customizable digital signage solution. 

“It’s an honor for Enplug to be recognized as transforming an entire industry by a prestigious publication like Inc.” said Enplug CEO, Nanxi Liu. “Our team is focused on building the most value-added product for our customers and we can’t wait to push the possibilities of digital signage forward even more. ”

To learn more about using Enplug for your business, visit enplug.com.

About Enplug: 

Enplug is the first open digital signage software platform that transforms any display into a two-way communication screen, helping businesses connect with customers in real-time.

Enplug is taking over the digital signage industry, transforming static displays into two-way communication channels, helping businesses increase brand awareness and generate sales through social media. Enplug customers include global brands like WeWork, Radisson, Porsche, CREAM and Marriott, and Enplug is used in more than a dozen countries ranging from Belgium to Australia to Nigeria.

Enplug has received funding from notable investors including Oaktree Capital Co-Founder Larry Keele, Idealab founder Bill Gross, Former AT&T CTO Hossein Eslambolchi, Interscope Executive Vice President David Cohen, Atom Factory CEO Troy Carter, and Former Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn.

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

Link to Article: http://www.inc.com/donna-fenn/meet-the-2015-30-under-30.html

Media Contact: Ryan Gushue, Director of Marketing at Enplug. T: (585)703-3834

Atlanta, GA - SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a leading distributor of IT products, announced today that it has developed an enhanced version of its ecommerce platform ECExpress for its North American customers.   Based on customer feedback, the new intuitively designed platform has been refined to reduce the time customers spend searching for and purchasing products from a single pane of glass, giving them more time to focus on servicing the needs of their customers. 

Through the new dashboard on the ECExpress home page, resellers will be able to:

• • Check SYNNEX inventory and prices with a single click, with enhanced search engine optimization which has improved accuracy and relevancy of keyword searches. 
  
• • Confirm order status and find out product availability and the SYNNEX warehouse from which products would ship. 
  
• • Order from a unified shopping cart from SYNNEX microsites such as CLOUDSolv, RENEWSolv, SERVICESolv and other Technology Solutions platforms, allowing the reseller to more easily review an order to ensure the reseller has everything it needs.
  
• • Easily find account summaries. 
  
• • Manage vendor product promotions and multiple incentive programs from one location through PROMOCentral, SYNNEX's proprietary promotional management platform.
  

"SYNNEX always strives to streamline processes for our customers so they can focus on their businesses," said Peter Larocque, President, North American Distribution.  "Our constant open communication lines with our customers have helped us identify how to make the ECExpress experience incredibly intuitive and easy to use so they reduce the time they spend on administration and spend more time selling." 

"It's clear that SYNNEX listened to the needs of its customers in the design and functionality of ECExpress 7.0 as all the data you need to use every day is right in front of you," said Chip Evans, SYNNEX Varnex Advisory Council member and President of Computerware, Inc. "The new order page also combines products, services and software licensing on one pane of glass.  ECExpress 7.0 reduces the time my team spends searching for solutions and gives them more time to service and sell to our clients."  

ECExpress 7.0 is expected to roll out to a select group of power users in May, then expected to become available to the rest of the customer base later in the year.  

For more information about SYNNEX, visit www.synnex.com or follow the company on Twitter @SYNNEX.

About SYNNEX

SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a Fortune 500 corporation, is a leading business process services company, optimizing supply chains and providing outsourced services focused on customer relationship management. SYNNEX distributes a broad range of information technology systems and products, and also provides systems design and integration solutions.  The Concentrix segment offers a portfolio of strategic solutions and end-to-end business services around customer engagement strategy, process optimization, technology innovation, front and back-office automation and business transformation to clients in ten identified industry verticals. Founded in 1980, SYNNEX operates in 25 countries around the world. Additional information about SYNNEX may be found online at www.synnex.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements in this release that are forward-looking, such as the availability and timing of release of ECExpress 7.0, features and capabilities of ECExpress 7.0 and the new dashboard, and customer benefits and outcomes from using ECExpress 7.0, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future performance that may be suggested in this release. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release. 

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Distributor leads the change in telecommunications and networking offerings for IT Channel

Atlanta, GA- SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a leading distributor of IT products and services, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Spectrum Business (formerly Charter Business), the commercial business division of Charter Communications, to offer its high-speed cable-based internet and voice products to resellers and telecom agents buying through the IT channel. With this addition, SYNNEX continues to expand the geographic reach of its business cable practice through its MOBILITYSolv group, which provides end-to-end mobility and connectivity solutions to help resellers and telecom agents bring their customers solutions to increase employee productivity in a highly mobile world.

"By signing Spectrum Business, SYNNEX now covers the majority of the business cable markets in the US, significantly contributing to our MOBILITYSolv group's goal of leading the charge in this segment of the IT market," said TJ Trojan, Senior Vice President, Product Management, SYNNEX Corporation. "Beyond accessing Spectrum Business products, resellers and telecom agents can rely on our dedicated business cable sales team and additional offerings available through SYNNEX that complement basic cable products and support the transition to third platform initiatives around mobile computing, cloud services, big data and analytics, and social networking." 

Spectrum Business products available through SYNNEX include: 

• • High-speed cable-based internet (coax delivered): supports bandwidth-intensive tasks such as web conferencing, cloud computing, video streaming and large file transfers;
  
• • Business phone service: helps business owners keep in touch with customers and employees more efficiently with cost-effective and scalable tools. Offerings include standard business phone service with enhanced calling features as well as PRI and SIP Trunking support models;
  
• • Optical Ethernet: 5Mbps up to 1Gbps networking that can be scaled to the needs of businesses, delivered via a direct fiber optic connection. Ethernet over Coax also available; 
  
• • Fiber Internet: 5Mbps up to 10Gbps internet access when symmetrical speeds are needed, delivered via a direct fiber optic connection.
  

"With employees and businesses connecting from more devices and locations than ever before, SYNNEX shares our ongoing commitment to helping businesses deploy efficient, bandwidth-rich, reliable internet and VOIP phone services over coax and fiber. With some of the fastest internet speeds available through Spectrum Business, SYNNEX resellers and telecom agents can offer a solid, winning solution for businesses," said Michael Fair, Vice President, Channel Sales & National Accounts, Spectrum Business. "SYNNEX' deep market reach and expertise in combatting today's most significant technology challenges makes them an ideal distributor to offer our business solutions to the IT channel," Fair added.

SYNNEX's mission to provide business cable offerings in most major markets across the US began by signing an agreement with Comcast Business in 2013 and Time Warner Cable Business Class in 2014. 

To learn more about Spectrum Business through SYNNEX Corporation, visit www.synnex.com/mobilitysolv or email mobilitysolv@synnex.com.

About SYNNEX 

SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a Fortune 500 corporation, is a leading business process services company, optimizing supply chains and providing outsourced services focused on customer relationship management. SYNNEX distributes a broad range of information technology systems and products, and also provides systems design and integration solutions. The Concentrix segment offers a portfolio of strategic solutions and end-to-end business services around customer engagement strategy, process optimization, technology innovation, front and back-office automation and business transformation to clients in ten identified industry verticals. Founded in 1980, SYNNEX operates in 25 countries around the world. Additional information about SYNNEX may be found online at www.synnex.com.

About Spectrum Business

Spectrum Business (formerly Charter Business), a division of Charter Communications, Inc., provides business organizations with scalable, tailored, and cost-effective broadband communications solutions, including business-to-business Internet access, data networking, business phone, and services. Catering to the unique broadband needs of business customers, Spectrum Business offers competitively priced products over its state-of-the-art, fiber-dominant network, helping businesses in a variety of industries maximize efficiency while continuing to grow. More information about Spectrum Business can be found at Business.Spectrum.com. 

About Spectrum Business Partner Program

The Spectrum Business Channel Partner Program offers a unique opportunity for businesses to partner with Spectrum, a business communications leader, to sell Spectrum Business commercial services, while receiving dedicated local and national support to help businesses in the channel succeed in today's competitive environment.  Spectrum Business Partner Program offers lucrative commissions and incentives to allow businesses quick ramp up of their Spectrum Business portfolio, revenues and sales. Learn more at Business.Spectrum.com/content/channel-partners.

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Media Contact: 

Amanda Long 

Account Director, Hughes Agency 

For SYNNEX Corporation 

(864) 271-0718 

amandal@hughes-agency.com

New York, NY - Peter J. Solomon Company (PJSC), a leading private investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that Managing Director Mark Boidman will be a featured speaker at the 2015 OAAA-TAB National Convention + Expo in San Diego, which runs May 11-13. 

The Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) is the lead trade organization representing the out-of-home (OOH) advertising industry.  The Traffic Audit Bureau (TAB) directs the development and delivery of out-of-home media measurement systems.  The OAAA-TAB National Convention + Expo is the OOH media industry’s largest annual event, drawing over a thousand media company executives and owners, agency professionals, advertisers and suppliers.  The 2015 convention will present a lineup of seven featured speakers, including Keynote Speaker and New York Times best-selling author, Malcolm Gladwell. 

The program for this year’s conference will examine shifts in overall media strategies and identify how OOH advertising can amplify other media, particularly mobile and social applications.  Mr. Boidman will address the audience during the general assembly on Wednesday, May 13, where he will discuss the state of the US media business and how it has and will affect the OOH industry, as well as recent market activity and company valuations, what we can expect to see in coming years, and how OOH can and will compare to competing media. Mr. Boidman is also expected to make specific recommendations to the attendees, including using technology to demonstrate ROI of OOH advertising, and creating an open structure data management platform that would involve using data to target audiences.

“It’s a privilege to be asked to address the OOH media industry from a platform like this, especially given technology’s impact on the future of media and advertising,” said Mr. Boidman. “The PJSC media team is now covering a number of key assignments in the media sector. Having a presence at the OAAA-TAB National Convention indicates the expertise and momentum we’re building.”

Mr. Boidman joined PJSC in 2013 and is a Managing Director in the firm’s Media, Entertainment, Communications and Technology Group, with focus areas that include digital media, marketing services, mobile and out-of-home media practices.  As part of his work in the OOH media sector at PJSC, Mr. Boidman has recently advised on Searchlight Capital Partners’ acquisition of TouchTunes Interactive Networks and OUTFRONT Media’s acquisition of certain outdoor advertising businesses from Van Wagner Communications.  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 beacon technology company. 

Convention news and updates can be followed on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #AmplifyOOH.  For more information visit www.oaaa.org. 

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About Peter J. Solomon Company 

Peter J. Solomon Company (PJSC) is a leading independent investment banking firm headquartered in New York, City. Founded in 1989, the Firm provides owners, boards of directors, chief executives and senior management of public and private companies with strategic and financial advice. 

PJSC has successfully completed more than 500 strategic and financial advisory assignments in the form of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, recapitalizations, refinancings and fairness opinions. PJSC has also built a successful practice defending companies in proxy and take-over contests. The Firm’s clients represent industry leaders in retail, apparel, wholesale and catalogue distribution; e-commerce; media, entertainment, communications and technology; branded and unbranded consumer products and industrial products. For further information visit www.pjsc.com or follow us on Twitter @PJSCtweets.

Media Contact: Diane M. Coffey

Managing Director, Public Affairs

212-508-1605

dcoffey@pjsc.com

Tel Aviv, Israel - NoviSign, a young digital signage software company, mainly focused on the rising Android signage and on the social interactive digital signage, has recently added to its arsenal two new apps in order to provide support for the Google Chrome Web Store. One app for the player (“NoviSign Player for Digital Signage") and another app for the online Studio (“NoviSign Studio for Digital Signage").

In order to install the new apps, anyone can just start her/his Google Chrome browser and surf to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/novisign

You can find instructions of how to do it in the complete post at NoviSign website at: http://www.novisign.com/signage/google-chrome-web-store-apps/

About Novisign (http://www.novisign.com/)

NoviSign offers Digital Signage Software as a Service – Your dynamic digital sign will be up and running in minutes with NoviSign Web-based service to load and broadcast your sign screens. Update your advertising campaign by locale, event, and time to attract potential buyers to your store, service, website and more. Low-cost software as service, no special hardware needed and easy setup! More than 5000 customers trust NoviSign for their digital signage needs.

New browser-based control center now available online with intuitive interface that makes it easy to deploy and manage powerful and flexible video walls

Calgary, AB - Userful Corporation, an industry leader in centralized, interactive display software, has made their Userful Network Video Wall control center software available online for anyone to access directly from their browser. Last December, Userful unveiled the world’s first video wall to deliver real time, 4k content over the network on up to  twenty five screens. Userful stated that simplicity, flexibility and ease of use were the solution’s key features. Now Userful has put its video wall management tool online to publicly demonstrate how easy it can be to set up, deploy and manage artistic or grid video walls.  

The Userful Network Video Wall outputs a broad range of 4k content, including video, HTML5, 3D, Flash and more. The control center also ties in with a variety of third-party content management systems to enable real-time, and scheduled live content to the video wall. The innovative tool can be accessed from a browser from any device, even a smartphone or tablet. 

Userful has released a short instructional video showing how easy it can be to configure and manage a video wall, and in conjunction, has launched an online self service test site. The Userful control center makes it extremely simple to navigate, align and color-calibrate a video wall--either in a grid layout, or an artistic style video wall with a heterogenous mix of individual displays placed at any angle.

“For years video walls have been complex, expensive and intimidating. We set out to change all that by delivering a video wall that is flexible and powerful but also comes at an affordable price.  It’s the easiest to use solution on the market, and we are ready to prove that,” said Tim Griffin, founder & CTO of Userful. “Now anyone can use our online tool and see how easy deploying and managing video walls can be.”

The Userful Network Video Wall connects up to twenty five displays to a single server over a standard Ethernet network via a small, but robust zero client device. The platform allows for full creative layout of displays, so customers can deploy a standard grid configuration or setup an mosaic artistic ‘art-wall’ layout with any angle rotation to grab any audience's’ attention.

Click here to gain access to the free control center. For more information, or to request a free personal demo of the Userful Network Video Wall, contact 1-866-873-7385 opt 1, or +1-403-289-2177 opt 1, or info@userful.com.

About Userful

Userful Corporation is a leading infrastructure software company that makes it simple and affordable for organizations to implement and centrally manage interactive display infrastructure in the post-PC era. Userful software centrally powers video walls, digital signage, touch screens, desktops, and beyond with exceptional performance, unique flexibility and affordability. Userful is the trusted provider of over 1 million managed interactive 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. Learn more at userful.com.

Media Contact

Daniel Griffin

Vice President, Userful

daniel@userful.com

250.381.5335

userful.com

Videotel's Industrial Digital Signage Solutions seamlessly auto loops both video & picture files without manual interaction.

San Diego, CA - Videotel Inc., Award winning manufacture, recently introduced its newest industrial digital signage media player, the VP70 XD.  The signage player can be used in any application that requires reliable digital signage.  Designed to provide years of quality running 24/7/365 without failure.

Videotel's VP70XD industrial-grade digital media player simplifies auto-looping of mixed content media. Effortlessly mix audio, video, picture, and image files to create an engaging user experience, regardless of the industry. With hundreds of industrial applications, the VP70XD transforms audience engagement in cinemas, shopping centers, trade shows, or conference rooms. Wherever high traffic, dense customer populations congregate, the VP70XD engages audience with hd media content. 

Regardless of the application, the VP70XD provides best-in-class digital signage combined with true plug-and-play usability. The VP70 XD seamless capability to auto-loop mixed file types while incorporating audio files as background sound eliminates the need for an audio extractor. Content can be loaded directly from USB or SD cards, making it easy to quickly change out custom presentations with little downtime or technical expertise. 

The VP70XD differentiates client's applications from the pack with true solid state digital imagery. With over ten language options, VP70XD gives industrial customers the ability to attract and engage any audience combination. Designed to auto-loop audio, video, photograph, and image files, the VP70XD makes digital signage easy and cost effective. The industrial-grade design eliminates worry in high traffic areas. Whether in a factory, warehouse, hospital, or storefront, the VP70XD effortlessly engages customers 24/7. With nearly 20 slide and photo transition options, VP70XD generates and maintains customer interest. VP70XD is the perfect solution to educate, inform, entertain, and compel customers. Videotel's award-winning history of innovative design and functionality is most evident in this latest digital signage solution.

For more information on the new plug-and-play VP70XD or any other high quality industrial digital media players or interactive technology, visit the Videotel Inc. website at http://www.videoteldigital.com or call us at (800) 878-4056.

About Videotel Inc. 

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