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The aka Weekly Digest / Our pick of the week's digital signage top stories.

 

 

 

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  Adflow Appoints Becker As Sales Rep
This joint partnership enables Adflow to gain access to Becker's clients. Becker also operates in the conference and exhibitions sector, a fertile environment for new clients looking for digital signage software solutions ..(read more)

 

      Neoti Chooses Broadsign For Roll Out
Broadsign is establishing itself as a major player in supplying software to network owners. It has done this, not just because its technology and technical support, is of the highest quality, but because Broadsign form partnerships with their clients. That is not to say, it invests in these networks, but it makes a point of ..(read more)

 

 
 
  Scala To Run Digital Signage At Ballantyne Village
Ballantyne Village must be unique in its decision to announce that they have switched from one software supplier, Nexus to Scala, and it highlights how important it is to ensure that you choose the right partner before you proceed with deploying a network ..(read more)

 

      Chrysler Launches iShowroom
Chrysler joins a growing list of motor dealerships using digital signage to drive additional sales. We reported recently that Mercedes has installed a similar digital signage network in the United States and other big car brands will follow suit shortly. Using screens to promote cars allows customers to ..(read more)

 

 
 
  Sysco Installs At Wisley
System integration specialist Sysco has completed an extensive audio-visual installation in a new visitor attraction, the Root Zone™ at the UK's RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey. Housed in the Wisley Glasshouse, developed by the Royal Horticultural Society, the new Root Zone - the UKs first - is an innovative interactive area where visitors can learn about roots and the vital role they play ..(read more)

 

      CanMedia Buy CCN's UK Government Digital Signage Network
It seems that CCN's private equity backers (Ingenious Media) decided that progress through a non-sponsorship route was too slow. It shows that in rolling out digital signage, it is important to be able to offer as many different ROI propositions as possible, and to be flexible in approach to get the deals done ..(read more)

 

      Cinemagic Installs Wireless Ronin
Movie theatres need to remain competitive... that is why more cinema chains are installing digital signage because it provides customers with another entertainment experience. It also allows the cinema owners the opportunity to promote other products such as food and beverages in a more creative format to entice customers to spend more money ..(read more)

 

      BroadSign and AccuWeather Partnership
This partnership allows AccuWeather to reach a massive client base in a more efficient manner. It means that BroadSign will be selling AccuWeather's content to network owners, which in essence will reduce the cost of client acquisition for AccuWeather enabling them to invest more into their content offering ..(read more)

 

 
 
  StatoilHydro Chooses Scala
The biggest profit margins generated in petrol stations is through the sale of food and beverages rather than petrol itself. By building a digital signage network, the company believes it will be able to increase the amount of ancilliary services it sells to customers ..(read more)

 

      GE Use Taxis At Olympics
More than 1,000 screens have been installed in the back of taxis which are running interactive advertisements highlighting how GE has contributed to making the Games' eco friendly. With the number of visitors to China, and GE having made a significant investment in promoting itself and its new green technologies, it makes sense for the company to invest in taxi screens to maximise its profile during the fortnight of the Games ..(read more)

 

 
 
  Toronto Go Trains Install Screens
Omnivex Corporation, a Canadian based digital signage software company, has announced that United Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (UMBC) is using its software on GO Trains throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Go Trains serve affluent professionals as they commute to and from work. Each carriage is fitted with 15 inch LCD monitors and provides an ideal platform for advertisers to target a captured market ..(read more)


      US Army Upgrades Its Signage Network
Wegener Corp, a US provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, has announced that the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), which operates retail outlets that provide goods and services to U.S. military personnel and their families, has upgraded its digital signage network ..(read more)


 
 
  Coasthills Installs Screens in LA
Captive Indoor Media, the US based digital signage software company, has completed the installation of its merchandising software for the CoastHills Credit Union in seven branch locations in California. The drive through credit union concept is entirely an American idea. Installing two way cameras is an interesting concept because it means that customers have no need at all, even if they want to talk to a staff member, to leave their car now ..(read more)


      Digital Association Signs 100th Member
The Digital Signage Association has signed its 100th member. The Digital Signage Association should be congratulated because it is only through an Association such as this, that the message about how powerful the digital signage industry is becoming, will filter through to the advertising industry ..(read more)


 
 
  Wireless Ronin Deploys At Garden Centre
Wireless Ronin, the US based digital signage provider, announced that Bachman's Inc, a Minneapolis-based floral, home and garden center chain, has implemented a RoninCast digital signage network throughout its seven locations. The purpose of installing the network was to improve customers' shopping experience while highlighting featured products, special offers and promotions ..(read more)


      Microsoft Debuts Surface Screen
The Sheraton Boston Hotel is one of five U.S. Sheratons that has launched a "virtual concierge" digital signage solution. Microsoft have been looking for an entry point into the digital signage market for some time and with the surface product, they might have found one. The benefits of the product is that it is touch screen and available on a vertical surface so it is ideal for providing concierge type information ..(read more)


 
 
  Screens Used to Sell Holiday Homes
NetFaze Technologies, the US based digital signage solutions company, has announced that Wyndham Vacation Ownership has become a customer and will deploy digital screens across its world wide network by the end of 2010 ..(read more)


      TouchTunes Acquires Barfly
TouchTunes Corporation, the US based touch screen digital juke box network, has acquired the Barfly in bar media platform. This deal will enable the combined group to provide its advertising partners with the opportunity to rapidly increase their reach and connect with key audiences in new and entertaining ways. Mixing music and content is a powerful combination ..(read more)


 

 


 

 


 


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