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Printers Push Use Of QR Codes

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Montreal-based Pazazz, one of Canada’s best known and most advanced printing firms and a leader in customer-focused print innovation, is promoting the use of Quick Response Codes, launching its ability to print the QR codes as its newest marketing tool.
QR Codes are most widely used in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, but seem to be gaining [...]

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She’s Very Pretty But She Ain’t DOOH

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

A touch of Schadenfreude for the Friday (and probably Le Weekend) and maybe a tad of Monday too!!!
We wouldn’t normally send you to a competitive site but try browsing http://www.aka.tv/

Domain Name: AKA.TV Registrar: ENOM, INC. Whois Server: whois.enom.com Referral URL: http://www.enom.com Name Server: NS1.INFOGRATION.COM Name Server: NS2.INFOGRATION.COM Status: ACTIVE Updated Date: 19-mar-2010 Creation Date: 18-mar-2004 [...]

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Dell Digital Signage

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

‘Del Digital Signage’ has a good ring to it and following on from our PolyCom story yesterday, news reaches us, thanks to our intrepid readers, that Dell could, as well, be “getting into digital signage in a big way”.
Dell, we are told are staffing a new division in Austin TX.

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Wireless Ronin Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter And Full Year Results

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Minneapolis-based Wireless Ronin Technologies reported revenue in 2009 of $5 million compared to $7.4 million for 2008, blaming the 32% decline due to certain customers choosing to directly source displays and media-players, as well as lower revenue generated from Chrysler and BBDO Detroit, at that time the advertising agency for Chrysler.
The decline was partially [...]

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XpanD Introduces New XpanD ONE 3D Solution

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

In a major introduction that extends advanced 3D technology to cinema environments of various sizes, XpanD, Los Angeles introduced the XpanD ONE 3D solution at ShoWest 2010, the motion picture industry convention, this week in Las Vegas.
Designed for theaters with a maximum capacity of 150 seats, the XpanD ONE system gives owners of intimate cinema [...]

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Russian Mobile Operator Deploys TTI Telecom’s Solution

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel-based TTI Team Telecom International Ltd., a global supplier of Operations Support Systems to communications service providers, will implement its Service Management solution at Mobile TeleSystems Russia, enabling the operator to anticipate service quality degradations before their effects reach the end user.
Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) is the largest mobile phone operator in Russia, servicing [...]

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Vertigo Selects Esprida To Connect Next Generation Digital Signage

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Vertigo Digital Displays Inc., Toronto, and Esprida Corporation, Weston, Florida-based pioneer in the field of remote device management, have announced a collaboration whereby, by embedding an Esprida Agent within the Vertigo Master Control Unit, network operators gain centralized access to functions relating to ambient light, temperature, power management, system performance, service issues and [...]

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RNIN Feat. NEC/Vukunet

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Those who listened to Wireless Ronin’s investor call today may have been struck by the “wonderful relationship” that they claimed to have with NEC/Vukunet.
The folks we spoke to have all been scratching their heads trying to figure out which company is damaged most by their association with the other?
WE THINK IT’S A TIE!!!
On another note [...]

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Polycom Does Digital Signage

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Is there anyone not doing or claiming to do Digital Signage these days?
ProAV has just reported ‘Polycom Wades into Digital Signage‘

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#ScreenMediaExpo – Symon Dacon Stand E9

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

At #ScreenMediaExpo in May Symon Dacon will be on stand E9 and launching LiveView, their new virtual 3D solution as they continue to expand their visual communications eco-system.
LiveView, so we are told, combines interactivity and an eye-catching 3D experience that captures viewer’s attention and aims to deliver content in an even more powerful manner.

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