Archive for January, 2009

Cisco Systems Re-Fit At Québec Airport

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Québec City’s Jean Lesage International Airport (Aéroport de Québec) is sporting about 80 new digital signs of various types and sizes. They are part of a new $65 million airport renovation that includes a mix of unified communications, free Wi-Fi and other technologies, put in place with the help of Cisco Systems Inc., supplier of […]

NEXCOM At ISE

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

The marketing folks at NEXCOM are definitely missing a trick by not having this on their stand at ISE, Amsterdam. That’s a real shame as the industry (and more importantly of course its potential customers) needs to see much more of the innovative digital street furniture that is cropping up at the moment. Here we […]

The Real Sir Alan…

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Amscreen got a couple of nice mentions in this BBC Money Programnme broadcast a few weeks ago but that’s not why you should watch it. The programme offered a fascinating glimpse of Sir Alan Sugar – at times infuriatingly rude and obnoxious but at others, so obviously clever and driven AND what a fantastic business […]

IDklic Deploys At Brussels International Airport

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

IDklic who describe themselves as an Alternative & Digital Out-Of-Home Media Agency specialising in digital signage has won a contract with Brussels International – Tourism & Congress (BI-TC) and the Brussels Convention & Visitors Bureau for the deployment of a digital signage solution at the BI-TC’s Brussels Airport stand (picture shown). Behind this partnership lies […]

Official Press Release – Exterity’s IPTV Ready Program

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Here’s the official press release on Exterity’s IPTV Ready Program that we mentioned briefly yesterday… Exterity’s IPTV Ready Program off to a flying start with certification of Remote Media’s signagelive product London, 26th January 2009: Exterity, a specialist in network IPTV, announces that its recently launched IPTV Ready Program has successfully carried out testing with […]

Ronin Ordered Out Of Meijer Stores

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We believe that Wireless Ronin has been told to de-install and remove all of its networking equipment at Meijer stores (previously known as the NewSight Network) – this was probably the only remaining asset of ANY VALUE in the Wireless Ronin portfolio. Ronin of course will now no longer be able to sell anything to […]

The (European) Industry Deserves Better

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Either you folks don’t enter Awards like these (even when entry is free) or the judges don’t look hard enough when putting together the list of finalists? Perhaps it says something about our coverage of the industry because during the year we actually covered 3 of the 4 ‘Most InAVative Digital Signage Project‘ finalists BUT […]

Four Winds Interactive Seeking Solution Providers

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Michelle Woodward Hodges, VP international sales & ww partnerships at Four Winds Interactive sent us this… Four Winds Interactive Seeking Solution Providers & System Integrators to join us in our International Expansion. 2008 saw us capture well known brand customers including MGM Mirage and Marriott Courtyard as well as many others in the hospitality, higher […]

Touchmedia In Shanghai Wins Red Herring Technology Award

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Congratulations must go to Micky Fung and his team at Touchmedia in Shanghai who have won the ‘Red Herring Global 100, World’s Leading Award for New Technology Companies’ and re-invigorate and give new meaning to the ‘Made in China’ stereotype. Touchmedia was founded in 2003 by Micky Fung to develop state-of-the-art touchscreen media technology in […]

Exterity’s IPTV Ready Program

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We hinted at this tie up a week or so ago and believe finally that an announcement is due officially on Monday (it had to be soon to get it out in time for ISE, Amsterdam) Exterity of course are a specialist in network IPTV and will be announcing that via its ‘IPTV Ready Program‘ […]