Archive for May, 2011

#InfoComm11 X2O Media, Booth 4983

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

If you are interested in real time content for targeted messaging, stop at X2O Media’s booth during InfoComm in Orlando, Florida, June 15-17. X2O Media, Montreal-based full-service provider of software, network management, and content services for professional digital signage applications, will be demonstrating the integration of Intel AIM Suite (Audience Impression Metrics) technology with its […]

Clear Channel Drives Support for Flood Victims

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Clear Channel Communications Inc.’s outdoor and radio divisions are joining together with the American Red Cross Mid-South Tennessee Region and the Mid-South Food Bank to host a special relief event to assist victims of the devastating Mississippi River flood and to celebrate the resilience of area residents in the face of this unprecedented crisis. A […]

DisplaySearch Digital Signage Conference

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Andrew Neale

DisplaySearch will be holding their 4th annual Digital Signage Conference with InfoComm 2011 in Orlando, Florida. The annual conference, which focuses on both the digital signage business and advanced display technologies for the segment, will be held on June 14 during InfoComm 2011 at the Orange County Convention Center. Agenda sessions from Hewlett-Packard, Intel, David […]

More On The Google Wallet

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Following up on our May 26 article re VeriFone and the Google Wallet, we’ve learned that Google has announced its first banking partner: Citigroup, one of the world’s largest financial services companies. Paul Galant of Citi’s Global Enterprise Payments, says that Citi is committed to becoming the world’s digital bank. In a company statement, he […]

AccentHealth Adds Nine New ‘Networks’

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

BroadSign powered AccentHealth, America’s largest health education television network this week announced nine new condition-specific networks that reach and educate more than 13 million patients in doctors’ waiting rooms each month. The nine new networks focus on: Diabetes Health, Heart Health, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Senior Women’s Health, Rheumatology, Allergies, Asthma, and GERD in addition […]

Verifone’s Google Wallet

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

VeriFone Systems, Inc., San Jose, California-based global payment solutions provider, is partnering with Google and top retailers to deploy Google Wallet, an Android app that allows consumers to use virtual versions of their existing plastic cards stored on their phones. Consumers will simply tap their phones to VeriFone’s NFC-enabled (near field communications) payment systems at […]

#FEPE Ayuda Introduce Symphony

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

No news yet on Destiny, Rhapsody, Melody or Harmony but Ayuda Media Systems introduced Symphony to the audience at FEPE’s 52nd Congress in Madrid this afternoon… No sign of Captain Grey, Captain Magenta, Captain Ochre, Lieutenant Green, Doctor Fawn, Captain Scarlet, Captain Blue, Colonel White or Captain Black but there is a guy in the […]

Open Your World

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Lots and lots of digital activity in London this week ahead of this weekend’s UEFA Champions League football match at Wembley. Heineken has been the official sponsor for the UEFA Champions League for the last six years and we particularly liked the creative on the Torch (shown below) ‘Transparency is beautiful if you have nothing […]

Bangladesh Airport Wafer Thin Mints

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

At just 72mm deep, Esprit Digital’s new double-sided 55” advertising pods really are wafer-thin. A combination of freestanding and ceiling-mounted versions have just gone ‘live’ in Customs Halls, Immigration Areas and VIP Lounges at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. That airport, serving over 6 million passengers every year (more than half of the country’s total […]

Millennial Media Acquires Condaptive

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Millennial Media, Baltimore-based provider of mobile advertising and data services, has acquired mobile start-up Condaptive. Arlington, Virginia-based Condaptive’s platform helps clients, such as developers and advertisers, form mobile audiences via the analysis of data. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hemang Gadhia, founder and CEO, Condaptive, will become Millennial’s senior vice-president of audience […]