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Haivision Network Video, provider of some of the most advanced video networking, digital signage, and IP video distribution solutions, has acquired both KulaByte Corporation of San Marcos, Texas, and MontiVision Imaging Technologies based in Breiholz, Germany. The technologies of both companies, including advanced encoding, transcoding, cloud computing, and workflow solutions, will be combined to form […]

Walking in Edgware Road, London, near the tube station, I stumbled upon an interesting display with a very clear message: if you want to advertise here follow these four steps. Interestingly, it was initially the demonstration of how to actually advertise that really caught my eye (the ‘steps’ 1, 2, 3 and 4, were a […]

Even when we wrote back in March this year “LG Electronics must be absolutely mad … that Jeff Dowell’s position, that of Vice President, Digital Signage in the LGE US, Business Solutions Group was eliminated .. in some kind of (bizarre) re-shuffle” we knew it wouldn’t take long for someone as good as Jeff to […]

There are two pretty decent sized companies in Digital Signage in North America doing big deals this past week we are hearing. We’ll most probably have more over the weekend.

Mobile marketing firm Augme Technologies, New York, has acquired 2D barcode developer Jagtag, Princeton, New Jersey. for US$5.25 million. In addition to gaining Jagtag’s proprietary QR codes, the deal will expand Augme’s client list to 150 brands, including Unilever, NBC Universal, Sony and IBM. In 2010, Jagtag made its 2D barcode system available across the […]

Back during #ScreenmediaExpo the nice folks at Verifone offered us the use of one of their screen and payment equipped taxis for the day in Londonium. It may be that we get the full VIP treatment in NYC on our next trip there in August beforehand but rest assured our London day out will still […]

The renovation of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Metro Station in Paris, well-known to tourists as the gateway to the Champs-Élysées, has finally been completed after what seems like a century. Part of an ongoing programme to refurbish the network, it is the only station so far to integrate digital screens as part of the process. […]

Rumour was this week that VMG Global – the business that Dominic Brookman, former chief executive of previously collapsed, AIM listed Vision Media Group International, used to acquire the firm’s contracts from the administrator had gone into administration also but Dominic Brookman tells us this is not the case and we are happy to put […]

We saw some interesting information within New York-based Scanbuy Inc.’s recently-released mid-year ScanLife Mobile Barcode Trend Report. Scanbuy is a leader in mobile barcode solutions. Its report, which focuses on data collected globally from April 1/11 through June 30/11, reflects the accelerated adoption of mobile barcode technology, including QR Codes, by code publishers and end-users […]

It’s been a very busy few weeks for the DSA. Bob Michaels and yours truly kicked off a short – two city tour of DOOH conferences, all in the span of 3 days. 13-14 July, Singapore – Palmes Asia/Digital Display Tech Conference at the Marina Bay Sands Conference Center. The DSA sponsored a 1 day […]