Archive for March, 2012

#AVAwards 2012 @avmag London

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It’s a special year for the UK’s AV Magazine and as their editor says, we quote “to have prospered over 40 years in such a fast-changing technological and business environment suggests we may have got something right”. One of those things they have got spot on is their AV Awards – a Black Tie award […]

Have They Started Leaving Harris Already?

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It may be totally unrelated (we will say no more, but as Yoda might say “no smoke without fire, there is. Herh herh herh.”… News literally just in that Don Hewitt, a really nice mid-level manager kind of guy, who was Customer Solutions Manager – DOOH for Harris in Kitchener handed in his resignation recently. […]

Digiboard Ipsos Quividi Migros Measurement

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

News filters through to us that Turkey’s Digiboard, a subsidiary of Saben Co., Inc., is doing some pioneering work with media measurement in its Migros network. We believe that they started out in partnership with Quividi measuring the impact on one store with a footfall of 50,000 people a week. Similar we understand will shortly […]

Is It Time For A Cloud vs SaaS Reality Check?

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The more nimble digital signage software vendors in our industry are still arguing over what constitutes true cloud based digital signage but an interesting press release landed on our desk this morning “Rackspace Cloud Reality Check: In-House IT Still Chained To Server Management”. There’s a nice quote from a certain Jason Cremins in said release […]

John Curbishley Joins AccentHealth

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

BroadSign powered AccentHealth, America’s largest Health Education TV Waiting Room Network announced this week that John Curbishley has been appointed Executive Vice President, Business and Product Development for the Company. In this newly created role, Curbishley will be driving growth in the AccentHealth business via strategic partnerships, new product lines, and acquisitions both within the […]

Clear And Present Danger Redux

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

In 1994 in the film ‘Clear and Present Danger’, CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel. In 2012, in the sequel ‘Clear And Present Danger Part Deux‘ CIA Analyst Chris Riegel is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government […]

#InfoComm12 DisplaySearch 5th Digital Signage Conference

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

DisplaySearch’s 4th Digital Signage Conference at #InfoComm11 last year was a poorly attended event – we quote, “We counted 43 attendees in a room setup for about 150 … the event deserved better but … needed a big ‘draw’ in terms of a speaker” however we did also say “we were privileged to be at […]

X2O Media Names New Exec V-P Global Sales

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Sean Shaughnessy has been named executive vice-president of global sales at Montreal-based X2O Media, a full-service provider of software, network management, and content services for real-time visual communication applications. In his new role, Shaughnessy is responsible for managing all aspects of the company’s sales efforts, including working closely with X2O’s channel partners and customers worldwide. […]

A Morning With HP Networking Mobility R&D Labs

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

We were privileged to be among a select group of Canadian journalists invited to visit HP’s Networking Mobility R&D Labs in Montreal Wednesday, and while the event was geared mainly to IT specialists, it was interesting to see and to hear about HP’s priorities these days. “Our future is moving towards mobility,” Stephane Laroche told […]

#MPV2012 Paris. Business As Usual. Well, Almost…

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

So co-locating a Digital Media event in the middle of a larger retail marketing event in Paris is a necessity because of the size of the digital market, but it’s also a smart move for a developing industry. It’s likely that the majority of the expected 11,000 visitors have either never heard of, or know […]