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(updated 25 February 2010)
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SCREEN MEDIA EXPO IS ALL GUNS BLAZING FOR 2010 EVENT
Screen Events has updated its education programme and confirmed speakers for Screen Media Expo Europe which takes place at London’s Earls Court on May 5-6. Devised in partnership with the Imperative Group, the two-day free learning programme is in full swing with a stellar line-up of industry experts confirmed and only a few slots left to fill. cont...
INDUSTRY WATCHDOG NAMES TOP 10 SOFTWARE VENDORS
DailyDOOH has released its third annual list of top global software vendors, with UK based EnQii again ahead of the pack. . cont...
LG POLL HIGHLIGHTS BRIGHTER FUTURE
Digital signage is one of the catalysts helping to lift the retail industry out of recession, according to a recent poll carried out by KG at the recent ISE 2010 in Amsterdam. The company conducted a survey amongst a sample of show visitors to explore views on digital signage developments and their likely impact on town centres and the retail environment in particular. Some 79% of those polled believed digital display technologies will be very important or vital to revitalising the high street in the year ahead. cont...
HOLDING UP THE WALL
PSCo’s new video wall bracket system is designed to support integration and maintenance of the new ultra narrow bezel LCD screens. And with its years of experience working with video wall products in permanent installation and live event applications, PSCo’s technical team has now come up trumps with a feature rich bracket specifically for use with Samsung’s UT and NEC’s UN range of 46in LCD video wall products, boasting a host of benefits for AV integrators and the perfect finish for end customers. cont...
SONY ON VUE AT WESTFIELD
Vue Cinemas has implemented its advanced digital signage solution throughout its new flagship cinema at London's Westfield Shopping Centre with Sony’s Ziris Canvas HD and 30 HD screens and projectors throughout the multiplex. The cinema deploying the advanced technology to increase dwell times, cut advertising production costs and deliver a 21st century entertainment experience at every touch point. cont...
TECHNOLOGY
INTOPIX GETS AHEAD ON ULTRA-HIGH DEFINITION STREAMING
The University of Essex and the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center have plumped for SYX-JP4K, the new JPEG 2000 4K streaming system, developed by intoPIX. At the end of last year, during the official opening of the Essex Ultra High Definition facility, the new intoPIX 4K Streaming system was demonstrated, achieving a complete encoding-streaming-decoding chain for 4K material between the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center to the Essex facility, in real time. This connection was achieved via dedicated high speed links through national and European research network infrastructures. cont...
G-BOND ADDS SCREEN BRIGHTNESS
Sirius, says Global Display Solutions, GDS, finally gives to outdoor communication the wow factor digital out of home has been always looking for. The new, high brightness products are said to be ideal for digital signage and public information display applications. cont...
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SPINETIX SIGNS UP TUKANS
Swiss Digital Signage hardware manufacturer SpinetiX has appointed Tukans to distribute its advanced technology HMP100 Hyper Media Player in the UK. cont...
MAGENTA SWITCHES ON TO MAVERICK
Magenta Research, the global leader of high quality
Matrix switchers and HD video extension solution provider Magenta research has joined forces with Maverick to distribute its Cyan extension range in Europe. Maverick boasts being the largest pan-European AV distributor, with a reputation for high levels of customer service and specialist technical support over its 12 year history. The company is currently constructing the widest range of digital signage products, as well as a team of dedicated support specialists located in the UK, Spain, and Portugal. Full roll out to 16 countries throughout Europe will take place over the next 12 months. cont...
DIGIADVANS NOTCHES UP 13TH GLOBAL OFFICE OPENING
Hitting the Baker’s Dozen and taking its global office development count to 13 following last month’s twelfth office opening in Miami, SA Screen Media has now opened a Welsh office for its Digiadvan services. The new Wales office, says the company, is catering for additional work born out of the Millennium Stadium and a new shopping centre which is scheduled over the next 18 months in outdoor contracts for the company. cont...
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