As the summer draws to a close, school and university students reluctantly prepare for the start of the academic year. Increasingly, as they enter the premises for the start of the new term in September, they are likely to be greeted by fresh digital signage screens. New AV implementations are happening at primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, but not all rollouts are created equal. […]
The city council of Utrecht in the Netherlands recently consolidated 13 offices around the city into one new €200m ($220m) building housing 3000 staff. After conducting research, the council decided that digital signage could offer a more efficient, more standardised means of communicating, which would also offer greater ease of use and reach the whole organisation more effectively. […]
Digital signage is now as popular in food service as in retail. From Michelin-starred restaurants to fast food chains, screens are now commonplace and almost expected by diners. But what most customers don’t see is that the use of digital signage in the catering industry extends much deeper than the menu boards themselves. […]
Reflecting on the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) event in Amsterdam and more recently Digital Signage Expo (DSE) in Las Vegas, I’m struck by the evolution of video delivery. IP streaming is enabling integrators and end users to utilise video in new and compelling ways. […]
Staging and testing projects prior to deployment is an important yet often overlooked element of a successful digital signage installation. Our support staff regularly receive calls from installers having interoperability problems with systems that weren’t tested. They call us when they’re on-site, taking things out of boxes and trying to make them work. […]
