Andy McRae of Dot2Dot explaining the sensor-driven video wall. I’ve been aware of the Digital Trends Showcase that’s been running for a few years now in Toronto, but schedules have never allowed me to go see what it was all about. […]
STRATACACHE CEO/Owner Chris Riegel cleared out the board last week when he acquired rival software CMS firm Scala, and the company has now announced a new board, which does includes a Scala veteran. Gerard Bucas was the CEO of Scala from 2002 to 2011, and was as part of that a longtime board member. […]
Chris Riegel, the founder, sole owner and CEO of STRATACACHE, kindly took a few minutes Monday to call and brief me on the deal that saw his company acquire controlling interest in software rival Scala. Riegel says his contact with Scala on a potential deal traces back about three years, and was on and off. […]
STRATACACHE has bought its way into “super-majority” control of digital signage CMS software rival Scala, in a deal being announced today. The deal gets STRATACACHE CEO and sole owner Chris Riegel access to a global channel partner program and reseller network, which Philly-based Scala had built up in the last 15-20 years. […]
Scala has formally joined the list of companies developing solutions that run on Google ChromeOS devices, releasing a version of the Scala Enterprise Player that will work on a Chromebox, and in theory at least, on Chromebits and Chromebase all-in-ones. […]
Scala has issued a major version release of its Scala Enterprise digital signage platform, saying Release 11 adds a pile of speed and performance enhancements. In all, the company based outside Philadelphia says the new release has 25 new features and 265 enhancements. […]
The Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York’s Time Square has put a massive 13 ft by 12 foot LED screen in a glassed part of the facade to pull in tourists passing by on 42nd Street. The LED is a big NanoLumens unit, running content via Scala software based on a concept developed by the guys at OpenEye Global. […]
Here’s the new world HQ for Real Digital Media in Sarasota, Florida. Ken Goldberg sent along pix of the building part of the company moved into this week. The company also has developers in nearby St. Petersburg and more technical people over towards Orlando. […]
Ask most people who sell signage software and they’ll confirm replacing incumbent software providers is a substantial part of their month to month business. Sometimes it is service quality. Sometimes one glitch too many. […]
