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16:9: Malware Takes Out Passenger Information Screens At Cleveland’s Airport

The flight information (FIDS) and gate information (GIDS) screens went out of service last week at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport after a ransomware attack on the passenger-facing systems. The screens went dark a week ago, and the airport’s CIO said this morning that it was still working to get them all back online. Wow! […]

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Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 10:51 AM

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16:9: Broadsign Acquires DOOH Software Rival, And Neighbour, Ayuda

There are times when mergers I hear about just send me into cross-eyed head-scratching mode, and others when my immediate reaction is: “Ok, that makes sense.” Broadsign acquiring Ayuda makes sense. Both companies are well established and much respected in the digital OOH sector. […]

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Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 8:30 AM

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16:9: InfoComm Has A Big Digital Signage Zone, But Vendors All Over

InfoComm is less than a couple of months out and I have sorted out my air, hotel and press registration, which means I can now start to look at why I am going and what I will see that I have not already seen this year at NRF, ISE, ShopTalk and DSE. Probably not much, but I tend to have more time to poke around at this event than, certainly, DSE. […]

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Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 6:32 PM

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16:9: Blended Reality Nail Polish Kiosks Drive 24% Sales Bumps

The global beauty company COTY is using free-standing blended reality kiosks to help demo and sell a line of nail polish products, and has seen 24% sales bumps at locations where they are plugged in. There are more than 400 units – marketing nail polish from the COTY brand OPI – in third-party stores around the world. […]

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Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 8:23 AM

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Who Cares About A Consumer-Like Experience? Everyone!

Guest Post: Try Hicks, Visix Digital signage has changed in recent years, with displays getting larger and better resolution, software applications that can handle more complex feeds alongside their own content creation tools, and touchscreens becoming ubiquitous. This is a far cry from the old-fashioned notion of showing PowerPoint-like slides on screens. […]

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Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 6:07 AM

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16:9: More DOOH Market Activity In Last Three Months, Than In Previous Three Years

Guest Post: Jason Cremins, Signagelive As my company set its development and commercial strategy for this year, back in late 2018, a focus on Digital Out of Home (DOOH) was not on our agenda. But that may change, because of a noticeable uptick we’re sensing in both interest and activity in ad-based digital signage. […]

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Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 7:14 PM

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Sean Matthews On How Visix Distinguishes Itself From The Digital Signage Software Pack

Sean Matthews managed to break away from booth set-up at Digital Signage Expo – well, actually he was probably happy as a clam to get away from the noise and bustle – to sit down and talk about Visix, the Atlanta-based CMS software company he’s ran for many years. […]

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Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 11:15 PM

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16:9: What Kind Of Digital Signage Player Should I Use?

Guest Post: Rob Côté, Broadsign When it comes to choosing a digital signage player, most network operators will go with a PC running Windows or Linux, but it’s not the only choice out there. Android boxes, Chrome OS, and systems on a chip (Soc) have all come into their own as platforms in recent years. Each has found a following among digital signage network owners and operators. […]

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Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 7:22 PM

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16:9: The Next Big Thing: Remote Device Management For Digital Signage

Guest Post: John C. Wang, IAdea Digital signage is evolving into a mission-critical IT backbone for smart infrastructures. John Wang In the old days, the main purpose of a public display was to “reduce perceived wait time” and make a few advertising dollars. […]

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Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 8:37 AM

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16:9: Indy Airport Using LiDAR To Assess TSA Screening Times And Push Info To Screens

The Indianapolis Airport Authority is activating a system that uses LiDAR-driven motion analytics to monitor and assess  passenger queuing conditions at security checkpoints, and automatically push real-time updates on wait times to digital signage screens. “It’s all about the customer experience,” says Indianapolis Airport Authority Executive Director Mario Rodriguez. […]

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Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 8:55 AM

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16:9: “Bad Person in Digital Signage” exposes BS in DS tech marketing

Guest Post: Luis Villafane, Maler Luis Villafane In the same way that new Alcoholics Anonymous members introduce themselves to the group, I am creating a new group called BPDS (Bad Persons in Digital Signage), and making my introduction: “Hi, my name is Luis, and I am a Bad Person.” You all reply: “Hi Luis!” I am a horrible person. […]

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Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 11:47 PM

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Jeremiah Archambault’s ENS Coming Out Of Startup Mode After A Decade Of Testing And Tweaks

Every year or so, Jeremiah Archambault rings me up, usually out of the blue, from his office in Victoria, BC, on the very west coast of Canada. He runs a decade-old company called ENS that has, for that time, been steadily developing a digital signage CMS software and management platform, that’s now called SAM. […]

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Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 11:21 PM

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16:9: DSE 2019 Day 2 Impressions

Sitting at the airport lounge, armed with a Bloody Mary, and thinking through Day 2 of Digital Signage Expo. It was busier than I expected. There was not the serious day 2 swoon in traffic that I saw a year ago. […]

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Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 2:59 PM

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16:9: DSE 2019 Booth Previews: Stratacache Touting Retail And Audience Engagement Transformation

STRATACACHE – DSE Booth 2800 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Beyond the bits and bytes, STRATACACHE is the market leader in the use of digital display, sensor and mobile technology to transform consumer experiences with a “marketing first” point of view. […]

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Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 10:59 AM

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16:9: DSE 2019 Booth Previews: Broadsign Shows How Their Software Platform Streamlines Doing Digital Out Of Home

Broadsign – DSE Booth Number 2022 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their must-see list of booths? DSE is one of the best opportunities for visitors to get face-to-face time with our product people and really dig into all the ways we’ve been expanding out platform. […]

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Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 9:48 AM

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