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16:9 Chromebit Update: Eight Months In, Still Ticking Along Happily

I don’t have the technical background to say this is indicative of anything, but my test so far of the little Asus Chromebit as a simple signage player has been positive. The little $85 Google-approved HDMI stick I bought has been running on a spare screen at World Headquarters/spare bedroom for eight months, and it just keeps ticking along. […]

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Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 3:55 PM

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Keywest Technology Expands Breeze Digital Signage with Android Hardware

On the heels of the spring introduction of Keywest Technology’s 2nd generation Breeze Digital Signage™ cloud software, the company made a significant commitment to offering the latest media hardware available for Android™. […]

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Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 8:39 AM

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Digital Signage Plugin for WordPress

Digital Signage Press becomes world’s first WordPress Plugin for signage in the digital realm. Germany-based team behind unique plugin provides simple way for businesses to increase sales and offer excellent service to customers. HILDESHEIM, Germany, Aug. […]

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Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 9:04 AM

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Department 60 and AVI-SPL Partner to Simplify Digital Signage Solutions for Organizations of All Sizes

Pompano Beach, FL and Tampa, FL (PRWEB) August 23, 2016—Today, Department 60 (D60) and AVI-SPL announced its strategic partnership to offer Visualz, a new cloud based digital signage service from D60, to organizations of all markets and sizes. […]

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Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 9:01 AM

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16:9: New Scala Board Is Unsurprisingly STRATACACHE-Heavy

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. […]

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Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 3:30 AM

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The Path To The Post-Search Era

Guest Post: Kaijus Asteljoki, Valotalive “Why?” That was the question, a good friend asked me recently. “Why do you do what you do? […]

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Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 9:11 AM

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16:9: Sweden’s ZetaDisplay Buys Up Norwegian Competitor ProntoTV

The Swedish digital signage firm ZetaDisplay announced today it has completed a deal to acquire ProntoTV AS, which is touted as the largest digital signage supplier in neighbouring Norway. […]

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Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 12:20 AM

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16:9: Size Matters In Digital Signage

Guest Post: Stuart Armstrong, ComQi To get the most out digital signage in retail settings, keep two key words in mind: Size Matters. Stuart Armstrong That doesn’t mean bigger is better. What matters is using screen sizes that suit the setting, dynamics and purpose. […]

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Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 10:54 AM

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EventBoard Raises $13.5 M To Build Up Digital Meeting Room Sign Business

I’ve written often about the seemingly pedestrian but dead-perfect application of digital meeting room signs, and how the marketplace seems to be all over the things. Exhibit A – Sixteen:Nine’s companion site – MeetingRoomSigns.biz – now has more than 40 products listed, which is at least 5X of a year ago. The site generates 1,000s of page views a month. […]

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Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 1:31 PM

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16:9: 6 Benefits Of Cloud-Based Digital Signage

Guest Post: Irfan Khan, Skykit When a company goes down the path of planning, building and launching a digital signage solution, the people behind it are going to hit a big fork in the road, making them decide what kind of software platform to use: on-premise or cloud-based. […]

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Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 9:17 AM

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Enter The AV Nerd Nonagon On 9/9

This looks and reads like a hardcore pro AV nerdfest – a networking and education event next month in Anaheim with the call to action of traveling to the 9th dimension at the NitWit Nonagon. Ummm … OK??? […]

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Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 9:33 AM

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16:9: STRATACACHE: CEO Riegel Says Scala Deal Not The Last

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. […]

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Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 4:00 AM

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16:9: Is The Live TV On Your Digital Signs On Right Side Of Copy Protection Laws?

Guest Post: John Wang, IAdea Is your digital signage network on the right side of copy protection laws? John Wang HDCP is a digital copy protection technology that is used widely by content providers. Subscription-based live video feeds received with set-top boxes are often encoded with and protected by HDCP, the acronym for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. […]

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Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 5:40 PM

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STRATACACHE Buys Majority Control of CMS Software Rival Scala

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. […]

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Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 5:30 AM

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16:9: WordPress Gets A Digital Signage Plug-in

A small German company has launched a WordPress plug-in that enables the hugely popular blog and website content management system to be used as a digital signage CMS. Ondamedia GmbH says its plugin, called Digitalsignagepress, makes developing and managing small signage networks easy and capable of running off any HTML5-based device, like system on chip smart screens. […]

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Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 8:47 AM

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