Posted on August 12, 2014 by Digital Signage Reporter

Digital Signage Hardware: Integral Part of Signage solutions

Information can be relayed to consumers and potential customers in real time using out of home advertising. Digital signage hardware, software and content together make up the solution used for this form of advertising. Using this technology, a retailer can control and display the information quickly and effectively and can target a specific audience at specific locations in real time. Content can be rapidly updated without any additional investment offering higher rate of returns than in static forms of advertising. Since content can be updated quickly without additional costs, this technology is a more preferred medium over the static technology used in advertising.

Both software and content cannot work independently until there is a medium to display the information. This is where the hardware plays a major role in digital signage technology. CRTs, plasma displays, LED, DLP, Video walls and LCD displays can all be used to display the information and content which can be in the form of data, animations, images, video and multimedia. Software on the other hand comprises the core of the solution. It supports the most popular industry standard file formats such as Flash files, Video, HTML, QuickTime, Microsoft Office, and JPG. It can be customized based on the nature of targeted information and used to control either a single or multiple interfaces. Content can be regularly updated manually, through a scheduling system, or by linking in with an outside feed so that appropriate messages are displayed.

An amalgamation of digital software and digital signage hardware and content, the digital signage solutions require a thorough understanding of the network and bandwidth availability for successful deployment. These solutions can be controlled through IP and content can be changed and updated from any location by just using a web connection. Two important points to be kept in mind while using this solution are that the system which is being used for this technology should be able to operate on the network without affecting normal operations and should also have the capacity to accommodate growth irrespective of how diverse or complex the future requirements may be. Due to their flexibility and profitability, these solutions are being used globally, increasing the demand for the digital signage hardware products.

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Posted on August 6, 2014 by Digital Signage Reporter

Whitlock Announces the Acquisition of Certain Business Operations of Xerox Audio Visual Solutions (XAV)

Richmond, VA (PRWEB) July 14, 2014

Whitlock is pleased to announce the acquisition of certain business operations of Xerox Audio Visual Solutions (XAV) from Global Imaging Systems (GIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox.

While XAV had built a strong audiovisual business with increased emphasis on enterprise and government customers, after strategic review, GIS decided that XAV did not align with the rest of its extensive business services portfolio.

“Whitlock has a strong commitment to culture and a long history of organic growth, but this opportunity with XAV matched perfectly with our core business principles and values,” states Doug Hall, Whitlock’s CEO.

In deciding to transition out of the business, GIS sought a company that could ensure its audiovisual customers would continue to enjoy excellent service and its employees could continue to develop and grow their careers. Whitlock is able to offer great benefits to both, including a proven track record, financial stability and an expanded footprint for improved service and support nationally and globally.

A number of XAV operational employees will become Whitlock employees, with customer relationships and existing contracts being assigned to Whitlock. XAV business operations in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania will further strengthen Whitlock’s national service delivery to enterprise customers.

“Whitlock’s mission is to retain, acquire and develop mutually rewarding customer partnerships and the most respected workforce in the industry,” Doug explains. “The XAV addition has provided an opportunity for Whitlock to acquire some exceptional employee talent and customer relationships which are complementary to our existing business.”

“The more we met with XAV leadership, mutual respect grew into excitement about our common cultures and strategic direction,” adds Roger Patrick, Whitlock’s COO. “We were more aligned than we could have imagined, and the merging of our teams will allow Whitlock to quickly scale in key markets and offer the talented XAV workforce a place to develop their career paths, contribute to best practices and continue to deliver outstanding customer experiences.”

As of today, Whitlock has 20 U.S. locations and more than 700 employees.

About Whitlock

Whitlock is a Global Audiovisual (AV) and Unified Communications (UC) Solutions Provider, specializing in collaborative technology design, integration and managed services. The company helps customers meet goals, drive action and improve efficiency by streamlining interactive technologies and standards. Areas of expertise include enterprise videoconferencing, unified communications, digital media, digital signage, video walls and projection technologies. Whitlock also offers follow-the-sun 24×7 service level agreements as well as onsite and remote AV/NOC support. Whitlock serves customers from 20 U.S. locations, plus a worldwide delivery partner network through the Global Presence Alliance.

About Xerox Audio Visual Solutions

Since 1981, Xerox Audio Visual Solutions (XAV) has been a premier provider of Audio Visual and Digital Communication Technology. XAV has offered a comprehensive portfolio of collaboration solutions, changing dramatically the way education, commercial, military and government communicate and share ideas. XAV was a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Imaging Systems, a Xerox Corporation company.

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Digital Signage Reporter

Gary Johnson Named To Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions Advisory Board

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Posted on July 17, 2014 by Digital Signage Reporter

Digital Collaboration Solutions Expands Dynamic Advisory Board with Addition of Healthcare IT Leaders Naomi Fried, Chuck Podesta, and Charlene Underwood

Boston, Mass. (PRWEB) January 28, 2014

Digital Collaboration Solutions (DCS), the health care solutions leader for facilitating critical business process change and improved outcomes through innovative care coordination, communications and collaboration, is pleased to announce the addition of three dynamic healthcare industry veterans to its advisory board: Chuck Podesta, senior vice president and chief information officer, Fletcher Allen Health Care and Fletcher Allen Partners; Naomi Fried, chief innovation officer, Boston Children’s Hospital; and Charlene Underwood, senior director of government and industry affairs, Siemens Medical Solutions.

Each brings deep industry experience and perspective to DCS that will accelerate the organization’s growth and unique position in the healthcare IT marketplace.

Podesta brings 30 years of experience, including numerous leadership roles. At Fletcher Allen, his healthcare IT experience is integral to Fletcher Allen Partners’ success as an integrated care system and accountable care organization. Under his leadership Fletcher Allen has successfully implemented Epic as its hospital information system. He is vice chair of the board of directors for Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL), which is both the designated health information exchange (HIE) for the state of Vermont and its federally designated regional extension center (REC). Podesta came to Fletcher Allen in 2008 after serving as SVP and CIO at Caritas Christi Health Care (now Steward Health Care) in Brighton, Mass.

As a longtime health IT veteran, Podesta lends often his expertise to the national stage, including seats on Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) working groups. He also serves on the advisory board for HealthSystemCIO.com and the editorial board at Healthcare Informatics Magazine.

Naomi Fried offers more than a decade of thought leadership expertise in several senior leadership roles as well as an in-depth understanding of how technology can spur healthcare innovation. As Boston Children’s Hospital’s first Chief Innovation Officer, Fried leads a team that promotes technological, clinical-process, and business model innovation across the world-renowned pediatric institution.

The Innovation Acceleration Program she leads focuses on enhancing the innovation culture by supporting strategic innovation initiatives, resourcing grass roots innovation, and identifying unmet innovation opportunities. Prior to joining Children’s, Dr. Fried served as Vice President of Innovation and Advanced Technology at Kaiser Permanente, where she built and managed a team of clinicians and technologists charged with identifying and assessing emerging clinical technologies and introducing them to operational leaders within Kaiser Permanente.

As Senior Director of Government and Industry Affairs at Siemens Healthcare, Charlene Underwood continues to build upon her reputation as one of the country’s foremost healthcare informatics experts. She directs Siemens outreach and advocacy activities in emerging market initiatives, specifically those related to government activities in healthcare IT. Underwood is delivering Siemens’ message to key stakeholders throughout the healthcare industry and on Capitol Hill, while developing programs that enable Siemens leadership in key government and industry initiatives.

Underwood served as the Vice Chair and Chair, HIMSS Board of Directors and as the first chair of HIMSS Electronic Health Record Vendor Association (EHRVA), is on the Federal Health IT Policy Committee Meaningful Use Workgroup, the HL7 Advisory Board, a member of the American Health Information Community (AHIC) Quality Workgroup and Expert Panel, and has sat on many other advisory groups involved in HIT development. Her many accomplishments include earning the HIMSS Fellow designation and being elected to HIMSS board. She boasts an accomplished history of actively advocating for industry involvement in defining how health IT is a means to improving patient safety and outcomes while reducing costs.

“We are extremely pleased and excited to add Charlene, Chuck and Naomi to our distinguished advisory board,” said Michael Levinger, president and CEO of Digital Collaboration Solutions. “Each brings deeply unique experience to the health IT field that recognizes the power of eCollaboration as an industry game-changer. We are eager to continue to build our organization through their steady guidance and invaluable insights.”

The new advisory board members join: Michael Aldridge, vice president of operations at Kansas Foundation of Medical Care and President and CEO of Synovim Healthcare Solutions, Inc.; Karen Bell, M.D., chairperson of the Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) and member of the healthcare IT Policy Committee Accountable Care Workgroup; Andy Freed, president, Virtual, Inc. and former CIO of the Massachusetts Hospital Association; Roger Holloway, executive director, IL-HITREC and Joe Heyman, M.D., a Massachusetts board-certified gynecologist, member of the Board of Directors of the Whittier Independent Practice Association and past chairman of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees.

About Digital Collaboration Solutions, LLC

Digital Collaboration Solutions is a consulting and services company that helps healthcare organizations improve care coordination, patient experience, and provider engagement through innovative care coordination, communications, collaboration, and technology. Our team combines healthcare, healthcare IT and communications experience with the latest in digital collaboration technologies to deliver measurable results and improved outcomes. Visit thinkdcs.com and follow us at @thinkdcs for the latest in healthcare collaboration.

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Digital Signage Reporter

Christie Showcases High Performance Cost-Effective Solutions at InfoComm Brazil 2014

São Paulo (PRWEB) May 14, 2014

Christie® showcases state-of-the-art solutions for the business, broadcast, control room and digital signage markets at the first TecnoMultimedia InfoComm Brazil 2014, held at Centro de Exposições Imigrantes, São Paulo, May 13-15.

“This trade show is a first for Brazil and Christie is proud to be part of its inaugural event,” says Bruno Tavares, general manager of Christie Digital Systems South America Ltda. “The opening of our first South American office in São Paulo last year and our participation in this trade show demonstrates Christie’s commitment to this growing region, where the demand for Pro AV, visualization, control room and simulation solutions is noticeably increasing.

“Christie’s high performance, cost-effective solutions are supported by first-rate customer and technical support from our Brazilian office.”

Christie G Series and Q Series

Christie will showcase the Christie DHD600-G 1-chip DLP® projector. Boasting 6,000 lumens with WXGA, HD, and WUXGA resolution in a single-lamp design, the Christie DHD600-G is the brightest in its category and provides the exceptional image quality, brightness and dependability that is essential for presentations in board and conference rooms. For higher education, government facilities and houses of worship with limited budgets, the Christie G Series delivers a cost-effective solution with the long-life DLP® technology needed in such environments.

The Christie DWX951-Q – part of the Christie Q Series 1-chip DLP® projectors – will also be featured. Usable in single or dual lamp mode, Christie Q Series delivers best-in-class performance with brightness options from 8,500 to 10,000 lumens in XGA, WXGA, and WUXGA resolutions. The Christie Q Series is equipped with eClarity™ – advanced image processing that significantly enhances images by providing greater control over image sharpness, gloss and shading. For rental staging applications including concerts, conventions and other events where visuals are a vital component, end users will recognize the Q Series’ difference when blending or warping images from multiple projectors onto flat, curved, hexagonal, or spherical surfaces.

Commercial grade full HD flat panel

Another highlight on the Christie booth will be the new Christie FHD651-T flat panel. The competitively priced, LED edge-lit Christie FHD651-T with a thin 2.7 inch profile makes it easy to install and integrate into any design. This commercial-grade LCD flat panel has the reliability and image quality needed for meeting rooms, classrooms, corporate lobbies, museums, and education facilities, houses of worship, theaters, and hospitality and retail environments. Featuring up to four simultaneous touches, the Christie FHD651-T has high-accuracy infrared touch technology and superior touchscreen performance in a fully integrated package.

Effective collaboration and presentation with Christie Brio

Christie Brio, the meeting room solution awarded the 2013 Rave Award for Best New Wireless System at North America’s InfoComm 2013, makes it effortless to meet, share information and work across multiple sites while automatically coordinating up to five simultaneous video and audio presentations on meeting room displays. Geographic distance is no limit for Christie Brio – presentations and high quality media are shared between sites quickly and easily so that team collaboration is easy.

Brio allows the user to connect and present virtually and collaborate in real-time while displaying high-quality uncompressed 1080p video sources within a meeting room or stream video between sites at up to 30 fps. Information is secure since no personal device information or content is loaded or saved on a Christie Brio node.

Christie’s commitment to control rooms in Brazil

“South America is a very important region for Christie,” said Dave Muscat, senior director, Control Room Solutions, Americas Region at Christie. “We have recently expanded our Brazilian office by hiring Clayton Brito to help the company drive control room solutions and other business product sales in Brazil.”

“Christie is committed to growing its control room business globally, extending its expertise in this key market, as well as strengthening its relationships with partners. We will continue to introduce new display products, state-of-the-art processing solutions, and expand our service offerings.”

Christie will exhibit an array of high brightness 50-inch Christie Entero™ HB DLP® video wall cubes, SXGA (1400×1050) resolution designed for 24/7 performance and reliability, and overall low cost of ownership for utilities, government, security and surveillance, and public and emergency services. Christie’s Entero HB series is based on the most advanced DLP®, LED and image processing technology, for long life and minimal maintenance.The Christie Entero HB line is the first and only LED control room display to offer wireless control through Wi-Fi capability.

Driving the content will be the Christie Phoenix™ open content management system and network streaming solution that enables seamless secure access and control of audio-visual data, regardless of the user’s location. The Christie Phoenix is ideal for fast-paced command and control centers with highly mobile and dispersed workforces.

Finally, a 2-unit-by-2-unit award-winning Christie® MicroTiles® display will showcase amazing image quality, vibrant, and true-to-life color. MicroTiles offer design flexibility to create a digital canvas of almost any shape or size, for any industry.

About Christie

Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. is a global visual technologies company and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ushio, Inc., Japan. Consistently setting the standards by being the first to market some of the world’s most advanced projectors and complete system displays, Christie is recognized as one of the most innovative visual technology companies in the world. From retail displays to Hollywood, mission critical command centers to classrooms and training simulators, Christie display solutions and projectors capture the attention of audiences around the world with dynamic and stunning images. Visit http://www.christiedigital.com.

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“Christie” is a trademark of Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc., registered in the United States of America and certain other countries.

Christie® MicroTiles® is a registered trademark of Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc.

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Digital Signage Reporter

PCS Edventures!.com, Inc. Featured Media Sponsor for US News STEM Solutions Conference

Boise, ID (PRWEB) April 18, 2014

PCS Edventures!.com, Inc. (PCSV), is pleased to be the featured media sponsor for the US NEWS STEM Solutions Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

This year’s US NEWS STEM Solutions Conference, will be held at Walter E. Washington Convention Center due to the sponsorship of such great companies as Raytheon, Chevron, Battelle, American Petroleum Institute, Texas Instruments, Motorola, University of Phoenix, Hyundai, Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, Ingersoll Rand, Stem Connector and others.

The US News STEM Solutions Conference is a premier national leadership conference providing a forum for the entire network of STEM experts seeking to develop and prepare the US workforce to fill STEM jobs. Seeking to be a bridge to the STEM community, PCS will be meeting with strategic leaders in the STEM community to provide valuable expertise from our 25 year experience in delivering hands-on STEM educational experiences for K-12 students.

This year’s US News STEM Solutions Conference will be an excellent venue for the launch of our new domestic products developed with our partner, Curious Media. PCS will be announcing the launch of our new digital content and interactive curriculum at the conference.

The PCS Edventures professional development team with proven expertise in providing workshops for K-12 educators, will be networking with national educators to facilitate ways to create a flexible, supportive and communicative environment for K-12 students. The PCS team will be demonstrating the new robotics controller software and interactive curriculum while sharing the importance of hands-on, manipulative based activities and the effect it has on student learning.

A national focus in the STEM community is engaging K-6 girls with hands-on learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math. This year’s STEM Solutions Conference will be a perfect place to share our Girls Can Build program and curriculum recently developed in the PCS EdventuresLab and continue to inspire the next generation of female inventors, engineers, programmers and business leaders who will solve the greatest problems of the 21st century.

About PCS Edventures!com, Inc.:

PCS Edventures!com, Inc. (PCSV) designs and delivers educational products, teacher training, curriculum and services to the K-16 market which provide 21st century learning skills. PCS programs emphasize “hands-on” learning experiences in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and have been deployed at over 6,000 sites in all 50 United States and over 17 foreign countries. Additional information on PCS STEM products may be found at http://www.edventures.com.

PCS Edventures!com, Inc. is headquartered in Boise, Idaho and its common stock is listed in the OTC Bulletin Board under the sticker symbol, “PCSV.”

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. Actual results could differ materially from such statements.

Contact Information:

Investor Contact: Robert Grover, CEO 1-800-429-3110 x 119

Investor Relations: Jolene Anderson 1-800-429-3110 x 121

Investor Relations Website: http:/http://www.edventures.com/investors

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Digital Signage Reporter

China Digital Signage Software Supplier Digital-Signage-China.com Offers Comprehensive Digital Signage Solutions at Attractive Prices

(PRWEB) April 04, 2014

The digital media player is a comprehensive content management system, and it provides a platform for any integrated digital signage system, so that people can schedule and alter the content quickly. Today, China digital signage software supplier Digital-Signage-China.com announces a comprehensive digital signage solution sale for April 2014.

Now, all the digital signage softwares and players from Digital-Signage-China.com are offered at attractive prices. With these players of high performance, users can control the advertising content (video, images, web pages, RSS Feeds and more) conveniently.

Digital-Signage-China.com is a popular company of high-quality digital signage softwares and products that are custom-made in China. In comparison, many customers are impressed with the quality of Digital-Signage-China.com’s digital signage systems. It is said there are some real differences between Digital-Signage-China.com products and other top suppliers’.

The CEO of the company says, “Network media players are most common among all kinds of digital signage advertising players. We are doing more and more businesses in the world, and we hope we can become a global leader in the industry.”

Digital-Signage-China.com is developing fast to be a one-stop digital signage supplier. The company has invested much money in the technologies of digital signage which enables them to operate its business in some new markets and meet various requirements from different customers.

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