5 for 5: May's top digital signage headlines

by Christopher Hall — w, t

It's time for a look back at the most-read articles and blog posts on Digital Signage Today in May, recapping the biggest news headlines of the month.

Interactive customer experience technology has to be natural

Technology should be used in way that's natural for consumers to interact with, and enhance the brand story, rather than be the story itself, says Ben Putland…

Xtreme Outdoor Digital Menu Boards achieve US, Canadian safety certifications

June 10, 2015

Audio-visual and digital signage solutions provider Peerless-AV announced that its Xtreme Outdoor Digital Menu Boards have received UL48 and CAN/CSA C22.…

In-mall digital signage network switches to BroadSign

June 10, 2015

Iwall in shop SA, an ad-based network in shopping centers across Spain and South America, has converted to BroadSign International LLC's automated digital…

Pattison Onestop partners with Pelmorex Media for weather and traffic content

June 9, 2015

Pattison Onestop, a division of Pattison Outdoor Advertising, has partnered with Pelmorex Media Inc. to provide weather and traffic content for Pattison's…

Car dealership donates old digital sign to local animal shelter

June 9, 2015

The $60,000, double-sided roadside LED sign from Watchfire Signs will stand 25 feet tall and measure 16 feet across, with a digital signage face flashing…

NEC's VUKUNET closing in on 2 billion impressions in 100k locations

June 8, 2015

NEC Display Solutions of America today announced that VUKUNET, its ad serving platform for the digital out-of-home and digital signage advertising industry…

Digital signage firm Signagelive hires on to Google for Work Partner Program

June 8, 2015

Signagelive's cloud-based CMS extends the reach and functionality of Google Chrome devices for digital signage applications, the company says.

IBASE wins Computex 'Buyer's Choice' award for digital signage video wall player

June 8, 2015

Industrial motherboard and embedded systems manufacturer iBASE Technology Inc. has won the Buyer's Choice Best Choice Award at this year's Computex IT trade…

Interactive customer experience technology has to make sense

Consumers want to interact with technology, but that technology has to make sense for both the business and its customers, says Paula Suarez, director of…

How digital technologies are curing menu-labeling headaches

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

The technology that drives digital signage menu boards and self-ordering kiosks inside restaurant locations today is being used to maintain nutritional…

See-through solar cells could power your digital signage

June 5, 2015

Ubiquitous Energy Inc., a provider of transparent photovoltaics, debuted its ClearView Power technology this week at Display Week 2015, the Society for…

Philips intros new 'consumer-cost' series of digital signage displays

June 5, 2015

Philips' new BDL30QL series displays aim to bring full-fledged commercial signage features to consumer cost levels, company says.

McDonald's rolls out 'Create Your Taste' self-service kiosks

June 5, 2015

Now, select McDonald's customers will be able to create their own burgers with McDonald's new "Create Your Taste" self-service kiosks.

Maximize productivity and motivation in the workplace with digital signage

by Celia Anderson — Digital Marketing Executive, SignStix

Digital signage in the workplace can reap multiple benefits. The McKinsey Global Institute reveals that engaged employees improve productivity by 20-25 percent…

'Green Chile From The Ghetto': Digital billboard art project sparks controversy

by Christopher Hall

A youth art project combining digital signage and provocative slogans and imagery sparked mystery and controversy in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Study: Digital signage gaining traction as focus moves from advertising to proximity-based marketing

June 4, 2015

Business models that offer branding, entertainment and information, along with advertising, will spur revenues, finds research firm Frost & Sullivan.

Digital signage firm Omnivex Corp. listed as 'Representative Vendor' in recent Gartner Market Guide

June 4, 2015

Omnivex Corp., a provider of visual communications and digital signage solutions, announced that it was mentioned as a representative vendor in Gartner's…

Digital signage firm Four Winds named 'Cool Vendor' by Gartner

June 4, 2015

Four Winds Interactive, an enterprise software company providing digital signage and visual communications solutions, has been named a "Cool Vendor" in the…

Matrox unveiling 4K capture and IP encode/decode boards for video walls at InfoComm 2015

June 4, 2015

Matrox Graphics Inc. has introduced the Matrox Mura IPX Series, a new line of 4K capture and IP encode/decode boards that let OEMs and AV system builders…