Harrods Rocks adds 3M projection signage

February 14, 2007

BRACKNELL, U.K. — 3M United Kingdom announced that its Vikuiti Rear Projection Film and 3M Digital Signage Software are fronting the Harrods Rocks promotion…

POP Solutions, C-nario team on interactive signage

February 14, 2007

LAS VEGAS — Mobile marketing company POP Solutions announced it is teaming with digital signage developer C-nario to provide a product that allows consumers…

Advantech, Ryarc team up for turnkey signage solution

February 13, 2007

MILPITAS, Calif. — Advantech, an IT services company with 2,700 employees and offices in 17 countries, announced it is teaming with signage software company…

RediClinic selects Impart Media for digital signage

February 13, 2007

SEATTLE — RediClinic LLC, the largest provider of retail health screening services in the United States, has selected Impart as its digital signage provider.

Wireless Ronin reacquires rights to gaming signage software

February 13, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc. announced it has repurchased a software license from the Marshall Special Assets Group to regain previously…

Office Max expands ADFLOW digital signage program

February 13, 2007

MONTREAL — More than 60 OfficeMax locations are using digital signage from ADFLOW Networks and Matrox Graphics, and more of the company's locations are…

Fujitsu: full-color e-paper possible in two years

February 13, 2007

Journalism.co.uk: Mike Nelson, general manager of sales for Fujitsu Europe, told an industry conference in London that color e-paper technology will be ready…

DST News: RediClinic selects Impart Media for digital signage, WebRaiser acquired by Flextronics

February 13, 2007

NextWindow secures global HP contract

February 12, 2007

National Business Review: The New Zealand tech company NextWindow confirmed that it has secured a contract to provide PC touchscreen technology to global…

Des Moines places 60-day ban on digital billboards

February 12, 2007

Des Moines Register: A 60-day moratorium on new digital billboards was unanimously approved on Monday by the Des Moines City Council. The temporary measure…

Overseas Military Sales Group installs digital signage

February 12, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — Wireless Ronin Technologies, a Minneapolis-based digital signage provider, announced that home furnishings retailer Gabberts and the Overseas…

Microsoft launches .Net 'Micro' for embedded devices

February 12, 2007

InfoWorld: Microsoft has released a version of its .Net programming framework for coding on embedded devices. The .Net Micro Framework provides a platform for…

WebRaiser acquired by Flextronics

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

February 12, 2007

Singapore-based electronics manufacturer Flextronics International Ltd. has acquired WebRaiser Technologies, according to the Sacramento Business Journal.

Homeland Security abandoning RFID

February 11, 2007

WASHINGTON — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Friday told a House committee hearing his department is dropping plans for RFID tags. Chertoff…

GestureTek signs five-year exclusive contract with InTouch media

February 11, 2007

TORONTO — GestureTek Inc., providers of gesture-based computer vision interactivity for information and entertainment displays, announced a five-year exclusive…

Indianapolis museum installs Scala software

February 11, 2007

EXTON, Pa. — Scala Inc. announced the deployment of a digital signage network for the Indianapolis Museum of Art by Scala Certified Partner Digital AV. Part of…

Commentary: 'descending triangle' of traditional media is turning upside-down

February 11, 2007

Mediaweek: Jeff Dickey & Jack Sullivan or SeeSaw Networks say advertisers must roll with the changes or get rolled over. In this commentary, they say the…

3M unveils subscription-based digital signage package in Australia

February 11, 2007

SEATTLE — 3M Digital Signage, Australian digital content specialist Prime Digital Media and telecommunications company Telstra Corp. announced the launch of a…

MediaCart offers digital screens for shopping carts

February 11, 2007

Advertising Age: The shopping cart as ad medium — a so-far elusive dream for everyone from fledgling entrepreneurs to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Saatchi…

Planar shows video wall, LCDs on 16-stop tour

February 11, 2007

This Week in Consumer Electronics: Planar, which recently relaunched lines of video displays for the custom installation channel, this month is taking its line…