DSE: WEGENER previews integrated system for retail

DULUTH, Ga. — Wegener Corp., provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, has announced that it will provide a technology preview of the WEGENER iPump 525 IP Media Player and WEGENER Compel Connect at Digital Signage Expo 2009 (Booth #2156), which runs Feb. 24-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Optimized for retail and other applications that require timely and visually compelling presentation of information, the combination of the new iPump 525 and Compel Connect provides an easy to use, integrated system for control of regional advertising, retail video displays, corporate communications, and news and information services.

Compel Connect is a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) that provides management tools for content distribution, scheduling, playout control and continuous monitoring of WEGENER iPump media receivers/players. Using partitioned Web access, clients have access to a full-featured remote Compel network control system via the Internet, as well as support for multiple users per network. Additional benefits include control of text and graphic overlays, real-time network health and status monitoring including report files, WEGENER support, file backup of data archives, and free automatic software updates.

The iPump 525 IP media player supports standard definition and high-definition video, including playlists with mixed formats. MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 (H.264) video compression are supported, and outputs include composite (NTSC or PAL), S-Video, component and HDMI. The 5 lb. unit is just over 2 inches high, about the size of a sheet of notebook paper and includes 80 GB of internal storage.