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Omnivex deployment wins in Sign Media Canada competition for 2nd straight year
August 26, 2010
Omnivex Corp., a Microsoft gold-certified partner and provider of enterprise software for digital signage networks, recently announced that for a second consecutive year, one of their customer's installations has been announced as the winner of Sign Media Canada's National Sign Competition in the Digital Signage category.
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has been recognized with this prestigious award for its video wall at the Air Canada Centre, which is powered by Omnivex Moxie software.
The Air Canada Centre is owned by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) and is home to both the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA's Toronto Raptors, as well as host to major rock concerts and other events throughout the year.
The video wall at the Air Canada Centre is located at the facility's main gate, setting the tone for the stadium's atmosphere as it is the first thing that most fans see as they walk into the arena. The video wall is made up of 42 ultra-thin bezel LCD screens configured in a distinctive array and at different depths and angles.
"We would like to congratulate MLSE for the vision they had for the digital signage system," Omnivex president Jeff Collard said in the announcement. "MLSE had clear goals that they wanted to achieve and set out to implement a plan to attain them. This award recognizes their hard work and ability to execute their plan."
The video wall at the Air Canada Centre is part of a larger digital signage deployment which includes more than 360 LCDs. All of the content on the screens is created, scheduled and managed centrally using Omnivex Moxie software. Depending on which event is taking place at the arena on a given night, the content on the displays and the ambient lighting changes to convert the atmosphere at the stadium from Raptors basketball to Maple Leaf's Hockey or another event.
The digital signage system went live in the fall of 2009 and was deployed by systems integrator Digital Display and Communications. The intention of the digital signage was to provide a truly unique fan experience, while transforming the feeling at the 10-year-old stadium. It is also a medium which lends itself to providing advertising opportunities for sponsor branding, ultimately generating an increased revenue stream for MLSE.
This was the fourth annual Sign Media Canada National Sign Competition. Winners were selected from nine categories based on originality, creativity, appearance and design suitability.
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