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PADS4 native app to support digital signage SoC platforms from Samsung and LG

In its latest PADS4 digital signage software release, Net Display Systems has included a native app dedicated to the embedded SoC players for the Samsung SSSP and LG WebOS platforms.

February 3, 2016

In its latest PADS4 digital signage software release, Net Display Systems has included a native app dedicated to the embedded system-on-chip players for the Samsung SSSP and LG WebOS platforms, the company announced.

While developing this application, NDS said it was in close collaboration with the technical teams of Samsung and LG. There was a strong focus on the specific features offered by these manufacturers, resulting in an app designed to optimally support the possibilities of both platforms. For instance, with the native SoC app users will always have the correct PADS4 version available on the server. A built-in version control mechanism in PADS4 will automatically distribute the current release to all Samsung SSSP or LG WebOS devices.

The biggest benefit of the native PADS4 app, the company said, is that content will continue to play in case of a network failure. NDS offers continuity of content after a power failure. As soon the power is back on, the SoC players will automatically start the PADS4 Viewers, displaying scheduled content and data, retrieved from the cache. Also, network traffic will be minimized by local storage of content with the NDS local storage API, the company said.

The native app also enables users to choose between landscape and portrait mode presentations to offer more flexibility in deploying Samsung SSSP or LG WebOS devices.

"We are convinced that adding the brand new native application for Samsung SSSP and LG WebOS to our PADS4 software will expand the opportunities of our partner network, especially to deploy less-demanding digital signage projects with more cost-effective requirements," NDS CEO Willie-Jan Bons said in the announcement. "This release offers automatic updates and built-in continuity, making our software highly suitable for these platforms."

The native PADS4 app for these SoC players is now included in the standard PADS4 out-of-the-box software package.