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RedPost launches entry-level digital signage app

September 6, 2007

GOSHEN, Ind. — RedPost Inc., an Indiana-based software company, announced the launch of the beta version of Corktop, a software application that allows anyone to manage a network of digital signs via the Internet. "Until now, places like Times Square have dominated digital signage — you can spend millions of dollars on signage when you have a million people walking by every week," said RedPost chief executive Eric Kanagy. "The local shoe store, coffee shop or bar can't afford a Times Square digital sign. Corktop is the beginning of a paradigm shift — digital signage will be accessible to everyone." Corktop consists of a simple interface divided into three sections: create, organize and deliver. A Corktop user creates their own "posters," pulling from online data sources like Flickr, RSS feeds, and Web sites; builds a playlist of these posters; and assigns the playlist to a RedPost digital sign. Corktop is based on open source technology, including Linux, Ruby on Rails and Firefox. The customized version of the operating system running on RedPost digital signs, DamnSmallLinux, is also open source and available for download.