StrandVision adds countdown-event timer to digital signage

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — StrandVision LLC, a provider of Internet-based digital signage services, has introduced an automated time-based counter called Count Up/Down.

The Count Up/Down feature is useful for announcing the time until a meeting or church service starts, cruise or bus departures, theater and movie start times, store and office openings, and other scheduled events. It also is an excellent automated way to count milestones. Some StrandVision customers are using it to list safety achievements such as days since the last Occupational Safety & Health Administration reportable or lost-time accident, production goals achieved, time left to reach sales goals and sweepstakes deadlines.

The Count Up/Down page offers several variable text areas including a "Message for Before Event" text field that is tied to the Count Down clock and will only display before the event occurs.

Once the event starts and the current time hits zero, the message is replaced by a "Message for After Event" text field that also is tied to the clock. It automatically replaces the before-event message as the current time display counts up.

When combined with StrandVision's scheduling feature, Count Up/Down slides can be scheduled to be automatically added and removed from the digital signage slide mix.