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StrandVison adds 'People' pages to digital signage mix

Menomonie, Wisconsin-based StrandVision Digital Signage today introduced an enhanced "People" database import capability to enable its subscribers to easily add and edit pages that feature employees, associates, members and visitors.

August 27, 2014

Menomonie, Wisconsin-based StrandVision Digital Signage today introduced an enhanced "People" database import capability to enable its subscribers to easily add and edit pages that feature employees, associates, members and visitors using various digital signage reporting options that automatically select and display people based on the birthday or anniversary dates assigned to each person.

The new facility accepts information, including birthday and anniversary dates, descriptive sentences/paragraphs and other information from any data source that can be formatted into comma-separated lists, the company said in announcing the new product. Photos, images submitted by employees, awards or other graphics that include the individual's ID information in the file name can be bulk uploaded at any time and automatically assigned to the appropriate person.

"We've been providing integrated corporate payroll database import services on a custom consulting basis for our large corporate customers for some time," StrandVision founder and CEO Mike Strand said in the announcement. "Now we've extended the import capability at no cost to our entire user base. Anyone who has employee, member or other people information in a spreadsheet or other database system can export to the appropriate format and automatically create customized digital signage content pages to enhance employee communications by featuring major milestones as defined in the database."

The new People capability has already been added as a selection on StrandVision’s Content Management System portal. Subscribers can log into their accounts and make the People database changes under the "Your Account" tab, adding a "People Database" page type to their page mix and selecting the appropriate report type and selection time period. Data changes to the source database/document are readily updated on the digital signage display pages. StrandVision said it also continues to offer data integration consulting services for totally automated updates from payroll or other corporate systems.