Flextronics to acquire Solectron for $3.6B

June 3, 2007

SINGAPORE and MILPITAS, Calif. — Flextronics International Ltd. and Solectron Corp. announced today that the two companies have entered into a definitive…

Cayin adds new media player to its SMP-PRO line

May 30, 2007

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Cayin Technology announced the availability of its advanced media player, SMP-PRO3, tailored for dynamic digital signage. The latest product…

Microsoft unveils its first 'digital furniture'

May 29, 2007

International Herald Tribune: In advance of its formal unveiling Wednesday by Steven Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, the company described Microsoft…

Dutch company announces digital signage film

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

May 28, 2007

Projecta, a Netherlands-based company with a 50-year history manufacturing projection screens and presentation furniture, announced its first products for the…

Trident announces 'hidden PC solution' for digital signage

May 28, 2007

SURREY, U.K. — A hidden PC solution that attaches to the VESA mounting at the rear of a display has been introduced by Trident, to eliminate clutter from…

Planar launches multicolor EL display

May 21, 2007

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Planar Systems Inc. announced the company's first QVGA multicolor thin-film electroluminescent (EL) display. Similar to the visual…

The Year of Digital Signage?

Will 2007 be a watershed for the industry?  

DSE: Touchscreens gain focus

Deployers and vendors upgrade flatscreens with touch.

Reflect Systems releases next-gen. digital-signage software

May 17, 2007

DALLAS — Reflect Systems Inc., provider of media-software applications for digital signage and corporate communications, has released ReflectView 2007, its…

Professor: Government should tax 'wasteful' plasma screens

May 15, 2007

BBC News: Governments should tax plasma screens because of the large amount of energy they consume, according to a leading expert on climate change. Professor…

SSKA holds first digital signage council meeting

May 15, 2007

CHICAGO—On the eve of the Digital Signage Expo in Chicago, the Self-Service & Kiosk Association held its first meeting of a new council formed to help…

LG unveils IP Solution technology

May 15, 2007

CHICAGO — LG Electronics today introduced a new digital signage technology designed to streamline system design and control.

LG announces world's first flexible color e-paper

May 14, 2007

SEOUL, Korea — LG.Philips LCD announced that it has developed the world's first 14.1-inch flexible color E-paper display, equivalent in size to an A4 sheet of…

Planar to make brand debut at DSE

May 14, 2007

CHICAGO — Planar Systems Inc. is making its brand debut at this week's Digital Signage Expo in Chicago, May 16 & 17.

Self Service Excellence Award winners

D2, Pro-Tech and NIT take home digital signage awards.

Fujitsu installs first interactive RFID wall

May 13, 2007

Tech UK: After two years in the Fujitsu R&D lab, the first UBWALL has been installed in a branch of financial services company Nomura Securities. The…

NextWindow to unveil large-format touch overlays at DSE

May 10, 2007

CHICAGO — NextWindow announced it will host a booth-side press briefing on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. at Digital Signage Expo, booth #1119 at Navy…

Self-Service & Kiosk Association announces formation of Digital Signage Council

May 9, 2007

During its annual membership meeting held in Las Vegas recently, the Self-Service & Kiosk Association (SSKA) announced the formation of a Digital Signage…

Triveni unveils Media Access Point

May 9, 2007

PRINCETON, N.J. — Triveni Digital, a subsidiary of LG Electronics, announced the release of its new Ensignia MAP (Media Access Point) product, the latest…

POPAI, hf media announce European digital signage show for 2008

May 8, 2007

ESSEN, Germany — POPAI, the global association for marketing at retail, and hf media & events, a European trade publisher and event organizer for the…