BlueStar shines on NEC for digital signage

October 11, 2011

BlueStar, a global distributor of ADC, mobility, point-of-sale, RFID, digital signage, and ID and security technology solutions, announced today that it has…

How do you teach creativity?

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

How do you train your sales people and sales engineers to sell digital signage? When you hire people for these positions how do you test them? Since I've been…

Creating a memorable drive-thru experience with digital signage (Commentary)

A digital display specialist talks about using digital signage to enhance the trip through the drive-thru.

Louisiana cafe chain rolling out digital signage, mobile ordering

September 29, 2011

The newest Jazzman's Café & Bakery will open with the restaurant chain's first drive-thru and will also feature digital menu boards and mobile ordering.

Delphi earns quality management re-certification

September 13, 2011

Delphi Display Systems Inc., a provider of quick-service restaurant drive-thru performance optimization products, has been re-certified in accordance with ISO…

ZetaDisplay signs digital signage deal with Finnish café chain

August 25, 2011

Malmö, Sweden-headquartered ZetaDisplay announced today that it has signed a cooperative agreement to deliver ZetaDisplay's media platform for digital signage…

UK restaurant chain goes 'all-you-can-eat' for buffet digital signage

August 25, 2011

Spectrum Interactive, which bills itself as "the U.K.'s largest, independent provider of public Wi-Fi and related services," recently announced the deployment…

How to survive a down economy

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

In my last blog I commented on how our poor economy was slowing down implementation of new technologies such as digital menu boards. I received a lot of…

Cosi gets cozy with WAND digital menu boards

August 14, 2011

After an extensive six-month competitive testing process, Cosi Inc. has selected WAND Corp. to be the exclusive vendor for all of its digital menu board…

Slow economic recovery slows digital menu board deployments

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

Many of us have been working hard on the development of digital menu boards (and digital signage) and investing capital for several years because we believe…

Retail Summit: Technology and 1-to-1 interaction

Executives instruct attendees on how to best incorporate technology into retail.

Order-Matic enters the digital menu board age

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Order-Matic, in business for 55 years, is now moving to provide digital signage menu boards.

NCR adds Texas Digital to digital signage portfolio

August 8, 2011

Radiant Systems Inc., itself recently acquired by NCR Corp., announced today that it has acquired Texas Digital Systems Inc., provider of…

BrightSign solid-state media players power DIY digital MenuBoardsToGo

August 1, 2011

BrightSign announced today that OSM Solutions has launched a new line of do-it-yourself digital menu board systems featuring BrightSign network-enabled HD21…

The Changing Face of Menu Boards

Digital technology allows operators to move beyond static advertising to create a dynamic messaging system.

Digital menu boards will change restaurant industry

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

To begin I would like to state I am not stupid enough to believe the development of digital menu boards or digital signs are nearly as important as the…

QSR displays: Why professional-grade smokes consumer TVs

A display expert explains why it's a mistake to ask consumer-grade TVs to do a pro's job.

Digital signage cathedrals in the UK

by Jon Parks — PMM, Avnet

I recently returned from a two week trip to Europe to finish up the last couple of credits towards my MBA. Along with all the pictures I took of famous…

Are digital menu boards really that complicated?

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

We all know there's a lot of differences between digital menu boards and traditional menu boards. They are new and there's a lot to learn, but are they really…

Delphi becomes largest provider of QSR drive-thru technology

July 4, 2011

Delphi Display Systems Inc., a provider of quick-service restaurant drive-thru order confirmation display technology, has acquired the assets of Fire and…