CastaVista launches hosted digital signage service

March 26, 2007

PORTLAND, Ore. — CastaVista, a company with roots in hosted services and set-top-box middleware development, announced the launch of its first product…

OpenEye wins two Gen-i Incubator awards

March 25, 2007

Computerworld: OpenEye Displays, a developer of digital display technology, won two awards at the recent Gen-i New Zealand Incubator Awards. The company won…

Digital Signage Expo announces tour stops

March 25, 2007

CHICAGO — Digital Signage Expo, formerly Digital Retailing Expo, announced the stops for its upcoming Guided Digital Signage Tour, scheduled for Tuesday, May…

Cisco 'making a big bet' on digital signage

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Networking giant talks about its appliance, marketing strategy.

Singapore shopping mall adds digital signage

March 21, 2007

SINGAPORE — 1-2-1VIEW has deployed its IPTV-based digital signage system in Marina Square shopping mall, one of Singapore's most popular malls. The network of…

Digital View unveils through-glass touch controller for digital signs

March 20, 2007

LONDON — Digital View announced its new through-glass touch controller, designed to allow screens to be operated through a physical barrier such as a store…

Network profile: DrinksTV

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Recipes, how-to videos upsell beverage shoppers into premium brands.

GlobalShop: Digital signage on the rise

Show featured digital signs integrated with kiosks, smart shelves.

Sign Biz selects RoninCast software

March 14, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — Wireless Ronin Technologies, a Minneapolis-based digital signage provider, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Sign Biz Inc. to…

Caribbean bakery chain announces signage network

March 12, 2007

The Jamaica Observer: Irie TV, a subsidiary of Irie Jam Media Group of New York, announced that it has brokered a deal with Golden Krust Bakery to launch the…

Helius kicks off mall digital signage deployment

March 12, 2007

LINDON, Utah — Helius Inc., in conjunction with solution provider PlasMedia Productions Inc., announced the rollout of a digital signage network in regional…

Adidas launches interactive mirror

March 11, 2007

Gizmag: A new Adidas store on Paris' Avenue des Champs Elysees features an interactive virtual mirror that allows visitors to "try on" the shoe of their…

Is Google eyeing digital signage?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Patent application hints at a "real-world AdWords" program.

Microsoft applies for patent on personalized signage content

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

March 7, 2007

On Feb. 1, Microsoft filed a patent on an "Interactive display device." Search engine giant Google also recently filed a patent application related to digital…

Destination Television to acquire Charter Digital Media

March 6, 2007

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Destination Television Inc. says it expects to acquire New York-based Charter Digital Media Inc.

Study: digital signs in malls drive purchases

March 5, 2007

NEW YORK — Adspace Networks Inc. released data from a mall intercept study that found 17 percent of women and 10 percent of the general mall population made a…

Fourth Screen Awards honor content innovation

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Content strategy was the primary focus at Las Vegas gathering.

Winners of Fourth Screen Awards announced

March 1, 2007

LAS VEGAS — Juries for the Inaugural "Fourth Screen Awards" announced Gold Winners in four categories as well as a total of 10 Sliver and Bronze winners at the…

Microsoft ads almost all-digital by 2010

March 1, 2007

Online Media Daily: While it will retain a small portion of its advertising spending in TV and print for "tactical roles," Microsoft said that virtually all of…

NewSight selects Wireless Ronin software

February 28, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — NewSight Corp. announced it will implement Wireless Ronin Technologies' RoninCast solution as the management software for its new digital…