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Winners of 2006 DIGI Awards announced

March 15, 2006

SEATTLE - The Digital Signage Group, a digital signage consulting and project management company, announced the winners of the second annual DIGI Awards, which honor outstanding performance in the digital signage industry.

The 2006 DIGI Awards honored 10 winners in four categories: Excellence in Technology (three winners), Excellence in Creativity (three winners), Excellence in Innovation (three winners), and Judges' Choice (one winner). This year's DIGI Awards recipients are:

Excellence in Technology

• Creative Realities Inc. for RadioShack Corporation - an interactive in-store model home of the future utilizing radio frequency ID technology.
• Multimedia LED for JP Morgan Chase - one of the world's largest LED displays in Times Square, curving 45 yards.
• POPMedia for York Region Transit - a real-time news and information system on-board VIVA buses, equipped with WiFi.

Excellence in Creativity

• Multimedia LED for Craig Realty Group - eight architecturally enhanced large format LED displays at the Citadel Outlets in Los Angeles.
• smart point media AG for AVA AG - a network of screens in a German department store that track which information and screens a shopper is exposed to through tags within shopping carts to record shopping habits and ad effectiveness.
• Stone Mountain Productions, Inc. for Enoshima Spa and Resort - a unique spiral LED tower designed to serve as a multimedia sculpture for advertising, promotions and entertainment.

Excellence in Innovation

• GFX Dynamics for Nygard International, Ltd. - an installation using the GFX Dynamics SmartTableT, which uses RFID technology to trigger specific product information when products are lifted from the table.
• ONESTOP Media Group for its ONESTOP Toronto Transit Commission Network - an underground subway media network that provides commuters with transit, public safety, news and info-tainment messaging.
• Reactrix Systems, Inc. for Horizon Media Inc. - a temporary installation in New York City's Grand Central Terminal that created a "hall of illusions" to promote the launch of the Criss Angel: Mindfreak television series on the A&E Television Network

Judges' Choice

• Macy's Florida in partnership with Digital Signage Services, LLC - designed, installed and maintains a network of rear projection screens used to promote brands and increase sales.

"Having received three times the number of entries this year as we did last year, we were extremely pleased with the number and quality of entries," said Scott Stanton, director, product and technical services, The Digital Signage Group. "This year's winners stood out to the judges as those that are not only completing excellent work, but are pushing the digital signage industry forward."

Each winner received $1,000 and a trophy recognizing their achievement, as well as a graphic suitable for use in promotional materials. All partners, including those involved in the software, content, fixture and hardware of the winning installations, received a certificate to recognize their contribution.