PumpMedia unveils digital signage for gas stations

February 4, 2007

Energy Business Review: Outdoor media firm PumpMedia has launched a fully integrated digital signage solution for gas station environments that it designed to…

Screen Expo Europe opens in London

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 31, 2007

James Bickers edits DigitalSignageToday.com   LONDON — The second-annual Screen Expo Europe opened in London Wednesday, with 75 exhibitors and an expected…

Thomson lays out plans for Wal-Mart, China, Poland

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 31, 2007

James Bickers edits DigitalSignageToday.com.   LONDON — At the second-annual Screen Expo Europe in London, Julien Marcel, Thomson Out-of-Home Media Services…

Digital Retail Expo changes name, adds interactive show and conference program

January 31, 2007

Chicago -- Digital Retailing Expo, the only place where digital signage and interactive technologies are exclusively showcased, has changed its name to…

Drivers use RFID for personalized messages on electronic billboard

January 29, 2007

Twincities.com: When a new billboard in San Francisco scrolls the message "Motor On Vera!'' it's a good bet that someone named Vera is driving her Mini Cooper…

NEC merging LCD manufacturing, technology arms

January 28, 2007

TOKYO — NEC Corp. and NEC LCD Technologies Ltd. today agreed to merge NEC Akita Ltd. and NEC Kagoshima Ltd. with their parent company, NEC LCD Technologies…

Thomson, CGEN partner on Asian digital signage

January 24, 2007

SHANGHAI, China — Thomson announced that its Premier Retail Networks business and CGEN have reached an agreement to deploy out-of-home networks in China and…

Helius upgrades MediaSignage software

January 22, 2007

LINDON, Utah — Helius Inc., provider of IPTV solutions for business, announced the availability of MediaSignage 3.0. This upgrade supports the transition of…

Minnesota town places moratorium on digital billboards

January 21, 2007

Thisweek Online: The Eagan City Council placed a moratorium on electronic billboards at its meeting Jan. 16 so that city staff can investigate the impact of…

NEC, Cisco team up on digital signage

January 21, 2007

CHICAGO — NEC Display Solutions of America Inc. and Cisco announced a collaboration to deliver a function-rich digital signage solution. NEC Display Solutions…

Customer experience planning needs discipline

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Interactive mirror changes the clothes-buying experience

January 18, 2007

USA Today: Among the innovations at this year's National Retail Federation annual conference was an interactive mirror for use outside fitting rooms that will…

Google files digital signage patent

January 17, 2007

Clickz.com: If patent filings are anything to go by, contextual advertising powered by Google could begin appearing on digital billboards in a shopping mall…

Cisco unveils digital signage solutions

January 15, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cisco announced Cisco Digital Signage, a solution for management, publishing and playback of digital media on networked digital signage…

'End-cap TV' boosts sales at Home Depot

January 14, 2007

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The MediaTile Company, provider of cellular digital-signage technology and turnkey narrowcast networks, announced that RAM Forest Products…

Digital billboards raise driver safety questions

January 11, 2007

Media Buyer Planner: Digital billboards, a possible "next big wave" in outdoor advertising, may be facing a battle, with safety experts saying that the new…

GM opens interactive exhibit at Epcot theme park

January 9, 2007

DETROIT — General Motors has opened its "Fuel For Thought" display at Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot theme park near Orlando, Florida. The exhibit features…

WireSpring adds weather content to digital signage network

January 9, 2007

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — AccuWeather Inc. announced its partnership with WireSpring Technologies Inc. to deliver dynamic weather content to digital signage…

Digital signage provider C-nario secures $5 million in funding

January 7, 2007

TEL-AVIV, Israel — C-nario, provider of comprehensive systems for digital signage networks, announced that it closed a $5 million round of financing led by…

Manpower tests digital signage for job opportunities

January 7, 2007

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — StrandVision LLC, a provider of hosted digital signage services, announced that Manpower of West Central and Central Wisconsin has deployed…