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NEC Display Solutions Europe is helping airport passengers get to their flights on time with the installation of a state-of-the-art high-resolution video wall in Munich Airport’s Terminal 1. Munich Airport wanted to replace all of its old LED flight summary boards with more modern technology that would deliver a new era for passenger information systems through a flexible, bright high-resolution display. mehr...

The city of Paris has conducted a design competition for future intelligent street furniture. More than 40 concepts were submitted – many of them by JC Decaux. The range of design concepts is huge and stretches from innovative digital out of home to kiosk systems and mobile based Apps. All 40 projects are presented on a dedicated Microsite.

invidis is presenting already the 5^th OVAB Munich Digital Signage Conference from 14-16 September 2011 at the Kempinski Airport Hotel Munich. This year’s agenda will be published in the coming days but save the date already now. Meet the industry, analysts, EMEA opinion leaders and the leading industry players like Alcatel, LG, NEC, Samsung and many other. More information about the concept and structure of the industry leading strategy event at invidis-events.de.

Just two weeks ago, Ströer Group expanded its digital out-of-home advertising portfolio to the use in shopping centers. Three Hamburg-based centers are now showcasing Ströer’s Out of Home Channel. Drawing on the same concept that has already been applied in railway stations, the upright 60‘‘ screens are positioned in locations where shoppers will most frequently pass by. mehr...

Rewe Group - the number 2 in the German Food retail industry (EUR 37b) has launched a new fully integrated digital retail concept. The group’s premium retail outlet Rewe Center (2010: 16b revenue / Source) introduced their new retail concept in a newly opened store in Munich. mehr...

The new Stuttgart city library has been equipped with digital guidance and information systems developed by netvico GmbH. The ground-breaking construction project by Korean architect Eun Young Yit now offers a selection of around half a million books, films and other media, all accessible via touch-screen pillars that blend in with the design of this futuristic cube. mehr...

invidis and OVAB have launched the largest market research ever, more than 150 interviews with all major digital signage players in the last 18 months. The result is our Digital Signage Ranking 2011 and the DooH Report 2011. Both market studies will be available free of charge. The Ranking shows the Euro volume stagnating development of the display business, the incredible rise of integrators, the demise of digital signage software vendors in the value chain as well as many other information. mehr...

One year ago, ICT Innovative Communication Technologies AG (Kohlberg) introduced smartPerform. With this software multi-media and interactive presentations can be created from existing contents - without further knowledge of programming and regardless of data formats. The new release of smartPerform 1.3 is now available and it offers more powerful and more user friendly tools for the creation of presentations. mehr...

Amscreen announced that it has acquired the entire sales and marketing operation of Digicom, the digital out-of-home sales specialist founded two years ago by Tom Goddard, who now becomes deputy chairman and shareholder of Amscreen and will support Amscreen CEO Simon Sugar in the key areas of media sales and development. mehr...

Since October Cittadino has recruited 5 new employees for their sales, marketing and technical departments, including Diana-Maria Brose, Manager of Marketing & PR at Cittadino, also responsible for Marketing and Press. Mrs. Brose formally worked for OKI Systems a printer specialist company. mehr...