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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...

With the new PN-V602 thin-bezel monitor, Sharp has put a display on the market with a brightness of 1500 candelas, so that it is able to transmit content with excellent colours even in extremely bright ambient light. The full-array LED backlighting of this display guarantees optimal picture brightness. Additionally, the local dimming function ensures high contrast and particularly low power consumption. mehr...

The Ströer Group is enlarging its digital outdoor advertising portfolio to include shopping centers. With the acquisition of ECE flatmedia GmbH, an ECE subsidiary and leading provider of digital brand communication and sales promotion in malls, Ströer enhances its commitment in the field of the moving images market. mehr...

NEC Display Solutions Europe has successfully hosted its second Display Trends Forum, which saw more than 120 customers, partners, speakers and staff gather in Sorrento, Italy to discuss the current and future state of the industry. Luminaries from three key fields, namely Digital Signage Standards, ReferencePerformance on Stage and the Future Office, gathered to deliver high-level presentations and discuss the latest news and information from the industry. mehr...

The Evoluce Software Development Kit (SDK) for Kinect and Windows 7 is now available and enables developers to create noncommercial applications with a natural user experience. The SDK uses depth sensing information like human motion tracking from devices like the Microsoft Kinect sensor and Asus Xtion Pro. Users will benefit from easy and intuitive applications in areas like events and exhibitions, education, digital signage and healthcare. The free Evoluce SDK for Kinect can be downloaded. mehr...

JCDecaux SA, the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced its revenues for the three months ended 30 September, 2011. mehr...

Neo Advertising and Migros Vaud announce the implementation of a new digital display installation within one of the biggest centers of Swiss French, the Migros Crissier shopping center. This device replaces an installation in function since a few years already. The objectives are clear: increase the interactivity with the clients and improve the commercial impact. mehr...

During 2011 Mermaid has extended the range of business partners in all four of our business areas (transport, the corporate and service sector, retail and the public sector. Furthermore, the company has been rewarded the double A-rating for its financial stability. mehr...