Scottsdale, Ariz., March 5, 2008 – NuVision® U.S. Inc. (www.nuvision.com), a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based manufacturer of high performance 1080p Lucidium Deep Black LCD displays, announced today that it has appointed 17-year industry veteran David Cusick to vice president – sales, effective immediately. In this position, Cusick, who comes to NuVision from Fujitsu where he served as director of sales, will be responsible for managing the company‘s dealer, distributor, and customer relationships. more

Constantly changing digital sign displays in new headquarters office – also on the Web…

THOMASVILLE, Ga. – March 3, 2008 – RE/MAX of Thomasville Inc. has installed a state-of-the-art digital signage system at its new headquarters office that highlights its real estate listings, features agents and business partners, and promotes community organizations and events. The digital signage system, provided by StrandVision LLC of Eau Claire, Wis., gives RE/MAX a powerful, flexible marketing tool. more

Hauppauge, NY – Back by popular demand! Communications Specialties, Inc. (CSI), the leading industry manufacturer of fiber optic systems for the AV Market, is pleased to announce the return of its successful Fiber-Ed Seminars. The seminars are free to attend and are designed to help industry professionals better understand the current state-of-the-art fiber optic technology and how it can be applied to today‘s Pro A/V and Broadcast applications. more

On-campus financial trading labs offer huge benefits, including attracting high-level students and providing exceptional post-graduate job prospects
SHAWNEE, KS – March 3, 2008 – Rise Vision, Inc., a provider of web-based content management software for control of digital signage networks, announces that it is outfitting eight more business schools with digital signage solutions for their campus-based financial trading labs. These facilities are a fast-growing feature among business schools, as they offer real-life “Wall Street” experience that provides students with a post-graduate hiring advantage in financial services careers. Rise Vision, Inc. has worked with more than 100 business schools to deploy the technology they need to build a financial trading lab, including LED stock tickers, large format LCD displays, and financial quotes and headline news to create a dynamic financial atmosphere. more

Hauppauge, NY – Communications Specialties, Inc. (CSI), the leading industry manufacturer of fiber optic systems for the AV Market, introduces an addition to the Pure Digital Fiberlink® 7500 Series fiber optic transmission system for DVI and Stereo Audio over one fiber – now available in both single mode and multimode versions. For a limited time, 250 meters of multimode fiber will be included for free with each pair of 7500 multimode versions purchased. more

Italian InStore Communications Leader, SkyRec, to Deploy Private IPTV Network to Hundreds of McDonald‘s Restaurants Throughout Italy Using CodecSys
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BARCELONA, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Broadcast International (OTCBB: BCST) (“BI”) announced a European IPTV/digital signage customer for its breakthrough video compression software, CodecSys. more

Executive with broad experience in digital signage marketplace joins Rise Vision, Inc. to lead accelerated growth for web-based content management solution, expand into new domestic and international markets

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – February 25, 2008 – Rise Vision, Inc., a provider of a web-based content management system for the control of digital signage networks, announces that Ron Levac has joined the company as President. In this role, he will be responsible for overseeing and executing the company‘s aggressive growth strategy for the Rise Display Network, which is the company‘s web-based solution for delivering user-developed and live content to digital signage displays and networks. more

Experience Touch First-Hand With NextWindow Large Format Technology

Emeryville, CA – February 22, 2008 – With touch screens becoming de rigueur for the digital signage industry, one standout company, NextWindow, Ltd., the international leader in optical touch screen technology, will feature its interactive displays in partner booths throughout the Digital Signage Expo held on February 27 and 28, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The expo will feature NextWindow‘s 2400 Series Screen Overlays, and 2100 Touch Screen Kits in many exhibitors‘ booths, including NEC (Booth #113), Ingram Micro (Booth #369), Electrograph (Booth #469), Scala (Booth #305), Alive Promo, and others. more

New Stand-Alone System Serves as All-in-One Solution for Single-Display, Single-Site Installations

PRINCETON, N.J. — Jan. 30, 2008 — Triveni Digital, a subsidiary of LG Electronics (LGE), today announced the release of a new version of Ensignia™ Digital Signage Lobby, a stand-alone, self-contained system for digital signage deployments requiring just one display screen. Integrated with LGE‘s M4210N flat-panel HDTV LCD display, the new Lobby system provides an economical solution for high-quality content display in a broad range of applications. more

Avocent Wirelessly Delivers HD Video and Audio for Digital Signage

New MPX1500 lowers price, reduces size, and enhances manageability

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 28th, 2008 – Avocent Corporation (Nasdaq: AVCT) today introduced a new version of the Emerge® MPX extender, the MPX1500 high-definition (HD) multipoint extender, which wirelessly distributes HD content from a single source to multiple destinations. Emerge MPX extenders can be deployed for a variety of professional video applications, such as digital signage – providing panels with live content, entertainment and advertising in retail outlets, theaters, restaurants, airports, etc. The MPX1500 has added new functionality for centrally managing the MPX extender devices over the Internet. more