VITEC announces the worldwide launch of its integrated IPTV and digital signage platform. The latest generation of VITEC's EZ TV platform enhances the turnkey system with comprehensive digital signage capabilities, allowing organizations to create eye-catching digital signs, centrally manage IPTV and signage content from a single interface, and automate video streaming workflows and signage campaigns.

The platform utilizes powerful hardware-based IPTV and signage end-points that provide low latency 1080p60 playback and the reliability required for large-scale deployments.

"With the latest enhancements we have set the bar high in terms of ease of deployment, performance, user experience, reliability, and cost," says Eli Garten, VP of IPTV & Enterprise Video Solutions at VITEC. "We're thrilled with the amazing success we've had so far with EZ TV 8.0, including its recent deployment at the brand-new Golden1 Center in Sacramento, USA. The EZ TV platform is quickly becoming the new standard for IPTV and signage projects in sports venues and enterprise facilities."

The new EZ TV 8.0 platform delivers benefits for IPTV users from low-latency playback, real-time updating of electronic program guide, video-on-demand content with new assets updating while events take place, time-shifted TV, live video access from PCs and mobile devices, and user-controlled mosaic viewing of multiple channels.

VITEC's IPTV and signage end-points feature discrete hardware processes for video and graphics, supporting the most complex digital signs that blend live streams, video files, social networking widgets, and dynamically updated data including sports scores, calendars, and catering menus.

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easescreen, manufacturer of digital signage solutions, and SES-imagotag, a digital solutions specialist for physical retail and the world leader in electronic labelling systems, have agreed to collaborate on a global scale-- making use of the complementary synergies between their innovative hardware and software products and tapping into new global markets.

The SES-imagotag solution automates time-consuming and risk-prone tasks such as price changes or paper-based signage. SES-imagotag’s e-paper labels provide anyone with up-to-date information and advanced interactivity thanks to their integrated NFC chips. This plug-and-play system has many applications in retail, and in digital signage such as marking conference or hotel rooms, automating seat-reservation systems for public transport, or displaying patient information in hospitals.

easescreen is a powerful modular Digital Signage software with an intuitive and user-friendly user interface. With easescreen digital advertising and information systems can be created, managed and distributed comfortably for any number of networked displays on an individual basis. The audiovisual and interactive media content can be controlled, scheduled and updated automatically and/or manually in real-time - from one’s workplace as well as from mobile devices.

“SES imagotag will be an important partner for our global digital signage activities,” emphasizes Gerhard Pichler, CEO of easescreen. “easescreen and SES-imagotag represent an unbeatable combination of high-performance digital signage software and high-quality plug & play display systems. Our focus in the continued development of easescreen is on an open, future-oriented software architecture with interfaces and expandability for a diverse range of applications. Our top priority is to offer our customers flexible and custom solutions that are the best in their class is.”

“SES-imagotag has built a strong international network of partners in recent years. With easescreen, we’re getting a partner on board with strong experience in digital signage. easescreen’s promising references make us believe that this will be a truly successful cooperation between these two Graz-based technology companies,” adds Eberhard Steinort, Head of International Partner Support.

The international resellers of easescreen and SES-imagotag will work very close together in the individual countries worldwide.

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SignStix launches ‘player-less’ digital signage, a System-on-Chip (SoC) player module, enabling its software to be installed directly onto commercial display panels in partnership with manufacturers including Toshiba, Phillips and Samsung.

This SoC solution from SignStix integrates with selected Toshiba, Samsung and Phillips commercial displays without the need for an external digital signage player and cabling.

“The new SoC player is a massive leap forward,” says Nick Fearnley, CEO and Founder of SignStix.

“Though our existing SignStix Android player enables best-in-class 4K playback and content delivery, the new panels entering the market have very capable processors built in. Having SignStix on the panel itself is like having Netflix on your TV at home - no additional kit, boxes or cables required and minimal setup - just switch on the panel and start delivering engaging content.”

“As there is no software download, nor any servers required, we’ve now made global digital engagement as easy as using your smartphone-- and generally for a much smaller ongoing investment than most solutions you’ll find on the market.”

“We have a very exciting, feature-packed development roadmap in place and will be announcing additional content playback mechanisms in the coming months,” Fearnley concludes.

The SoC player module will be available towards the end of September 2016.

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DigitalSignBuilder.com announces an “out-of-the-box digital signage solution” for hospitals, doctor offices, clinics and waiting rooms.

DigitalSignBuilder’s new hospital facility digital signage packages allow organizations to blend instant answers to patient questions, important policy updates, available services, payment options, insurance information and other relevant notifications into an easy to manage the system.

Features include:

•Keeping staff up to date on policies and HR news

•Providing live, training of new protocols and procedures

•Sharing news of charity drives and health fairs

•Displaying wait times and valuable insurance information

•Entertaining with feeds of health facts, tips, and advice

In addition, the new Hospital Wayfinding Digital Signage package allows for facilities to provide patients and visitors with Pinch and Zoom 3D “You are here” multi-floor multi-building maps. Every map can be connected to an interactive directory for one-click map directions. Each directory listing can feature a description, image and phone number of the destination.

More details via the link below.

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