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Best of ISE 2019: Digital Signage

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Best of ISE 2019

According to rAVE USA (and every year their video reporters visit each and every stand at ISE), here are the BEST of the BEST from ISE 2019 in digital signage.

•Best New Screen Product: Screen Innovations FlexGlass Flexible Glass Projection Screen Material

•Best New Overall Digital Signage Product: BrightSign Cloud-Based BSN.cloud Digital Signage Software

•Best New Digital Signage Touch Display: Peerless-AV KIPICT2555 Kiosk

•Best New Indoor Digital Signage Display: Epson LightScene EV-100

•Best New Outdoor Digital Signage Display: Peerless-AV KOF546-20HF Outdoor Digital Menu Board

•Best New Digital Signage Hardware Product: BenQ ST5501K 4K Display

•Best Digital Signage Software Product: TriplePlay Xenia IPTV Portal

•Best Digital Signage Accessory: Allsee Rod-Powered Display Series

•Best New Digital Signage Product for AV Integrators: LG 55EV5E Display

•Best New Digital Signage Media Player: molitor MP01 Media Player

•Best New Digital Signage OS: Neovo Digital Signage Software

•Best New Outdoor Digital Signage Display: Absen Polaris Series

•Best Use of Augmented Reality: Epson Moverio BT-350 Series Glasses

•Best New Touch Screen Software: Baanto Modular Video Wall With Vizetto Software

•Best Overall LED Wall Product: Philips Indoor LED Products

•Best Modular LED Wall Product: Daktronics Optica 0.9-millimeter LED Display

•Best New Video Wall Display: NEC SpectraView

•Best Video Wall Product: LG .44mm LCD

•Best New Rigid LED Wall Product: SiliconCore EZ-HD Series Displays

•Best New Flexible LED Wall Product: Flying Screens Flexible Line

•Best New Video Wall Accessory: Monitors Anywhere USB-Based Videowall Solution

•Best Portable PA System: Anchor Audio Beacon PA

•Best Emergency Services AV Product: IC Audio WA 06-77/T-EN54 Voice Alarm Speaker

•Best Security Product: AtlasIED IPX Family of PoE Speakers

•Best Transparent Display: LG Transparent OLED

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USB-IF Rebrands USB 3.0 Standards

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USB 3.2 standard

MWC 2019 sees the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) present the upcoming USB 3.2 standard which will absorb prior USB 3.0 and 3.1 specifications.

Essentially both USB 3.0 and 3.1 will now be considered as generations of the USB 3.2 specification. USB 3.0, which offers speeds up to 5 Gbps, is now USB 3.2 Gen 1. Meanwhile USB 3.1 Gen 2, with support for transfer rates of up to 10 Gbps, becomes USB 3.2 Gen 2. As for what we know as USB 3.2, with throughput reaching 20 Gbps, the standard is designated as USB 3.2 Gen 2x2.

In order to prevent consumer confusion, the USB-IF recommends an alternative nomenclature-- SuperSpeed USB for 5Gbps products, SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps for 10Gbps products and SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps for 20Gbps products.

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 uses up to two high-speed 10 Gbps channels in order to achieve transfer rate of 20 Gpbs. It serves as both an upgrade to the USB feature set and a physical layer tweak providing more bandwidth.

That said, since conventional USB hosts and devices are designed as single-lane solutions, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 is only possible over USB-C connections.

The USB-IF says discrete USB 3.2 controllers capable of supporting the 20 Gbps mode will be available later in 2019.

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Qbic at ISE 2019: High end Digital Signage Box-PCs, Industrial Box-PCs and Flagship 10” Panel-PCs

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QbicTD-1050 ProDIGITAL SIGNAGE NEWS EMEA had the opportunity to interview David Chen, CEO of Qbic Technology, a Taiwan manufacturer preparing for their third participation in the ISE 2019 in Amsterdam. The company has already won European design awards such as the IF Award for their modern workplace products.

David, what new products will Qbic bring to ISE this year?

Qbic will debut a series of new products at ISE 2019, from high end Digital Signage Box-PCs, Industrial Box-PCs to our flagship 10” Panel-PCs.

One of our launch highlights includes our next generation flagship 10” PRO version Panel-PC-- along with a full ecosystem of solutions and accessories. It is a perfect addition to the space management system that extends its implementation into smart control. We’ve also teamed up with our partners to provide the market with the most powerful turnkey solutions for Meeting Room & Desk Booking Systems from a medium-small to mega-scale solutions. It will be a one-stop-shop experience for visitors looking for solutions within this field.

How does that product relate to the Qbic company mission?

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Qbic strives to improve lives of humankind from a tech perspective. Our vision is to create innovative technology that helps make life easier, more efficient-- and to help us cope with the world's increasing pace. Yet--and most importantly-- not at the expense of compromising our Earth.

Qbic products are designed to be smaller, faster, and more energy efficient, whether it be smart technology for the medical, smart building, IoT, transportation or automation industry. That’s why and what Qbic’s all about.

Our new products are a revolution for the next generation of modern space management, and targeted to reduce carbon footprint, increase space utilization, and simplify space booking chaos. The centralized management system both reduces cost of real estate and human resources.

We understand Qbic has three featured solutions, Facility Management, Digital Signage and Industrial Computers. Can you tell us what ISE visitors might discover about each at your ISE stand?

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We specialize in fields from facility management, digital signage and industrial computers. At Qbic’s stand, visitors can explore Room Booking, Desk Booking, and Scheduling Technologies for modern workplace management, discover applications for Qbic Box-PC’s to enhance interactive digital signage and self-service kiosk, but also experience our industrial grade embedded single boards.

What type of partners do you hope to meet at ISE? And what will you say to them to encourage them to sign up with Qbic?

As a leading smart digital technology brand that empowers people to be productive, manage, experience and work effectively across any space and industry, Qbic is always looking to further strengthen our solutions for our customers. Software vendors and service providers with solutions-- or distributors with channels matching up with Qbic's products/services-- who would like to become a Qbic Technology Partner, are most welcome to visit us at our ISE stand or reach out to us on our website.

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This is not your first year at ISE...what do you like most about ISE?

ISE is the world's largest AV systems integration show, and this is our third year of exhibiting.

Besides the opportunity to obtain information about new products and innovations, we’ve attracted a lot of visitors and received great feedback from professional experts in the field for the past two years.

We are so grateful and looking forward to sharing our new products and solutions at ISE 2019 on the Qbic stand, Hall 15-K222.

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Korbyt Now An Official LG webOS Partner

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Korbyt platform as a webOS Signage Partner for digital signage applications. That’s a win for both companies.

Korbyt

webOS Signage is LG’s Linux kernel-based multitasking operating system for digital signage applications. Originally webOS was developed by the once-famous Palm as a mobile platform, but since LG acquired rights, webOS has been the go-to software platform for all LG’s big-brand name products.

RMG Networks launched Korbyt to give the market an enterprise-strength content management system for digital signage, one that could match up to the latest enterprise demands for multivarious visual content (creation, management and publishing) across the widest-possible range of digital end points. 

LG webOS signage

It’s not an easy task to make a software that meets those demands of large enterprises: they need industrial-strength durability but with the flexibility to meet an ever-expanding number of end points and an increasingly broader range of visual content.

But once the software holds up for the largest users, then smaller users can also take advantage of the solutions. (Korbyt, for example, is available as standard or premium enterprise version. Korbyt is also available as a cloud SaaS or on-premise solution so signage partners can target any size of organisation and usage pattern, from small to medium size as well as large organisations.)

You might phrase it this way:  LG offers webOS as a service to its display customers. But when you need a bigger content platform for your network of LG displays, customers can now seamlessly add Korbyt with its corporate Swiss Army-knife functionality.

Combining LG webOS Signage and Korbyt provides a broad range of benefits:

  • LG clients with webOS Signage can now choose to use the Korbyt platform to expand to a full array of enterprise visual communications. 
  • While Korbyt clients (many of whom are Fortune 500 or FTSE 100) can buy LG displays corporate-wide knowing the compatibility is maximized. And those already with a preference for LG webOS Signage can stay true to their choice of display hardware.

Offering a rich feature-set, webOS Signage powers up visual communications across a wide range of verticals and markets.  RMG’s Korbyt platform now fully supports webOS powered displays, allowing content managed within the Korbyt platform to be displayed directly onto webOS-powered LG screens of all sizes (and even mobile phones, thanks to the platform’s mobile app extension).

WebOS Signage leverages key capabilities of the Korbyt platform, giving users of all sizes access to many options-- including segmented real-time data and  content visualization-- all managed efficiently from one central (or even multiple) locations via a web-based portal.

Ben Johnston, VP of product management at RMG says; “RMG is excited to be extending the reach of our Korbyt digital signage platform to LG webOS powered displays. We recognize the quality, convenience, and performance that LG webOS provides to customers. Combined with our industry-leading data integration and content creation features, customers now have access to a powerful digital signage solution without the need for an external media player.”

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The Attractions of DSS Summit Europe 2018

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More than 40 leading digital signage and digital out of home (DooH) experts will gather on stage over two days in Frankfurt for Digital Signage Summit Europe 2018: Their mission: to explore how digital storytelling is changing the narrative for retailers, integrators and manufacturers.

Digital Signage Summit Europe 2018

Florian Rotberg, Managing Director, invidis consulting and DSS Europe 2018 Chair, comments “The conference programme will explore how digital storytelling and digital touchpoints are adding real value and ‘Changing the Narrative’ by utilising digital signage via improving customer engagement and bridging the online and offline worlds. Many retailers are looking at ways in which their traditional stores can become experiential destinations to help drive further in-store purchases.”

DSS Europe 2018 is a joint venture between Integrated Systems Events, the producer of the Integrated Systems Europe exhibition, and invidis, a Munich-based digital signage consultancy. DSS Europe will take place on 4-5 July at the Sheraton Hotel, Frankfurt Airport, Germany.

Florian Rotberg invidis“We will show how new technologies and business strategies are being absorbed by many market sectors where ‘story telling’ and clear communications are key parts of their offerings. Attendees to DSS Europe 2018 will get a much clearer vision of the future and how they can shape their own destiny.”

Mike Blackman, Integrated Systems Events Managing Director, comments: “DSS Europe continues to set the agenda for the digital signage and DooH industry in Europe and is  recognised as the leading strategy conference for this vibrant market sector. We have an extremely strong conference programme and a great new venue and location for what promises to be our strongest edition so far.”

Confirmed Speakers Include

  • Alastair Kean, Development Director, Dalziel and Pow
  • Michael Schneider, Senior Experience Designer, AV Technical Strategist, ESI Design
  • Peer Schmitz-Kuo, Director Sales and Marketing, Media Frankfurt
  • Raphael Gielgen, Trendscout, Vitra
  • Richard Offermann, Managing Director Client Sales, Ströer
  • Stefan Schieker, Managing Director, ResultMC
  • Thomas Koch, Managing Partner, TKD Media

DSS Europe 2018 will feature two days of panels, presentations, awards, exhibition and numerous networking opportunities. The event will also see the introduction of a series of practical, ‘how to’ style workshops: 

Hands On Sensors: How to work with, and where to place, sensors within a store environment.

Touch Applications: How to engage with your customer using an instore touch application. Content Design: How to deliver multi-platform content that works for the brand.

And more, including…Delivering Experiences…Digital Signage and ROI…Scent…Sound and Lighting… and Artificial Intelligence

DSS stage

Exhibitors such as Samsung, NEC, DynaScan, iiyama, Sharp, Navori, BenQ, Hagor, Peerless-AV, Lindy, VCM Morgenthaler, Concept, Stino, Matrox, LG Electronics, Philips Professional Display Solutions, Elo Touch, and Epson will also be showcasing the latest technologies and solutions.

The invidis Digital Signage Awards will be held on 4 July and will recognise some of the outstanding digital signage projects completed during the past 12 months.

For DSS Europe 2018, more than 500 delegates are expected to attend. Typically, these consist of: integrators, hardware and software manufacturers, end customers, agencies, network operators and marketers. Due to the expanded content reach of this year’s event, DSS Europe will also be targeting architects, shop fitters and retail experts.

The DSS Europe conference ticket allows access on both days to the conference and exhibition area, as well as to the evening event on 4 July. Included in the conference ticket price are all beverages, lunch on both days and food and beverages at the evening event.

The standard ticket price is €690 (plus VAT).

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