It's been very busy at Scala recently, with tradeshow season in full swing. Here are some updates on how we've been doing. It's an exciting time in the digital signage industry, and the development in tradeshows in general reflect this!
June 29, 2007 -Scala Demonstrates Global Leadership at the 2007 In-Store Show
May 28, 2007 - Scala to Attend Computex Taipei 2007
May 24, 2007 - Aquaria and Read Full Story
Today, while working on some new additions to the Scala web site, I realized that "Scalability" begins with "Scala". You, like me, know how some seemingly trivial coincidence can set in motion a whirlwind of thoughts and ideas. And the more you think about this phrase like I just did, the more you can see how true it really is!
Scala InfoChannel is known in the industry for its rock-solid Read Full Story
According to The Register, a new directive this week orders the federal government to only deploy Windows with certain specified security measures implemented, with the level of detail going right down to the level of specific registry settings.
Resellers and system integrators that intend to sell Windows-based solutions to the federal government will have to ensure that their solutions meet Read Full Story
DailyTech seems to think so. They are trickling on to the market, currently at a high cost, but as the technology evolves and economies of scale come into play, we might have some fast, cool (temperature-wise), and energy efficient storage in our own equipment.
As the tech is still in its early forms I don't know how long it will be before they can be used in digital signs, but their resistance Read Full Story
Visit APB News for this artcle pontificating the proliferation of digital signage worldwide, now and in the fhttp://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifuture.
One passage in particular jumped out at me:
The Malaysian networks mentioned here all use Scala equipment “because it is an enterprise-strength system that can be [either] used for one location or scaled to hundreds of locations country-wide Read Full Story
Not intented for digital signage, but the gadget featured in this CNet article shows promise as an ebook reader. The distinctive characteristic of Polymer Vision's Readius is that its display is rollable! This is the kind of form factor I'm hoping will find its way to digital signs sometime in the future. Currently, the eInk displays only have 16 shades of gray and update too slowly for what the Read Full Story
The report linked above is only available with a subscription, but according to their summary page "Western European Resellers expect a price decrease of 10.7% for LCDs and 8.4% for PDPs in 2007 and there is no change in sight for the next years."
I risk sounding like a broken record, but it bears repeating: we're headed for a perfect storm in the digital signage industry. If predictions like Read Full Story
Intel has revealed a bit about their forthcoming 45nm chip technology. New materials are being used to reduce transistor leakage, a limitation that increases as transistor densities increase.
In the digital signage industry, we tend to push the envelope. Our ideas and concepts sometimes outpace the development of available hardware necessary to make our ideas into reality and it's nice to see Read Full Story
Recently we had reports going around that claimed outdoor advertising is a roadside distraction but in the headlines yesterday and even on Good Morning America today we see a case study in outdoor advertising gone wrong.
Small electronic LED signs representing characters from the Cartoon Network's Aqua Teen Hunger Force have been placed in cities across the United States for about two weeks, Read Full Story
Scala will be present at the Screen Expo Europe, Earls Court, London. Come check us out at Stand B23.
From the press release:
Scala will be teaming with Scala Certified Partner DigiSigns.co.uk to present the world's most widely deployed Digital Signage software platform in the world. With over 30,000 licenses in use around the globe, Scala's InfoChannel® is recognized as the leading Digital Read Full Story
