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Kiosks save time, intrigue workers at Dutch factory
Dutch tyre manufacturer Vredestein has replaced printed notices, bulletin boards and whiteboards at its factory with a series of kiosks, in an effort to reach production staff who don’t have access to a PC while working.
Aided by brand-identity specialist NykampNyboer, the firm has deployed 13 kiosks it calls Quality Corners in work areas, meeting rooms and the company cafeteria.
“The most consulted types of information include 24-hour 
After Fort Hood, U.S. military turns to digital signage
U.S. Department of Defense orders that military bases need effective real-time communications with their personnel are leading to digital-signage sales for Canadian software maker Capital Networks (CNL) and reseller World Media Net.
World Media Net, a U.S. firm with government certification, has sold CNL’s Audience software to military installations including Scott and Malmstrom Air Force Bases, McConnell Medical Air Force Base, and Fort Eustis, the headquarters of the U.S.
Classroom digital signage driving touchscreen demand
While the rise of smartphones such as Apple’s iPhone may be the most obvious reason for growth in the touchscreen market, digital signage – particularly in educational and conference environments – is also leading to soaring demand for touch-sensitive displays, according to researcher iSuppli.
Globally, shipments of touchscreen modules will more than quintuple from just under 1m last year to 5.4m units in 2013, it predicts.
Most touchscreens
Building refurb is opportunity for screen network
Financial firm City Index has made use of the “blank canvas” presented by a building renovation to outfit its London offices with digital signage.
The company, which provides trading platforms for individual investors, now has a small video wall in its reception area consisting of eight screens in an asymmetrical formation, which can either act together as a single display or show separate content.
On the trading floor,
Netpresenter sends messages to digital signs, staff PCs
Dutch digital-signage software firm Netpresenter has upgraded its Newsfeed Server system, which lets organisations synchronise internal communications across kiosks, public displays and individual employees’ PC screens.
Now with bandwidth-saving features and an improved interface, according to Netpresenter, Newsfeed Server can be used to disseminate RSS feeds from the Web and Intranet sites, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server data, and Excel files.
“Everyone knows emails to all are disrupting and
Omani oil firm uses screens to reach its staff
SpanImage, the Middle Eastern digital-signage firm headquartered in Sharjah, has signed its first Omani client.
The Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMC) is installing a screen-based system for communications with employees and visitors at its headquarters in Mina Al Fahal, near the Omani capital Muscat.
Content will include promotions and news, with regional and local headlines as well as corporate updates.
“In such tough times, you don’t want
U.S. Navy shipbuilder chooses Omnivex system
Navsea, the arm of the U.S. Navy charged with designing, building and maintaining ships and systems, is installing a digital-signage network for staff communications.
PR and communications firm VOX Optima, acting as integrator, will place large LCD displays powered by Omnivex software in high-footfall locations, carrying both zoned and pan-network messaging.
“We have other ways to get messages out, but digital signage allows better message recall and comprehension,”
Water firm uses digital signage to inform staff
UK utility firm Wessex Water has launched an in-house TV channel for its 2500 employees.
Called Source TV, the channel is intended to give workers at the water company in southwestern England a better understanding of the business as a whole, complementing other employee-communications channels such as newsletters and an Intranet. Many are familiar with their own field of work but know little about other activities within the organisation,
