The Digital Screenmedia Association recently announced the winners of the inaugural DSA Industry Excellence Awards, which honor the best in digital signage, mobile, and self-service kiosk technology deployments across all vertical market segments. “We were extremely proud of the high caliber of entries for our first year in launching the awards,” said David Drain, DSA executive director. “As you...
The International Sign Association’s Kirk L. Brimley Distinguished Service Award was presented to Joe Rickman of Atlantic Sign Media in Burlington, North Carolina at the recent 2011 ISA International Sign Expo. The award is presented annually at the Expo, and it honors a member who has shown dedication and service to the on-premise sign industry for many years.Rickman’s dedication...
It has been nine months since the acquisition of the Pitman Company by Agfa Graphics. Through this acquisition, Agfa diversified its presence into far larger addressable markets. It expanded capabilities in industrial print, strengthened its distribution power, and entered the packaging and pressroom markets with a comprehensive product portfolio that includes a wide range of world-class manufacturers. Agfa also...
Cooley Sign & Awning Products has appointed Value Added Sales as sales representatives for the company in the southeast region of the US. Offering a combined 50-plus years of product knowledge and experience in the sign supply and distribution industries, Value Added Sales has a sales team of three representatives: President Debbie Van Gaale and Territory Managers Bob Ferrell...
Four Winds Interactive (FWi), a digital signage software company, and Inova Solutions, a real-time contact center data reporting company, have teamed up to market a digital signage solution created specifically for contact centers. “The partnership between Inova and FWi provides contact centers with a best-of-breed solution,” said Inova Solutions CEO Pete Sisti. “Inova’s reporting middleware captures the important real-time...
Business management columnist and bestselling author Gene Marks will be the speaker at the 2011 SGIA Expo’s Keynote Breakfast. In his session “Politics, the Economy, and the Specialty Imaging Industry—How Today’s Current Events Impact Tomorrow’s Profits,” Marks will motivate attendees to think about their business and how to take advantage of the current and future political and economic climate....
Fisher Textiles, one of the leading suppliers of fabrics for digital printing, has added GF 3155 Diamond Mesh (FR) to its line of Grand Format fabrics for dye-sublimation printing. GF 3155 Diamond Mesh is a three-bar warp knit fabric with a slight sheen that is light weight, 1.8 oz/yd2, and 100 percent Polyester. It is FR and passes...
Digital Signage Expo® (DSE), the world’s largest International Tradeshow and Conference dedicated to digital signage, interactive technology, and digital out-of-home networks (DOOH), is now accepting nominations for its Ninth Annual Content Awards. Submissions deadline is Thursday September 1, 2011. Submission forms are available HERE. Because of the earlier entry deadline for the 2012 Content Awards, the eligibility period...
Roland DGA Corp. has announced a new addition to its inkjet printer line, the VersaUV LEF-12 benchtop flatbed UV printer. The LEF-12 combines award-winning print technology, an advanced LED curing system and exclusive ink-saving features to bring outstanding print quality and ease of use to providers of custom promotional products, giftware, and awards, as well as the packaging...
