KIOSKCOM: Intava announces smart phone capability

October 15, 2008

NEW YORK — Touchscreen design company Intava announced today at The Digital Signage Show at KioskCom its new smart phone integration capability. The company's…

KIOSKCOM: Fujitsu releases end-to-end digital media solution

October 15, 2008

NEW YORK — Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc., Fujitsu Components America Inc. and Fujitsu Transactions Solutions Inc. have announced the Fujitsu…

NCR to resell Experticity assisted selling solution

October 14, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. announced that it has signed a global reseller agreement with Experticity, the pioneer of live on-screen expert sales and customer…

NRF, Retail Customer Experience announce pavilion partnership

October 14, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Retail Customer Experience magazine and RetailCustomerExperience.com, and the National Retail Federation…

KIOSKCOM: SSKA advisory board stresses self-service in tough economic times

October 14, 2008

NEW YORK — Several of the Self-Service & Kiosk Association's advisory board members met yesterday to discuss the challenging economic climate that is…

DT Research enables trigger-based proximity advertising

October 14, 2008

NEW YORK — DT Research Inc. announced the immediate availability of the WebDT Event Trigger Digital Signage System. This system extends current interactive…

KioskCom Europe: Lines blur between digital signs, kiosks

Integrated touchscreens, networked signage hint at convergence.

SlideBuy brings touchscreen-delivered info to the retail shelf

October 6, 2008

GRAFTON, Wis. — Frank Mayer & Associates Inc. is introducing the SlideBuy Shopper Information System at the KioskCom Self Service Expo Show, October…

Scheels, PlayNetwork create multimedia experience store

October 5, 2008

REDMOND, Wash. — PlayNetwork announced that Scheels, experts in "all-sports superstore" retailing, leveraged the company to provide custom music, digital…

Digital Signage Expo East wrap-up

Quality attendees meant more bang for the buck, exhibitors said.

BlinkMedia unveiling its Intelligent Shopping Cart

September 21, 2008

TechTree (India): BlinkMedia announced plans for its Intelligent Shopping Cart, a battery-powered, tablet-like device that will rest on a shopping cart. Tied…

Touchscreens engage shoppers at NY Fashion Week

September 21, 2008

NEW YORK — Azure Media, a mobile marketing strategy firm, released FIA Touch, an interactive and mobile digital signage solution during the Mercedes-Benz New…

DSE East coming to Philadelphia

Digital signage's largest tradeshow spins off an East Coast convention.

Smart shopping carts gain momentum

August 13, 2008

The Canadian Press: Smart-cart technology — shopping carts with attached interactive video consoles — is gaining momentum in the United States and Europe.

Home and garden center adds interactive digital signage

August 13, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc., a Minneapolis-based digital signage provider, announced that Bachman's Inc., a Minneapolis-based floral, home…

Nero unveils burn-on-demand DVD tech for retail

August 3, 2008

GLENDALE, Calif. — Nero, creators of liquid media technology, and Polar Frog Digital, a provider of on-demand video services for DVD and downloadable…

Infosys tool tracks shopper, shelf activity in real-time

July 30, 2008

BANGALORE, India — Infosys Technologies Limited has launched ShoppingTrip360, a platform that enables a suite of managed-information services to create a…

Customer experience and IP

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Protecting crucial aspects of an in-store experience against imitators.

Staples expands video-assist program

July 14, 2008

SEATTLE — Experticity, provider of video-assisted customer support solutions, announced that Staples Business Depot, Canada's largest supplier of business…

Trying on Clothes, 2.0

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Do shoppers want high-tech dressing rooms?