FrameRate® Announces Release 2.3 of Millennium™ ContentServer™
DRAPER, UT, January 3, 2005. FrameRate today announced Release 2.3 of the
Millennium ContentServer, a suite of products for television and dynamic
digital signage networks.
ContentServer provides the ability to create, manage, distribute, schedule,
and display rich multimedia content on one or thousands of remote displays.
Being server-based, it meets the requirements of the most demanding
networked digital signage applications as well as being cost effective for
the single sign or a television channel. More..
Monday, December 27, 2004
ContentServer Update Current version of
Millennium
ContentServer™ has been installed on the
http://host.framerate.com server.
This provides all current customers using this service with the very latest
updates to the product. The updates in this release are significant. For a
comprehensive report on the release, log in to your account and see the
Revision Document. Of particular interest is the implementation
MediaSync, a powerful, client-based upload utility that automatically
uploads batches of files in the background. NOTE: This release has not yet been
made available in the Download area of the
Service Gateway. Posting of the
release for general distribution will be made within a few days. For those
interested in seeing a demo of the online ContentServer,
click here.
Thursday October 28, 2004
Added Homeland Security Weblog to
report on news related to information display systems used by governments in
the support of homeland security.
Wednesday October 27, 2004
ContentServer Update Current version of
Millennium
ContentServer™ has been installed on the
http://host.framerate.com server.
This provides all current customers using this service with the very latest
updates to the product. The updates in this release are significant. For a
comprehensive report on the release, log in to your account and see the
Revision Document. Of particular interest is the implementation of
multiple playlist playback from the Media Scheduler. This allows you
to create one event that fires a sequence of playlists or individual media
items. Also, the popular QuickPost™ feature has been updated to allow the
use of any HTML document as a template. NOTE: This release has not yet been
made available in the Download area of the
Service Gateway. Posting of the
release for general distribution will be made within a few days. For those
interested in seeing a demo of the online ContentServer,
click here.
Friday October 22, 2004
This is the initial creation of this weblog after reviewing recent
Business Week articles and articles on
WebProLog. These
articles suggest that wise companies share their industry expertise and observations with
the community. Since
FrameRate products serve several industries, this weblog is divided into
sections.
FrameRate® Announces Release 2.3 of Millennium™ ContentServer™
DRAPER, UT, January 3, 2005. FrameRate today announced Release 2.3 of the
Millennium ContentServer, a suite of products for television and dynamic
digital signage networks.
ContentServer provides the ability to create, manage, distribute, schedule,
and display rich multimedia content on one or thousands of remote displays.
Being server-based, it meets the requirements of the most demanding
networked digital signage applications as well as being cost effective for
the single sign or a television channel. More..
CANADA’S FIRST EVENT ON DIGITAL SIGNAGE: DISCOVER THE BENEFITS THAT
DIGITAL SIGNAGE WILL BRING YOU - Feb 8-10, 2005
Whether you call it digital signage, narrowcasting, or a captive audience
network, one thing is certain: it will revolutionize the way your
organization communicates and advertises. Captivating, flexible and
revolutionary, digital signage allows you to tailor content specifically to
your audience and reach them when they’re most receptive. Digital signage is
one of the most important developments since the Internet and boosts
performance in banking, entertainment, hospitality, retail, transportation,
and more. Are you ready to participate in this modern day gold-rush?
More...
November 22, 2004
How In-Store TVs Play to Shoppers
Slim screens in shops give retailers innovative
and dynamic ways to keep consumers informed, entertained, and more likely to
buy
As you hit the mall
this holiday season, expect to see these sleek screens -- from large
wall-mounted units to tiny four-inch displays embedded inside cases --
staring at you from more places than ever. Increasingly, retailers are not
only using them to play commercials but also loading them with eye-catching
video to draw you inside their store and enhance the experience while you're
there.
More...
November 10, 2004
PRN Corporation Announces Results of Nielsen Media Research Study for
the Wal-Mart Television Network
Network Delivers 44 Percent Increase in Viewing Time by Consumers and
Brand Recall of 65 Percent. Study Highlights the Importance of the PRN
Network for Delivering Brand Awareness and Meeting Consumers In-Store Need
for Information.
More...
Wednesday October 27, 2004
Snohomish: No sign of agreement on changes to city code - Seattle
Times A battle over Snohomish's sign code began after this 34-foot-tall
digital electronic sign was installed in January at a shopping center. A
citizens panel has recommended banning electronic signs and lowering the
height limit for other types of signs.
More...
Hughes Network Systems Introduces DIRECWAY(R) Multimedia Services for
Enterprises
GERMANTOWN, Md., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS),
the world's leading provider of satellite broadband solutions, today
announced a comprehensive package of services for companies to answer the
challenge of distributing high-impact digital content to their employees and
customers, easily and affordably.
More..
Tuesday October 26, 2004
There are several good weblogs related to digital signage. Here are a
couple of links:
Digital Retailing Expo Debuts
San Francisco, CA -- Digital Retailing Expo Trade Show and Executive Summit
debuted in San Francisco, CA at the Moscone Convention Center October 11-
12.
Oct 26, 2004
More...
Picture
This: Digital Signage
Sep 01, 2004, Sound & Video Contractor, By Jeff Sauer
Chances are you've heard something about digital signage. After all, it's
become something of an industry buzzword, if not the next big thing, at
least for display makers.
More...
July 30, 2004
INFOCOMM Sound & Communications: Electronic signage networks An electronic signage network (ESN) provides the means for real-time
environmental monitoring and information display that are critical elements
of homeland security.
More...
Electronic Signage Networks respond to 9/11 Commission report
Electronic Signage in public and retail locations integrate public safety,
information services and commerce offering rapid action on 9/11 Commission
recommendations. ADSN, Inc. announces Amber Alert and Public Safety
Information display override on electronic signage.
More...
FrameRate® Announces Release 2.3 of Millennium™ ContentServer™
DRAPER, UT, January 3, 2005. FrameRate today announced Release 2.3 of the
Millennium ContentServer, a suite of products for television and dynamic
digital signage networks.
ContentServer provides the ability to create, manage, distribute, schedule,
and display rich multimedia content on one or thousands of remote displays.
Being server-based, it meets the requirements of the most demanding
networked digital signage applications as well as being cost effective for
the single sign or a television channel. More..
Wednesday October 29, 2004
Anticipating a Post-Election FCC
In Washington, D.C., the real fun begins after the election, when various
and sundry government officials leave or get booted from their
nine-to-fives. One odds-on favorite for departure is FCC Chairman Michael
Powell.
More...
Wednesday October 27, 2004
ACM-NE 7th Annual Video Festival
Celebrate the winners at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge: November 6 at
8PM. More...
Video Voter - Producing Election Coverage for your Community
Video Voter works to provide all candidates for public office and ballot
measure committees with free television time to communicate their views to
voters. This Video Voter Web site and guidebook offer valuable tools and
information to launch your own Video Voter system.
More...
LOCALISM IN BROADCASTING
On July 1, 2004, the FCC issued a “Notice of Inquiry” (NOI) on localism in
broadcasting. Since issuing this document, the FCC has been collecting
comments from stakeholders and members of the public on localism in radio
and television. It’s essential that musicians, performers and citizens
weigh on this topic by submitting a written comment to the FCC. To help
musicians, recording artists, performers and citizens file comments that
address the issues that are on the table, the Future of Music Coalition
(FMC) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
have built this web tool that will help anyone to submit comments that help
the FCC create regulatory policies that match musicians' and citizens'
expectations. The FCC's NOI asks for comments on a sizable range of topics
associated with localism everything from license renewal, to political
speech, to TV network affiliation rules, to serving under-represented
communities, to payola and voicetracking. FMC suggests that anyone who
wants to understand and comment on the full scope of this proceeding to
download and read the actual NOI (
http://www.fcc.gov/localism/ ) and file a
comment directly through the FCC's online comment filing system
(http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi). For those who would
like some help filing a comment on the radio-specific parts of this
proceeding, follow FMC's guided tour that will give you: 1) a consise
background on the FCC's history with localism, and the reasons why they
launched this proceeding and 2) a guided tour of the sections of the NOI
that are most closely related to musicians, recording artists, performers,
on-air talent and songwriters. Along with each issues we provide you with
text boxes to craft your comments. When you get to the end of the tour, hit
submit and you'll see your typed replies combined into one comment. After
you've reviewed it, FMC will help you file it as a public comment at the
FCC.
[SOURCE: Future of Music Coalition]
http://www.futureofmusic.org/research/localism.cfm
TELL THE FCC WHAT YOU THINK
The Media Access Project, a public interest law firm in Washington, DC also
has a short guide to help you file comments in the localism proceeding. See
it at the URL below.
[SOURCE: Media Access Project]
http://www.mediaaccess.org/programs/diversity/TELLTHEFCCWHATYOUTHINK.pdf
Saturday October 23, 2004
Conference Update: "Connecting for Change"
The Annual Conference of the Alliance for Community Media Northwest Region,
Thursday, October 28th – Saturday October 30th
More...
Friday October 22, 2004
Money woes to silence CAT-TV (Winston-Salem Journal) C-SPAN programming to air on Channel 6 while city weighs public-access
alternatives
More...
A DIGITALLY-BASED ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM
The Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) and the Department of
Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced
Thursday the launch of the Digital Emergency Alert System (DEAS) pilot in
the National Capital Region. This six-month pilot will demonstrate how
Homeland Security can improve public alert and warning during times of
national crisis through the use of local public television's digital
television broadcasts. APTS President John Lawson said, "The pilot will
demonstrate how the capabilities of America's public broadcasters can be
utilized to dramatically enhance the ability of the President of the United
States to communicate with the American public during a national crisis. The
basic technology infrastructure already exists at the 291 digital public
television stations across the country. Each digital television station can
act as the nexus of a wireless network capable of broadcasting data -- or 'datacasting,'
information in its digital television signal beyond the pictures and sound
needed for a traditional television program. Information datacast by a
public television station can be received in homes, schools and workplaces
by a TV tuner card plugged into a computer, a set-top box attached to a
television, or a new digital television set, to capture the digital signal.
The datacast receiver separates the data bits from the television
programming stream, allowing this data to be manipulated and saved to any
software program." Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary for Homeland Security
Emergency Preparedness and Response said, "This technology will
substantially improve Homeland Security's ability to provide alert and
warning accessibility to the hearing and sight impaired, targeted warning
messages, and improved public reception by increasing the types of devices
that can receive critical alert and all hazards warnings."
[SOURCE: Association of Public Television Stations Press Release]
http://www.apts.org/news/NCR_Pilot.cfm
FrameRate® Announces Release 2.3 of Millennium™ ContentServer™
DRAPER, UT, January 3, 2005. FrameRate today announced Release 2.3 of the
Millennium ContentServer, a suite of products for television and dynamic
digital signage networks.
ContentServer provides the ability to create, manage, distribute, schedule,
and display rich multimedia content on one or thousands of remote displays.
Being server-based, it meets the requirements of the most demanding
networked digital signage applications as well as being cost effective for
the single sign or a television channel. More..
Tuesday October 26, 2004
DHS Launches Digital Emergency Alert
System Pilot - DEAS will supplement the existing Emergency Alert System
The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA)
recently announced the launch of the Digital Emergency Alert System (DEAS)
pilot in the National Capital Region. This six-month pilot will demonstrate
how Homeland Security can improve public alert and warning during times of
national crisis through the use of local public television's digital
television broadcasts.
More...
FrameRate® Announces Release 2.3 of Millennium™ ContentServer™
DRAPER, UT, January 3, 2005. FrameRate today announced Release 2.3 of the
Millennium ContentServer, a suite of products for television and dynamic
digital signage networks.
ContentServer provides the ability to create, manage, distribute, schedule,
and display rich multimedia content on one or thousands of remote displays.
Being server-based, it meets the requirements of the most demanding
networked digital signage applications as well as being cost effective for
the single sign or a television channel. More..
Tuesday October 26, 2004
Employee Communications Group - Public Relations Society of America PRSA has an Employee Communications Group that is focused on this aspect
of public relations.
More information...
The Public Relations Society of America, headquartered in New York City,
is the world’s largest professional organization for public relations
practitioners.
The Society’s nearly 20,000 members organized into 116 Chapters represent
business and industry, counseling firms, government, associations,
hospitals, schools, professional services firms and nonprofit organizations.
See: http://www.prsa.org
Wal-Mart TV This is old news but
this is a new weblog. If you have been in Wal-Mart anytime in the last
couple of years, you have probably seen Wal-Mart Television. This is a
service division that facilitates employee communications within the
mega-retailer's domestic operations. Behind the scenes, Wal-Mart Television
keeps company employees in the loop through an array of live and
pre-recorded programs, video-production and post services, computer-based
multimedia training, and AV support for company meetings.
More...
The Employee Communications Manifesto Contains a wealth of information on techniques of communicating with
your employees. Created by Shel Holtz of
Holtz Communications & Technology, this is a "wiki," which I confess, I
am not sure of the meaning. Nevertheless, the content is important to anyone
that wants to improve their communications skills with your workforce.
More...
Monday October 25, 2004
Marketing issued a press release
today regarding our Employee Communications Service. We have a growing
customer base where FrameRate hosts bulletin board content for companies
that deliver employee communications via display monitors, flag-screen
plasma displays and desktop workstation screen savers. The service uses
FrameRate's Millennium ContentServer technology.
More...
Sound & Video Contractor: Video Messaging
Systems
The market for video messaging systems has exploded during the past decade,
with this communication medium finding applications in hotels and convention
centers, cable TV systems, sports stadiums, government access TV channels,
universities, corporate communication, and public transportation.
More...