- Montreal-based signmaking equipment distributor Techno Gestass has expanded by joining forces with Crossman Graphic Supply (pictured) to establish TG Graphics in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
- MMD North America has been named the exclusive marketer and reseller of ‘no glasses’ autostereoscopic three-dimensional (3-D) displays from Philips, developed in conjunction with Dimenco, for commercial signage applications.
- Electronics for Imaging (EFI) has acquired Cretaprint, which develops ceramic tile inkjet printers.
- ABC Printing & Signs, based in Courtenay, B.C., has joined the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA).
- Digital signage content developer Pixelfire joined forces with flexible display manufacturer NanoLumens to showcase exclusive graphics and interactive applications at the recent Customer Engagement Technology World (CETW) Conference.
- The International Sign Association (ISA) has joined the National Retail Federation (NRF) for the purpose of communicating the importance of signs to retail establishments.
- Brand Management Group (BMG) has signed a licensing agreement to sell Kodak wide-format inkjet media through resellers and distributors around the world.
- Magnetic 3D, which develops autostereoscopic displays, entered a new partnership with Dynasign, a digital signage technology and service provider, to provide ‘turnkey’ systems for their customers.
- At HP’s recent Dscoop exhibition, sponsors Esko and PriscoDigital teamed up to demonstrate a complete design-to-print-to-cut production workflow. They created dimensional point-of-purchase (POP) displays using Esko’s software and finishing system and an HP Scitex printer. PriscoDigital is an Esko and HP reseller.
- Digital signage software developer Scala entered a strategic sales, marketing and technology partnership with Isabella Products, which develops interactive displays and Universal Serial Bus (USB) sticks for digital content delivery. Scala has also certified AOpen’s DE67 and MP67 digital signage players for use with its software.
- The Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) announced Amy Lukas of Infinite Scale in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been appointed president of its international board of directors, succeeding Wayne McCutcheon of Toronto-based Entro | G+A. McCutcheon now serves as past president on the board’s executive committee.
- Visual communications software provider Stinova is supporting IAdea’s new HTML-5 web appliances for digital signage.
- Printer manufacturer Mutoh America teamed up with printable film provider Arlon Graphics to demonstrate vehicle graphic printing and wrapping at the Federation of European Screen Printers Associations (FESPA) and Graphics of the Americas (GOA) convention in Miami, Fla.
- The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) began sponsoring the quarterly publication of the Platt Retail Institute’s (PRI’s) North American Digital Signage Index (NADSI) reports. The reports are available free to DSF members.
- Printable media developer Avery Dennison is selling its office and consumer products business to competitor 3M.
- Using Intel’s Audience Impression Metric (AIM) Suite software, iSign Media Solutions is working with 5th Screen Digital Services to measure the effectiveness of its digital signage network in Mac’s Milk convenience stores. Meanwhile, Provision Interactive Technologies has integrated AIM Suite into its holographic kiosk displays.
- Sign Biz has entered a North American distribution agreement for Innova Art’s ‘gallery wrap’ media for photographic and fine-art inkjet printing.
- Cloud-based digital signage software provider Signagelive has teamed up with network-enabled content player provider BrightSign to ensure compatibility between their products.
- Substrate developer InteliCoat Technologies has partnered with Exopack Advanced Coatings to improve its manufacturing capabilities.
- Through a new partnership, Monster Media and NEC Display Solutions have developed phone-charging and interactive digital signage kiosks.
- Digital signage content developer BlueFox and media player manufacturer SpinetiX have integrated their technologies on a global scale.
- North American wide-format printer dealer Giant Media has become a reseller of Inx Digital International’s inks for Mutoh, Roland DGA and Mimaki printers.
- Information technology (IT) service provider Synnex has acquired the assets of Toronto-based cloud computing software developer Visionmax Solutions and now offers digital signage products to the Canadian market.
- Allegra Network, which owns the Signs Now franchise system, has invested in a new corporate entity, Sign and Graphic Holdings, to acquire the assets of competitor Signs By Tomorrow.
- Digital signage software developer Capital Networks, based in Markham, Ont., is now supporting Google’s Android operating system (OS).
