Efraim “Efi” Arazi, founder and original CEO of digital imaging companies Scitex and Electronics for Imaging (EFI), died on April 14, 2013. It was his 76th birthday. Arazi founded Scitex in Israel in 1968 to produce equipment for the graphic design, printing and publishing industries. By that point, he had already helped the U.S. National…

David Wilkins, president and CEO of Montreal-based digital signage software developer X2O Media, recently spoke at the Payment Landscape conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev., about ‘cross-channel’ technologies.

The International Sign Association’s (ISA’s) 2013 International Sign Expo was a total sellout, topping 18,766 m2 (202,000 sf) of show space and approaching an all-time record with more than 19,500 attendees.

Following its annual vote, the Digital Signage Federation (DSF) recently announced its new board of directors for 2013.

Sign and graphics professionals across Canada are encouraged to enter this year’s National Sign Competition as soon as possible, since the deadline for entries—May 3, 2013—is fast-approaching. Each year, Sign Media Canada recognizes the best in all types of signage: Building signs. Digital signage. Illuminated signs. Sign systems. Soft signage. Stand-alone signs (past winner pictured)….

Kurt Olrich has been named vice-president (VP) of finance and chief financial officer (CFO) of Rowmark, which manufactures engravable sheet plastic for the sign and award industries and carries other sign supplies and dye sublimation products.