New teams and names
May 28, 2013
- Signmaking software developer SA International launched the International Sign & Printmakers Guild (ISPG), a member-led organization, earlier this year to help signmakers and print shops reach new customers and grow their business. Already, more than 1,000 sign and print companies have joined the guild.
- Mood Media, an in-store media provider based in Concord, Ont., acquired Technomedia Solutions, an audiovisual (AV) and digital signage integrator that has done work for Cirque du Soleil, among other clients.
- Video billboard manufacturer Daktronics entered an agreement to purchase Open Out-of-Home Solutions, which provides lightboxes, scrollers, signs and billboard displays to third-party advertisers.
- Pressure-sensitive film manufacturer Oracal is merging with reflective material supplier Orafol Americas. Effective July 1, both corporate entities will be restructured under the Orafol name.
- Digital signage software developer YCD Multimedia’s Retail Advertising and Merchandising Platform (RAMP) is being integrated with BrightSign’s media players.
- Toronto-based GestureTek Systems became the exclusive distributor of Displax Interactive Systems’ Skin multi-touch films in Canada and the U.S.
- The IDP Group, a large- to grand-format print provider in Oshawa, Ont., expanded its graphic design, branding and professional web design capabilities by acquiring Jellybean Imaging in nearby Whitby, Ont.
- Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning announced plans to work with Christie Digital Systems to pursue opportunities in the digital signage market, including video walls and commercial displays.
- Digital signage software developer Signagelive has added support for Instorescreen’s networked solid-state media players.
- Under a new long-term licence agreement, printer and printhead manufacturer Seiko Epson is authorized to sell Sawgrass Technologies’ dye sublimation inks.
- Digital signage mounting system fabricator Peerless-AV has acquired Ciil Technologies, which manufactures weatherproof outdoor video displays.
- Under a new strategic agreement, Montreal-based BroadSign International’s digital signage software is powering LocaModa’s multi-channel marketing programs for brands and advertising agencies.
- Graphic film supplier 3M Canada has joined the Out-of-Home Marketing Association of Canada (OMAC) as an associate member.
- Montreal-based Quebecor Media has chosen Toronto-based Dot2Dot Communications’ Ad Manager software to support its out-of-home (OOH) advertising network across more than 1,350 Societé de Transport de Montreal (STM) bus shelters.
- New members of the Digital Place-based Advertising Association (DPAA) include enVu, which specializes in motion-sensitive floor projections, Elevate Digital, which manages interactive kiosks, and Gloss Media, which operates digital signs in hair and nail salons.
- The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP) announced a partnership with Re-nourish, an online community that advocates for sustainability awareness and action in the communications design sector. They will work together to help connect graphic designers with printing facilities that have committed to sustainable operations.
- Advantech’s digital signage media players have been tested and certified as compatible with Net Display Systems’ Pads content management software.
- Both Scala’s Enterprise Content Manager software and Wireless Ronin Technologies’ RoninCast software have been integrated with Samsung’s new ‘smart signage’ platform for digital signage networks.
- Paper manufacturer and distributor Domtar has signed an agreement to acquire Xerox’s coated and uncoated paper and specialty print media business in Canada and the U.S.
- Young Electric Sign Company’s (YESCO’s) digital signs are now being supported by CradlePoint’s 3G and 4G wireless networking software and appliances.
- Planar Systems has developed and released free three-dimensional (3-D) models of its large-format liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and video walls through Autodesk’s Seek web service for architects, engineers and designers.
- Under a new partnership, Beta Industries’ colour reflection densitometers are now recommended for use with Color-Logic software’s process metallic colour files. Color-Logic has also joined the Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization’s (PRIMIR’s) value-added printing and finishing task force, which is surveying print buyers, print service providers (PSPs) and other key industry players for a comprehensive study to be published later this year.
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