We as IAdea's distributor in Europe have a very successful start with the introduction of IAdea products in Europe. With more than 1,000 players sold in less than three months and winning two major projects for 2011, everything looks very good. Through our partnerships with market leaders such as Scala, 42media, Cittadino, dimedis, SmartSign and Stinova we cover Europe very well. I expect that we will completely replace up to 50 percent of the conventional player in large projects with our players.
IAdea’s newly introduced XMP-320 Full-HD Open API Digital Signage Media Appliance wins the selection process to power nearly one hundred screens and projectors throughout the 2010-11 International Flora Expo. Tens of millions of international and local visitors are expected to attend this event focusing on advances in horticulture and green lifestyle.
One new category of media appliances appears to address the above concerns. Using the same or higher-end core engine as the Apple TV, wrapped up in industrial enclosure, these devices further feature an “Open API” based on open standards such as the XML-based W3C SMIL format to provide a free, non-proprietary programming interface to access the underlying hardware. Companies including IAdea and Mitsubishi deliver a number of open API media appliances available at a very attractive price point.
Indeed we have heard activities in that region but its shear speed nevertheless surprises us
The technique utilizes W3C XPath expressions and functions which are standards-based and highly flexible in forming conditional expressions. Playback of media items can be bound to the result of the expressions evaluated at run time.
Tecchnical specs are available from A-SMIL.org under the conditional play topic.
For information on IAdea players that support the SMIL conditional play expression, visit IAdea's product page.
digitalsignage.NET supports the 10″ Smart Photo Frame for full screen digital signage and the High Definition XMP-300 for basic layouts with High Defintion Video, Sound, and Bitmap capability. These devices with their low cost of ownership together with the premium player from digitalsignage.NET create a very compelling solution for those looking for maximum device flexibility.
IAdea is proud to announce that digital signage software company 42media group of Germany is leading the trend by supporting IAdea's SMIL players in its Oxygen media platform for digital signage.Open standards are the key to the development of barrier-free technologies since they’re easily accessible to everybody, extendible and can be applied in diverse environments. In the internet sector the SMIL standard („Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language“), that allows to prepare multimedia files for the playout on digital signage players, is well-established.
In co-operation with the renowned digital signage hardware manufacturer IAdea 42media group is up to promote Oxygen.next internationally – together with the output devices of the Taiwanese company. “IAdea firmly supports SMIL as the de facto standard for digital signage. Interoperability via open standards will help drive down hardware cost for digital signage networks and accelerate return on investment”, says IAdea-CEO John Wang. “Oxygen.next offers an exciting service that we would like to align our efforts with. We definitely see great potential working with 42media group.”You may read more about the Oxygen.next platform at http://www.42mediagroup.com/Oxygen-next.30.0.html?&lang=1. Several online video tutorials are available to walkthrough feature highlights of the product. This is one more strong digital signage software for the benefit of IAdea's users.
The segmentation of the digital signage sector is great if you are in a position to embrace and not fear it. An example of this has been our move to support non-pc devices, such as the SMIL open standard player technology developed by IAdea and OEM’d by several major manufacturers. Initially, we developed support for SMIL devices to provide a network managed option for lock and load compact flash devices that make up 80% of all digital signage displays in Retail. However, after seeing the road map for SMIL and other non-PC technology, 2010 will see devices the size of a pack of playing cards offering the same functionality as full blown HD PC’s at a fraction of the price.
[...] Our decision to concentrate on what we are good at and work in collaboration with others offering their own part of the digital signage eco-system was a great move. We can look forward to the emergence of new industry standards and technology and embrace them to ensure our partners and customers can choose the best technology for their needs without restrictions.
CoolSign publishes their press release for DSE 2010 on partnership with IAdea:The latest version of CoolSign's enterprise-class digital signage software solution, being announced at the digital signage industry's largest trade show, incorporates several powerful new features fine-tuned to the diverse needs of partners and their end-user customers.
“CoolSign does software, and only software. We deliver solutions through our global reseller channel, as well as relationships with our hardware, software, and services partners.” says CoolSign President and founder Lou Giacalone, Jr. “Our job is to provide them with capable and reliable software, and CoolSign 4.5 gives our resellers and business partners something that addresses their needs, and allows for customization and integration to make our product part of their own.”
The partner eco-system is a fundamental part of CoolSign’s growth and company culture, says Giacalone. This is clearly reflected by the fact that 20 of CoolSign’s top partners are part of the booth at DSE 2010.
CoolSign is also pleased to announce integration with [...] IAdea, one of the first hardware manufacturers to bring new open standard, SMIL-based media players into the sector.
Digital signboard with proper enclosure has been proven to be highly attractive to children wondering in the aisles of a toy store. ROI for such promotions is almost instantaneous.
For products that may appear complex to the shopper, the digital signboard is a cost-effective tool to explain to the interested shopper step-by-step on the finer details.
Digital signboard offers retailers and brand manufacturers a great tool to convert interested shoppers into actual buyers for a very small investment. 
The device incorporating a wide-screen display draws less than 10 watts of power. Its 320-nit LCD screen and built-in 1.5W x 2 speakers become a focal point on the retail shelf space. Hardware video decoder renders perfect video in MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile as well as JPEG images. Built-in 2GB internal storage holds hours of contents to play even when network connection is down.
