Digital Signage

MediaSignage now offers FREE Digital Signage on Ubuntu Linux

December 4, 2009

What is Ubuntu and why Ubuntu is a big deal

The term Ubuntu stands for a traditional African philosophy which means that a person is a person through other persons. In other words, we affirm our humanity when we acknowledge that of others. We at MediaSignage like to think that we are continuing the tradition of the Ubuntu philosophy. By offering a free Digital signage solution we are providing something for the good of others. Ubuntu Linux is a community developed operating system (OS) that is perfect for Digital Signage Players. Ubuntu operating system is a flavor of the Linux distribution and it is completely free software.

So why Ubuntu is a big deal for you and for your business? Well, Ubuntu allows you to save the substantial cost of the operating system. Normally Microsoft Windows license will cost anywhere from $90.00 to $250.00 USD per single license. But with Ubuntu you can save this cost. Ubuntu is also extremely reliable, highly customizable and provides the ideal platform for a Digital Signage or Kiosk Media Player. Ubuntu is pure goodness, it’s just green.

Videos:

http://mediasignage.com/html/signage_video.html

Ubuntu can be loaded with all the application you would possibly need for your Digital Signage or Kiosk media player. These utilities may include remote desktop control, native scripting, multimedia player applications (which you may take advantage of using our external app component) and others.

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Full support for external applications

Release 1.8 also includes our new powerful component called External app.

This allows you to execute an external application (exe/binary) inside a screen division. Now you can run a Web Browser, VLC or any other executable as a native part of your Digital Signage or Kiosk. And you can even interact with the screen while the digital signage presentation is running.

Just imagine the possibilities, you can run point of sale software on one screen and run a digital signage presentation on another. Both screens are physically connected to the same POS computer. External application component takes the SignagePlayer functional capabilities into a whole new level. Watch the external application video tutorial

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Next generation MediaPlayer now shipping

And there’s even more. We just released our next generation Media Players; code named BLACKBOX. These players are very small; about the size of a couple of soda cans (192 x 210 x 62mm).
But don’t let the size fool you. This new player packs some serious processing power and loaded with peripheral support including built in capture card, auto system OS restore and much more.

And of course, you will now have the choice between Windows XP embedded or Ubuntu Linux. Click here to learn more about the BLACKBOX.

Now available, Off-line Updater

No internet ? No problem ! The Off-line updater allows you to manually update remote stations using portable flash memory device. Perfect for billboards and other sign systems which may not have broadband access.

Videos:

http://mediasignage.com/html/signage_video.html

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We now have our new MediaPlayer available…

September 21, 2009

The MSX family of Media Players are finally here. Designed around our AIRPlayer, the MSX Media Player is the ultimate solution for your next Digital Signage integration. The MSX Player is an affordable, compact and optimized Plug-N-Play device.

Our MSX Media Players will mount behind, or next to the Ergotron wall mounts. You can completely hide the MSX Media Player for an easy professional installation.

The Media Players are powered by a custom compiled version of Microsoft™ Windows© Embedded. Many software components were removed from the OS to fully optimize the operating system for continuous uninterrupted signage presentation.

The Media Player were developed in response to a critical and growing demand for a reliable, inexpensive solution for the MediaSignage SignagePlayer. The requirement was to deliver a high end Media Player without dramatically increasing the size, cost or management complexity of the device.

These small form factor Media Players were designed as Plug-N-Play devices. Simply plug the MSX Media Player, register it with your login e-mail and password and off you go to enjoy hassle free cutting edge Digital Signage and Kiosk technology.

Visit here to read more:

http://www.digitalsignage.me/html/advertising_monitor.html

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MediaSignage now has MediaPlayers

September 21, 2009

We now have our Media Players available for sale:
Please see here:

http://www.digitalsignage.me/html/advertising_monitor.html

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What to do if you get a “Download failed” during 1.6 update to 1.7

August 31, 2009

Since we changed the SSL certificate in release 1.7, any previous release of 1.X must be uninstalled before you install the new 1.7 release.

This will be the ONLY time you will ever be required to do an unsinstall and installl for the AIRPlayers and AIRStudio.
it is known and you must uninstall the AIRPlayer and AIRStudio.
You may also want to delete the C:\Program Files\SignagePlayerAir and C:\Program Files\SignageStudioAir before proceeding with installing the new 1.7 version.

Once all are uninstalled, you may install the new 1.7 versions from the link below:

http://mediasignage.com/html/digital_signage_software.html

Note that the reason we changed the certificate was to change the name from MediaSignage to a generic Signage to add another layer of transparency to our white labeled product.

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Release 1.6 is out. Release 1.7 is cooking…

August 23, 2009

Release 1.6 changed some core functionality of the Watchdog, which by the way is now called the SignageController.bat as some users complained on the forum that Watchdog was a punitive term.

Here is the break down of release .16:

1.6.285 New Watchdog developed in C++ (now called SignageController) with better performance and enhanced functionality
1.6.285 Improved AIRPlayer Windowing system using new canvas design for improved Signage performance
1.6.285 Added the ability to control Timeline interrupt (like screen saver) for Kiosk mode with timer control
1.6.285 Remote Live Snapshots of current running Signage presentation
1.6.285 Standby monitor mode
1.6.285 Reboot PC remotely
1.6.285 Windows taskbar hide mode
1.6.285 Integration with exe applications such as POS
1.6.285 Background music player and mp3 sound playlists

Release 1.7 will focus on bug fixes and enhancing some of the underling code of the features implemented in release 1.6.

A bit of bad news. Since our Adobe AIR SSL certificate had the name MediaSignage.com embedded in it, some White Label resellers complaint (justifiably) that it breaks the transparency of MediaSignage as it shows the text “MediaSignage Organization” during the installation of the AIRPlayer and AIRStudio.

And so, in release 1.7 we had to purchase a new Adobe AIR certificate under the new Legal Name Signage. Which of course adds another great layer of transparency to MediaSignage reseller program.

However, this will require that all AIRPlayers and AIRStudios installed will have to be uninstalled and re-installed on the next 1.7 release.

The good news is that this will never happen again, only once on this next release.

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