Sharp/NEC Solutions Zone

NEC display Solutions® large format displays seamlessly integrate Intel® OPS devices, eliminating the need for external power and running additional cables. Deployed in tandem with the DM NVX™ D80 IoAV Network Decoder, NEC displays are instantly transformed into native DM NVX AV-over-IP endpoints.

The DM NVX network transports both AV signals and USB and control commands. With exclusive Pixel Perfect Processing technology, DM NVX is the only AV-over-IP solution that delivers a flawless image every time over any network.

On the network

The DM-NVX-D80-IoAV delivers flawless 4K audio and video across any existing 1Gb network. Additionally, the built-in OPS technology eliminates the need for additional cables and external power supply, thereby streamlining installation and reducing costs. The DM-NVX-D80-IoAV also adds enterprise-grade security and Crestron XiO Cloud™ service functionality for easy centralized deployment and management.

Plug-and-play

Intel and NEC defined the Open Pluggable Specification as the industry-wide form factor for compute module devices, providing easy slide-in installation into the display. Design of the DM NVX D80 IoAV is based on this specification so it neatly plugs directly into the OPS slot at the back of the NEC display.

Solution that empowers advertising agencies and retailers to broadcast their brand story to the world by providing them with the easiest digital signage solution on the market.

We offer the easiest dynamic display solution out there. It empowers users to create an infinite variety of content scenarios and high-impact messages perfectly tailored to their needs and context.
We empower communicators to showcase their stories and to transform every screen into an opportunity to engage with their target audience. We enable them to be creative, agile and responsive in the design and delivery of their broadcast scenarios.

Today, more than 12,000 screens are being managed via our platform in 32 countries for companies such as Shell, Phenix Group, Mama Shelter, Spie, Lagardère Travel Retail, Boulanger or even Axa and Etam.

As part of the Alliance partnership with NEC Display Solutions, Cenareo Content Management System is availalbe to be installed directly from the NEC MediaPlayer.

Delivery of six InfoBoxes with dual touch monitors 55” installed at Warsaw Chopin Airport devices are IB REACTA 2x55. They were made from epoxy laminate with dedicated software KIOSK BROWSER based on Digital Signage DINE platform.

DS DINE software is an application used for content presentation in client-server architecture. It is dedicated for systems based on large displays as well as touch screens (single and multi-touch), and monitors used in the InfoBoxes and Totems. It guarantees presentation and remote updates various content on multimedia mediums.

DS DINE allows preparation, projection and remote management of the content within respective modules
Specific information, advertisements and messages are directed to exact mediums, at precise time with content fitted to display’s location.

Infoboxes at Warsaw Chopin Airport are part of Platforma Lokalizacji Pasażerów system implemented by company INOVATICA. Our task included design, production and installation of the product. The challenge was not only the high demands for utility of Infoboxes, but also the logistics of the installation. InfoBox in the airport hall is not only functional and modern, but also very stable. Thanks to our project, the device can be also used by the disabled on the wheelchairs. Due to situation that InfoBoxes were not only installed in the land side, but also in the air side, work could be done only at night at the specific hours. Completion of the task confirmed design, production and installation high competences of our employees.

Waapiti, the most intuitive digital signage platform, integrated into the P and V series of NEC

The challenge: Jean Louis David hair salons sector had a problem of not having the flexibility and immediacy to change pricing and promotions in the windows.

The aim: to speed up and provide flexibility to Jean Louis David hair salons franchise when promoting their services in the windows, and attract customers, as well as generating cross-selling.

The solution: In this case, in San Fernando Jean Louis David’s franchise, the problem was solved through the implementation of 55” professional vertical screen in the windows that integrates Waapiti digital signage platform into Raspberry Pi Firmware.

The success: is achieved through a communication consulting service that comes from the Waapiti content department, as well as a customer support & technical maintenance team. The content design service and self-management of each hair salon provide a remarkable value for a franchise brand: adapting two campaign each year, creating templates and managing contents weekly. Projects like this one demonstrate that a digital signage service goes far beyond just equipment.

Advantages of Waapiti digital signage platform:

• SaaS platform cloud based

• Linux-based player software

• Total stability: local playback

• co-management & access from different user levels

• Management based on tags

• Dynamic content: smart playlists and HTML templates

• Triggered content

• Sensors integration

Waapiti’s Raspberry Pi firmware developed for digital signage is very advanced in terms of functionality and is a simple and clear way to offer a unique and complete solution of digital signage.

Advantages of working on a integrated hardware on the manufacturer’s display:

• Ease of installation and maintenance

• reduces amount of necessary cabling (power, connectivity, serial control)

About Waapiti - The Waapiti digital signage platform is integrated into the P and V series of NEC large format professional displays. The Waapiti platform has a good track record in the market: over 7 years running and more than 1,000 players installed. Also, being one of the first platforms to use the Raspberry Pi hardware has given Waapiti a lot of experience, which results in great stability in digital signage projects.

Yodeck - Cloud Digital Signage on the Raspberry Pi

Who said that Digital Signage is just about the Display or the Player? Yodeck.com is a complete Digital Signage cloud service that powers thousands of screens around the world and used by big brands, such as Dominos, Pizza Hut, Delta and UPS.

What can you do with Yodeck?

• Manage what gets displayed on public screens, how, and when it gets displayed
• Show combined layouts of Videos/PPT, Images, YouTube, Web, Live Streams, RSS Tickers, Widgets
• Use the same Player for Digital Signage and In-Store Audio
• Super-Easy Central Management Dashboard
• One Yodeck Player Connected to Each Monitor
• Simple & Affordable Pricing: Monthly/Annual Fee per Monitor
• Innovative Features Coming Up

What is unique about Yodeck?

Yodeck combines three characteristics that, together, make it unique:

1. Designed for Low-Cost Player Hardware - currently works with:
   • NEC Vxx4 & Pxx4 series displays, or
   • external Raspberry Pi 3 Player we provide, ready to be used
   • any Raspberry Pi 1, 2, 3, Zero, Compute Module
   • playback is hardware-accelerated on all options, for smooth playback
2. Affordable service pricing - with remote support and software updates included
3. Easy but Powerful Management Dashboard - supports any kind of content you can think of, while still staying simple so that anyone can use it

Why is Yodeck better than others? 

• Unparallel Content Compatibility
  • Typical Media: Images (any format), Videos (any format), Web Sites and HTML ZIP files
  • Documents: PDF, PowerPoint, Word, Excel
  • Streams: YouTube, Ustream, HLS, UDP, RTP and more
  • Widgets: RSS Tickers (Scrolling Texts), clocks, Weather, and more
• Flexible & Easy Management
  • Intuitive Web User Interface, so that any User or Department (HR, Marketing, etc) can manage content
  • Mass-manage huge number of Media, with folders
  • Create Playlists, with instant transitions between all types of content
  • Define Shows (layouts), arranging Media/Playlists in a drag-and-drop screen layout editor
  • Schedule playback, with a calendar-like view
  • Easily manage thousands of screens using Tags
  • Sub-Playlists and Tag-based Playlists for handling large collections of Media
  • Proof-of-Play (Playback Reports)
• Enhanced Connectivity
  • Ethernet (embedded or USB), WiFi (embedded or USB), 3G/4G/LTE (USB)
  • HTTP Proxies, Web  Filtering Access List, DHCP/StaticIP, and any networking configuration required
  • Works over poor connections, can withstand total Internet outage of up to 30 days.
  • Video-Wall Support (using 1 Player per screen + 1 "Master" Player)
• Increased Security
  • Multiple Users with Permissions
  • Detailed Access Control with "Workspaces", ideal for multiple content managers across different locations
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Encrypted Digital Signatures for verifying scheduling authenticity
  • TLS for communication and content authenticity
  • Hardened Player software, Firewalled
  • Single-Sign On using SAML
  • IP Whitelisting for Users
  • Custom Password Policy
• Try Before You Buy
  • Accounts with 1 screen are completely free
  • Signup and evaluate before committing, to ensure product fit
  • Reach out and arrange a demo, no strings attached.

Who is using Yodeck and for what?

Yodeck is currently serving customers in the following industries:

• Menuboards - from small diners and cafes, incl. big brands like Dominos, Pizza Hut and McDonalds
• Internal Communications - companies of varying size and usage, incl. brands like Delta, Heineken and UPS
• Retail - businesses with physical store in a huge selection of retail industries, incl. brands like Flight Centre and American Express
• Dashboards / KPIs - display any kind of statistics and reports live on screens. incl. Brookhaven National Laboratory  that use Yodeck to display status and statistics from their NSLS II particle accelerator.
• Transportation - from train stations schedule screens, to airports like Perth Airport
• Hospitality - used in tens of Hotels, in reception screens, Hotel channels, even pay-per-view STBs
• Healthcare - clinics, vetinaries, dentists, and more
• Betting - Betting Operators for in-shop live streaming and data feeds
• Education - several school districts, private schools, universities, research labs
• Promotional - countless businesses promoting their own services and activities
• Ad Networks - partners building networks, selling display time

With thousands of customers and more than 120 Partners in 30+ countries around the world, Yodeck can help any business make the best out of their screens.

Draco OPS+ KVM extender

The Draco OPS/OPS+ KVM extender simplifies the installation, operation and management of remote displays in retail signage, passenger information, medical and other applications.

A single module inserted into a standard OPS+ socket delivers HD and 4K video and digital audio connectivity, with full interactivity. Single wire connection – Cat X or fiber enables remote connection to displays up to 140 m / 10 km from the media source.

For hard-to-access and highly secure installations and for better system management the Draco OPS+ KVM extender delivers the ideal solution.

• High performance AV extension – Lossless video to 4K 60Hz, 4:4:4
• Single wire connection – Up to 140 m – 10 Km (Cat X and fiber)
• Safe, secure - Prevents eavesdropping and unauthorized access
• Flexible, instant switching – Matrix switchable, 8 – 576 ports
• Fully interactive – Instant USB 2.0, USB 3.0 data transfer
• Reliable - Built-in redundancy, hardware back-up
• Enhanced management – Monitoring and control of signage systems 
• Ideal for signage applications – Retail, public venues, transport, finance

Compatible 

The Draco OPS+ KVM extender is compatible with every display with an OPS+ slot. Backward compatibility with OPS displays..

Flexible, maintainable and reliable

Allows displays to be located anywhere, with single cable connection and no additional power or network cables..

Interactive

Maintains full interactivity for single/multi-touch and gesture displays.

Source switching: any source to any display 

A KVM matrix switch enables simple connection of any source, of any signal type to any display; ensuring the right content is seen on every screen, whenever it is needed and wherever it is. Through a convenient user control interface or bespoke controller.

Reliability and continuous operation 

By centrally locating source computers, system maintenance and up-time is improved. Controlled switching and enhanced monitoring from a central point raises confidence in the operational integrity of the display network. 

Security in Operation

KVM extenders greatly enhance security by restricting physical access and preventing electrical intrusion. With controlled access to computers and secured access rights, only authorized personnel can reach sensiti​ve and critical source devices.

The Condor Beamforming Microphone Array was created with the goal of decluttering conference rooms. The Condor, featuring a built-in SIP phone, sits above or below the NEC InfinityBoard, eliminating cumbersome devices and wires from the conference table. It can easily connect to any video conferencing system, and use any external sound bar or your monitor’s internal speakers.

The Condor is completely changing the look and dynamics of conference rooms.

For more information and demonstration of the Condor MT600, please visit our video at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mdBsmogeGo

The NEC InfinityBoard infinite possibilities to facilitate collaboration, drive productivity and keep employees attentive and motivated.

Meeting rooms are evolving into multi-use spaces. NEC’s InfinityBoard is designed to fit your meeting scenario, whilst perfectly fulfilling your needs for a powerful and scalable workspace. Presenting, brainstorming, reviewing, video conferencing or collaborating - whatever the objectives of your meeting, the InfinityBoard presents a perfect fit modular solution to achieve your desired meeting room space.

Your all in one solution for your meeting room

• UHD “pixel-free” viewing in 65” or 84” size.

• Future proof with upgradable OPS Slot-In PC.

• Flexible app installation according to customer needs.

• Easy multiple wireless presenting and collaboration supporting all devices (BYOD) including major operating systems Windows, MAC, Android and iOS.

• Ready for any video conferencing platform.

• Intuitive pen writing, palm erasing and finger touching.

Shipping content:

X651UHD-2 Infinity Display, OPS, Huddly Camera, SP-65SM Infinity Speaker, 2 x passive Pen, MultiPresenter Stick

X841UHD-2 Infinity Display, OPS, Huddly Camera, SP-84SM Infinity Speaker, 2 x passive Pen, MultiPresenter Stick

At the University of West of Scotland (UWS), a new technology-rich reception area has been created at the entrance to the Paisley campus named as “The Atrium”

The centre-piece of which is a single monolith, digital display wall:

• comprising of 32 off NEC X463UN 46” video wall displays in an 8x4 array
• overall size of the whole combine display is approx. 8.36 x 2.48M

Control is provided by a PIPView BlackBIRD video wall controller:

• managing a digital canvas of 32 displays each @ 1920x1080
• total native resolution of 15,360 x 4,320 available
• input of 16 channels – with 12 of these at 4K with stereo audio

There is a further video wall which is located behind the reception desk, control again is via another PIPView BlackBIRD unit:

• this is in a 3x3 array with the same 46” video wall display units
• total native resolution is 5,760 x 3,240
• with 4 off 4K inputs

For ease of operation, the system uses pre-set layout templates, easily selectable from a touch panel in reception.

With both video walls; to maintain quality across the whole digital canvas from the various input sources, all screens are driven at native HD resolution with the ability to display any input, any size, in any position (PIP picture in picture).

Jim O’Donnell, CIO at UWS commented “the new display area is incredible, it has been a huge hit with our students and staff alike. The technology will allow students to share digital output, bringing to life a key element of our DREAM-BELIEVE-ACHIEVE focus”

Located in Glasgow, Scotland the installation was completed in Spring 2016

The new facility was officially opened by H.R.H. the Princess Royal during a visit to the Campus on 12th February.

BroadSign is the leading ad tech company providing secure and reliable automated digital signage software to media owners and operators across the globe. Enabling the effective management of dynamic content across complex global networks, BroadSign powers over 120,000 displays in venues such as airports, shopping malls, health clinics and cinemas.

BroadSign’s software suite includes BroadSign Core for content distribution, playback and proof of performance, BroadSign Serv Direct for sales inventory availability and proposal generation, and BroadSign Serv SSP for exposure to new buyers through a customized programmatic digital out-of-home solution.

Screenly digital signage management software

With Screenly, you can transform your NEC screens into powerful digital signs. Using an online Screenly account, you can manage your digital signs from anywhere. 

Tiny hardware, huge impact

Using an add-on Screenly Player or built-in Raspberry Pi, you can display 1080p Full HD images, videos, web content, calendars, and more.

Manage a media empire from anywhere

Whether you have a single screen in your store or a thousand screens nationwide, you can manage your screens remotely using our powerful web interface and advanced scheduling features.

Fast digital signage setup 

Upload content to the Screenly cloud, and display your content on your screens in just a few clicks. We take care of all the complicated parts, like video encoding and local caching.

Automatic updates and a focus on security

We keep your digital signs secure and functioning properly with automatic software updates. Users can also keep their digital signs secure with two-factor authentication.

Monitor display health remotely

Check the display status of each screen on a central dashboard within your online Screenly account. You can review each screen’s display and connectivity status remotely and receive updates if a screen experiences playback issues. 

Get started with Screenly

You can get started with Screenly for free with our 14-day free trial.

The TeamViewer Host for Raspberry Pi is a system service that allows for the unattended access of Raspberry Pi devices so that they can be maintained, controlled, or managed with theindustry-leading TeamViewer solution, familiar to millions of users around the world.

Benefits:

• Remote Proof of Play on the NEC display
• Remotely adapt device options and see changes in real time
• Transfer Files easily to your displays
• Remote Access from desktop, laptop and mobile
• Easy, Fast, Secure

INTUITIVE BUSINESS PROCESS AND INNOVATION SOLUTIONS FOR ENTERPRISE TEAMS

The Hoylu Inspiration Suite is the perfect tool for creative and productive teamwork designed for any size enterprise. With support for every device you need, the software runs on many different surfaces including digital screens, projected walls, personal devices and even digital paper. The Hoylu Inspiration Suite enables team brainstorming, process planning, project ideation and markup and rich group collaboration faster and better than ever before. The intuitive and user-friendly interface is easy to master, requiring no previous technical knowledge to start working together.

Hoylu for Process Planning and Creation
Whether you are in construction, education, services, manufacturing or software development, Hoylu has the solution to make your planning and process work faster and more efficient. The Hoylu Wall provides an unlimited interactive surface where you can fit all your tickets, notes or stories or any other process planning element with ease. Import in data and notes, use an attached keyboard, or simply use your handwriting for natural and rapid input. Use or create customized backgrounds and process templates and involve the group with our amazing paper-to-screen interaction. No matter if you work with Kanban, BIM, LEAN, Scrum or another methodology, Hoylu can support it with process based environments, backgrounds and rules to work from. Work as freeform or structured as you want, and accelerate your projects to the next level.

Create in free-form and realize the difference between a typical digital Whiteboard and the Hoylu experience. Great for simple drawing, painting, sketching, and illustration, or for conducting concept reviews and markup. Import in files and perform live constructive ideation in a single room or together with teams located around the world. Create everything from engaging blueprints and digital schematics to detailed concept drawings and fine-art illustrations; the choice is yours. Save them locally or to the cloud to continue your work another time, ending the need to take pictures and recreate your ideas later.

The Hoylu Inspiration Suite provides a complete solution for team ideation, process planning and collaboration for single or multiple connected meeting rooms. The Hoylu Inspiration Suite runs on Large Format Multi-touch/Pen displays, Projected Walls, and personal devices, and includes the following applications:

HOYLU FLOW
Designed for complete process planning, mind mapping, and brainstorming. Hoylu Flow allows you to create and plan your projects on an intuitive collaboration canvas of unlimited size. Includes support for most process methodologies like Agile, BIM, LEAN, PHP, Six Sigma and others, as well as the ability to import common file formats like JPG, PNG, PPT, and PDF. Hoylu Flow is designed to take your business process further.

HOYLU SKETCH
Draw, paint, scribble and design everything from rich illustrative concepts to simple team notes and share them with the world. Hoylu Sketch allows you to quickly and intuitively create using a wide array of tools familiar to designers but without the learning curve of advanced creative tools. Hoylu Sketch contains an unlimited canvas and can connect many different users together for true remote collaboration.

HOYLU PAPER
Bring the simplicity of pen and paper to your workspace through Hoylu's innovative analog to digital technology. Using a Bluetooth connected pen write, draw, or collaborate on physical paper that is instantly made digital. Every stroke of the pen is recorded, allowing for real-time playback of drawings, and all digital content can be imported into Hoylu Flow and Sketch for further digital manipulation and enhancement.

All Hoylu applications provide powerful remote collaboration capabilities, allowing you to work alone or in real-time with other creators around the world. Your Hoylu-powered workspace is also available locally or online, allowing you the ability to create an infinite workspace that can be opened and updated at any time from any location. The Hoylu Inspiration Suite also provides capabilities for third party applications, enabling you to use the products you know and love within the digital workspace.

Hoylu for Creative Innovation and Ideation
Hoylu helps you form a creative environment that allows you and your team to stay sharp, fast and competitive. Use an interactive multi-touch wall in a large room for the bigger group meetings and equip smaller rooms with multi-touch displays to enable break-out sessions... the choices are all yours. Teams of any size can collaborate fluidly and smoothly to create inspiration boards, mind maps, and brainstorming sessions.

The Hoylu Inspiration Suite is a true accelerator for your ideation work as well as the glue that brings your good ideas together.

Esprit Digital were selected to provide a full digital solution to Elan Media in the Mall of Qatar. In partnership with local integrator AVT Audio Visual Technology in Doha. 

As an advertising network in a mall it is second-to-none anywhere in the world and has already proven a commercial success with brands from all market sectors. As standalone pieces of digital furniture deployed throughout a billion-dollar retail environment, they have been universally accepted and are currently being rolled out to other sites across the Middle East.

The client brief for this project was simple: create the biggest and best digital shopper environment in the Middle East. To date only a few airports in the region have embraced digital screen technology as a perfect medium to enhance their customer’s journeys and malls have almost exclusively stayed with traditional paper advertising systems. This will all change now as the Mall of Qatar has significantly raised the bar and demonstrated to undeniable effect how a well-thought out, well-planned, beautifully designed digital hardware installation can be a key differentiator in a competitive sector like shopping centres.

Esprit built totally bespoke double sided 70” LCD Pods (MUPI’s) which utilise the NEC P703 700Nit display. These highly stylised, iconic structures incorporate our latest Cortex thermal and remote management technology, which means maintenance visits are extremely rare if ever – almost any issue can be resolved from our Network Operating Centres around the world. Other features of this remarkable unit include LED side strips that change colour with content, full audience measurement, iBeacons and ClearSpace™, Esprit Digital’s proprietary sensor system which warns management of obstructions to their screens.

Customer Satisfaction

“From the beginning of this project we were very clear in our minds what we wanted to deliver. Very simply, a world class Digital OOH installation that would utilise the very latest and best technology available, would match the look and feel of the mall, and be a commercial success. We were also very clear about the type of partner
we needed, not just for access to the technology, but for design and implementation, and advice – delivering a real partnership. Esprit Digital have done all of this and more, and I am delighted that we selected them for this project”.

Jamie Ball, COO Elan Media.

SAP Arena - The SAP Arena, which seats 15,000 people, is just the right setting for sport competitions, exciting events and spectacular music acts. In the redesign of the VIP area, GOERTZ used high-end media technology.

Unpretentious design but a convincing visual effect: The video wall consisting of 8x3 frameless displays for the SAP Arena in Mannheim is more than eight metres (26 ft.) wide. In addition to brilliant large images (resolution 15,360 x 3,240 pixels), each display can also be activated separately with full HD. What is also special about this wall is that it can display 32 layers at the same time.

The video wall installation in the VIP area of the SAP Arena welcomes visitors with its impressive overall appearance. The brilliant colours and the high quality of the Displays, accompanied by a seamless arrangement, reproduce superb moving pictures and information with barely any perceptible image transitions.

Digital signage in the new SWISS VIP lounge in Zürich

In Dock E of Zürich Airport, a grey shell was transformed into the tasteful lounge of Swiss International Air Lines. From the architectural design through the technical installations to the furniture, everything is contributing to a sophisticated interior. The objective was to further enhance service quality and customer satisfaction.

Littlebit Technology was engaged to develop a suitable digital signing concept for the Swiss lounge, comprising hardware, software, installation, commissioning, content management and training.

The company installed more than 30 large-format displays by NEC and individually configurated players at the champagne bar and whiskey lounge, as well as the entrance area and the toilets. Various screen ranging from 32 to 55 inches in size were fitted into designated recesses in walls and furniture in portrait and landscape orientation.

Littlebit Technology only uses hardware designed for continuous 24/7 operation to ensure that uninterrupted performance can be ensured throughout the lounge opening hours. An axxiv media player based on the Intel NUC platform backs each display and delivers animated content. High-performance axxiv work stations are employed to control the video walls. The high-performance C-nario content management application by YCD already used for internal communications at SWISS controls the content of most of the screens at Zürich airport. That makes it the ideal platform for the installation. With 24/7 monitoring, Littlebit Technology guarantees flawless operation and exceptionally fast response times in the event of a malfunction.

Now, the Swiss lounge in Dock E is inviting a large number of customers to spend their waiting in exceptional comfort. Not least thanks to the digital signage installation contributing its share to the stylish ambience. Passengers are able to keep an eye on all up-to-date information on all aspects of their flight at all times.