I remember Nagano in 1998, where coworkers stumbled into the office after near-sleepless nights staying up to watch Canadian hockey players take the ice in Japan. I remember Vancouver in 2010, when system administrators feared that employees watching the video streams online would max out the bandwidth on their corporate networks. This time, I think, […]
By Shane Schick — Feb 10 '14
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This article is part of the CommerceLab Reference Library, a set of online business tools that provide introductory and background information to help educate those new to the areas we cover. There is no doubt that interactive digital signage and displays are here to stay. More and more businesses are investing in digital signage technology, not […]
By The CommerceLab — Jan 28 '14
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The Person: Jeff LaFrenz’s background as a computer engineer serves him well in his current post as SurfNet’s business development manager. Based out of the University of Calgary, SurfNet is a research alliance of academics, industry and government representatives who work together to develop and commercialize software applications for surface computing. The Project: LaFrenz works with industry […]
By Patricia MacInnis — Jan 22 '14
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Hockey fans across the country were treated to a strong Canadian advertising campaign during the U19 World Juniors in Malmo, Sweden over the holidays. One of the brands heavily sponsoring the event was Canadian Tire, offering a message that “we all play for Canada,” even on the international hockey scene. The Canadian Tire Centre has […]
By Dan Verhaeghe — Jan 21 '14
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Digital signs can be used virtually anywhere today – and they are, by organizations from churches and community groups to SMBs, franchises, and large corporations. They are most widely used in airports and by major retailers to advertise, provide information and to engage users. With new technologies and with more companies bringing digital signage onboard […]
By The CommerceLab — Jan 14 '14
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For an event that is intended to show us what the future of technology will look like, there is something about this year’s Consumer Electronics Showcase (CES 2014) that already feels a little . . . last week. I didn’t actually make it out to the Las Vegas Convention Center to see CES in person, […]
By Shane Schick — Jan 13 '14
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It’s hard to go anywhere these days where there isn’t a projected image enhancing our experience. That’s good news for Marc Bender’s Hamilton, Ont.-based business, Superposition Displays. The name comes from a phenomenon in quantum physics – superposition – where two images “can play off each other so they can both be improved,” Bender says. […]
By Jon Cook — Jan 9 '14
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This article is part of the CommerceLab Reference Library, a set of online business tools that provide introductory and background information to help educate those new to the areas we cover. The Canadian digital signage industry is growing quickly as an increasing number of businesses of all sizes are seeing the value of using this […]
By The CommerceLab — Dec 24 '13
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Wowing your customers with a 20-foot video wall, hostess hologram, virtual koi pond and jump-the-line digital payment terminals means nothing if you can’t deliver the goods. “If the food doesn’t taste great, the technology doesn’t really matter,” insists Josh Sigel, chief information officer for Richtree Natural Market Restaurants, an organic fast-food chain that recently implemented […]
By Jon Cook — Dec 6 '13
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Now it’s your turn: Offer your take on the examples above or share your own ideas of digital signage installations that define the best in the industry using the comment fields below!
By The CommerceLab — Dec 3 '13
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