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April 5, 2007 - Scala Sponsors NEC Display Solutions Summit 2007
Exton, PA April 5, 2007 - Scala, Inc., the industry leader in end-to-end digital signage software, announced today the sponsorship of the NEC Display Solutions Summit 2007 in Itasca, IL May 9 - 10. The conference, hosted by NEC Display solutions, a leader in supplying flat-panel LCD screens to the Digital Signage Industry, brings together vendors, end-users and industry press professionals to discuss the challenges of implementing digital signage solutions.
As a Partner Program Sponsor of the conference, Scala will be highlighting its next generation digital signage software platform, Scala InfoChannel. Scala continues to exceed customer expectations around the world and is now poised to gain an even wider industry lead. InfoChannel further extends the benefits and ROI of digital signage and corporate communications networks around the world. The core of the InfoChannel software platform is the brand-new InfoChannel Content Manager, which together with other significant Authoring, Network Management and Playback enhancements ensures that this next generation of digital signage software offers unequaled functionality that benefits both Digital Signage and Corporate Communications customers alike: streamlined interface/workflow; rapid template based content authoring; sophisticated content management including new channel planning/scheduling modules; new 3D-based rendering engine for improved visual quality and performance and multiple independent output channels per remote Player PC dramatically reduces hardware costs at remote playback locations.
Of course, the traditional InfoChannel strengths that propelled Scala to its leading position in the industry are still there and better then ever: authoring option provides the fastest system for creation of Dynamic Content in the industry; support for both Interactive (kiosks, touch-screens, etc) and Passive displays; support for both Terrestrial & Satellite (e.g. multicast) IP-based networks; flexible integration with external databases (e.g. POS) or other external systems (e.g. legacy systems) using VBScript, JavaScript or Python; and InfoChannel's real-time rendering at the "point of playback" ensures smaller files sizes, coupled with intelligent file transfers, dramatically reduces network bandwidth requirements. Finally, Scala boasts over 30,000 InfoChannel Players driving hundreds of thousands of screens worldwide - talk about scalability!
See the next generation of the most widely deployed digital signage software platform in the world, Scala InfoChannel in Toronto. Scala professionals will be demonstrating InfoChannel at the conference. This is the biggest story in digital signage. You can't miss it!
"Success in the exploding digital signage market is dependent on business partnerships with hardware, screen manufactures, and system integrators throughout the industry," says Gerard Bucas, President and CEO of Scala, Inc. "Our business around the globe is enhanced by the close business partnership between Scala and NEC."
About Scala
Founded in 1987, Scala pioneered the Digital Signage industry and today remains the world's largest provider of software for creating digital signage networks, driving more screens than all competitors combined. The company's InfoChannel product line is used for dynamic digital media networks in retail, education, entertainment, government and other industries for diverse applications such as Retail Advertising networks (Retail Signage TV), Corporate Communications (Employee TV), Digital Billboards, Digital Menu Boards, Digital Posters, Community Access channels (Cable TV), Hotel lobby signage and information channels, Gas Pump "toppers", Convention Center Signage, Interactive touch-screens and Kiosks, etc. The Company's cutting-edge InfoChannel software platform powers thousands of digital signs around the world including the digital signage networks of Rabobank, IKEA, Bloomberg, Burger King, T-Mobile, Virgin MegaStore, EuroDisney, Kiwi, McDonalds, Warner ! Brothers, Santiago Airport, Ericsson, The Life Channel, Rikstoto, FuelCast, Repsol, Shell, NorgesGruppen, The Wall Street Journal Office Network and many more. Scala is today headquartered near Philadelphia, PA and has wholly-owned subsidiaries in The Netherlands, France, Norway, and Japan with a direct presence in a number of other locations and countries. Scala's products are primarily sold through an international network of Scala Certified Partners. More information is available at www.scala.com.
Press Contact:
Dick Trask
Director of Public Relations
Scala, Inc.
610-363-3350
