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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Winners of
2008.5 DIGI Awards Announced
Excellence in digital
signage technology, creativity and innovation honored
NEW YORK CITY,
(October, 16, 2008)
– The Digital Signage
Group, a specialty digital signage aggregator, today
announced the winners of the fourth annual
DIGI Awards,
which honors
excellence in the digital signage industry.
The DIGI Awards are the only
industry award program that recognizes the outstanding integrators, content
providers and now product manufacturers focusing on digital signage. “This has
been an exciting year for the DIGI awards. We have found our home at the fall
Digital Signage Show, we have expanded our award categories and we have seen our
entries triple over the last 12 month.”, stated Jill Miller, President of The
Digital Signage Group. Miller goes on to say. “The creativity and diversity in
the use of digital visual communication continues to grow as evidenced by the
fantastic work of our latest winners.”
The 2008.5 DIGI Awards honored
17 winners in expanded categories. These are in addition to the esteemed
companies who received awards earlier this year.
2008.5 distinguished DIGI
Awards recipients are:
Retail Application, Local Campaign
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Digital Display& Communications
for Future Shop
Retail Application, National Campaign
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Reatrix Systems for Sears Wishbook
Interactive Application, Wayfinding
- Openeye Global for the
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Corporate Application,
Excellence in Creativity
- Digital Display Group,
Univ of New Mexico, Anderson School of Business
Corporate Application,
Excellence in Technology
- STRATACACHE for AT&T
Briefing Center
Entertainment,
Excellence in Creativity
- C-Nario for
Casino Da Madiera
Entertainment,
Excellence in Technology
- Scala for UBC
TV/Ullevaal Stadium
Public Venue
Application, Excellence in Creativity
Public Venue
Application, Excellence in Technology
- Omnivex /Jacob Hattelamd
Visions, AS for Fjord 1 Bogn Billag
Judges Award for
Innovation in Sourcing Digital Signage
- Digital Display &
Communications for Rogers Telecommunications Nexgen Store.
Product,
Measurement/Analytics
- Artisan Complete for
Ncapsule
Product. Software
- Admira Digital Signage
Software
Product, Flat Panel
Displays
- TRED Systems, EMD2
Hybrid Sign
Product, Screen Material
Acceleroptics, XLV-100
Digital Display
Product, Media Player
Product, Connectivity
- Minicom Advanced
Systems, DS Vision 3000
Best Use of Content
- Digital Display &
Communications for Holt Renfrew
Each winner received a trophy
recognizing their achievement, as well as a graphic suitable for use in
promotional materials. Winning teams are invited to participate in a panel
discussion held today, October
16, 2008 from 10:30 am to 11:30am at The Digital Signage Show.
Judges for the 2008.5 DIGI
Awards were: Alan Brawn, Principal, Brawn Consulting;
Lyle Bunn,
Principal, Lyle Bunn Consulting;
David Keene, Executive Editor of Digital Signage Magazine and DIGI Awards
Chairman.
About The Digital Signage Group
The Digital Signage Group is a specialty aggregator 100% focused on
Digital Signage. We assist Integrators, Creative Teams and other Channel
Partners with project consulting and coordination, along with providing a
complete line of specialized software and hardware solutions for diverse digital
visual messaging applications. Additionally, we co publish the Digital Signage
Resource Directory and Digital Signage Magazine. More information is available
at
www.tdsg.net
or by calling 866-591-1974.
About New Bay Media:
NewBay Media, publisher of Digital Signage
magazine, Digital Signage Weekly eNews, and Marketing At Retail magazine,
publishes and produces over 40 publications and show dailies, 50 websites, 30
daily and weekly E-Newsletters, 3 expos and over 50 custom publishing efforts
annually.
NewBay reaches over two million readers in print and one million online and in
person–around the world in over 100 countries. NewBay Media is a trusted source
to millions of readers and valued partners including advertisers and
associations around the world. .
About The Digital Signage Show:
The Digital Signage Show delivers strategic, marketing and technical
business solutions for organizations wishing to deploy digital signage and those
brands wishing to advertise through out-of-home (OOH) and other customer-facing
technologies. For more information, contact Lawrence Dvorchik at
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
or visit
www.thedigitalsignageshow.com.
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