UCView Integrates Magnetic 3D’s 3D Content Delivery System to its Digital Signage Solutions

Chatsworth, CA, June 9, 2010 – UCView, a leading provider of digital signage solutions worldwide, along with Magnetic 3D, the global leader in glasses-free 3D display and digital signage solutions, announce the integration of Magnetic 3D’s new auto-stereoscopic 3D content delivery system into UCView’s digital signage platforms at InfoComm ‘10.

This partnership will give clients the opportunity to display their content in full 3D without concerns about the viability of 3D glasses. It will also make the content more engaging in a climate where consumers are moving away from traditional forms of content delivery to new formats.

3D technology is the next big wave in digital signage, and this partnership will allow for new growth opportunities industry wide. “We are excited about integrating our software with the innovative Magnetic 3D displays, as we know content is king and 3D takes your content from flat to the next level of imagery, demanding your audience’s attention,” said UCView VP of Business Development, Michele Cohen.

This integration provides a powerful content management tool, in both 2D and 3D, for network operators that rely on UCView’s robust software platform. UCView Media offers world-class digital signage application servers and content management software that is reliable, simple to use and cost-effective. The company is focused on enabling the business convergence of digital display owners, advertisers and consumers.

UCView and Magnetic 3D will showcase this new technology at InfoComm ‘10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, June 9-11.

About Magnetic 3D

Headquartered in New York City, Magnetic 3D (http://www.magnetic3d.com) designs and produces industry leading end-to-end auto-stereoscopic 3D display solutions, 3D digital signage media and 3D services. Magnetic 3D’s Enabl3D hardware and software solution modifies flat panel displays allowing them to display HD 3D content without the need for any special eyewear. The company focuses on delivering the highest quality visual experience for retail digital signage, hospitality, cinemas, casino gaming, hotels and other public places, exceeding clients’ 2D visual expectations.

About UCView Media

UCView Media provides the leading digital signage management software solution. Built on a scalable Linux based architecture, UCView’s platform delivers easily manageable digital signage frames. The software adapts to any market, including education, retail, financial, service stations, department stores, hospitality and medical. The company’s product portfolio includes a variety of digital signage players, ViewEdge servers and the UCView hosted solution. For more information, visit http://www.ucview.com or follow @UCView on Twitter. The company is privately held with its international headquarters and manufacturing facility in Chatsworth, California, USA.

 

UCView Media Signs Agreement to Integrate LocaModa Place-Based Social Media

LocaModa announced an agreement today with Los Angeles, California based digital signage solutions provider UCView Media to offer place-based social media to its customers. UCView Media’s partners now get full access to all of the applications on the LocaModa App Store, which come with real-time social and mobile interactive elements.

“The ability to run place-based social media applications is no longer just ‘cool,’ it has become one of the most in-demand features in a Digital Out of Home network,” stated Guy Avital, CEO of UCView Media, Inc. “We’re excited to offer our partners seamless access to the applications featured in the LocaModa App Store.”

The applications offer network operators the benefits of real-time filtered content, revenue-generating ad units, as well as cross-channel scale and measurability. Combined with UCView’s robust digital signage platform, place-based social media engages the audience to become an interactive user with digital displays.

Bill Nast, VP of Business Development at LocaModa commented, “We’re delighted to be working with UCView to help extend the benefits of measurable, revenue-generating applications to more venues.”

UCView Media and LocaModa will be present at the 2010 Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 24th and 25th to demonstrate their latest products.

About LocaModa

LocaModa turns screens that people normally ignore into screens they can’t resist. By connecting digital networks with social media and mobile messaging, we enable over 100 million people in thousands of venues, high-traffic public spaces, at events and on websites to interact with their environments - and brands - in ways never before possible. Our cross-channel platform combines the reach of television with the interactivity and measurability of the Web. LocaModa is a privately held company headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

About UCView Media

UCView Media provides the leading digital signage management software solution with thousands of players reliably managed worldwide. Built on scalable architecture, UCView’s platform delivers an easily manageable digital signage frame with 360 visibility. The software adapts to any market, including education, retail, financial, service stations, department stores, hospitality and medical. The company’s product portfolio includes a variety of digital signage players, ViewEdge servers and the UCView hosted solution. In addition, UCView is an active member of open source and free software communities, donating hardware, code, funds and other resources to fuel open source technology innovation and collaboration. The company is privately held with its international headquarters and manufacturing facility in Chatsworth, California, USA.

 

UCView Partner with CognoVision to Deliver Audience Measurement Technology

Chatsworth, CA, February 13, 2010 Los Angeles-based digital signage solutions provider UCView Media and Markham, Ontario-based CognoVision announced their partnership today to offer advanced audience measurement capabilities to UCView’s clients. CognoVision was awarded the Best New Audience Measurement Package at the 2009 DIGI Awards for its Anonymous Impression Metric (AIM) system. The platform includes face-detection and people tracking technology that can be used to optimize ROI for clients in any industry.

“We’re excited about our new partnership with CognoVision,” stated Guy Avital, CEO of UCView Media, Inc. “The AIM system adds a whole new dimension to our platform, and opens the door to new opportunities for our partners. Detecting the audience in real-time will boost narrowcast campaigns’ effectiveness.”

On top of its ability to measure the audience, AIM also collects important data such as ads watched, consumers’ viewing time, and gender demographics per ad. The integration of CognoVision and UCView’s reporting modules enables statistics to be analyzed and interpreted to optimize the effectiveness of future advertising campaigns.

Wilson’s Gas Stops has been one of the early beneficiaries of UCView’s partnership with CognoVision. “The automated data reports provide valuable information such as peak traffic times and audience size,” says George Jeha, President of Eye Catch Signs, the system integrators for Wilson’s. “These reports are an eye-opener for retailers, providing a glimpse of consumers’ behavior. Just a couple of months after deployment we saw how this technology will help create a mutually beneficial relationship between retailers and their customers.”

 

Digital Signage Management for Mobile phone

UCView Media, Jan 20, 2010. UCView media’s digital signage software division, the leading developer of digital signage management software, released an innovative enhancement to the UCView Enterprise family. The inclusion of Mobile Access makes UCView one of first solutions to provide visibility into and live monitoring of digital signage networks in real time from mobile phones or personal digital assistants (PDAs).
“We believe in practical solutions, we design solutions to solve a problem and help you manage as opposed to creating a market. From the research we recently conducted today, UCView is the first or only digital signage management solution enabling proactive and live player snapshot and resolution of network issues over a mobile device’s without the need to install software”,  announced Guy Avital President, UCView Media Inc. “UCView Software platform is already a comprehensive product with superior real time diagnostic and practical capabilities, but now UCView users can benefit from the flexibility of having a proven digital signage management solution in the palm of their hands.”

     


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UCView announced the release of EZBoard Editor 1.1 to our UCView Digital Signage Portal.

Chatsworth< CA (March 31 2009) UCView Media, a provider of digital signage solution, announced the release of EZBoard Editor 1.1 to our UCView Digital Signage Portal.

EZBoard Editor 1.1

EZBoard Editor allows you to create flash content online using only your browser, and integrate into a database for easy modification of live data updates. The module is perfect for Menu boards, data driven content flash ads. We created this Editor due to the growing demand from our customers to allow easy modification of data driven content, without the need of designer to render a new content said Guy Avital Ucview Media CEO

Some of the EZBoard Features

Create dynamic menu boards and ads without coding.

Integrate images, flash and Text to create data driven ads

Expedite ads delivery and improve productivity.

Empower your users to update, change ads and manage basic modification

Easily bring Flash ads into your player and determine what elements users can edit

Control user’s access to modify template or ads data.

Integrate Database forms to modify content.

The EZBoard is a fast way to modify data, picture and text on a multi media ad. Without any training or complex screens, EZboard allow you to manipulate text images and flash and create attractive ad.

UCVIEW MEDIA RELEASE SECOND GENERATION DIGITAL SIGNAGE SOFTWARE

UCView NewsChatsworth, CA (February 1 2009) UCView Media a provider of digital signage

solution announced the release of 2nd generation digital signage solution.

The new version release provides the latest media technology and performance.
Some of the new features include:

• Network management options, expanded and enhanced Active Information.

• Dynamic content distribution, network management and security features.

• Addition content categories, including Financial News, Business Headlines…

• Most advanced scheduling by ad and by campaign, location and player.

• Advance layout management allows you to change layout while playing

• Group ads in sequential and random play order

• Advertising module to track ad ROI and Performance

• Schedule play event on specific time

• Background support Flash, Images, and overlay with transparency

• Enhance Media play to most existing media type.

• New interactive module that allows you to interact with the screen using your
cell phone or touch screen.

• SMS Messaging and Marketing Module

• Enhanced Live TV with sub-titles options

• Support for Steaming live content

• Various performance enhancements and fixes

• Application Program Interface (API): Allows end-user programs, applications to
interface with UCView

• Support Vista, XP, XP Embedded, CE, *Linux

• 24-hour e-mail support available globally

The UCView release “is just another step towards providing complete powerful
digital signage solution to support our rapidly growing digital signage market”
says Michele Cohen, Business Development at UCView Media

CHEVRON INSTALLS 1,200 UCVIEW DIGITAL SIGNAGE DISPLAYS IN LAS VEGAS

Las Vegas, NV
Chevron Corporation has outfitted 82 service stations in the greater Las Vegas area with UCView Digital Signage.  UCView provided ready-made equipment and continuous technical support to assure a smooth integration and maintenance of the project.  The 1,200 screen installation, recently completed by PumpMedia, represents the immense possibilities for flexible media campaign deployment from a single location.  Multiple schedules, campaigns, C-Store ads and promotions are handled easily through UCView’s web-based administration tool and can be updated or changed completely from anywhere on Earth.  Expansion of Chevron’s digital signage network is as simple as adding UCView Digital Signage Appliance servers, players and displays.  Chevron’s large-scale installation shows there is a growing market for digital signage as a major communication, entertainment and advertising option.

UCVIEW ADDS TOUCH SCREEN INTEGRATION TO POPULAR DIGITAL SIGNAGE SOLUTION

Los Angeles, CA - UCView Media, Inc. enters 2008 with a major update to its already popular Digital Signage System.  Touch screen integration allows users to interface with elements on a digital display, creating a greater degree of participation and retention than possible with static systems.  Directions, user-selected advertisements, custom media presentations and even trivia expand from static loops to dynamic audience interaction.  “With this major capability upgrade, we continue to push the boundaries of interaction and offer our clients countless options for reaching their audience,” says Guy Avital, president of UCView Media, Inc.  “Imagine needing to find a particular store in a large mall. You walk up to a kiosk, touch the name of the store from a list on the screen and directions to the store from your current position automatically appears.”

Adding touch screen utility to a signage network is as simple as creating and uploading interactive content in Flash, PowerPoint, HTML, PDF or any other program that supports it and then designating a display as “interactive” in the UCView web portal administration tool.“Simplicity and reliability are capital goals for us” continues Avital.


“We want to help our clients get the most opportunity from digital signage with the highest degree of reliability and least amount of effort.  Our upcoming purpose-built systems are a major
push in that direction.”

New Digital Signage solution unveiled at InfoComm

ANAHEIM, CA - UCView Media, Inc. announced today the newest release of the UCView System. The new software integrates the latest web-based technologies aiming to deploy digital signage solutions for any type of industry. The System supports branches nationwide or worldwide. The UCView System functions as a precise, robust and powerful management system to control digital signage content.


“Don’t buy anything before you see ours” says Guy Avital, president and CEO of UCView Media, Inc. “This new release has brought significant enhancements to support the latest technologies and formats. Simply click to upload a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation (PPT), or point to an existing URL with your own file and it will display on your digital signage. This helps organizations re-purpose current materials into digital signage. For example, a university can update a web-based schedule by simply pointing to a digital signage segment.”

 
This UCView System is sold in both hosted and non-hosted models, which provide organizations complete control of their network and complete freedom from any infrastructure tasks. Hardware provided in the hosted model is warranted for LIFE - an advantage offered exclusively by UCView.


Another advantage is the ability to set up your own digital signage network in less than 15 minutes, without the need of an IT technician.

AccuWeather and UCView Media to Distribute the Latest in Digital Signage

STATE COLLEGE, PA - AccuWeather, Inc. announced today that UCView Media, Inc. has licensed AccuWeather’s news, sports and weather content for redistribution on digital signage networks across the United States and Canada.  The AccuWeather content functions as a powerful tool to draw and hold viewers, which can reduce perceived wait times.

AccuWeather’s digital signage content modules include current local weather conditions, hourly and five-day forecasts, regional radar, video forecasts and weather trivia.  Also included are U.S. & world news as well as business and sports updates.  Many of AccuWeather’s digital signage modules are also available in Spanish.


Digital signage has become an essential element for advertising to captive audiences, but displaying only advertisements can cause viewers to completely tune out the information. The AccuWeather modules integrate timely and localized information into digital signage play lists that grab a viewer’s interest.


“Weather is, by its very nature, relevant and dynamic information that draws eyes to the screens again and again. That is why weather consistently gains top audience ratings in all existing mediaand why advertisements integrated with weather information in existing media command premium rates,” said Dr. Joel N. Myers, founder and president of AccuWeather. “Now the content that AccuWeather has developed will offer to digital signage systems the same attractive power of weather.”


AccuWeather engaged with UCView Media to integrate AccuWeather’s content and fully integrated it into the UCView System, the flagship product of UCView. The UCView System delivers up-to-the-minute digital content over wireless or TCP/IP networks. The system enables display owners to manage, schedule and deliver their content. An optional advertising module allows for advertisers to log in, manage, schedule and control their advertising campaigns. The UCView system provides display owners a revenue channel without the hassles of managing advertisers.


“Bundling fresh, informative content into digital signage will keep the eyes of the targeted audience focused on the screens, providing advertisers the perfect stage to promote their products.” said Guy Avital, UCView Media CEO. “This latest addition to our system enables instantaneous delivery of weather information to a digital signage network. Setting up your own digital signage network can take less than 15 minutes!”


Distribution of AccuWeather content across the United States and Canada by UCView is effectively immediately.

UCView Media, Inc. launch its new corporate website

LOS ANGELES, CA - UCView Media, Inc. the maker of the UCView System launched its new corporate website today. The website features clear navigation, focused content and a clean user interface for enhanced usability. The website employs a back-end supporting the UCView System—A rigorous engine enabling the business convergence of digital display owners, advertisers who seek to reach to reach a targeted audience and the consumers who view the content. The website infrastructure was built to support the demands of multiple, concurrent user accounts from various locations.

“The website’s re-design is a major step in a strategic initiative that began a few weeks ago and has been instigated in collaboration with that initiative’s success in mind,” said Michael M. Vaknin, UCView’s Executive VP of Marketing. “Our company is growing and evolving and the message we deliver to potential customers is evolving with us. We want to be as clear as possible regarding the direction of our company and the service offerings we provide.”

About UCView

UCView Media, Inc. is a digital display solutions company. UCView is headquartered in Chatsworth California, with offices in Los Angeles and Hollywood. Using our UCView System, we offer a dynamic, modular, win-win solution that provides a profound beneficial gain for each participating party. For additional information please visit   www.ucview.com or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Dynamic Signage in under 15 minutes!

LOS ANGELES, CA - The new Starter Package from UCView promises a less than 15 minute setup for a digital signage
network!!! Plug-in this player to any plasma TV or LCD display and you got yourself another node on a network of
players. Upload your content, schedule and monitor. Simple and easy.

"It is the perfect solution for a pilot program when planning a large digital signage infrastructure" says Guy Avital, UCView’s CEO. "Adding more players will take same amount of time.. just 15 minutes each.." he added "Small businesses can see this as a complete solution to control, manage and monitor their content".

According to studies, the digital signage market surpassed $100M in 2005 and expected to absorb growth reaching well over $3B by 2010. Early adopters including shopping malls, and retail stores, report on direct increase in sales, tremendous value to consumers, and excellent avenue for advertisers reaching their target audience only few minutes before making a purchase decision. 

The UCView System developed to manage thousands of monitors simultaneously, while allowing advertisers uploading, managing, and scheduling their content for specific monitors. i.e. a video manufacture (advertiser) may want his ads running only in the electronics section of all the stores in the network.  The content being delivered can be monitored, approved, and controlled by the individual display owner broadcasting advertiser’s ad campaign. The system is highly customizable and can be repurposed for various scenarios. UCView back-end technology developed with Unix ensuring speed, reliability, and low cost of ownership. 

Digital Signage networked infrastructure launched

LOS ANGELES, CA - A new breed of enabling software now permits the parallel distribution of digital content via the internet with minimal requirements.  The software enables distribution, as well as control,  management, reporting and scheduling of virtually any type of digital content.

“The system architecture is built to enable the commerce between digital display owners, the advertisers who seek to reach their target audience and the consumers who view the content” says Guy Avital, UCView’s CEO. “Our system’s main advantage is derived from the assurance that each participating party benefits—a win/win design.”


According to studies, the digital signage market surpassed $100M in 2005 and expected growth well over $3B by 2010.  Early adopters included shopping malls and retail stores and they reported a direct increase in sales, added value to consumers and an excellent avenue for advertisers reaching their target audience just minutes before making a purchase decision.


The UCView System was developed to manage thousands of monitors simultaneously, while allowing advertisers and administrators simple uploading, managing and scheduling of their content for specific monitors (i.e. a video manufacturer or advertiser may want their ads running only in the electronics section of all the stores in the network).  The content being delivered can be monitored, approved and controlled by the individual display owner broadcasting the advertiser’s ad campaign.  The system is highly customizable and can be repurposed for various scenarios (educational, government, financial, etc.). UCView back-end technology developed with UNIX ensures speed, reliability and low cost of ownership.