Digital Signage Newsletter June 2009

 

 

 

ARE YOU SURE YOUR SUPPLIERS WILL KEEP FULFILLING DELIVERY COMMITMENTS IN THE FUTURE?

 

Dear Customer and Partner,

 

In these times it is the question you have to ask yourself under consideration of your management responsibility and the  risk management for your company! We checked our most important suppliers concerning their financial rating resp. their financial standing. As “buying over price“ has never been one of our purchasing criteria, the results turned out to be consistently positive.

 

Of course driven by a self-critical position we checked our rating on the financial market too. The result we received (comparable to AA+) is rewarding our ever solid and reliable financial policy and our high equity ratio of more than 70%.

 

Keeping - and re-investing profits within the company instead of distributing the profits was and will be our basis.

 

There is no doubt, we will fulfill our commitments with you today and in the future. We also are going to continue our innovation strategy based on our strong financial power.

 

You can rely on us - especially when conditions get tough!

 

For any questions please do not hesitate to contact us by phone +49-89-894450-200 or email sales@distec.de.

 

 

Yours,

 

Bernhard Staller

Managing Partner  and President of the Data Display Group

Managing Director of Distec GmbH

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·        Cooperations in hard- and software: Door Signs & Welcome Boards powered by professional operating softwares. 1

·        Transflective 26“ and 32" TFT displays. 2

·        Next Generation Remote Diagnostics Board ARCB. 2

·        Simultaneous control of TFT panels for our ARCB+Multi-Display/DaisyChain solution. 2

·        New PrismaMEDIA Feature: dynamic overlay via RS-232. 3

·        New Sensor-add-on-board for our ARCB diagnostics board. 3

·        Multitouch touchscreens from IR Touch. 3

 

 

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Cooperations in hard- and software: Door Signs & Welcome Boards powered by professional operating softwares

Opening our technologies to 3rd party companies and cooperations with software companies with the target to offer complete digital signage solutions is our corporate policy.

 

Concerning digital advertising- and door signs or price labels as well as welcome boards we created solutions which are internationally accepted. The combination of our innovative LAN controller board ArtistaNET and sophisticated 3rd party conference-management-software results in digital signage applications with low power consumption (Green-IT), a high security level without the need of firewall (Linux-based system), very low IT maintenance costs plus unlimited expandability - bottom line: in total a cost of ownership significantly below the elder PC/SBC-solutions. Any display size between 6.5“ and 82“ can be realized, up to 20" also with touchscreen - functionality  for interactive use (e.g. confirmation of meeting room occupancy via code number).

 

 

                   

 

 

The following software programs are currently available:

 

·         ArtistaControlCenter: The ACC is a flexible, easy to use and cost-efficient application software to create slide shows with a time line for multi-display applications driven by the ArtistaNET controller board. Digital advertising and signage has never been easier! For further information please click here.

 

·         ArtistaDisplayPrinter: Managing image content for the ArtistaNET controller is now easier than ever. The content can be sent from any Windows application (e.g. Word, Powerpoint, Photoshop etc.) directly to one or more ArtistaNET driven terminals using the new "print" feature. No additional imaging software is required. For further information please click here.

 

·         Display Star: Komma,tec redaction GmbH offers the Display Star software compatible to our ArtistaNET Systems. For more information please visit the Komma,tec redaction GmbH website.

 

·         friendlyway Composer: With the presentation software Composer by friendlyway AG and our ArtistaNET systems, you can individually administrate digital signage applications in an uncomplicated way. For more information please visit friendlyway website.

 

·         meovis: bentob it media GmbH offers the application software meovis for digital signage applications (like digital door signs or digital signage applications) controlled by ArtistaNET boards. For more information please visit this website.

 

·         OpenEye Software: OpenEye Software by MT Medientechnik GmbH is a state-of-the-art software program to control systems with our ArtistaNET. Please find more info here.

 

·         PADS 3.1: Net Display Systems b.v. offers a simple to use yet sophisticated digital signage software for our ArtistaNET board. For more information please visit the Net Display Systems b.v. website.

 

·         raum für raum: mediaDIALOG GmbH developed this software for our ArtistaNET board. This flexible and advanced software offers unlimited yet easy to learn features including touchscreen functionality. For more information please read the brochure or visit the mediaDIALOG GmbH website.

 

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Transflective 26“ and 32" TFT displays

When it comes to upgrading TFT displays we would be pleased to help you! In order to support you in multimedia applications, often used in bright ambient lighting conditions, we now expand our product range of transflective displays by adding a 26“ and a 32“ transflective TFT panel. In the clean room of our US-affiliate Apollo Displays Technologies special transflective films are added to the Samsung LTA260AP01 and LTA320AB02.  

 

These films increase the luminance value and also provide significantly better sunlight readability. In combination with the panels’ state-of-the-art optical characteristics - like the very wide viewing angle of 178° (horizontally and vertically) and the high typical contrast ratio, this transflective upgrade is the ideal choice for sophisticated projects.

 

We would like to support you with your project, too. Please contact us when having any questions.

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Next Generation Remote Diagnostics Board ARCB

 

 

We are now ready to release the ARCB II as our next generation TFT Diagnostics Board for the current version ARCB I. It provides constant monitoring of relevant TFT operating parameters as well as hardware protection under circumstances of overloaded conditions.

 

New features of the ARCB II will be an USB interface, RS232- and RS485-inputs and the functionality of cascading several boards (Daisy-Chain resp. multi-display). When using the RS-485 interface, a galvanic isolation via an opto-coupler is provided.

 

Samples are available now! For more information please contact us!

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Simultaneous control of TFT panels for our ARCB+Multi-Display/DaisyChain solution

 

 

Using our ARCB II diagnostics board in combination with our RGB/DVI/Video board Prisma II as a Daisy-Chain solution (multi-display solution) provides simultaneous control of the connected TFT panels.

 

This means it is possible to simultaneously make adjustments (for example to the brightness, contrast or colour, select the input, switch ON/OFF) for each display separately or for all displays at once. For integration into your system you can either use the command protocol or the GPL/open source application software ARCS. For more information please contact us!

 

 

  

 

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New PrismaMEDIA Feature: dynamic overlay via RS-232

From July on there will be a new feature available for our VGA/DVI/Video/HDMI converter board PRISMA Media.

 

You will be able to insert dynamic characters (numbers, characters or mixed strings (via RS232)). Font and font size can be selected.

 

For more information please contact us!

 

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New Sensor-add-on-board for our ARCB diagnostics board

Our R&D centre in Istanbul has started a new project for our ARCB diagnostics board. A new add-on board will offer new sensor technology features.

 

·         A Vandalism-Sensor (shock sensor) measures G-forces that have an impact on the application. If the threshold is exceeded a case of vandalism or an earthquake is assumed. Then the ARCB switches off the system and releases an alert message. In case there are no more shocks measured over a certain period of time, the TFT panel will be switched on again.

 

·         A Humidity-Sensor measures the air humidity and gives the alarm as soon as a certain threshold is exceeded. Then the TFT display will be switched off and only after a lower air humidity is measured it will be switched on again.

 

·         A Proximity-Sensor can count the number of persons moving in front of the application and switch the system on and off accordingly. Another possibility is to adjust the panel’s brightness (to a lower a higher level) depending on the external use, which optimizes the energy management.

 

·         A Temperature-Sensor is measuring inside- and outside temperatures.

 

·         The Fan Driver Unit can control up to 10 fans of any type (can be divided into 2 groups). Each fan’s rotation speed can be controlled separately via a tachometer (or automatically via temperature measurement).

 

Samples should be available in September/October 2009. For more details please click here.

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Multitouch touchscreens from IR Touch

We now offer multitouch touchscreens from the Chinese manufacturer IR Touch starting at 10.4”. Unlike normal touchscreens you can operate multitouch touchscreens with more than just one finger.

 

For example, you can rotate, drag or zoom in / out a picture. When using the operating systems Windows XP or Vista an application software has to be programmed via a Software Development Kit, which is free of charge. From the 4th quarter 2009 on these touchscreens can be used as a plug-and-play device under the new Windows 7.

 

Please find more information here.

 

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Contact/Imprint:

 

 

 

Distec GmbH

Augsburger Str. 2

D-82110 Germering

GERMANY

 

Tel.: +49 (0)89 / 89 43 63 - 0

Fax: +49 (0)89 / 89 43 63 - 131

E-Mail: sales@distec.de

Internet: www.distec.de

 

HRB 111484 München

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