Awards
Frost & Sullivan honours The mediatile Company for its Digital-Sign-in-a-Box System
Based on its recent analysis of the digital signage market, Frost & Sullivan
recently recognized The MediaTile Company with the 2008 North
American Digital Signage Technology Leadership of the Year Award in
recognition of its development of a turnkey Digital-Sign-in-a-Box system.
MediaTile’s digital sign system fully integrates
three main components of a digital signage
network – a commercial-grade display with
embedded media player, network connectivity
using cellular broadband services, and a
web-based broadcast portal for advanced content
management. The company has gained an edge
by producing an independent
cellular-based Digital-Sign-in-a-Box
system that can be deployed with no
IT knowledge.
“Customer feedback on the
Digital-Sign-in-a-Box system
has been outstanding with many
claiming that it took half of the time
at about half of the cost to achieve
their desired return of investment
with MediaTile’s solution when
compared to the deployment of
traditional digital signage systems.
The persistent effort of MediaTile
to improve its solution is evident
by the recent enhancement for
supporting digital advertisements
which are updated automatically
from remote sources, support
for multiple connectivity options
including Satellite, Cellular, Wi-Fi
and Ethernet, and the addition of
remotely controlled touch screen
configurations,” noted Yin Fern Ko,
Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst.
The digital signage industry is currently enjoying
rapid growth, especially in the US and Canada.
Any company interested in digital signage
deployments can purchase the Digital-Sign-in-a-
Box system and deploy it by simply adding power
to the display. Further, an entire network of
digital signs can be easily managed from a PC and
web-browser using MediaTile’s secure broadcast
portal service.
The customer has full control of the digital
signage broadcast network. More importantly,
MediaTile displays support industry standard
media formats, enabling customers to use
their existing media. Putting every effort into
cost cutting for its customers, MediaTile gives
customers full control over management of media
and playlists using the Broadcast Portal. Users are
given the convenience of updating their content
at any time just with the touch of a few buttons
from their browser. The entire system is licensed
for use on a monthly basis using the software-asa-
service, or application service provider (ASP)
model. New system features are provided on
an ongoing basis through automatic software
updates entirely transparent to the customer. In
short, no additional third party technical support
is required in the entire implementation or
deployment of a signage network.
“MediaTile has always been a leader and
innovator in digital signage and receiving this
award is an important recognition of our ability
to deliver the best possible value in the industry.
It also confirms that my original vision was
absolutely correct – that far more companies
are demanding digital signage and don’t want
to be bothered with the details of technical
implementation,” said Keith Kelsen, CEO and
chairman of The MediaTile Company.
To achieve seamless integration and deliver this
turnkey solution, MediaTile has partnered with
industry leaders who provide the company’s
underlying cellular-based broadcast network.
MediaTile also has tie-ups with local companies
in the US, Canada and throughout the world
to manage deployment services and on-site
installation.
“The Digital-Sign-in-a-Box has reduced the
extra costs and hassle associated with traditional
digital signage system configuration, such as
on-site networking support, separate content
management software, and the ongoing
maintenance and support of components from
multiple third parties. This is because each
integrated system contains a high definition LCD
screen, a built-in media-player computer and
internet connection based on cellular-broadband
technology, and a web-based broadcast portal
which enables a user to manage content using a
standard internet-based web-browser,” said Yin
Fern Ko.
Each year Frost & Sullivan presents this award to
the company that has pioneered the development
and introduction of an innovative technology into
the market; a technology that has either impacted
or has the potential to impact several market
sectors. The Award recognizes a company’s
successful technology development that is
expected to bring significant contributions to
the industry in terms of adoption, change, and
competitive posture.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize
companies in a variety of regional and global
markets for demonstrating outstanding
achievement and superior performance in areas
such as leadership, technological innovation,
customer service, and strategic product
development. Industry analysts compare market
participants and measure performance through
in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive
secondary research in order to identify best
practices in the industry.
