Source: PRO AV Magazine
Publication date: April 1, 2008
By Kimberly R. Griffin
The new CoolSign 4.0 digital signage software from Planar Systems allows clients to display, distribute, and control digital signage content from a central location to thousands of players. According to Brad Gleeson, vice president of business development and CoolSign general manager at Planar, the latest version is a “true enterprise-class digital signage platform,” meaning the level of security and scalability allows it to live on highly secure network infrastructures.
The system includes a player appliance that connects to any display, the appliance's own Ad Player software, and CoolSign 4.0, the content manager. Clients manage the digital content internally, through a third-party network operator, or on a subscription basis through Planer resellers. “We try to be flexible to the different business models that the end-user needs in order to justify their digital signage network,” says Gleeson.
As an enterprise-class platform, CoolSign 4.0 works with Microsoft Active Directory and has a built-in transfer server that acts as a hub between the central network manager and the players to reduce network traffic.
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