iTeam, Inc., a leading nationwide provider of digital signage and IT installation services, and Symon Communications, a global leader in the provision of visual communications and digital signage solutions, announced today that they have signed a partnership agreement. Under Symon’s oversight, iTeam will provide digital signage installation and support services to Symon using iTeam’s Service-as-a-Product™ approach and proprietary iPlatform™ system. This new agreement enables Symon to provide iTeam’s nationwide, high-quality installation service to clients in need of highly-distributed, large-scale digital signage deployments.

With its unique installation process known as Service-as-a-Product™ (SaaP™), iTeam has rapidly become the industry leader in packaged outsourcing of digital signage installations. SaaP transforms complex installations into a simple process and approach and includes 1) productized installation services, 2) processes to anticipate and accommodate site-to-site environmental variations, 3) dedicated iTeam Service Advisors to manage every installation event, 4) a proven nationwide network of high-quality field installers, and 5) unprecedented visibility and control provided by iTeam’s iPlatform™ software.

“We are very pleased to be working with iTeam to strengthen our

Universities are rapidly adopting digital signage networks as an important communication tool. As Platt Retail Institute’s (PRI) Research Report entitled “Communication Effectiveness in Higher Education” illustrates, digital communication networks (DCNs) are a viable alternative to various older forms of on-campus communication. Yet little research has been conducted  that quantifies the value derived by a school from this investment.

In light of the need by universities to justify these expenditures, PRI has developed a research methodology to quantify the value derived from a university’s investment in a DCN. From the results of our test, universities will have greater insight into knowing who is, in fact, looking at their DCN messages, and the impact achieved. PRI has secured the participation of twenty major U.S. institutions in this research. Field testing will begin in the summer of 2012, with an anticipated release of the Working Paper’s findings by year-end.

Specific benefits for a school from this research will include:

•    Quantify the value derived from an investment in a DCN generally, and from specific applications.
•    Enhance targeting of messages.