iTeam, Inc., a leading nationwide provider of audio visual and IT installation services, and AVI Systems, Inc., one of the top five audio visual integrators in the nation, have announced a partnership to handle large-scale digital signage rollouts. iTeam will provide digital signage installation and support services to AVI Systems, using iTeam’s Service-as-a-Product™ approach and proprietary iPlatform™ system. This new partnership positions AVI Systems to provide nationwide service to clients in need of highly-distributed, large-scale digital signage deployments.

Exponation, LLC, which produces Digital Signage Expo® (DSE), the world’s largest International Tradeshow and Conference dedicated exclusively to digital signage, interactive technology and digital out-of-home networks (DOOH), announced today that recordings from its 2012 educational conference are now available online for on-demand viewing.

iQmetrix, the leading provider of retail management software for the North American wireless industry, today announced three new retail solutions that bring elements of the online shopping experience into the physical store: XQ Interactive Retail™ AppStream™, XQ Interactive Retail Browse™ for iPad®, and Pocket RQ™ Inventory.

NanoLumens®, the pioneering Norcross, Georgia-based company that introduced the world’s first large format flexible LED display technology, today announced that it has entered into a manufacturing agreement with a Georgia based company that will enable it to cost-effectively meet the rapidly growing market demand for its revolutionary line of flexible and fixed LED displays.

Daktronics Inc. of Brookings, S.D., and the Tampa Bay Lightning announced today that fans of the team and other visitors to the renovated Tampa Bay Times Forum will soon enjoy watching the largest high definition video displays in any United States or Canadian arena.

Projection experts at DWP Live are proud to announce that they successfully executed the first-ever 3D projection on Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. With content development from Monster Media 3D, the two companies were the first to execute projection on the façade overlooking the Neptune pool as part of last week’s CinemaCon show.

Interactive Touchscreen Solutions, Inc. (ITS) further expands into the educational market providing campuses with Navigo technology to fulfill their informational, wayfinding and LEED educational initiatives.

Versatile Systems Inc. announced today the launch of Versatile Smart Sign™ 4.0, the newest version of the powerful interactive digital signage solution. A comprehensive and highly configurable product, Versatile Smart Sign™ 4.0 offers new functionality and enhanced capabilities to expand and enrich the consumer’s experience.

Harris has announced that it will sell its broadcast division. New CEO, Bill Brown, determined the broadcast division is not in line with their long term strategy. "In addition, we are announcing plans to divest Broadcast Communications. The decision to divest Broadcast Communications resulted from a thorough review of our business portfolio, which determined that the business is no longer aligned with the company's long-term strategy. The plan to sell these assets supports our disciplined approach to capital allocation, and we intend to use the proceeds to return cash to shareholders and invest in growing our core businesses."

BrightSign, LLC®, a trusted name in the digital signage industry, announced today that the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) has published the results of research comparing sales of specific products in stores that used digital signage for promotion vs. stores that did not. For the research, the NRHA teamed with BrightSign customer, Aubuchon Hardware, a large hardware retail chain with 130 stores in the Northeast. The results of the NRHA test confirm that product sales increase when interactive digital signage is used. Aubuchon Hardware stores saw unit sales increase by 23 percent for interior paint, 45 percent for smoke detectors and a remarkable 178 percent for air filters in stores with BrightSign-powered digital signage promoting those product specials, compared to Aubuchon stores without digital signage.