As the global market for flat panel TVs has been plateauing in recent years, flat panel display manufacturers—especially LCD producers—have looked to commercial markets such as digital signage to increase sales and profits from their large-area FPD production. Electronic menu boards, in-classroom interactive white boards, out-of-home digital advertising and other non-consumer uses for FPDs, collectively categorized as public displays (PD) or large-format displays have shown solid and steady growth in recent years, rising 65% in unit volume production from 2009 to 2011.

ClearOne today launched the MagicBox WebSuite digital signage software platform that allows users to control their entire signage network from any web browser at any location. The new platform is available as a cloud-hosted SaaS model at www.magicboxinc.com.

STRATACACHE, a leading provider of scalable, high-performance digital signage, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration technologies, today revealed its new translucent digital signage product—PrimaSee Vending.

High impact customer engagement is set to rise to a whole new level of brilliance at next month’s American Institute of Architect’s annual conference in Washington, DC, when the leading façade engineering and design consulting firm Axis Façades International unveils a specially designed LEDvideo wall as part of its trade show exhibit.

Digital Signage Expo, the world’s largest International Tradeshow and Conference dedicated to digital signage, interactive technology and digital out-of-home networks (DOOH), is now accepting nominations for its 10th Annual APEX Awards.

Global digital out-of-home media (DOOH) revenues generated by digital place-based networks, billboards and signage operators, grew 15.3% to $6.97 billion in 2011 and are projected to expand 19.2% in 2012, according to new data released today by PQ Media, the leading provider of econometric research and consulting to the media, entertainment and communications industries. US DOOH operator revenue increased 11.2% in 2011, driven primarily by double-digit growth among digital billboard operators, while digital place-based networks grew at a high single-digit rate for the year. Overall, the global DOOH industry expanded at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.7% in the 2006-11 period, according to the PQ Media Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast 2012-16.

Delphi Display Systems, Inc. introduces the Digital Sidewalk SignBoard, a combination digital signage display and traditional chalkboard. Delphi Display Systems is a leading designer and manufacturer of reliable and rugged outdoor digital signage solutions.

iSIGN Media Solutions Inc., a leading provider of interactive mobile advertising solutions that serves advertisers, manufacturers, retailers and advertising agencies throughout North America and Carroll Advertising, Inc., an independently owned and operated advertising company located in Boston, MA., are pleased to announce that they have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent.

At this week’s NAB Show, Trans-Lux Corporation is showcasing its TL Vision 4mm Black LED indoor large screen video display solution installed in the Venetian Casino Sports Book. The new displays solution delivers a revolutionary improvement in large screen image performance that is ideally suited for media rich environments.

Digital display innovator, Prysm, announced at InfoComm China today the company’s expansion to China with the opening of a new office in Beijing, China, to better serve customers in the region. For the first time, Prysm’s Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) technology will be available in the Asian marketplace.