3M Digital Signage Releases Network Edition Version 3.5
3M releases a new version of its leading digital signage software product, 3M Digital Signage Software - Network Edition version 3.5
[UKPRwire, Fri Mar 23 2007] 3M, the diversified technology company, today announced the release of a new version of its leading digital signage software product, 3M Digital Signage Software - Network Edition (NE) version 3.5. The Network Edition 3.5 release builds on existing capabilities for scheduling playlists of multimedia files to play out on any screen anywhere in the world. It includes the introduction of new server-class software products that allow end-users to host their own network servers, expanded and enhanced Active Information Modules offering dynamic content offerings such as local weather feeds, enhanced network management functions, and augmented security features.
Highlights include 3M Digital Signage – Full Server, which enables end-users to host their own networks and enables full Network Edition functionality behind users’ firewalls, internationalisation capabilities for multi-language support, and an application program interface (API) that facilitates seamless integration between NE and external systems and applications for increased functionality and customisation.
Current users of Network Edition 3.0 will receive automatic upgrades and will see improvements to the NE software the next time they log in. The Server Class products are optional and include all the improvements and features of the core NE software product.
“With this latest software release we are demonstrating our commitment to providing a comprehensive, powerful suite of products and services that address customer requirements and the demands of the rapidly growing digital signage market,” said Simon Birkenhead, Sales and Marketing manager, 3M Digital Signage Division. “Network Edition 3.5, combined with our Network Operations Manager software and Vikuiti Rear Projection display technologies, deliver on the 3M promise to provide innovative and practical solutions that generate real business results.”
New features and capabilities of Network Edition 3.5:
3M Digital Signage Server Class Software Products:
• 3M Digital Signage - Full Server: Enables end-users to host and manage their own Network Edition platform. Also features Server Watch, which enables server-side NE application monitoring and status reporting.
• 3M Digital Signage - Site Server: Provides ability for aggregation of player-to-server communications via a local ‘distribution hub’. Particularly useful for networks featuring a large number of players at each location. Supports a variety of distribution methods including FTP, HTTP, Satellite and Disk.
• 3M Digital Signage – Content Server: Provides local hosting of the content storage functionality for Network Edition.
3M Digital Signage - Active Information Modules :
• Live content feeds, such as local weather and news, for easy incorporation into customer playlists.
• New selectable backgrounds for eye-catching content.
New Features:
• Application Program Interface (API): Allows end-user systems/applications to interface with 3M Network Edition software
• Internationalisation capabilities for multi-language support
Other Functional Improvements:
• Enhanced Security, including SSL and database encryption
• Enhanced proof-of-play reporting
• Improved user interface responsiveness and load time
Support and Service
• 24-hour e-mail support available globally
For more information please contact 3M directly by calling +44 (0) 800 731 3530, by emailing digitalsignage.uk@mmm.com or visiting http://www.3mdigitalsignage.com
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3M and Vikuiti are registered trademarks of 3M
About 3M
3M is a $22.9 billion diversified technology company, creating innovative products that help make the world smarter, faster, healthier and safer. Well known 3M brands include Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate and Scotch-Brite.
3M has pioneered innovation since 1902 and, today, invests more than $1.5 billion a year in R&D. It has applied its expertise in RFID technology to deliver biometric passports; it is using its understanding of the healthcare industry to provide hospitals with infection prevention solutions; and its digital signage offerings are set to revolutionise the way businesses communicate with their customers, their employees and the general public.
3M employs 75,000 people worldwide to deliver more than 55,000 products to customers in some 200 countries. Its diverse technologies touch nearly every aspect of modern life, serving markets such as consumer and office, display and graphics, electronics and communications, safety, security and protection services, healthcare, industrial and transportation.
The UK and Ireland is home to one of the largest 3M subsidiaries outside the USA, employing 3650 people across 15 locations, including ten manufacturing sites. Products manufactured in the UK include coated abrasives, respirators, adhesive tapes, industrial microbiology products, drug delivery systems and secure documents.
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