Products | Digital Signage iCOMPE ED S L™ iCOMPEL EDS for the Enterprise Deliver the right message at the right time across your global enterprise iCOMPE ED S • More features and fewer headaches than similarly priced product bundles for enterprise-wide signage. • Great for large, geographically diverse networks. • All licenses are perpetual — no renewals. • Simplified central management of content and playlists. • Offers complete control via a standard Web browser. • Group player control for segmenting distribution. • Advanced playout reporting and alert reporting features. • Multilanguage support. • Enterprise-grade security. • Global time zone support for playout at the correct local times. • Supports local “ad hoc” content updates at the screen. • STANDARD WARRANTY — 1 Year • EXTENDED WARRANTY — Add 2 or 3 Years Manage by region. iCOMPE ED S ENTERPRISE DIGI TA L SIGN AG E L™ Easily manage a portion or your entire network from your Web browser. Manage by country/continent. iCOMPEL EDS™ gives you total control and visibility of signage content at the corporate, central administrative office, or government agency level. With the system, you have an easy way to supply professional-caliber content to large signage networks as well as remotely located networks. Through the platform, you can update content from anywhere you have an Internet connection to change presentations, customize messaging for specific audiences, issue alerts, and more. For each screen, you just need Manage globally. to add an iCOMPEL EDS Subscriber unit. The iCOMPEL EDS management software holds all your files and designs. Through the software, you send media over the network to any number of iCOMPEL EDS Subscribers — even on the other side of the world. Scaling your network is simply a matter of adding more iCOMPEL EDS Subscribers to your iCOMPEL EDS configuration. Easy drag-and-drop design tools and an intuitive composer interface for creating content… The EDS software gives you an intuitive way to create attention- getting signage, schedule playout, group players, and more. It features a content-centric interface for creating layouts in a snap. This unique composer tool enables you to add special effects to a layout without working within Flash! Use it, for instance, to: • Set up effects for page transitions, object animations, image reflection, shadowing, rounded corners on objects, and more. • Create transparent layers via alpha color background settings. • Adjust, resize, position, and layer zones with a click and drag. • Position images exactly by keying in coordinates and image sizes. • Set background color or images. • Crop images on the fly without modifying the original file. After a new playlist of screens is created and saved in the composer Create using the grid-based palette with sophisticated design tools. 32 tool, the system provides you with a window (shown at right) for easily managing that playlist. Tech Support 030 - 241 77 99 | Sales 030 - 241 77 77 | On-Site Services 030 - 241 77 44 iCOMPE ED S L™ Manage by site/state. L™
iCOMPEL EDS Enterprise with this easy-to-scale signage solution. Simple to get started and control. Fully manage your signage presentations using playlists and tools, which provide you with easy, drag-and-drop control from any supported Web browser running a Flash plug-in. From the Playlist Management screen, you can be building screens in minutes, dropping various media into zones within a new template. Add text, tickers, images, videos, multicast streams, Flash, and audio with ease. It supports 1080p video decoding as well as Flash and HTML media natively. RSS ticker text is easy to add with iCOMPEL EDS. Tickers can be horizontal, vertical, or block style — great for speedy readers annoyed by ticker crawls. Layout flexibility. The software supports full-screen and multizone layouts, and enables you to optimize resolutions for maximum display performance. What’s more, screens can be in a kiosk touchscreen application for maximum customer interaction — no extra touch licenses need to be purchased; this support is built into the platform. Incorporating multicast video streams into the layout doesn’t require a license either. Zone, composer, or full-screen playlists or a queue of playlists can be scheduled for playout at specific times. Every zone in the display layout can play content independently from each other. The iCOMPEL EDS Subscriber automatically synchronizes content and starts playout of scheduled playlists. Optimized for commercial ad networks. The system supports aggregates from ad networks, so you can subscribe to a network and set up your iCOMPEL EDS system to play ads at certain intervals in your signage. Or, if you like, you can create zones to display ads directly from advertisers. In addition to player alert reporting for smooth, 24/7 operation, the iCOMPEL EDS supports advanced playout (proof of performance) reporting for customer billing. Plus, through player grouping or meta tagging (license required), you can give media buyers the flexibility to choose where and when their ad is shown. This dynamic function ensures that advertisers get maximum attention at the point of sale. Content Elements Video Pictures Flash Content Upload iCOMPEL EDS Manager Software Hosted on a Server Typical iCOMPEL EDS workflow: • For large signage deployments with screens in many locations. • Delivered as a virtual machine for easy scalability. • Ideal for ad networks requiring playout verification on screens. • For corporate organizations requiring enterprise-grade security settings. • For administrators needing to segment content distribution by regions. • All licenses are perpetual — no year-after-year renewals to worry about. Where it fits in our digital signage line: …plus a window for managing playlists. User permission Double-click to open composer and edit playlist Content elements for selected zone in sequential Double-click to edit playlist properties Move mouse over to see a thumbnail preview of the playlist order in Zone 1 Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Content elements for selected zone in sequential order in Zone 2 Picture 1 Flash 1 Picture 2 Create Schedule B for Group X with Playlist A Download of Instant play/stop Delete playlist Play/stop instant playlist Copy playlist Preview playlist Export playlist Publish playlist Schedule playlist For more information and our online store, visit www.blackbox.nl 33 For more on iCOMPEL EDS, turn the page. Group X loops Playlist A during Schedule B Schedule B for Group X and related playlist and content Selected zone layout template for Playlist A
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