In a SaaS model, which stands for “Software as a Service”, you subscribe to licenses every month. This means that if for example you have 20 screens installed , you will pay $n x 20 where n = the monthly subscribed price. The SaaS model has many key advantages including a lower cost of ownership and provides the flexibility for the subscriber to either starts and stops the subscription whenever it is necessary or even migrate from one SaaS provider to another.
Cloud hosting
Cloud hosting for your digital signage network is cost efficient and scalable: pay-per-use, no need to reserve massive server powers to avoid website crash from sudden traffic surge, reducing a significant expense from your overall digital signage operating cost.
When you open a new account on our platform, our management system will automatically associate your account with the server that’s geographically closest to you. This means faster downloads and a more responsive work flow for both you and your audience.
It’s just another way the cloud is working for you.
Our Player caches all the content locally. So even if a server is being worked on, your screen will never go down and the complete transition will be transparent to your audience. When the server is brought back up, the Player will automatically reach to the cloud and check for new updates which you may have submitted while the server was maintained.
In real-estate it’s all about location, in the cloud it’s all about security. Securing the cloud is fundamental to its success. It is a core component in our Signage digital signage network. Information is safely and securely stored and accessed through an authorized process called public / private key encryption process.
So now you know. Cloud computing is already here. More companies are transitioning into the cloud because it makes economic sense. Let us maintain the infrastructure while you can focus on content creation, management and sales.
Digital Signage Software Features
The Digital Signage Software includes the Player (airPlayer) and the Studio (airStudio) which holds the signage management.
Cross platform
Our Digital Signage software is truly a cross platform with full support for Linux, Mac and Windows (Studio and Players). This versatile approach will save you thousands of dollars in unnecessary OS licensing and restrictions.
Software updates
Software revision updates and bug fixes are all automatically applied to all Players. This ensures that you can remotely manage all signage stations without having to physically attend to each one.
The Player
The Player is controlled from the Studio. It is a robust presentation player that is powered by Adobe’s sophisticated rendering & AS3 engine.
Kiosk: Get touch screen interaction with the Kiosk tool. Let a user guide its way through your menu system. Use our custom Kiosk builder to construct a navigation system using the drag and drop kiosk design tool.
Off-line updater: No internet ? No problem ! The Off-line updater allows you to manually update remote stations using portable flash memory device. Perfect for billboards and other sign systems which may not have broadband access.
Music atmosphere player: Play background music through your Player. Create music playlists with your favorite mp3 files. Generate an atmosphere for your business all through your Player.
The Studio
Powerful Presentation Builder
The Studio is at the core of the Digital Signage platform. It is where you will spend most of your time building, configuring, controlling and maintaining your complete digital signage platform. And because the Studio plays such a vital role in the success of your final product, we felt we had to deliver an amazing platform which can deliver ease of use without compromising functionality; and that’s exactly what we did. Using the Studio application you can create any number of campaigns. The campaign unifies a set of timelines which together construct your final display output. Below are some of the key features that are part of the Studio.
Campaign
The campaign is a global configuration which holds your complete digital signage setup. Having the ability to configure multiple campaigns allows you to easily switch your signage players from one configuration to another.
Timeline
A timeline is a visual representation of the sequential play list order of your media resources. A collection of all your timelines make up the final output of your digital signage presentation.
Resources
Resources include any media content which loads onto your digital Player. These include video, sound, signage components and scenes.
Also provided are social network portals that retrieve shared files. These portals include social networks as well as our own built in digital signage social network.
Stations
The Station manager empowers you to remotely control all of the Signage Players. You can reboot, play, stop, update software, get statistics and more. All this from within the comfort of the Studio station manager.
Components
The components include many valuable tools that you can use to enrich your signage presentation. These include RSS News, Stock tickers, RSS Weather, RSS Video Podcasts, HTML component, TV Tuner / Capture card, clocks and more. Components can be used directly on the timeline or within a designer scene.
Screen Divisions
Screen division divide the screen into separate areas (AKA Zones). Areas are assigned a channel number in which you can run independent content.
Included in our software is a powerful screen division WYSIWYG editor.
Designer
The designer is a Lite Flash like editor available within the Studio. The designer allows for animation, custom positioning of resources within a screen division and more. The designer’s final output is a scene that is used directly on the timeline. The designer includes over 120 features.
Sequencing
The sequencer is essentially a simple and effective way to serially set the play list order of all the timelines. This is done using simple drag and drop operation.
Scheduler
Set your timelines to play at any day and anytime. Use the scheduler to set the exact start and stop times. A graphical interface is used to get a summary of all future playlists and easily resolve conflicts.
Advertising Engine
Build your own Advertising network, provide to your customer proof of play, visual analytics and more. Each customer can be managed through the sub-account manager.
Multi Language
Select the language of your choice. Both Studio and Player applications are multi lingual.
CSS
Set the color and font scheme that’s right for you. With our flexible CSS controls you can set the Studio to match your style and preference.
The Digital Signage Platform and Flash
Flash is the world's #1 animation software; Our Digital Signage platform is the first web powered Digital Signage solution that is developed completely in the Flash & Flex technologies (AKA Flash Builder).
It supports all the popular file formats including H.264 hardware accelerated video format for superb GPU quality playback.
Flash video is the de-facto in internet based streaming video. With the flv format you can count on smooth real time video playback. And with Signage Studio you are always in control of what plays, when it plays and how it plays.
Swif format ( swf ) is today's standard when it comes to web advertising and online animation. The swf format is widely supported by thousands of developers worldwide thus allowing you the flexibility to easily out source your Signage presentation.
Flash is a fast, fluid workflow with Adobe Flash software, featuring a streamlined user interface, advanced video tools, and impressive integration with related software. The Studio is built using Adobe's flash technology which makes the two "the perfect marriage". Flash integration is seamless and provides a natural design flow.
