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Alpha Video’s Digital Display Group Wins 2008 DIGI Award
Leading digital signage provider wins for Excellence in Creativity
Minneapolis, MN, October 23, 2008 – Digital Display Group (DDG), a division of Alpha Video & Audio, Inc., announced that it was recently a second-time winner at the fourth annual DIGI Awards, held at the Digital Signage Show on October 15, 2008 in New York. Alpha Video’s DDG won in the category of Corporate Application, Excellence in Creative for its University of New Mexico project.
The DIGI Awards recognize the most successful and innovative digital signage deployments that have taken place within the past year. Stan Stanek, President & CEO of Alpha Video & Audio Inc., said, “We are very honored to have won this prestigious award again, which highlights the distinction of our digital signage solutions. We look forward to continuing our success in signage applications, and thank the judges for choosing Alpha Video and Digital Display Group as a 2008 DIGI Award winner.”
Alpha Video’s Digital Display Group designed and installed a state-of-the-art video wall and conference system for the University of New Mexico, Anderson School of Management. The video wall allows for a trading floor look and displays real-time stock pricing information, a stock and news ticker, and live high definition television feeds in many different locations on the wall. The system is also configured for a lecture mode that allows for media playback, PowerPoint input, and document cameras to aid in classroom instruction. Scala’s InfoChannel 5 and DDG’s own CastNET software handle all of the stock data displays, permitting the University to utilize user-friendly control of the wall, configuration, on/off times, etc., through a web-based interface.
For more information from Alpha Video’s Digital Display Group, please call (952) 896-9898 or visit www.digitaldisplaygroup.com.
About Digital Display Group
For over ten years, Digital Display Group (DDG), a division of Alpha Video & Audio, Inc., has been the leading Web-enabled solution for creating and managing digital signage for Fortune 500 companies, entertainment venues, retail outlets, cable advertisers, and schools worldwide. It’s revolutionary CastNET digital signage solution is backed by over 35 years of experience in audiovisual and IT integration.
About Alpha Video & Audio, Inc.
Since 1970, Alpha Video, a member of Professional Systems Network Inc. (PSNI) has been a leading digital video systems dealer, integrator and provider of visual communications solutions. Alpha specializes in products, systems and services for video and digital media content creation, management, and distribution.
Both Alpha Video and Digital Display Group are privately held and headquartered at 7711 Computer Ave, Edina, Minnesota 55435; tel: (800) 388-0008 or (952) 986-9898; fax (952) 896-9899; website: www.alphavideo.com or www.digitaldisplaygroup.com.
Alpha Video is a proud member of the PSNI network.
About PSNI
PSNI represents a North American network of independently owned affiliates that generates over $550 million in annual revenues with over 1,590 employees located in 60 offices nationwide. Founded in 1986, PSNI provides a forum for information exchange and problem solving, elevates public awareness of affiliates’ capabilities, and offers a distinguishing standard of quality, integrity, customized service, and expertise.
To learn more about PSNI, visit the association’s website at www.psni.org.
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