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For the Week of August 11th

Wireless Ronin Will Test its Digital Signage Menu Board Program at KFC Restaurants in Canada; Triad Hires Senior Account Executive; Image 4 Receives Certification

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16 years ago

August 11, 2008

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Management Change:

Triad Mfg. Inc. (St. Louis fixture manufacturer) has named Kari Webster senior account executive.

Business Briefs:

BroadSign Intl. Inc. (State College, Pa., provider of solutions to manage digital signage networks) has integrated with AccuWeather.com, provider of weather bulletins and forecasts, to offer real-time data feeds, including animated Doppler radars and weather icons, to viewers of BroadSign-enabled screens.

Image 4 (Manchester, N.H., visual marketing and brand support company) has announced that its president, Jeff Baker, has been awarded certification by Green Advantage, the green building environmental certification program, which will enable the company to become a strategic partner to architects, builders and contractors on green projects.

Lightfair Intl. (LFI, Atlanta lighting industry event for architectural and commercial lighting products), has announced that industry veteran Libby Morley has retired. LFI celebrates her contributions to the establishment and management of the tradeshow and conference as it prepares for its 20th anniversary in 2009.

Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc. (Minneapolis digital signage provider) has announced that Priszm Income Fund, the owner and operator of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants across Canada, has selected the company to test its digital signage menu board program at three KFC locations in Toronto. Testing of the system has already commenced in two locations in Canada with one more location to be added in October. Program evaluation is scheduled for 2009 with potential rollout to more than 300 locations commencing thereafter.

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