BTX Introduces Digital Signage Solutions Corporate Education Financial Government Healthcare Hospitality Entertainment Manufacturing Retail Transportation Enterprise Communications Public Communication Hours of Operation Emergency Evacuation Advertising Wayfinding Queue and Line Management Visitor Information External Information Real Time Display Interactivity Timetable Information Results Display Product Information Statistics Paging Menus Data Pricing Digital Signage Software Solutions That Allow You To: Welcome visitors to your premises Inform clients of latest news, events and changing schedules Advertise new products and services Communicate with employees and customers Provide clear and accessible directions BTX offers these solutions in a software only configuration or pre-loaded on tested and approved computer hardware as a value-added service.
BTX Technologies, Inc. Net Display Systems is a global manufacturer of flexible digital signage solutions. Because this software is not tied to any specific media player, it can be properly paired with just-right hardware to meet the demands of a wide variety of applications, from PowerPoint presentations to full 1080p video with text crawls. BTX offers a variety of media player solutions that we ve custom configured to specifically run different levels of content intensity in an environment with Net Display Systems software. The Net Display Systems solutions are incredibly easy to integrate with back-end databases, work great with Flash content and can operate in a stand-alone environment or be managed with unlimited scalability. There are three main solutions outlined in this brochure and they include Professional, Standalone and Express. 3.1 PROFESSIONAL System The PROFESSIONAL System consists of five (5) fully integrated software applications that together provide the most flexible and technically advanced system for digital signage currently available. The five applications include a Designer, Manager, Server, Viewer and Agent. A typical configuration consists of a central PC on which the Designer, Manager, Server and Agent software are installed. In addition, every display has a PC behind it on which the viewer software is installed. This product is also ideal for ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS. An inexpensive optional Desktop Viewer application allows signage content to appear on every desktop throughout a company. This is ideal for emergencies and other urgent notifications, management messages and general corporate communications. 1 The PROFESSIONAL Designer software is a powerful and flexible design tool that allows you to design visually attractive digital signage content in a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) environment. It allows the use of content ranging from text only to content with fully integrated video, TV, Internet, RSS feeds and data from any database. Design of signage with almost any possible content. Large collection of page elements, including text, picture, line, shape, video/sound, webpage, formatted text, scrolling text, tables, presentation-in-page, TV and plug-ins. Support of industry standard picture and video file formats, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Shockwave, Adobe Flash, streaming video and TV. Built-in master pages for consistent page design. Unequaled database connectivity features to display real-time data. 2 fax: 800.569.4244 Powerful dynamic rules for conditional display of content. Support for interactive presentations. Preview function for an instant look at how your presentation will run. Zone viewer element allows a complete presentation to be added to another presentation and can be managed as a separate viewer. web: www.btx.com email: digitalsignage@btx.com
Digital Signage Solutions 2 3 The PROFESSIONAL Manager is the software application for scheduling content for display. It can schedule any kind of information to any display location at any time. Content can be scheduled for individual displays or for groups of viewer displays. Comprehensive recurrence features to schedule on a minute, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis. Unlimited creation of groups of displays. Definition of priority levels for content. Simple schedule editing via a drag and drop environment. Easy content editing with integrated Designer application. Easy scheduling of content via scheduler wizard. The PROFESSIONAL Server software handles the process of collecting and distributing scheduled content and files as well as the delivery of real-time data to the displays. Communication over TCP/IP via.net remoting. Communication possible over LAN, WAN, Intranet or the Internet. Full support of wireless communication. Optimized to minimize network traffic. Secured communication via data encryption. Automatic distribution of content to displays. Automatic collection and distribution of real-time data to displays. Complete synchronization of content files between Professional Server and displays. 4 The PROFESSIONAL Viewer is the software application responsible for displaying scheduled content on a display device. This software communicates with the Professional Server software for the retrieval of content, related files and real-time data. A separate Desktop Viewer cable installed on each computer on a network allowing the same content to be inexpensively displayed throughout an organization. Displays content on any type of display. Supports any screen resolution. Can work in combination with multiple displays or even an entire video wall. Support of kiosks, whether or not in combination with touch screens. Page synchronization between multiple displays. Local caching of schedules, content and files to work offline in the case of a network failure. 5 The PROFESSIONAL Agent is an optional software application which allows easy monitoring and analysis of a Professional system installation and perform remote management. Comprehensive set of remote Professional Server and Viewer functions. Automatic notification of network failures. Keeps screen capture information, statistics and a logbook with a complete record of display processes. The Professional System Ordering Information: Part Number Description Requirement NDS-PKEY31 Hardware Key 1 per server NDS-PDGR31 PROFESSIONAL Designer License 1 per content designer NDS-PMGR31 PROFESSIONAL Manager License 1 per manager* NDS-PSVR31 PROFESSIONAL Server 1 per server NDS-PVWR31 Viewer 1 per display* NDS-PDVR31 Desktop Viewer 1 per computer monitor (optional)* NDS-PAGT31 PROFESSIONAL Agent 1 per system administrator (optional)* NDS-SUPUPGR Software Contract Optional *Quantity break discounts are available. Call your salesperson for details. Schedules tasks for performing operations, including the installation of new software or automatic computer reboots. Remote retrieval of system information, process information, fonts and log files. Remote adjustment of program setting. email: digitalsignage@btx.com web: www.btx.com fax: 800.569.4244 3
BTX Technologies, Inc. 3.1 STANDALONE System The STANDALONE System is ideal for an application requiring a single digital sign. It could be located by the front door of a retail shop announcing the specials or sales of the day. This system requires just one PC, which contains the 3.1 Standalone Designer software and the Viewer software. The Standalone Designer software is a powerful and flexible design tool that allows you to design visually attractive digital signage content ranging from text only to content with fully integrated video, TV, Internet, RSS feeds and data from any database. It allows you to take information from an unlimited number of sources and combine it into a visually appealing and dynamic presentation. Design digital signage with almost any content type. Supports industry standard picture and video file formats, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Shockwave, Adobe Flash, streaming video and TV. Unequaled database connectivity features for display of real-time information. Unique playback capability to help with archiving and retrieval of content. Optional behind-the-scene content management. Integrated preview facility offers instant feedback on how content will run before being displayed. The Standalone Viewer is the software application that displays the designed presentations on a standalone display. Works with any type of display (LCD, LED, Plasma), video walls and supports any screen resolution. Directly integrates with Standalone Designer for easy content editing. Playlist editor for simple scheduling of content. Built-in support for Kiosks either with or without touchscreens. The Standalone System Ordering Information: Part Number Description Requirement NDS-SKEY31 Hardware Key 1 per standalone display NDS-SDGR31 Designer 1 per standalone display* NDS-SVWR31 Viewer 1 per standalone display NDS-SUPUPGR Software Contract Optional *Quantity break discounts are available. Call your salesperson for details. fax: 800.569.4244 web: www.btx.com email: digitalsignage@btx.com 4
Digital Signage Solutions XPRESS System This software system has all the components of the PROFESSIONAL system including the Desktop Viewer for companywide communication, but with a subset of features. Please review the feature comparison chart on the following pages for a full understanding of the differences. The XPRESS System Ordering Information: X Part Number Description Requirement NDS-XSKEY31 Hardware Key 1 per server NDS-XSPDGR31 XPRESS Designer License 1 per content designer NDS-XSMGR31 XPRESS Manager License 1 per manager* NDS-XSVR31 XPRESS Server 1 per server NDS-XSVWR31 Viewer 1 per display* NDS-XSDVR31 Desktop Viewer 1 per computer monitor (optional)* NDS-XSAGT31 XPRESS Agent 1 per system administrator (optional)* NDS-SUPUPGR Software Contract Optional *Quantity break discounts are available. Call your salesperson for details. Media Player Hardware Options A signage application involving a PowerPoint presentation requires a far different piece of hardware compared to a true multimedia filled content presentation. The NDS software can be paired up with any Windows based media player. BTX, working with some of the most sophisticated hardware engineers in the USA, has designed specific media players for simple content and media-intensive content. Choose one of these for your application, or contact our engineers to help design the just-right player for you. Our players come complete with a Windows operating system and your specific NDS software installed. Please note that when considering which media player to choose, customer requirements may change over time and the more powerful media player is always a safer choice. Simple Content Media Player: This low-cost player is optimized for content with simple PowerPoint content, rotating pictures, 720p video and static text. This product is VESA compatible. Part Number BTX-MP101 BTX-MP101P BTX-MP101S BTX-MP101XS Description Simple Content Media Player (SCMP) SCMP with Professional SCMP with Standalone SCMP with XPRESS Multimedia Intensive Content Media Player: This player is optimized for all the content of the Simple Content Media Player, but can also handle Flash, 1080p video, scrolling text and more. This product is VESA compatible. Part Number BTX-MP301 BTX-MP301P BTX-MP301S BTX-MP301XS Description Intensive Content Media Player (ICMP) ICMP with Professional ICMP with Standalone ICMP with XPRESS email: digitalsignage@btx.com web: www.btx.com fax: 800.569.4244 5
BTX Technologies, Inc. Products Comparison General Standalone XPRESS Professional Premise-based software YES YES YES Standalone DS solution YES YES YES Network DS solution - YES YES Designer - Design Designing presentations YES YES YES Possible content Any Subset Any Database connectivity YES Limited YES Master pages YES YES YES Presentation preview YES YES YES Interactivity YES YES YES Manager - Schedule Simple scheduling Limited YES YES Priority scheduling - YES YES Destination grouping - YES YES Recurring scheduling - - YES User permissions - - YES Server - Distribution Distribution of schedules YES YES YES Content distribution - YES YES Distribution real-time data - YES Viewer - Playback Standard Viewer YES YES YES Desktop Viewer - YES YES Staff Viewer - - YES Cluster Viewer - - YES Agent - Monitoring Monitoring - YES YES Remote Management - YES YES SDK - - YES fax: 800.569.4244 web: www.btx.com email: digitalsignage@btx.com 6
Digital Signage Solutions Products Comparison Content Elements Standalone XPRESS Professional Text YES YES YES Picture YES YES YES Line YES YES YES Shape YES YES YES Video YES YES YES Formatted Text YES YES YES Flash YES YES YES Web Page YES YES YES Scrolling Text YES YES YES Chart YES - YES Table YES - YES Presentation in Page YES - YES Digital TV YES - YES Analog TV YES - YES Plug-in YES - YES PDF YES - YES Advanced TV YES - YES Progress Bar YES - YES RS232 YES - YES Zone Viewer YES - YES DVD YES - YES Interactive Filter YES - YES Streaming Video YES - YES PowerPoint YES - YES Custom Add-Ons YES - YES Database Connectivity CMS connectivity YES YES YES XML data sources / RSS feeds YES YES YES Static tables YES YES YES Microsoft Access YES - YES Microsoft SQL Server YES - YES OLE DB data sources YES - YES ODBC data sources YES - YES Sorting YES YES YES Filtering YES YES YES Backup data provider YES - YES Database rules YES - YES email: digitalsignage@btx.com web: www.btx.com fax: 800.569.4244 7
BTX Technologies, Inc. More Products Content Manager Browser-Based Solution The Content Manager is an optional module for managing information simply and effectively through a browser-based Content Management System (CMS). Now, within seconds, you can create welcome messages for your visitors, update event schedules for your conference rooms and provide ad-hoc announcements. Part Number Description NDS-CMS31 Content Manager 3.1 NDS-CMSKEY31 3.1 CMS Hardware key NDS-CMSUSER31 Content Manager additional user Content Manager is easy to use and allows information to be entered just as it is to be shown on the screen without the need for in-depth knowledge about designing, scheduling, distributing and displaying content. Where, when and in what format the information will be displayed is all controlled automatically by the Software. FIDS MANAGER Software The Flight Information Display System (FIDS) is an economical transportation specific software solution that comes pre-installed with standard screens for common passenger information including flight schedules, advertising, paging, emergency announcements and more. This solution is ideal for a small to medium sized airport. Part Number Description NDS-FIDS31 FIDS Manager 3.1 NDS-CMSKEY31 3.1 FIDS Hardware key NDS-FIDSUSER31 FIDS Manage add. user Software Contract Keep your current version of up-to-date with an annual software contract. For one year you get the latest product updates, software builds and product release notes. The contract also provides access to the members-only NDS Technical Forum and the NDS Newsletter. BTX Technologies, Inc. 5 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, New York 10532 (Headquarters & Distribution Hub) 3130 West California Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 (Distribution Hub) www.btx.com info@btx.com business hours: 8:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. EST or visit our website and order 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! phone: 800.666.0996 or 914.592.1800 fax: 800.569.4244 or 914.592.0800 All information subject to change without notice. 2012 BTX Technologies, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.