Media Coverage

April 12, 2013

Government Video touts NEC with the latest video technologies to dazzle officials

April 10, 2013

While digital signage has frequently been deployed in a variety of retail applications – in such forms as video-enhanced menu boards in restaurants, dynamic ‘end caps’ in electronics stores, directory boards in malls and even ‘virtual mannequins’ in clothing stores – the true potential of this medium has yet to be tapped, in terms of full customer engagement through interactivity.

April 10, 2013

NEC is named a finalist for the InfoComm/Rental & Staging Systems Awards Program, with products including; PH1000U, P451W, X463UN-TMX9P, V552 and EA294WMi

April 02, 2013

Colleges and universities install digital signs for a variety of reasons. But before doing anything else, the most important task is to define the goals for a digital sign program, says Richard Ventura, sales director at NEC Display Solutions. The next step is to determine how many signs are needed, and in what sizes. Other considerations include deciding where the signs should be placed and whether commercial- or consumer-grade technology is needed.

March 21, 2013

The Canadian school replaced aging equipment with new display, projectors and desktop monitors with the help of contest winnings.

March 01, 2013

NEC has produced quite the Road Warrior in its latest projector the NEC VE281X. Designed to be fairly compact and simple to operate, the NEC VE281X is a XGA (1024x768) resolution projector with a rated brightness of 2800 lumens. The projector is 3D ready, and capable of resolutions as high as 1600x1200. You will want to read the section about image quality, as it pertains to this projector. The image quality in higher resolutions was quite surprising.

January 30, 2013

Pierre answers fundamental questions about running a business and how NEC Display has been successful. He also conveys NEC Display’s leadership positions in the markets we serve. He also conveys NEC Display’s leadership positions in the markets we serve.

November 20, 2012

NEC’s Clark Brown discusses McCarran International Airport’s investment of more than 900 displays in its newest terminal.

November 11, 2012

NEC Product Manager Rachel Karnani details the back story of the development of the Open Pluggable Specification (OPS), its benefits, and its role in driving digital signage adoption. NEC offers a variety of products with OPS compatibility with the goal to further simplify the installation, use and maintenance of digital signage.

August 14, 2012

Digital Signage Today Editor Christopher Hall writes about industry trends as seen in NEC’s MGM Resorts International case study. The article includes an interview with MGM’s Randy Dearborn, who discusses the cost-effective benefits of digital signage, MGM’s analytical tool that provides great data to mine for customer branding and the symbiotic relationship social networks have in MGM’s brand building. It also touches on mobile interactivity technologies to upsell customers on experiences and services.

July 05, 2012

The Supreme Court recently maintained the law requiring restaurant chains with 20 or more locations to include detailed nutrition information and calorie counts on their menus and menu boards. NEC's Rich Ventura comment to Digital Signage Today: "The bonus is now on the menu board provider to create a system that continues to increase ROI, deliver integration into point-of-sale technology, allow for ease of use and product information change, deliver multimedia content to the menu board, and give the ability for the brand to meet the FDA guidelines."

March 20, 2012

Digital Signage Today’s article discusses the highlights of NEC’s booth at Digital Signage Expo 2012, including the 46” X463UN, a 3x3 55” X551UN video wall, 65” V651-TOUCH display and NP-PX750U DLP projector.

February 14, 2012

NEC customer Musical Instrument Museum of Arizona is highlighted in Signage Solutions Magazine.

December 01, 2011

Airport Improvement Magazine details this airport’s $1.2 million project that includes 72 NEC displays.

October 13, 2011

Film Journal International covers an NEC digital cinema customer project of 144 projection systems.

October 05, 2011

NEC's Rich Ventura writes about the best way to effectively use digital signage in a quick-service restaurant drive-thru, including location of the display, incorporating social media and meeting government requirements.

September 14, 2011

NEC's Rich Ventura discusses the top reasons to utilize professional-grade displays in quick-service restaurants, versus a consumer-grade product, ranging from environmental factors to level of control over the product after installation.

August 01, 2011

Mike Zmuda authors this Signage Solutions featured article on what to look for in content management software (CMS) solutions in digital out-of-home (DOOH) networks.

June 08, 2011

NEC's Rich Ventura authors this Digital Signage Expo article on the most essential ingredients of a digital menu board installation in the quick-service restaurant market.

January 06, 2011

AV Technology Magazine notes that Los Angeles is at its lowest crime rate since the 1960’s because of improved productivity with NEC displays in its Emergency Operations Center.

September 10, 2010

Mike Zmuda speaks with Medical Office Today about how digital signage allows physicians to connect with patients outside the examination room.

August 01, 2010

NEC’s Mike Zmuda spoke with Airport Business about how VUKUNET can benefit airports. Photos from NEC’s installations at JFK International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport are also shown.

August 01, 2010

NEC’s Mike Zmuda spoke with National Public Radio producer Phil Harrell about whether “Minority Report” technologies are becoming a reality. Mike speaks about NEC’s role as a leader in harnessing key technologies to target advertising digital screen viewers, while also emphasizing the respect for individual privacy through opt-in services.

June 21, 2010

PCMag.com’s Gearlog section discusses why short throw projectors are approaching 20% of the market.

February 01, 2010

Visit Sound & Communications’ website to read a detailed article about the benefits VUKUNET provides to network owners.

February 01, 2010

Sign Builder Illustrated describes digital signage in airports in this lengthy article, which includes quotes from NEC’s Luke Bruschuk. The article also details NEC’s P Series and VUKUNET.

January 26, 2010

EdTech Magazine details NEC’s 18-unit X461UN installation at the University of Illinois at Chicago, using it for education purposes within its Electronic Visualization Laboratory.

January 22, 2010

Channel Insider interviewed NEC’s Ashley Flaska about VUKUNET and the revenue potential for VARs.

January 15, 2010

NEC’s Vice President of Marketing Ashley Flaska describes the digital out-of-home market, and how digital signage networks can best hook advertisers.

December 11, 2009

Hotel Interactive details NEC customer MGM’s installation of more than 400 LCD displays in its properties in Las Vegas, NV.

November 17, 2009

Biz Tech Magazine details NEC’s case study with the Adler Planetarium, discussing the specifics of the Moon Wall deployment featuring a 3x4 matrix of 46-inch NEC X461UN displays.

September 11, 2009

CRN's article details the benefits of using NEC's 82" MultiSync LCD8205 and 46" MultiSync X461UN in commercial-grade digital signage applications.

August 24, 2009

Film Journal International published this byline article by NEC’s Jim Reisteter, general manager for digital cinema projectors, which discusses the vantage points on 4k and 2k technologies.

May 07, 2009

Digital Signage Expo’s Richard Lebovitz details NEC’s digital signage ring deployment at JFK Airport in the JetBlue Terminal, which is comprised of 43 MultiSync LCD4020-2-IT displays.

May 01, 2009

Grocery Headquarters Magazine quotes NEC’s Mike Zmuda discussing effective ways stores can deploy digital signage to drive decision-making and sales.

March 30, 2009

Sound & Video Contractor’s article details the award-winning deployment at JFK International Airport, which features 43 NEC MultiSync LCD4020 displays in a large oval ring suspended from the ceiling.

March 25, 2009

Airport Improvement Magazine highlights NEC’s large-format LCD case study with Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in their March/April 2009 issue.

March 23, 2009

Airport Business Magazine covered NEC’s Raleigh-Durham Airport case study, naming it a forward-thinking airport in deploying IT resources. RDU’s Mark Posner and NEC’s Mike Zmuda are interviewed in the article on putting together an effective digital signage solution.

March 18, 2009

Next-Gen Self-Service Magazine published NEC’s case study with International Specialty Products in its entirety.

February 05, 2009

VAR Business Magazine covers NEC’s case study with International Specialty Products, quoting ISP’s Lisa Porter, integrator Marc Wolfe of ProActive and NEC’s Jean McLaughlin.

January 28, 2009

NEC Display Solutions’ deployment of NP4000 and NP4001 projectors at the University of Ottawa is the lead story in this Campus Technology e-newsletter. The projectors are touted for their wide aspect ratio and playback of video sources.

January 13, 2009

Digital Signage Today’s coverage of NEC’s top finish in the Business Solutions VAR reader awards.