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UIEvolution Names Neil Fishman As Vice President of Connected Products Engineering

Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) April 08, 2015

UIEvolution, Inc., a global leader in highly scalable connected device software solutions for Enterprise companies in the Hospitality, Cruise and Automotive industries, announced today the appointment of Neil Fishman as Vice President of Connected Products Engineering. A 22-year veteran of Microsoft, Neil will be responsible for all engineering and development functions for the company’s Connected Products Team, focused specifically on efforts in the Hospitality, Cruise and Retail verticals.

Mr. Fishman is uniquely suited to lead UIEvolution’s Connected Products engineering efforts, having previously worked on key product portfolios at Microsoft. He recently managed multiple teams of developers in the Xbox Live and Windows Marketplace organization. He also spent more than a decade in the Windows Server Organization helping build multiple editions of Windows Server that have been successful in the market. Neil has extensive experience designing and implementing engineering processes that allow teams to quickly develop code while ensuring that it meets product code and industry standards.

“UIEvolution continues to grow at a fast pace,” said Chris Ruff, Chief Executive Officer and president of UIEvolution. “Neil’s experience and technical background truly reinforces the UIEvolution leadership team, validating our mission and opportunity to build great software for Enterprise companies. He has a deep passion for innovation and pushing the boundaries in engineering, and we’re happy that he chose to join our team at UIEvolution.”

In his new role, Neil will oversee all aspects of the company’s Connected Products team, including key stakeholder engagement activities for UIEvolution. His arrival is timed parallel with the company’s recent announcement of UIE ExperienceManager™ 2.0, an industry-leading platform for creating next-generation experiences on digital displays. Providing a unified solution for In-Room Entertainment, Digital Signage, Personalized Mobile Applications and Complete Business Management Tools, UIE ExperienceManager™ 2.0 provides opportunities for Enterprise customers to increase their brand identity and revenue opportunities.

“I look forward to the opportunity of working with the great talent at UIEvolution and continuing their mission of delivering innovative products for Enterprise companies at a rapid pace,” said Neil Fishman, VP of Connected Products Engineering at UIEvolution. “Having been in the tech space for decades, I truly understand UIEvolution’s focus on both delivering a positive impact for the end-user and staying on the cusp of change. And I look forward to helping the company remain on the bleeding edge of technology, furthering their engineering discipline for great success.”

Neil received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his S.M. degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from Harvard University.

Headquartered in Seattle with offices in Tokyo and Detroit, UIEvolution has a proven track record with clients like Toyota, Lexus, Carnival Cruise Lines, Samsung, AT&T, Microsoft, Disney, Mitsubishi and Panasonic. Learn more about UIEvolution by exploring this video or visiting our website at http://www.uievolution.com

About UIEvolution

UIEvolution is a vertical cloud Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider specializing in highly scalable connected device software and solutions across a broad range of markets, including Automotive, Cruise, Hotel, Retail and more. We believe that technology and connectivity should enhance and never distract from life experiences. From our inception in 2000, we have said – The User’s Experience Matters. And, now for nearly 15 years we have made software and provided services that deliver this vision. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in Tokyo and Detroit, UIEvolution has a proven track record with clients like Toyota, Lexus, Carnival Cruise Lines, Samsung, AT&T, Microsoft, Disney, Mitsubishi and Panasonic. http://www.uievolution.com







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Hollywood Fans Get Connected

Hemet, CA (PRWEB) February 14, 2007

The Internet has radically altered the way movie fans learn about their favorite films and then communicate that information with each other. Film web sites have now exploded into a veritable kaleidoscope of public bulletin boards, cinema-based social networking groups and highly opinionated movie lover blogs.

Most recently, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, there were a record number of fan-side folks blogging from Park City, Utah. No longer do movie lovers have to wait for Ebert & Roeper on a Sunday night or the Friday entertainment section of their local newspaper. Film appreciation is a 24/7 self-serve proposition, with cell phones coming up from the rear to further fuel this revolutionary fire.

FilmStew.com, a Hollywood based film and entertainment portal, has taken fan appreciation to a new level with their Project Tracker where fans can be notified anytime their favorite stars are attached to movie projects. FilmStew Chairman, John Culton, explains, “Fans and cinephiles alike can use the Project Tracker system not only to know what their favorite stars are doing, but to follow the filmmaking progress from development through production to completion.

FilmStew is also known for its edgy content and blogs.

“Through our blogs, ‘Hollywood Spin’ and ‘In Hollywood’, FilmStew is able to offer movie fans unique perspectives on the goings on of Tinseltown,” explains Richard Horgan, Director of Content for FilmStew.com. “One is a highly opinionated take on the latest movie topics and trends, while the other is written more from the day-to-day POV of a journalist working in the entertainment journalism trenches.”

“Readers have the ability to share with us their comments and reactions to each item,” he continues. “It’s the way they have become used to interacting with the Internet, and in many cases their observations add a whole new perspective to what is being covered.”

Other digital tools such as FilmStew’s Contact Directory provide further access to filmmakers and filmmaking. “Contact Directory isn’t exactly a fan tool, but for the twenty million film workers worldwide it’s a must have.” says Culton, “It provides contact data and in many instances who represents the producer, writer, or talent.”

ABOUT FILMSTEW.COM

FilmStew.com is a Hollywood entertainment portal and the online home of Hollywood’s Master Storytellers. Go to http://FilmStew.com today and track movie projects from development through production with Project Tracker, or, find out what projects your favorite actors are working working on; sign up for the Industry’s most extensive Contact Directory; or, enjoy the daily entertainment news, reviews and blogs.

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Scala Invites Americas’ Scala Certified Partners to the Annual Scala Connected Signage Conference

Exton, PA (PRWEB) September 5, 2008

Scala, the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for the connected signage market, today announced it will bring together Scala Certified Partners from the Americas for the annual Scala Connected Signage Conference (formerly Scala Partner Conference/MISA User Group Meeting) on September 15 – 16 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Philadelphia. The conference will take place immediately prior to the Digital Signage Expo East show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center September 17 – 18.

The Scala Connected Signage Conference is an educational forum for our Scala Certified Partners and customers to exchange ideas and network with industry leaders and peers from around the continent. Attendees from all backgrounds (sales, technical, marketing, etc.) will find the presentations and sessions valuable and the face-to-face time with Scala team members and partners even more valuable.

“This year we’re reformatting the conference agenda a bit to ensure that our attendees get the most value out of the conference. We are offering more than 30 interactive sessions with tracks to suit everyone,” says Kristin Belas, Marketing Communications Manager for Scala.

This year the conference will include sessions specific to Scala Ad Manager (formerly Charting Pro), a new product family that rounds out the Scala Connected Signage platform. Attendees will learn all about Ad Manager and how it completes the Connected Signage platform.

“This has been an exciting year for Scala in so many ways and we look forward to sharing that excitement with our partners and customers,” says Andrea Waldin, Director of Marketing for Scala. “Scala has experienced many changes over the past year including the acquisition of MISC and the formation of our new Scala Connected Signage platform. The conference will serve to inform and prepare our Scala Certified Partners for an exciting year in 2009.”

The conference will also host an industry partner exhibition area. Partners who have signed up to exhibit at the conference include:

-Avocent – Avocent (http://www.avocent.com) is a leading global provider of IT infrastructure management solutions for enterprise data centers, small/medium businesses and branch offices.

-Equus Computer Systems – Equus (http://www.equuscs.com) is one of America’s largest manufacturers of build-to-order desktops, notebooks and servers.

-Matrox — Matrox (http://www.matrox.com) has earned its reputation as industry leader and innovator in today’s most state-of-the-art technologies, designing software and hardware solutions in the fields of Graphics, Video editing and Image processing.

-Magenta Research — Magenta Research (http://www.magenta-research.com) is the industry-recognized leader in the adaptive distribution and switching of video/audio/control signals over CatX cable, DVI over fiber and/or Cat6 and more recently, HDMI over Cat6.

-MediaVue/SeaGate – MediaVue (http://www.mediavuesystems.com) designs and builds fanless and solid state PC’s for digital signage and other demanding applications.

-AccuWeather — AccuWeather, (http://www.accuweather.com) The World’s Weather Authority®, presents accurate, localized, branded forecasts and severe weather bulletins to over 110 million Americans each day via the Internet, mobile devices and IPTV, through the airwaves, in print and on digital signage.

-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (http://www.samsung.com/us) is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies.

-LG Electronics — LG Digital Display Company (http://www.lge.com) is the largest TV flat panel display manufacturer in the world, a leading producer of LCD and plasma TVs and one of the world’s top plasma module makers.

-Wincomm — Wincomm (http://www.wincomm.com.tw) provides competitive Digital Signage/Embedded PC products with best cost/performance, unmatched development speed, and excellent quality.

-Minicom Advanced Systems — Minicom Advanced Systems (http://www.minicom.com) manufactures KVM solutions for the management of servers and computers that facilitate control of enterprise and corporate IT environments.

About Scala:

Scala is a leading global provider of digital signage and advertising management solutions. By combining digital and traditional signage systems, Scala has become the world’s first connected signage company, offering the leading platform for content creation, management and distribution in digital signage networks, and the first unified platform for advertising management of both traditional and digital signage networks. The company’s solutions are used in retail, education, entertainment, government and other industries for diverse applications such as retail advertising networks, corporate communications (employee TV), traditional and digital billboards, digital menu boards, digital posters, cable TV, hotel lobby signage, gas pump toppers, outdoor advertising, interactive kiosks, etc. Scala pioneered the digital signage industry and today drives over 200,000 screens worldwide; more screens than all competitors combined. The company’s digital signage customers include Rabobank, IKEA, Burger King, T-Mobile, Virgin MegaStore, EuroDisney, McDonalds, Warner Brothers, The Life Channel, Rikstoto, FuelCast, Repsol, Shell, NorgesGruppen and thousands more. Advertising management customers include CBS Outdoor, Clear Channel Outdoor, Magic Media, Reagan, Adams Outdoor Advertising, among others. Scala is headquartered near Philadelphia, USA and has subsidiaries in Canada, Netherlands, France, Norway, Japan and also over 450 partners in more than 60 countries. More information is available at http://www.scala.com.

©2008 Scala, Inc. 350 Eagleview Blvd. Exton, PA 19341. Scala, InfoChannel, and the Exclamation Point Logo are registered trademarks of Scala, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective organizations.

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