Digital signage has become a very effective way of delivering the right message at the right time. And with the market continuing to expand and grow, my guess is that as a reseller or integrator, you’re still on the hunt for more options to help take your business to the next level.

The challenge for today’s integrators and resellers who want to enter into the digital signage market is one of immersion. You really need a concentrated way to gain a full understanding of what digital signage is all about. It’s because of this need that we felt it necessary to offer a comprehensive educational program to help you understand the digital signage market and what’s required to be successful at it.

To help our channel partners grow their business in this segment, we collaborated with Brawn Consulting in the development of a new on-line digital signage course. This accredited on-line course is designed to help system integrators and technology resellers like yourself, understand and succeed with digital signage. The program includes a free accredited on-line course (a $750 value) designed to give you framework and foundation to succeed in the digital signage space. Participants, upon successfully completing the course, earn four renewal (CEU) credits toward their InfoComm Certified Technology Specialist (CTS®) certification as well as a number of Black Box incentives.

The self-directed, four-hour course covers, in part:
•  An overview of digital signage as well as the individual segments that make up the industry.
•  An overview of the digital signage marketplace reflected in research and data.
•  The seven key elements of digital signage.
•  Understanding digital signage customers and applications.
•  How to perform a needs analysis (who, what, when, and where).
•  The fundamentals of effective digital signage system design.
•  The locations and environments of digital signage.
•  The essentials of digital signage hardware and software, and how to select vendors.
•  The types of digital signage networks.
•  The sources and types of digital signage content.
•  Fees and service models for digital signage.
•  Digital signage ROI/TCO/ROO.
•  How to sell value in digital signage.

If you’re a system integrator or verified reseller, and are interested in taking this Digital Signage Certification Program, you can apply at http://www.blackbox.com/go/DSCP or call one of our Digital Signage Success Managers at 724-873-6553.

Directors of command and control centers listen up. Now switching between four separate computer systems is as simple as moving a mouse from one monitor to another! The new ServSwitch Freedom™ enables a single user to access information and control operations  across numerous systems and screens. Before, desks were messy and time  was wasted trying to control multiple systems and screens. With just one USB keyboard and USB mouse, it can fulfill functions that previously required four separate sets.

The ServSwitch Freedom features True Emulation technology, which ensures that the full characteristics of the connected USB keyboard and mouse are passed to every system.

This versatile product is also ideal for professionals in command and  control applications, such as those in finance on a trading room floor.  Not only can users switch between several computers just by moving the  mouse with the Glide and Switch feature, they can also simultaneously  access a mix of USB peripherals, including high-speed USB 2.0 devices.

The  keyboard/mouse, audio, and the two individual USB channels can be  collectively or separately switched through to each computer system. You  can, for instance, create e-mails on one system, listen to audio on a  second system, print from a third computer, and scan documents on  another—all at the same time.

Even better, there’s no need to  install any software on the connected computers. Because there is no software involved, security issues are minor, which can be a real  concern for those of you in government, healthcare, and banking industries.