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Centralized Digital Signage System Overview
Contact Marketing & Communications depart to discuss your needs.
Matthew Tarzwell
250-852-6256
mtarzwell@tru.ca
marcom@tru.ca
- Cost effective, shared service solution with BCNET
- Centralized communication system
- Unified message and branding
- Campus-wide and departmental messaging
- Diverse and dynamic content (RSS, webpage, static images, live stream)
- Content scheduling
- Delivery of emergency alerts
- Minimum reliance on signage administrators
- Displays will be situated in high traffic areas
- Efficient and scalable system
- More effective and engaged audience
- Improve student experience
Deployment Factors
- Flat panel displays
- Mini PC
- Digital signage software
- Content development
Emergency Messaging
- Delivers synchronous emergency messaging to all active signage endpoints across campus.
- Regroup (emergency mass notification system) push messages to all digital signage players via RSS Feed instantly.
- Safety & Emergency Management will post messages in Regroup in the event of an actual emergency, and will deactivate post manually.
- An Emergency Alert Channel will override regular content instantly and display a central emergency message when there is an update from the data source. When a message disabled in Regroup, the display will go back to regular channel.
Suggested Locations or Common Places for Screens
- Lobbies
- Lounges
- Hallways (Wayfinding)
- Information desks
- Cafés, cafeterias and food courts
- Elevator waiting areas
For more information please email: ITServiceDesk@tru.ca
